Answers: The Principles of Aikido Training
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The Principles of Aikido Training
The Principles of Aikido Training
Taiiku - Kiiku - Tokuiku - Chiiku
Jyoshiki no Kanyo
achievement - development - cultivation
The Principles of Aikido training are designed to develop your
physical, mental, spiritual and ethical disciplines. Since winning and losing
are never a concern, the trainees are free to dedicate their efforts to mutually
helping each other develop the Aikido principles. You will find theses five
principles of aikido in every technique. Simultaneous development of these
elements leads to ideal personal development. (Prin·ci·ple -A basic
truth, law, or assumption) The Principles of Aikido Training Taiiku (bodily achievement) The harmonious development of the body reveals us to be a microcosm of the
universe while it continues to purify the body through training. Through
physical mastery, we gain the power known as kokyuryoku (the power in the
breath of heaven and earth). This power comes from the realisation that we are
one with the universe.
Kiiku (spiritual development) The concepts of "enemy" and "fear" are perceptions of
karmic consciousness or illusion, in which the world appears separate from the
self. Aikido is not an art of defeating the enemy. A state of "no
fear" comes from increasing self-confidence and awareness of being at one
with the universe. Our true spiritual strength can only be revealed when the
barrier of self-isolation is broken down. Tokuiku (moral or ethical achievement) This is the development of the moral or ethical aspect of the self, placing
the principle of oneness with the universe into daily life. The path of
truthfulness is realised through commitment and practice. Chiiku (intellectual achievement) The attainment of wisdom comes from an increasing awareness of the reality
of oneness with the universe.
Jyoshiki no Kanyo (cultivation of common sense) Common sense in its most profound interpretation is the recognition of and
respect for all living things. The definition of the true martial Way is
therefore to be the guardian of all beings embodying the principle of
reverence towards all life.
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