Atemi accounts for 99% of Aikido. Morihei Ueshiba More Quotes by Morihei Ueshiba More Quotes From Morihei Ueshiba The Way of the Warrior has been misunderstood. It is not a means to kill and destroy others. Those who seek to compete and better one another are making a terrible mistake. To smash, injure, or destroy is the worst thing a human being can do. The real Way of a Warrior is to prevent such slaughter – it is the Art of Peace, the power of love. Morihei Ueshiba real mistake art Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead. Morihei Ueshiba motivational life death The Art of Peace is medicine for a sick world. There is evil and disorder in the world, because people have forgotten that all things emanate from one source. Return to that source and leave behind all self-centered thoughts, petty desires, and anger. Those who are possessed by nothing possess everything. Morihei Ueshiba self peace art True victory does not come from defeating an enemy, true victory comes from giving love and changing an enemies heart. Morihei Ueshiba giving-love victory heart Aikido is not an art to fight with enemies and defeat them. It is a way to lead all human beings to live in harmony with each other as though everyone were one family. The secret of aikido is to make yourself become one with the universe and to go along with its natural movements. One who has attained this secret holds the universe in him/herself and can say, 'I am the universe.' Morihei Ueshiba fighting secret art Progress comes to those who train and train; reliance on secret techniques will get you nowhere. Morihei Ueshiba preparation secret sports Shihonage is the foundation of Aikido. All you ever need to master is shihonage. Morihei Ueshiba aikido foundation needs Now and again, it is necessary to seclude yourself among deep mountain and hidden valleys to restore your link to the source of life. Morihei Ueshiba valleys mountain spiritual Life itself is always a trial. In training, you must test and polish yourself in order to face the great challenges of life. Morihei Ueshiba track challenges order IN THE ART OF PEACE we never attack. An attack is proof that one is out of control. Never run away from any challenge, but do not try to suppress or control an opponent unnaturally.. Let attackers come any way they like, and then blend with them. Never chase after opponents. Redirect each attack and get firmly behind it. Morihei Ueshiba challenges running art A warrior's mission is to foster the success of others. Morihei Ueshiba success-of-others missions warrior EACH DAY OF HUMAN life contains joy and anger, pain and pleasure, darkness and light, growth and decay. Each moment is etched with nature’s grand design-do not try to deny or oppose the cosmic order of things. Morihei Ueshiba pain light order In true budo there is no enemy or opponent. True budo is to become one with the universe, not train to become powerful or to throw down some opponent. Rather we train in hopes of being of some use, however small our role may be, in the task of bringing peace to mankind around the world. Morihei Ueshiba powerful enemy art I want considerate people to listen to the voice of Aikido. It is not for correcting others; it is for correcting your own mind. This is Aikido. This is the mission of Aikido and should be your mission. Morihei Ueshiba voice mind people Your voice is a very powerful weapon. When you are in tune with the cosmic breath of heaven and earth, your voice produces true sounds. Unify body, mind, and speech, and real techniques will emerge. Morihei Ueshiba voice powerful real Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something. Morihei Ueshiba mistake success inspiring Economy is the basis of society. When the economy is stable, society develops. The ideal economy combines the spiritual and the material, and the best commodities to trade in are sincerity and love. Morihei Ueshiba and-love spiritual sports Aiki is not a technique to fight with or defeat an enemy. It is the way to reconcile the world and make human beings one family. Morihei Ueshiba technique fighting enemy Cast off limiting thoughts and return to true emptiness. Stand in the midst of the great void. This is the secret of the Way of a Warrior. Morihei Ueshiba warrior secret way Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable path to follow. You are here to realize your inner divinity and manifest your innate enlightenment. Morihei Ueshiba enlightenment body sports
