Aikido is often translated as "the Way of unifying with life energy! or as "the Way of harmonious spirit." (exact Japanese translation) - Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury, and yet still have the ability to completely crush every bones the attacker has *giggle* :)
Aikido is performed by taking the force of the attacker's motion and redirecting it of the attack rather than opposing it head-on. As in taking his force and using it against him! This requires very little physical strength, as the practitioner leads the attacker's momentum using entering and turning movements! ;) it's awesome!
the best part of it all?-- You don't need to be huge, you don't need to be strong, you require very little physical effort, and you give your opponent (outside the classroom of course) the shock of his life to be crushed by someone half his size and strength!
It's all in the weak spots! and it feels GREAT! :)*picture in the bottom* -- Morihei Ueshiba
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