Gilbert Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 (edited) Murihei Ueshiba, who was born in December 14, 1883. he was the founder on aikido. he was rejected off the army due to his height. he was less than five feet. but finally when he got drafted he became an infantryman. he then, defeated a high rank swordsman. evading all of his attacks and thrust. He perfected the art he founded he was know as O'sensei(great teacher, master of aikido). his condition became critical he told his students that aikido is for the entire world. "to train not for selfish reasons but for all people everywhere". at the age of 86 he told his son to take care of things and died. Aikido is the art of peace. not to harm or kill but to control. Edited September 21, 2004 by Gilbert Even the most powerful human being has a limited sphere of strength. Draw him outside of that sphere and into your own, and his strength will dissipate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuelito Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 so what are you trying to compare? pain is weakness leaving the body.fear is the mind killer, i will face my fear and let it pass threw me. from the movie "dune"i know kung fu...show me. from the movie "the matrix" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted September 21, 2004 Author Share Posted September 21, 2004 well manuelito i thought you were smart to know what i was talking about..... but well i changed the topics name. now do you understand what im comparing. Even the most powerful human being has a limited sphere of strength. Draw him outside of that sphere and into your own, and his strength will dissipate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorin Ryuu Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 I like that Ueshiba said it was important to train to teach others. I think that training to teach others is something that is often overlooked. Doug Perry once told me this story. When he first started cleaning house decades ago and winning some of the major tournaments in Okinawa he walked up to his teacher, Nakazato Shuguro (Head of a branch of Kobayashi Shorin Ryu). This was in the "earlier days" of karate's exposure to the world and he was feeling pretty pleased with himself. He fully expected Nakazato to praise him. Instead, Nakazato only said this: "You don't train to fight, you train to teach," and turned away. Doug Perry said that was one of the major turning points in his martial arts experience. Don't take this the wrong way. He definately trains to fight (and can), but he really hammered home to me an important lesson in my mind. As a note, both he and his son Jason have gone over to Okinawa and won competitions (empty hand kata, weapons kata, kumite) on numerous occasions. But the brief time I got to spend with him really let me see the difference between those that trained only to fight and those that trained to teach. As another side note, they don't train solely for competitions, but they are good because they train in good karate, an important distinction that many people miss in my opinion. [/end idolize] But seriously, I do look up to him greatly. Martial Arts Blog:http://bujutsublogger.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted September 22, 2004 Author Share Posted September 22, 2004 very well said shorin ryu Even the most powerful human being has a limited sphere of strength. Draw him outside of that sphere and into your own, and his strength will dissipate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasori_Te Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Ueshiba, Morihei (note the spelling) was not drafted into the military. He was rejected for his height after he tried to volunteer initially. He then, supposedly, started some sort of program to stretch his spine. 1 year later he went back and tried again and made it on his second attempt to join. He distinguished himself as an infantryman because he supposedly had a sort of sixth sense about knowing when any sort of harm was coming his way. Anyway, I'm not at all sure why any of this belongs in the comparative styles section. Are you trying to compare Aikido to all other styles? I'm not sure where you're going here. A block is a strike is a lock is a throw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted September 23, 2004 Author Share Posted September 23, 2004 i was just trying compare arts and founders and different ideas on how many founders had their way with what they believed in. im just comparing styles and how one finds a unique way of defense or an art to live by... Even the most powerful human being has a limited sphere of strength. Draw him outside of that sphere and into your own, and his strength will dissipate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasori_Te Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 As far as I can read, you didn't make any comparisons at all. You mades some chained together statements about one man. In order to make a comparison you have to have 2 or more things being compared. A block is a strike is a lock is a throw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Jules Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND GILBERT ?????? ~Master Jules......aka "The Sandman""I may be a trained killer......but Im really a nice guy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Jules Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 I just put up a new post entitled "Gilbert" in EVERY CATAGORY....... The question I ask is very simple..... "Whats your background, Gilbert" ????? Being that its in every catagory....he has no excuse that he missed the post entitled with his own name. So...... WHATS YOUR BACKGROUND GILBERT ?????? ~Master Jules......aka "The Sandman""I may be a trained killer......but Im really a nice guy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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