A Letter To Buzzcock RE: Aikido

[dancemonkey]

I was going to send this via email, buzzcock, but I decided to post this instead. I think it is worthy of a post due to the aspects of my mental and physical development or potential lack there of in Aikido

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[buzzcock]

I didn't even come close to understanding until this past year. Now (pre knee pain, rather) I'm only experiencing any sort of naturalness in basic movements (it's so exhilarating I can't describe). Training without glasses probably retarded my progress, but I think the main obstruction to my/your learning was/will be a western mentality, in some respects. Not sure how to describe it, but Aikido takes total sincerity/engagement to perform correctly, and watching yourself execute the manouvre has already created distance. Of course, you need some distance now and for a while to memorize techniques, so

[dancemonkey]

I really appreciate what you have said here

[dancemonkey]

I was thinking about this thread today this morning before I came to work. Interesting. This whole conversation could even been seen as a discussion on life, rather than "just" Aikido. Strange.