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Tag Name "Aikido" (13)

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Aikido chagnes constantly. What do not change are the principles.
Christian Tissier
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Aikido is the Way and Principle of harmonizing Heaven, Earth and Man.
Morihei Ueshiba
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Aikido can be summed up like this: True victory is self-victory let that day arrive quickly! (True victory) means unflinching courage (self-victory) symbolizes unflagging effort and (let that day arrive quickly) represents the glorious moment of triumph in the here and now.
Morihei Ueshiba
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Aikido is the principle of non-resistance. Because it is non-resistant, it is victorious from the beginning. Those with evil intentions or contentious thoughts are instantly vanquished. Aikido is invincible because it contends with nothing.
Morihei Ueshiba
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To practice Aikido fully you must calm the spirit and go back to the origin.
Morihei Ueshiba
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Nonresistance is one of the principles of aikido. Because there is no resistance, you have won before even starting. People whose minds are evil or who enjoy fighting are defeated without a fight.
Morihei Ueshiba
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Atemi accounts for 99% of Aikido.
Morihei Ueshiba
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The aikido term ma ai, which means space harmony (ai is Chinese for love, and it translates into Japanese as harmonious connection) refers to the optimal distance point, where you're close enough to connect well and far enough to enjoy your own space.
Stephen Gilligan
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Use karate, judo, aikido, or any style to build your counter-offensive. It will be interesting!
Bruce Lee
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It took me a long time to reach the decision to retire, actually, from the Art Ensemble. But it seemed more important to me to share the vitality of Aikido and the vitality of Zen training with people, even though it would be a smaller number of people, it seemed to give them something that could last and improve their lives.
Joseph Jarman
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To rid the world of aggression and contention is the purpose of Aikido
Morihei Ueshiba
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Shihonage is the foundation of Aikido. All you ever need to master is shihonage.
Morihei Ueshiba
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When I was young I used to practice a martial art that was a mixture of karate, kung fu, Jujitsu, Yawara Kubotan, Aikido, Okinawan kobudo, Newaza, etc. now I am just a theoretical samurai or a bushido scholar if you prefer.
William C. Brown