Focus and the point of the Sword
Categories: Aikido in real life
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Welcome to the newly created Blog from ASA. I decided to start a blog because of requests from some students to go over deeper Aikido philosophies and because some have suggested I write a book. This seems a good option to address both.
Focus and the Point of the Sword
I find myself in class often harping on the students to focus all of their energy into the point of a sword. If we can learn to direct all of the movements of our bodies including our conscious and unconscious focus and vision on one infinitesimal spot then there is nothing in this world that we cannot accomplish. This is one of the attributes of Aikido. We can apply this focus in any aspect of life and accomplish seemingly insurmountable tasks in any situation.
We start with bokken practice. Ten minutes a day of simple Suburi practice will transform your martial ability to something truly special. While practicing your bokken suburi, allow your conscious mind to relax and let your focus take over. Allow your entire being to “be” the movement. Your breathing, body movement, vision and mind will move as one – culminating in the entirety of your purpose into a pin-point focus of power. This power will easily be realized in all of your practice of Aikido and in your life outside the Dojo as well.
Theron Bennett
I like this thought process. It reminds me of O'Sensei's comments about using Budo to focus the "Divine Sword". In today's society our focus is far too diluted from overexposure to media.
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