We should not segregate each other; we should be friends with each other. We should be at peace and (join) together as a students of Morohei Ueshiba.
–Morihiro Saito (1928~2002)
–Morihiro Saito (1928~2002)
Gozo Sioda: “If Aikido doesn’t look a little fake then it isn’t real aikido.’ That fakery was ‘the magic’, the ability to utilize full body power to produce an effect of startling magnitude.
(Chida Sensei) told us we were anticipating commands rather than following them. ‘This is mental inflexibility. A man who anticipates cannot stand still. He cannot wait. His timing is always out. He telegraphs every punch and his opponent knows exactly what he is thinking. You cannot plan a fight.’
Each moment
the true warrior cuts through his story
and steps forth his vision.
In this there is true power.
the true warrior cuts through his story
and steps forth his vision.
In this there is true power.
