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Re: aikido! Thank you. Some thoughts here.I dont think ki (or qi as it is often transliterated) is a Buddhist concept. At least, Ive seen more references to it in Chinese medicine and philosophy than in any religious concept. In that context, it is simply a universal energy that emanates

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Re: aikido! Gotta disagree with opening yourself to the holy spirit and chi being similar. The holy spirit comes to dwell in us when we accept the gift of Jesus and his sacrifice, and is a very personal being whereas Chi is not a personal being, merely an impersonal force. And chi is also

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Re: aikido! Cae is right. The concept of ki as expressed in Buddhism is something most Christians, including myself, have reservations about, because the Bible does not mention any sort of life force or impersonal thing like this, and a lot of more... radical christians consider

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Re: aikido! I have heard these cautions expressed by other Christian folk before and I have never been given a reason or example I understood, other than the traditional practice of bowing in to class that some have felt occupies a place reserved for worship. Id be interested to know what

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Re: aikido! I can only assume that something about ki comes across as a different system of spirituality.Ki always struck me as a metaphysical sort of thing that has nothing to do with Christian spirituality, but Ive heard of people being afraid it counts as sorcery (even though biblical

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Re: aikido! Bringing this topic back after a while of no news... but I finally found the resource I was looking for! Morihiro saito, one of the most well known instructors and promoters of the art published a set of manuals entitled takemusou aikido, in five volumes alongside the founder

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Re: aikido! Thanks for the book assault freak, I will check it out. Yeah as a Christian I dont want to get into the daoist or zen elements of it, but the practicle side sounds fascinating. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=223648#p223648

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Re: aikido! Agreed 100%. The bible warns us again and again to be careful when dealing with things like this that may spread into other territory. So far, my sensei hasnt even talked about anything remotely zen or mystical... which Im taking as a good sign, because her aikido is still

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Re: aikido! I will second Assault_Freaks recommendation of Aikido as a form suitable for blind or visually impaired students. The increase in self-awareness, and especially of body awareness is priceless to anyone who may have to react quickly to changing terrain without the warning

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Re: aikido! Mushin is something I can sort of believe in, but many of the more... spiritual aspects of aikido I have reservations about approaching, due to my faith as a Christian and a lot of teachings that seem incompatible relating to the whole concept of chi, personal fulfillment

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aikido! For all who dont know, Aikido is a traditional martial art that is similar in some respects to judo, but probably about 10 times more complicated and broader in scope as Judo mostly deals with grappling, where aikido deals with both. The unique feature about Aikido in comparison

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Re: aikido! I would suggest going with one of the two, or both if you can afford it as I am right now. If youre new to martial arts, I would say start with Aikido as it gets you used to the concepts of spacing, footwork, and typical body movements when fighting... Krav is also good, and Im

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Re: aikido! Aikido has always looked fascinating. I have long considered taking it up as well as krav maga, but dont want to play fast and loose with the limitted financial resources I have on hand these days. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=222861#p222861