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martial art techniques to defeat an opponent. Who is interested in that kind of thing anymore?

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martial art techniques to defeat an opponent. Who is interested in that kind of thing anymore?

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practical application to their lives. Modern Budo must have some connection with the problems of daily life. This is one reason that “In Aikido, there are no contests.” In Aikido, there is no concept of “defeating an opponent.” If contests are allowed, the desire to win, and the desire to vanquish an opponent arises; that fixation makes it impossible to remain in harmony with nature. Such a fixation is in direct opposition to the natural harmony of heaven and earth.