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Old 03-22-2004, 06:36 PM   #18
indomaresa
Dojo: Aiki Kenkyukai
Location: Indonesia
Join Date: Dec 2001
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spiritual aspects..

It shows you through continuous training and interactions, that sincerity is everything.

"When you step on to the mat, the only enemy is yourself". This quote is an old one, but it defines for me what a person should do during aikido training.

I've found that during training, I can pinpoint the bad part of my personality, and work to overcome it. Sometimes it's just a streak of meanness or stubbornness, on other occasions it's just too much pity. Any of them will pass unnoticed If It were to manifest in daily life.

To me, my spiritual aspect is anything that happens in my mind.

I learn about myself in the process.

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