Who is Morihei Ueshiba
Morihei Ueshiba (植芝 盛平, Ueshiba Morihei, December 14, 1883 – April 26, 1969) was a Japanese martial artist and founder of the martial art of aikido. He is often referred to as "the founder" Kaiso (開祖) or Ōsensei (大先生/翁先生), "Great Teacher/Old Teacher (old as opposed to waka (young) sensei)".The son of a landowner from Tanabe, Ueshiba studied a number of martial arts in his youth, and served in the Japanese Army during the Russo-Japanese War. After being discharged in 1907, he moved to Hokkaidō as the head of a pioneer settlement; here he met and studied with Takeda Sōkaku, the founder of Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu. On leaving Hokkaido in 1919, Ueshiba joined the Ōmoto-kyō movement, a Shinto sect, in Ayabe, where he served as a martial arts instructo...
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- 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 train.
- There are no contests in the Art of Peace. A true warrior is invincible because he or she contests with nothing. Defeat means to defeat the mind of contention that we harbor within.
- The art of Peace I practice has room for each of the world's eight million gods, and I cooperate with them all. The God of Peace is very great and enjoins all that is divine and enlightened in every land.
- To injure an opponent is to injure yourself. To control aggression without inflicting injury is the Art of Peace.
- Economy is the basis of society. When the economy is stable, society develops. The ideal economy combines the spiritual and the material, and the best commodities to trade in are sincerity and love.
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Vini170874: those who are possessed by nothing possess everything. morihei ueshibaChuckvtt: “your spirit is the true shield.” — morihei ueshiba, o-sensei, the founder of aikido "spirit first, technique second." - bong soo han, 9th-dan hapkido master
Chuckvtt: “all the principles of heaven and earth are living inside you. life itself is truth, and this will never change. everything in heaven and earth breathes. breath is the thread that ties creation together.” — morihei ueshiba, founder of aikido, o-sensei (great teacher)
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Cyberalgo: “there are no contests in the art of peace. a true warrior is invincible because he or she contests with nothing. defeat means to defeat the mind of contention that we harbor within.” —morihei ueshiba
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