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Size and strength are not important to Aikido

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If one has the right mental attitude and training one should be able to defend himself against any attack

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The idea is not to hurt your opponent merely to suppress his aggressions

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Aikido was developed from a combination of Japanese martial arts with the movements of the swordsman predominate

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It is taught here at the Illinois Aikido Club at 1103 Bryn Mawr on Chicago's North Side as a pure self-defense art

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Because there's no need for physical strength. It has great attraction for the young there are special classes for children on Saturdays

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many women attend the mixed classes

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Women and Aikidoists who have won their black belt wear the traditional Hakama a split skirt

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Aikido does not use muscular strength

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Instead Aikido depends on a flow of power from the combination of mind and body

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Isao Takahashi the senior instructor

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Emphasizes the relationship of mind and body in his teaching

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Aikido is actually a practice in the spiritual martial art

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What is special spiritual martial art in this case? We're talking about ki

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Ki cannot find another words in English are very difficult, but I can explain to you very briefly

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It should be mind and ki and the power in other words

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the mind

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Must be in action the moving things and it becomes a power for purposes of practice a partner is used

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But Aikido is not a sport and there can be no contest as there is in judo or karate

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There's no thought of defeating anyone

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The philosophy of Aikido is of inner calm with feelings of peace and love for nature and humanity

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It has attracted a wide variety of persons in the Chicago area. Tell me why are you studying Aikido?

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About three months ago

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I had a bleeding ulcer and my doctor recommend that I should take something like Aikido which will disperse my

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mind a little bit and

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And I am much feeling much better right now than what I when I had the ulcer and I'm sure it's healing

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No other troubles bother you while you're on the mat

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You can only have your mind on one thing instead of your pills and everything else that may affect

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And why are you studying Aikido?

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well, one of the principles of Aikido was the principle of non-descension and

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coming to a dojo is a unique way of practicing non-descension in

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Society where there is so much conflict

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So here we can come in train and train to respond to further violent attacks in a relaxed way

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In a way that's Mizoron Harmony

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I understand you had occasion to use Aikido once in self-defense. Can you tell me about it? Yes. Well

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When I'm a freshman year

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I was coming home from school with my girlfriend and a boy attacked me and I told him to leave me alone

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I walked away and

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Foolishly enough he came back and attacked my purse. I turned his wrist. He busted his collarbone his elbow and his

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Elbow and so he was in the hospital for three months and I didn't get a lawsuit or anything like that

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So he learned his lesson and no one picks on me at school. I'm just everybody else

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Advanced Aikido training includes rapid attack and practice with a sword and staff

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Teacher Takahashi is expert in both

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Kido was perfected during the past 50 years by Morihei Ueshiba a master of the martial arts, but it wasn't until

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1951 that it was made generally available to the public

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Since then it has spread widely through Asia and Europe and most of the United States

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This is Sidney white NBC News report