Aikido Quotes - Page 2

• Atemi accounts for 99% of Aikido.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Accounts

  "Traditional Aikido". Book by Morihiro Saito, p. 38, 1974.

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• A mind to serve for the peace of all human beings in the world is needed in Aikido, and not the mind of one who wishes to be strong or who practices only to fell an opponent.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Strong, Practice, Mind

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• Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Inspiring, Success, Mistake

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.133, Shambhala Publications

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• The purpose of training is to tighten up the slack, toughen the body, and polish the spirit.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Life, Sports, Preparation

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.85, Shambhala Publications

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• Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Courage, Fear, Brave Face

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.124, Shambhala Publications

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• True budo is a work of love. It is a work of giving life to all beings, and not killing or struggling with each other. Love is the guardian deity of everything. Nothing can exist without it. Aikido is the realization of love.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Struggle, Love Is, Giving

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• I got nominated for my second film as best young director in the Aikido Film Festival in Japan.

  Donnie Yen

  Japan, Festivals, Directors

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  There are no contests in the Art of Peace. A true warrior is invincible because he or she contests with nothing. Defeat means to defeat the mind of contention that we harbor within.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Art, Peace, Mean

  Morihei Ueshiba (2005). “The Art of Peace”, p.94, Shambhala Publications

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• True victory is self-victory; let that day arrive quickly!

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Self, Victory, True Victory

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• When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him; if he wants to pull back, send him on his way.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Sports, Moving, Opponents

  "The Art of Peace" by Morihei Ueshiba, translated by John Stevens, 1992.

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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

  Art, Practice, Etc

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• Even the most powerful human being has a limited sphere of strength. Draw him outside of that sphere and into your own, and his strength will dissipate.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Strength, Being Strong, Art

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.154, Shambhala Publications

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• Those who have a warped mind, a mind of discord, have been defeated from the beginning.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Mind, Defeated, Discord

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• The air they breathe, being a living element with both physical and psychical properties, carries a subtle vital energy. This in India is named by the Sanskrit word prana; in Tibet it is called sugs, in Aikido, Japan, ki, and in China, chi. By controlling its circulation throughout the body, man is able to attain spiritual enlightenment or illumination.

  Frank Waters

  Spiritual, Men, Air

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• No system is better than another, but some are better for certain people. The person makes a system worthwhile, not the other way around. I blended a lot of systems I had studied over the years, Judo, wrestling, boxing, Hapkido, Kenpo, Thai Boxing, American Kickboxing, Jujitsu, Aikido.

  Joe R. Lansdale

  Wrestling, Years, People

  Source: thequietus.com

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• I don't like getting hit for one, although you know I did take Aikido for many years, but Aikido is a different kind of martial art, maybe even a more cerebral art because it's all about redirecting the energies of your opponent instead of trying to bash your opponent's head in effectively, so it's a much more loving art, so I guess I tend that way normally anyway.

  Maurice Ashley

  Art, Years, Trying

  Source: bigthink.com

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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

  Art, Numbers, Long

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• Use karate, judo, aikido, or any style to build your counter-offensive. It will be interesting!

  Bruce Lee

  Interesting, Style, Use

  Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon: An Anthology of Bruce Lee's Correspondence with Family, Friends, and Fans 1958-1973”, p.39, Tuttle Publishing

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• INSTRUCTORS CAN impart a fraction of the teaching. It is through your own devoted practice that the mysteries of the Art of Peace are brought to life.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Art, Teaching, Practice

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.88, Shambhala Publications

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• It took me a long time to reach the decision to retire, actually, from the Art Ensemble.

  Joseph Jarman

  Art, Long, Decision

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• To rid the world of aggression and contention is the purpose of Aikido

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Purpose, World, Aggression

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• Forgiveness is like the martial arts of consciousness.
  In Aikido and, other martial arts, we sidestep our attackers force rather than resisting it.
  The energy of the attack then boomerangs back in the direction of the attacker.
  Our power lies in remaining nonreactive. Forgiveness works in the same way.
  When we attack back, and defense is a form of attack, we initiate a war that no one can win.

  Marianne Williamson

  Art, War, Lying

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• I lived in Japan for about two years. I spent my time equally between religiously studying Aikido in Shinjuku by day and hard partying in Shibuya and Roppongi by night. On more than a few nights, those subways were my own personal stage coach to hell.

  Sturgill Simpson

  Party, Night, Japan

  Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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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

  Distance, Mean, Space

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• In 1993, I retired from the Art Ensemble of Chicago to devote myself full time to Buddhist studies and to the practice of Aikido.

  Joseph Jarman

  Art, Buddhist, Practice

  Interview with Jason Gross, www.furious.com. October 1999.

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