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Old 03-11-2003, 09:56 AM   #2
Bronson
 
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Dojo: Seiwa Dojo and Southside Dojo
Location: Battle Creek & Kalamazoo, MI
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This happens all the time. Ok, not ALL the time but you know what I mean. It's those little moments of aiki that keep me coming back. I'll work for weeks or months trying to get something to work and then, usually when I've forgotten about it and moved on to something else, it just works on it's own. It feels amazing! No effort, no clashing, just pure blending. Of course I can never get it to repeat no matter how hard I try, but later it shows up again when I'm not thinking about it or trying to do it. I've found that for me trying to make it work doesn't cut it. I have to show up to class, practice with sincerety and not worry about trying to make something work. If I don't try it usually works on it's own

Bronson

"A pacifist is not really a pacifist if he is unable to make a choice between violence and non-violence. A true pacifist is able to kill or maim in the blink of an eye, but at the moment of impending destruction of the enemy he chooses non-violence."
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