Morihei Ueshiba And The Five Stages That Led To The Art Of Aikido
The Art of Aikido was established and presented to the world by Morihei Ueshiba. O Sensei (great teacher), as he is called was not a heroic figure in the beginning. He was of poor health when he was a youngster, and somewhat sporadic in his training efforts.
In 1915 the first real step in the life of the founder of Aikido began. He met Takeda Sokaku, the last real samurai, who was the master of Daito Ryu Aiki Jujitsu. For over twenty years Morihei Ueshiba dedicated his life to learning this ancient art and perfecting the moves that would result in Aikido techniques.
The second step in the life of the founder of the Art of Aikido was when he encountered Onisaburo Deguchi. Onisaburo was the spiritual head of the Omoto kyo religion. Omoto Kyo (Great Source) preaches shinto spirituality and the achievement of personal spirituality through the practicing of virtue.
The Art of Aikido could be said to have officially been born when Morihei Ueshiba experienced personal enlightenment in 1925. He had a duel with a navel officer in which he defeated the fellow without harming him by using Aikido moves. Afterwards, walking through the garden, he experienced a golden glow that sprang from the earth and was divine in nature.
The Art of Aikido received a massive boost in 1942 while Morihei Ueshiba was practicing ritual purification. I forgot all the martial techniques I had ever learned. Now they were vehicles for the cultivation of life, knowledge and virtue.
The final step in the development in the Art of Aikido occurred in 1942, at the peak of World War II. "The Way of the Warrior is not a means to kill and destroy others.To smash, injure, destroy, is the worst thing a human being can do.
These are the five stages of Aikido martial arts, and they stretch from war to religion to inspiration. In the reality of combat, from techniques to maim and destroy to techniques whereby one joins with his opponent. From a means to defend with violence, to a method whereby one understands his opponent's basest motivations.
Do you hate and feel rage, live a low life of base emotional problems? The way out of this dilemma is through personal evolution, not through the breaking of faces and shotgunning of lives. This is the Art of Aikido, and it is an Art that should be spread to the world.
In 1915 the first real step in the life of the founder of Aikido began. He met Takeda Sokaku, the last real samurai, who was the master of Daito Ryu Aiki Jujitsu. For over twenty years Morihei Ueshiba dedicated his life to learning this ancient art and perfecting the moves that would result in Aikido techniques.
The second step in the life of the founder of the Art of Aikido was when he encountered Onisaburo Deguchi. Onisaburo was the spiritual head of the Omoto kyo religion. Omoto Kyo (Great Source) preaches shinto spirituality and the achievement of personal spirituality through the practicing of virtue.
The Art of Aikido could be said to have officially been born when Morihei Ueshiba experienced personal enlightenment in 1925. He had a duel with a navel officer in which he defeated the fellow without harming him by using Aikido moves. Afterwards, walking through the garden, he experienced a golden glow that sprang from the earth and was divine in nature.
The Art of Aikido received a massive boost in 1942 while Morihei Ueshiba was practicing ritual purification. I forgot all the martial techniques I had ever learned. Now they were vehicles for the cultivation of life, knowledge and virtue.
The final step in the development in the Art of Aikido occurred in 1942, at the peak of World War II. "The Way of the Warrior is not a means to kill and destroy others.To smash, injure, destroy, is the worst thing a human being can do.
These are the five stages of Aikido martial arts, and they stretch from war to religion to inspiration. In the reality of combat, from techniques to maim and destroy to techniques whereby one joins with his opponent. From a means to defend with violence, to a method whereby one understands his opponent's basest motivations.
Do you hate and feel rage, live a low life of base emotional problems? The way out of this dilemma is through personal evolution, not through the breaking of faces and shotgunning of lives. This is the Art of Aikido, and it is an Art that should be spread to the world.
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