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Old 03-08-2017, 12:09 PM   #30
RonRagusa
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Re: Is the Aikidoka losing faith in their own martial art? I hope not.

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Demetrio Cereijo wrote: View Post
As long as he/she is being honest about that, there will be no problem.
The honesty of one's training becomes evident when one examines the results. If one wishes to practice aikido as a martial/fighting art then after a period of time one should be able to demonstrate the efficacy of aikido as a martial/fighting art. OTOH if aikido "is a technology of the self" (interesting thought BTW) then after a period of time one should notice fundamental physical and mental changes taking place that are attributable to that training.

In either event, it's not a matter of faith in the art of aikido. Being an art, aikido is mutable. It's shaped by those who practice it, in whatever form.

Ron

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