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Old 05-09-2007, 06:53 AM   #14
Dirk Hanss
 
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Re: spiritual or martial?

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Larry Camejo wrote: View Post
or cannot be considered a skilled calligrapher if the characters are unreadable etc.
And I always thought, calligraphy means making characters unreadable - not just a joke, some are

Back to topic:
Nothing new, but in my short words:
If aikido is not martial, it is not spiritual. (See Larry's post)
And if it is not spiritual, it is not martial (BU) in the meaning of protection. Without the spirit it is just an empty killing system.

Now you can use your own utility functions, which would lead to different wightings of spiritual and martial. But if you come to the conclusion it is only 20% martial or only 20% spiritual, it is both of them nevertheless.

Best regards

Dirk
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