Train Your Mind

 

2020 Summer Study, Aiki Ken as Misogi

O'Sensei has said that Aikido is Misogi. One of our core practices is Aiki Ken with a bokken. How can we approach this practice as Misogi?

Let's start with a look at Shirata Sensei's Misogi no Ken a 45 count Bokken Kata.

How deep is your Aikido?

What do you think Saotome Sensei means when he says,

"If Aikido is just dancing for you, then your Aikido is shallow, and 

it has no ability to either defend or heal"

"My purpose is to guide Aikido students away from the “dancing mindset’, from training in a comfortable way mentally and physically. I want to make them think about the real meaning, the real application of “harmony” – it comes from the moment of being in front of an enemy who can destroy you, who is not going to participate in your harmony. This is the essence of O Sensei’s Aikido meaning, and without this understanding Aikido is missing something important. I often ask my students, “can you defend your life?” Because if your answer is “no”, then your Aikido has no real meaning and you have no real understanding of Aikido principle. If Aikido is just dancing for you, then your Aikido is shallow, and it has no ability to either defend or heal". - Mitsugi Saotome Shihan

Hikari, Light

Hikari Light by Morihei

Katsu hayabi]

Katsu hayabi (勝速日, victory at the speed of light) is a highly developed state in which an aikido practitioner has reached spiritual and moral perfection, and becomes immune to violence. "Victory" occurs at the speed of light -- meaning instantaneous—because an opponent cannot even begin an attack. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido_concepts

Five Minutes with Master Rinjiro Shirata

Can you hear Shirata Sensei giving instruction?

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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