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Jiyushinkai Aikibudo
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Ueshiba Morihei
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Tomiki Kenji
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Kano Jigoro
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The meaning of "aikido." The old saying goes, "It is the spirit that carries the mind and controls the body." The people of ancient times believed that man's mind and body and consequently his strength were under the control of the spirit. Aiki means making your spirit "fit in" with your opponent's. In other words it means bringing your movements in to accord with your opponent's. After all it means the same thing as the "principle of gentleness," for it is an explanation of the principle from within.
-- Tomiki Kenji, Principles of Aikido
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