Comments on: Aikido…?

By: peter gunn

peter gunn — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:43:22 +0000

It is both mental and physical. Aikido was designed by it’s creator morihei Uyeshiba as the way of non resistance or ar he often described it the art of peace. This applies both to the physical excercises as to the mental state of mind. As a beginner you start of course from the physical point of view but as you progress you inevitably pick up the state of mind that goes with training in aikido. The entire intention of aikido is not to harm or hurt the opponent but to absorb him and send him on his way without harm. The supreme truth in Aikido should be to be able to convince an opponent of the futility of a fight through your state of mind alone. this is not just applicable in fights but throughout every stressful or bad situation in your life. either step out of its way and let it pass or absorb it and send it back where it came from. It’s helped me through whole lot of stuff in my life and these lessons will benefit me and others throughout their entire life.

By: kÉ£víN

kÉ£víN — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:05:46 +0000

合気道 is an art of building self spirit hence harmonise by the nature law in techniques. You should read any 合気道 books in this aspect, then you’ll be enlighted more. “The way of Aikido” is a book let us know how 合気道 is apply in our daily life. To know more about 合気道, I advise you to visit http://www.aikidofaq.com and I think it should be sufficient. The wikipedia explaination tend to be more technical rather than the concept, which i dont recommend it unless you have strong basic concept of 合気道. Hope this help. Oh, to answer your question… yup, 合気道 is more of a mental martial art of harmonising with nature and it is very important aspect of 合気道.

By: ncstorm1975

ncstorm1975 — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:48:05 +0000

Aikido is not really just a mental art. It does use many physical aspects. You must learn to blend with and redirect the physical force of an attacker. The goal is to subdue without harming, when you can. But to know how to be less kind when you can’t. In order to do that, you must understand the psychological side of the art. However, keep reading, because there is plenty of grace and skill involved as well. Hope this helped you!