The Concept of Aikido

O Sensei Morihei Ueshiba (1883 - 1969) -

The Founder of AIKIDO

With the unification of technique, body, and heart, a pure budo comes into being. The kind of budo which will manifest itself does not depend upon the technique, but rather, upon the heart of the practitioner. The aim of Aikido, to align itself with this kind of budo, shows itself within kind of heart. Here are some thoughts on the spirit of aikido. Aiki is love. With the heart of the heaven and the earth, become your heart. To embody the broad spirit of unconditional love for everything and to fulfill your life destiny, you must walk the path of the warrior -- budo. Aiki means to skillfully strike down and to deny the ego and the inherent insincerity in battling an enemy. Aiki is the path of imperative absolution and enlightenment; the martial techniques are the embodiment of the discipline and journey of uniting the spirit and the body and channeling the laws of heaven.