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"Aiki is not a technique to fight or defeat the enemy. It is the way to reconcile the world and make human beings one family.
The secret of Aikido is to harmonize ourselves with the movement of the Universe and bring ourselves into accord with the Universe itself. He who has gained the secret of Aikido has the universe in himself and can say "I am the Universe."
- O-Sensei
Came back tonight from my first Aikido workout. After five years away from TaeKwon-Do, my body and soul was telling me I needed a softer, more peaceful style. Ooh! There's three or four muscles I had forgotten I had...
The secret of Aikido is to harmonize ourselves with the movement of the Universe and bring ourselves into accord with the Universe itself. He who has gained the secret of Aikido has the universe in himself and can say "I am the Universe."
- O-Sensei
Came back tonight from my first Aikido workout. After five years away from TaeKwon-Do, my body and soul was telling me I needed a softer, more peaceful style. Ooh! There's three or four muscles I had forgotten I had...
