History of Aikido

Weapons

Bokken:It's a wooden representation of a sword, this is used becuase when Aikido was created the sword was still very common.

Bokuto:

Shinai:

Jo:Is a long wooden staff normally four feet long.

Quotes

"You must realise this! Aiki cannot be captured with the brush, Nor can it be expressed with the mouth. And so it is that one must proceed To realisation."

-- Morihei Ueshiba

" Eight forces sustain creation: movement and stillness, solidification and fluidity, extension and contraction, unification and division. "

-- Morihei Ueshiba

" Techniques employ four qualities that reflect the nature of our world. Depending on the circumstance, you should be:

hard as a diamond,

flexible as a willow,

smooth-flowing like water,

and as empty as space. "

-- Morihei Ueshiba

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