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Ignatius Teo wrote:
Enough... Every moment - even lifting a teacup takes effort and "practice"... All of the above.
Did I say that? Where? 
Well... I think I'm a little bit past that...  It's always interesting to see the assumptions people make BUT it still doesn't address the question... telling someone to go practice something without saying what "IT" is that they are supposed to be practicing or why, is... not very helpful. 
I don't disagree that time, effort and commitment to practice everyday is required. But that's not the point of the question....
I can show someone in 2mins how to throw a bigger/stronger person simply by standing in hanmi, with arms outstretched. Usually takes them about 5mins to actually "get it", depending on how fast they can create and maintain the necessary synaptic and proprioceptive pathways. Sure it might take them a few months or years (depending on how much and how often they practice) before they can do it at will and on-demand, but at least they get the gist of it up front - not after years of hit-and-miss self-discovery.
So if you believe that Aikido™ already has this AikiPower™, and that this IMA/Aiki...do is no big deal, why not share what you think "it" is... for everyone's edification? |
I just got back from teaching a class with emphasis on Kokyu and so after reading your most excellent post I have deduced that....
Gosh IT I have done my best to explain it and I guess I just don't know what I am talking about....
As such there is nothing further to explain "it" and it seems like it might be time for you to look elswhere for the answers you seek from me...
I leave you with a story which illustrates my feeble attempt to convey the awesome internal power of Aikido to you via the World Wide Web.
"The nun Wu Jincang asked the Sixth Patriach Huineng, "I have studied the Mahaparinirvana sutra for many years, yet there are many areas I do not quite understand. Please enlighten me."
The patriach responded, "I am illiterate. Please read out the characters to me and perhaps I will be able to explain the meaning."
Said the nun, "You cannot even recognize the characters. How are you able then to understand the meaning?"
"Truth has nothing to do with words. Truth can be likened to the bright moon in the sky. Words, in this case, can be likened to a finger. The finger can point to the moon's location. However, the finger is not the moon. To look at the moon, it is necessary to gaze beyond the finger..."
Namaste IT.
William Hazen