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Regarding technique, from ancient times it has been said that movements must fly like lightning and attacks must strike like thunder.

— Morihei Ueshiba Budo (1938)

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Shihonage is the foundation of Aikido. All you ever need to master is shihonage.

True Budo is to accept the spirit of the universe, keep the peace of the world, correctly produce, protect and cultivate all beings in nature.

Always imagine yourself on the battlefield under the fiercest attack; never forget this crucial element of training.

Budo (1938)

The real Way of a Warrior is to prevent such slaughter — it is the Art of Peace, the power of love.

Techniques employ four qualities that reflect the nature of our world. Depending on the circumstance, you should be: hard as a diamond, flexible as a willow, smooth-flowing like water, or as empty as space.

Budo (1938)

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