Morote dori kokyu ho – How to create a loss of balance
In Aikido, there is no such thing as a linear ‘straight forward’ entry, just as there is no such thing as a linear ‘straight backwards’ throw.
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The Treasure of Aikido – Comments – Chapter V #5
Aikido is a martial ritual through which man embodies the transcendent and sacred ways of the Universe by physically reproducing them. The human body is a temple through which the miracle of technical creation is analogously accomplished.
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The Treasure of Aikido - The rear directions - Chapter V #4
The transition from hanmi to hito e mi is achieved by pivoting both feet on the spot. At the end of the transition, the foot that ends up at the front has necessarily pivoted on the heel, whilst the foot that ends up at the back has necessarily pivoted on the ball of the foot.
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The Treasure of Aikido - The front directions - Chapter V #3
The complete system of movement in Aikido is revealed here for the first time. To say it is brilliant is an understatement; it is sacred, for it conforms to the archetype chosen by the Will of Heaven to manifest the forms of being.
Morote dori - Sacred descent
The centre of the cross upon which the feet of the Aikido practitioner move is the Centre of the World, the point where all oppositions are reconciled and resolved. The Centre of the World is not in any given geographical location; it is wherever balance is achieved, and at all times.
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Chapter V – Directions 方向 – #2
There is no image, no metaphor; the Aikido practitioner stands physically upright on the Floating Bridge of Heaven. The cross formed by Takami musubi and Kami musubi defines the paths his feet must follow, showing him in concrete terms how he must walk.
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