Sumikiri 澄み切り clear and cut Sumi means clear and Kiru means cut, thus those two words put together mean complete clear or serene. Ueshiba says that this serene mental and physical condition can be compared to the state of a fast spinning top. When it spins very quickly the axis is very steady and the …
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TAKEMUSU
Takemusu 武産 The birth of a warriors Way 武 Take, Bu military; forces military (related to warfare, fighting). martial arts; wushu, budo. valiant; brave; courageous soldier; warrior footstep; footprint Classifier for halfsteps. to inherit. Ideogrammatic compound (會意): 止 foot; to walk; (to stop) + 戈 “spear”– army going on expedition. The graphical origin of 武 is described in the Spring and Autumn Annals[481 BC] as “to stop violence” (止戈為武) – …
MUSUBI
MUSUBI 結び目 Tied/bound Musubi is generative energy from the sun. Related words are umusu, begetting; musu, to fecundate/brew/steam; bi, Hi, the sun, fire, light, life, soul, deity. Musubi has forward exhaling motion and backward inhaling motion. Musubi also means binding or connecting things for a new life, i.e., generative binding. Thus, through the harmonious collaboration …
SANGEN
Sangen 三元 Three origins “The body should be triangular, the mind circular. The triangle represents the generation of energy and is the most stable physical posture. The circle symbolizes serenity and perfection, the source of unlimited techniques. The square stands for solidity, the basis of applied control.” O Sensei ‘Sangen’ (Three Origins), the three basic …
TENCHI
TENCHI 天地 Heaven and Earth Dual opposing spirals. One upward rotating spiral movement and one downward like in a double helix. But not as in two separate strands, only as one strand being pulled like a twisted towel in its opposite directions, stretching and tighten it along the bone connecting limbs with torso and centre.
KAITEN
KAITEN 回転 Rotation More meanings for 回転 (Kaiten) rotation noun ローテーション, 旋回, 自転, 回り, 回旋 revolution noun 革命, レボリューション, 公転, 旋回, 変革 roll noun ロール, 巻, 回転運動 revolutions Kaiten undō rotational motion, whirling, rotation, roll, gyration 回転する verb Kaiten suru rotate, gyrate, revolve 一回転 noun Ikkaiten one revolution, one rotation, revolution 回転軸 noun Kaiten-jiku axis …
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