The unexpected
I'd rather see O Sensei's picture thrown into the fire, if only in return we'd listen to and apply his instructions.
Hanmi
De rebus...
The multidirectional reality of Aikido exercises has been contracted into a false but necessary unidirectional pedagogical form.
Support or position ?
So much emphasis has been placed on the importance of hanmi that we've ended up putting this position everywhere, especially where it doesn't belong.
Dispelling a myth
An oversimplification that has led to the belief that everything in Aikido must be done in hanmi and that hanmi must be applied to everything.
Hodgepodge
In Aikido, there is only one position: hanmi, and there is nothing other than hanmi as a position. Hanmi precedes and follows movement.
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