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Dan Harden wrote:
Actually it is and it is from my largely Western mindset as a Christian. I was attracted to Aikido for its stated goals. I left because I didn't see it being able to fulfill them. Actually I found DR and Koryu jujutsu, Judo and taiji far just as capable if not more so of completing Ueshiba's goal of peaceful resolution.
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Fair enough, Dan. I would ask you to clarify how any of the peaceful resolutions of which you speak are like that of O-Sensei's Aikido. By the way, I am not saying that they are not, but I am curious to see things from your perspective.
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Dan Harden wrote:
Now, I find Aiki to be the penultimate of of the potential for non fighting. I don't want to talk about me except to say I have stopped some rather interestingly capable people without hurting them.
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With love Dan? Or was it more with the
lovely techniques of Aiki, I wonder?
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Dan Harden wrote:
There are many methods and means to neutralizing power without aggression Shaun. Aikido does not and never has had a corner on it.
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Unlimited, in fact.
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Dan Harden wrote:
Ueshiba got Aiki from Takeda, then caught on to using aiki in a way that could be less violent. Though he most certainly has been a violent man himself.
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Yes, Dan, quite correct, but from where I stand Aiki and Aikido are two very different things. From where I stand I think you might say that they are different versions of the same thing. Of course, I could be wrong about what you might say, or you could be wrong having said them.
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Dan Harden wrote:
Practicing the physical form is but one aspect, and not the greatest.
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Amen, to that, brother! Amen, to that.
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