Originally posted by Nathan Scott
Hi all,
Thanks for the interesting contributions and words of encouragement. Say, why don't we all exchange valentines cards?
I know I'll catch flak for this, but personally I don't have any problems with Ueshiba Morihei sensei's original "Aikido" - aside from perhaps the degree of Omoto influence on the art. I believe that what is practiced today is, in some cases more and in some cases less, a shell of what Aikido was intended to be on a technically martial level. I've got some writings I've been trying to get around to regarding this subject that I'll be sure to post here for further discussion.
I've got to go rest my brain bucket in a direct gravitational force vector with my pillow (man, you guys have the coolest phrases. How come we don't have this kind of stuff in Japanese?).
Regards,
Nathan, Please post the writings you mentioned above. I would be very interested to hear what you have to say on the subject. I must agree with your opinion of Aikido. As a relative newcomer to the practice, I find myself feeling more and more that something is missing. The techniques are simply too easy to counter. I feel as if I am missing something very important, that should be inherent in the technique, but that has been removed...Scott Nichols