Posted 2009-04-24 16:31:09 by Jun Akiyama
News URL:
http://www.odemagazine.com/exchange/...ter_and_aikido
Here is an article entitled
"The Flow of Mind in Water and Aikido" written by Charlie Badenhop who writes about his meeting with Senta Yamada sensei.
From the article: "Rain, mist, steam, dew, snow, ice... water in all its various manifestations has a spherical mind. This mind of roundness is a key principle in the mind of non-dissension. In Aikido, we project a full, round presence to our adversary and flow with his movements. We offer no hard surfaces to bump up against and nothing to grab hold of."
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