| Morihei Uyeshiba, O Sensei of Aikido fame, is the | | | | That all said, the truth of the universe, as |
| person who experienced enlightenment. It is he | | | | represented by the yin yang symbol, and stated |
| who organized and arranged his martial art, thus, | | | | Neutronically, is: for something to be true the |
| the aikido Ueshiba created is the true Aikido. Well, | | | | opposite must also be true. We can take this |
| sort of. | | | | statement and dissect it endlessly in the |
| This question, concerning the nature of the Real | | | | philosophical context. The art being one of action, |
| Aikido, is the question that confuses students of | | | | and action ultimately revealing the true truth, we |
| Japanese Aikido, budo aikido, and all the various | | | | must consider the truth of the universe as it |
| offshoots. There are so many different schools, | | | | applies to techniques, from the aikido basics up. |
| you see, and they can't all be the truth, right? | | | | When an attacker attacks, the defender must |
| And this question, of there being many variations | | | | perceive the attack. To perceive the attack not |
| and interpretations, does itself question the validity | | | | as just an incoming line, though that is necessary, |
| of the Aikido of schools everywhere, for if the | | | | but as a completed technique in his own mind. |
| founder was right, then how could there be | | | | Thus, the defender must see the entire picture of |
| interpretation? | | | | the attack, must have the entire sequence of |
| The concern can be resolved if one considers the | | | | pictures in his mind. |
| truth of the universe. Morihei Uyeshiba, you see, | | | | Once the mental picture is complete, and at the |
| perceived the truth of the universe from his | | | | same time as execution, the defender must |
| particular viewpoint, and he did an incredible job of | | | | mirror the move. Right to left or right to right, |
| representing that truth with his art. But if one | | | | the mirror of action will fit the attack much the |
| considers the truth of the universe as a single | | | | same as a tailored glove will fit a hand, and the |
| datum one can approach the art from an | | | | defensive attack will envelope the actuality of the |
| individually enlightened viewpoint, and not just | | | | attack in the real universe. If this is accomplished, |
| from one man's viewpoint of enlightenment. | | | | then you are practicing the Morihei Uyeshiba |
| Just so you know, I mean no disrespect to the | | | | Aikido as he saw it in his moment of |
| founder of Aikido, indeed, I have the highest | | | | enlightenment. |
| regard, and I believe he would want me to | | | | There is perfection in this visualization and |
| question, and not just robot the techniques as the | | | | realization, you see. Perfection of action, and of |
| end all. He was not one to do aikido robotically, | | | | mind, and of art. The good news is that this |
| after all, he was an innovator of genius magnitude. | | | | procure can be applied to the art of Saito Aikido, |
| I think he would want real students to duplicate | | | | Aikido Aikikai, or any other interpretation of the |
| him on that level, as well as the level of endless | | | | founder's vision in existence, the founder's |
| and intense practice. | | | | viewpoint was that close to perfection. |