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BENEFITS OF KI and
KI-AIKIDO
We are delighted by the feedback from many of our members concerning
their Ki practices.
All of them,
including the older folks and ladies, expressed amazement at the ease in
which Ki-Aikido arts can be executed so effectively despite their age and
gender.
These are some of
their exclamations:
*Hey! It really works, you know. No physical effort whatsoever! Just extend
Ki…see.
*Every time I exert physically, my Aikido art cannot work! Yah, but I can’t
help it, lah!
*Come on, why do you fall beforehand? Sorry, sorry. I didn’t know Ki is so
powerful!
It is important to
have a systematic approach to the study of Ki-Aikido.
Study the following note carefully in order to maximize the benefits of
your practice in class.
Your outlook is crucial for your rapid progress. We will elaborate further
in future notes.
AIKIDO
It is said
that an understanding of Aikido will not be complete if ki is not well
understood. If the focus is on the Aikido movements alone, the students
will only polish his Aikido techniques. That is all!
KI
Without
specific Ki training, practicality of Aikido as a martial art will become
obvious at the advance stage.
It is common practice for Ki-Aikido senior members to test each other’s
capability at this stage. This is done in a friendly and modest manner.
This is when some students will start feeling puzzled when they fail to
succeed.
Why is that so?
If Ki is not carefully emphasized, the internal aspects of Aikido will be
overlooked.
Its effectiveness will gradually become restricted with more powerful
opponent.
This is a very serious oversight.
Aikido should therefore be used for the study of KI power. It should be a
means to advance our Ki development.
What is even more important is to first study Ki independently. Otherwise,
progress in Aikido can still be limited.
MARTIAL ARTS
Of course, if
members wish to concentrate on practicing Ki-Aikido as a martial art, by
all means! It is enjoyable anyway, given the free flow of KI.
As we progress, however, we should give serious thoughts to understanding
Ki in depth.
There are many methods to develop Ki power. Ki-Aikido is just one of the
effective ways.
The fun really begins with the study of Ki using the Aikido arts. It’s so
compatible!
MIND & BODY
COORDINATION
Ki-Aikido
lessons reveal so many ways in which we use our body wrongly. Without fail,
everyone get to realize his clumsiness. Many a time, this results from
needless physical exertions causing undue tensions.
The correction begins with an understanding of mind and body coordination
through the four basic principles. That’s when they begin to appreciate
that physical strength, though impressive, has its limitations. It
immediately dawns on them that the effortless Ki flow is truly powerful. It
conserves physical energy too!
This flow matures as we practiced Ki to a ripe old age! It opens the mind
to realize that all of us can be active and powerful regardless of age,
sex, size or even handicap.
Next discussion, we
will touch on how Aikido should be appraised and practiced.
Francis H S Chong
[Next CI's notes about
"Interpretation of Aikido" to be posted 14th Aug 2001]
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