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Old 04-30-2010, 07:26 AM   #32
John Brockington
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Re: How do you take a step in Aikido?

Ernesto-

I did not say the dantien is an organ, like the liver, only that it is a physical entity. So no, I do not think it can be surgically removed. Your nexus description is correct, but remember that we are talking about a physiological nexus, not a metaphorical one. Also, we are talking about the main dantien (slightly below and interior to the navel), not the lower (perineum) or upper (sternum) dantien. But all can be developed through physical training, thus physical entities. All are points of physical control or power generation. There has been some speculation that some martial artists who are/were thought to have highly developed middle dantien, like Ueshiba and Tohei, have somewhat odd physiques, not fat or overweight at all, but with protruding mid-sections which could be a visible physiological manifestation of the dantien. This is speculation, however.

Cordially-

John
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