1 : Motto
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'''Let us have a universal spirit that loves and protects all creation and helps all things grow and develop. To unify mind and body and become one with the universe is the ultimate purpose of our study.
Four major principles to unify mind and body:
1. keep one-point
2. relax completely
3. keep weight underside and
4. extend ki.
— Koichi Tohei
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "'''Let us have a universal spirit that loves and protects all creation and helps all things grow and develop. To unify mind and body and become one with the universe is the ultimate purpose of our study.
Four major principles to unify mind and body:
1. keep one-point
2. relax completely
3. keep weight underside and
4. extend ki." in the context of "1 : Motto" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Koichi Tohei" (Quotes, Ki Sayings (2003): Online text at Villa Rica Aikido · Online English text with links to Japanese pages · PDF at Northside Aikido)
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About Koichi Tohei
Koichi Tohei (20 January 1920 – 19 May 2011) was a 10th Dan aikidoka and founder of the Ki Society and its style of aikido, officially Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido (literally "aikido with mind and body unified"), but commonly known as "Ki-Aikido".
About Koichi Tohei
Koichi Tohei (20 January 1920 – 19 May 2011) was a 10th Dan aikidoka and founder of the Ki Society and its style of aikido, officially Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido (literally "aikido with mind and body unified"), but commonly known as "Ki-Aikido".
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