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Dan Harden wrote:
Not in any manner that has ever been shown, trained, discussed or written.
The founder embraced these training models and would probably either be hosting internal training to fix aikido or out doing it himself.
I am positive that once he looked around...one way or another he would be involved in this new movement.
Dan
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To add to this discussion (and others like it), i wanted to share this video i came across recently and, now, in light of the experienced voices in here promoting the internal aspects, cant stop thinking about
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MC6DC8X5wA&sns=fb
the most intriguing part of it is where the man discusses the meditation practice he uses, and the importance of ying-yang, which he calls in-yo (sp?)
it seems very plausible that o-sensei had the ability that this man has (had?) and applied it to budo, in which case, it seems to me anyway, that all aikidoka should be trying to figure out how to access and develop it...
-dave