| Martial Arts is one of the contributions of | | | | positive and Aikido is all that. At least one |
| Asia to the world. Who can forget Bruce Lee | | | | of the people involved in the fighting |
| and the fact that he was first and foremost a | | | | strives for harmony and harmony can only be |
| martial arts athlete before being a movie | | | | achieved if there is grace in the movements. |
| star? Even until now martial arts is still a | | | | The moves maybe calculated but there is an |
| big hit with the increasing popularity of | | | | air of finesse in doing these movements, not |
| Asian movies like crouching Tiger Hidden | | | | a womanly finesse but just a finesse that |
| Dragon and more recently the House of the | | | | emanates peace. The art of peace as what they |
| Flying Daggers. | | | | call in Aikido is one of the most positive |
| | | | influences of Aikido to its students and to |
| The Chinese are the first people that come to | | | | everyone who choose to know about this |
| mind when it comes to these things but the | | | | Japanese martial art. |
| Japanese are just as athletic with a rich | | | | |
| heritage of body contact sports that can be | | | | Some of the techniques in Aikido include the |
| found in their history. The modern Japan | | | | following. Ikkyo is the first technique. |
| still gives honor to these things by holding | | | | Using this technique you control an opponent |
| tournaments and promoting such sports abroad, | | | | by using one hand in holding the elbow and |
| | | | one near the wrist, this action is supposed |
| One of these is Aikido. It is interesting to | | | | to make you pin your opponent down in the |
| note that the word comes from three Japanese | | | | ground. Nikyo the second technique is when |
| words from which one can derive the meaning | | | | you do an adductive wristlock that enables |
| of the one word. Ai means joining, Ki means | | | | you to twist the arm of your opponent that |
| spirit and Do means way. From this we can | | | | will in turn cause enough nerve pressure. |
| understand why Aikido is beyond just the | | | | |
| physical skills of it students especially sin | | | | The third technique is Sankyo which is a |
| its proponent Ueshiba focused more on the | | | | pronating technique that directs |
| spiritual and philosophical development of | | | | upward-spiraling tension throughout the arm, |
| his students. | | | | elbow and shoulder. There are many other |
| | | | techniques but the first three should get you |
| In Aikido, one is not taught violence instead | | | | started. |
| one is taught to be in harmony with the | | | | |
| opponent to be able to defeat. This might | | | | In studying Aikido, it is important to |
| seem odd but it actually works. In | | | | remember that along with building physical |
| approaching an opponent, the aim of the | | | | strength to be able to defeat your opponent |
| Aikido practitioner is to be one with the | | | | the mental capacity should also be developed. |
| opponent to be able to attack him where he is | | | | Just like in any art, it takes a lot of |
| weakest and in doing so diver or immobilize | | | | practice and discipline to perfect the art of |
| him but never to kill. | | | | Aikido. The important thing is the one who |
| | | | wants to get into the art should have |
| This is where Aikido becomes an art. Art is | | | | determination to give honor to the art by |
| something beautiful to watch and something | | | | performing it in the best way possible. |