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- True self defense without strength
- Patience, Balance, Relaxation
- To practice properly Aikido, you must: Calm the spirit and return to the source. Cleanse the body and spirit by removing all malice, selfishness, and desire. Morihei Ueshiba
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The martial art of Aikido is a self-defense martial art that uses the attacker’s strength and force against him. Kihara Aikido uses continuous movement, balance and no strength to accomplish this. It has been discovered that the more slowly Kihara Aikido is practiced the quicker it becomes automatic in our responses and the quicker our reflexes become. This affords anyone, regardless of age or athletic ability, the same opportunity to learn and be very effective at neutralizing an attack. The three principles we incorporate to learn are patience, balance and relaxation. Promotion is gained through proficiency in exhibition of the techniques learned and practiced. Kihara Aikido stresses a nonviolent, noncompetitive alternative to... Read more
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