One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to t… - Morihei Ueshiba

Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.

Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train

1. Aikido is the Great Path that traverses the universe and its domains. It encompasses and harmonizes all things. 2. Aikido functions in accordance with the truth received from heaven and earth. It should be the basis of all activity. 3. Aikido is the principle of unifying heaven, earth, and humankind. 4. Aikido allows each individual to follow a path suitable for him or her, enabling every human being to achieve harmony with the universe. 5. Aikido is the Way of supreme, unbounded, perfect, and inexhaustible Love that binds and sustains the universe.

Kicking leaves you momentarily on one foot, and for that moment you are in a very weak position. If you were to be swept off your feet, you would be finished. This is why lifting your feet off the ground is crazy.

You cannot see or touch the divine with your gross senses. The divine is within you, not somewhere else