The ultimate aim of the art of karate

“ The ultimate aim of the art of karate lies

Not in victory or defeat,

But in the perfection of the character of the participant ”

Gichin Funakoshi, founder of shotokan karate

What is Shoshin, the mind of Aikido, Kyudo......

"Even if we dedicate a lifetime, we will not be able to master it. 

If we keep this in our mind we can continue further.

 This is one of the things I was taught by my Sensei and

 I will not forget. I strive to practice everyday feeling like a beginner.

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Be True to Your Heart

Aiki Quotes

"Budo is a fine art.
 If you do not want to obtain the mind of a buddha 
you will never make a true martial artist."
Saburo Minaki 1906-1988

The ethics of Swordsmanship- Nakayama Hakudo

I recently saw a video of O'Sensei &  Nakayama Hakudo. in researching Nakayama Sensei I found this in his Wikipedia article

"By the mid-1920s, Nakayama was one of the most famous swordsmen in Japan, and as such, he was made a leader of the committee that drew up the sword curriculum for the Toyama Military Academy. Therefore, he is considered by many to be the father of Toyama swordsmanship. Nonetheless, Kimura Shoji wrote in 1926:^[3]

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The ethics of swordsmanship, Mr. Nakayama wishes to clarify, is not in aggressive manslaughter. It lies primarily in psychic training. In the same manner in which the Yogis developed their physical inhibition to attain meditative states for higher psychical conditions, kendo trains the nervous system to respond, making awkward conscious efforts into reflex. The instrument, the sword, is necessary to give that serious frame of mind. What is more serious than life as forfeit for mistakes or inattention? The cold, mirror-like glimmer of the blade facing you, you cannot but be serious. The behavioristic school of psychology is well in accordance to this principle."