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