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The
Japanese character ‘bu’ as in ‘bushido’ consists of
the character meaning ‘to stop’.
Therefore the real meaning of bushido is not ‘to
fight’ but ‘to stop using weapons and to stop fighting’.
This is the message that should be read from his teachings.
The
implementation of good basics is important.
These do not and must not change.
To keep good principles and to strive to improve one's
own bad habits and bad movements is imperative.
As
the basics are learnt, they should be applied
to other and more advanced techniques gradually.
The
teachers should teach this to students and encourage them to
be gentle to each other.
Our
reason for studying Aikido should be for self-development and
to learn how to and about helping others and to a lesser
extent to fight with each other.
All
must enjoy what Aikido gives.
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