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    This is a good point. For most, I think the...

    This is a good point. For most, I think the martial arts become like a religion. One where the teachers/shihan become idolized, but not in an obvious manner. If you have a martial art and the full...
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    http://www.visiblemantra.org/acala-fudo.html If...

    http://www.visiblemantra.org/acala-fudo.html
    If we look at this part from that page:



    taken with this:



    It's not a big leap that Dan takes here:
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    From the linked blog, "Being a judoka, I tend to...

    From the linked blog, "Being a judoka, I tend to assume that Judo has cornered the market on kuzushi (often poorly translated as “balance breaking”). This particular seminar shot a number of...
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    In West Virginia, it's a cultural thing, but...

    In West Virginia, it's a cultural thing, but nowhere near what the media makes it out to be. I think that might have been his point. In West Virginia, part of that culture was growing up with guns,...
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    http://crimepreventionresearchcenter.org/2014/04/a...

    http://crimepreventionresearchcenter.org/2014/04/a-note-on-mass-victim-knife-attacks/

    No. A knife is no less lethal than a gun.
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    From the 1980s through 2010, according to NBC,...

    From the 1980s through 2010, according to NBC, "From its beginnings in the 1980s, the “right-to-carry” movement has succeeded in boosting the number of licensed concealed-gun carriers from fewer...
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    Report from the Center for Disease Control in...

    Report from the Center for Disease Control in 2013.
    http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=18319&page=R1

    Highlights:
    1. Armed citizens are less likely to be injured by an attacker:
    “Studies...
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    There are a lot of things you're missing. 1....

    There are a lot of things you're missing.

    1. The courts in the US have ruled that it is NOT the duty of the police to protect citizens. That saying you see "To Protect and Serve" is a slogan.
    ...
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    Might want to watch this video. It'll help put...

    Might want to watch this video. It'll help put things in perspective for you about the US and guns.

    https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=806713486044197
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    How do you explain Ueshiba-Tenryu and...

    How do you explain Ueshiba-Tenryu and Tohei-Hawaii?

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    Tenryu was over six feet tall and weighed something over 240 pounds to Ueshiba's five feet and 180 pounds.

    There are multiple...
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    Intent is everything! Training via intent with...

    Intent is everything! Training via intent with yin/yang to change the body to work differently than normal produces aiki.
    ...
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    Please call me Mark. :) I've read about 95%...

    Please call me Mark. :)

    I've read about 95% of the books on aikido that are in english. My library at one time was extensive.



    You are right that it was more time. I was thinking of just...
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    Regarding transmission ... We know that aikido...

    Regarding transmission ... We know that aikido and Daito ryu do not follow koryu models. Just look at the history.

    Takeda's training as we know it has been previously posted. No lengthy studies...
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    Takeda on teaching -- no curriculum. Said his...

    Takeda on teaching -- no curriculum. Said his art was formless. Used his students as test dummies. Out of all the students he trained, only a very few were taught aiki.

    Ueshiba on teaching --...
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    Quite a few of your quotes related strictly to...

    Quite a few of your quotes related strictly to techniques. As Sagawa stated, aiki is a body changing method. Not techniques.

    More from Transparent Power by Tatsuo Kimura:
    The elder Sagawa, who...
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    Could you please refrain from the character...

    Could you please refrain from the character attacks and stick to the topic? "you try to weasel out of it" is a character attack. You're trying to degrade his character because your "skepticism"...
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    From the Aikido Journal Youtube vid on Seigo...

    From the Aikido Journal Youtube vid on Seigo Yamaguchi. Subtitled. Interesting. He says, "Motion in stillness, stillness in motion. In motion, yet immovable."

    Then he goes on to give the...
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    I find this post amazing. You are stating that...

    I find this post amazing. You are stating that where and what level of our learning is crucial, but you have yet to do the very same thing in regards to yourself ... especially since you are stating...
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    Kano’s concept of Ju no Ri, was based upon the...

    Kano’s concept of Ju no Ri, was based upon the Taoist precept, “reversing is the movement of the Tao,” also described by the statement “the most yielding things in the world overcome the most...
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    Ueshiba's Yin/Yang

    1. From Invincible Warrior by John Stevens: Regarding Takeda, "His extraordinary ability was due to mind control, technical perfection honed in countless battles, and mastery of aiki, the blending...
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    That pic of DR's Kawabe would be neat to see. ...

    That pic of DR's Kawabe would be neat to see. And besides a very few handful of people here, some of whom seem to wantonly ignore the request for an apology (*shrug* says more about their character...
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    wow. I point to people who have excellent and...

    wow. I point to people who have excellent and proven training bona fides. Howard Popkin does have a teaching license. You point to people who aren't deeply initiated and don't have a teaching...
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    Meyer Goo has answered your question....

    Meyer Goo has answered your question.
    http://www.aikidosangenkai.org/blog/finding-aiki-aikido-hawaii/



    More to the point, "When told that some people believe that the material covered at the ...
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    When I try to find out more about Morita Monjuro,...

    When I try to find out more about Morita Monjuro, I see things like, "kendo master" and "notable swordsman".

    Also I'm not sure where you got the "walking around a labyrinth" idea. What I found...
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    I disagree. Aiki is being discussed as a general...

    I disagree. Aiki is being discussed as a general concept. For instance, Ueshiba, Horikawa, Sagawa were known for being immobile while someone tried to move them. Ueshiba flat out stated that the...
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