Is Ki for Real?

KI

Ki, in Aikido, is known as the mental energy that centralized a human body. What about other views.

In Chinese, it is also know as Qi or Chi, lifebreath, that all living things requires to survive. Mencius noted that Qi is essential for human beings to carry out countless activities. It is also known as energy-flow or spirit.

In the book of changs, I Ching, it stated that Ki is the mental wave that create the two primordial forces Yin and Yang in order to develop the cosmo and make the worlds.

If there are many definition, then it is real?

Yes. It is true, According to Acupunture and chinese medicine, when the body fluids were blocked, it is said that the Ki is obstructed. Through the treatment off acupunture and chinese medical methods, the blockage is broken, enable the flow of the fluids.

Ki is the most difficult thing to control in our body, for there possesses no true appearance of it. It is unpredictable. Some people may not even believe it. In Aikido, ki is widely used, unlike strength. Strength is limited while Ki is limitless. It can improve our attacks, movements and positions spiritually and mentally.

As Ki is also the energy flow, the movement of Aikido are circular so that the ki is able to flow easily and blend with any obstacles. While using straight and squarish movement, the hitting impact will be high and at maximum.

When things develops, it will not grow straight, it will started to curve and change shapes.

SELF-IMPROVEMENT

In Aikido or other martial arts or even whatever we do, in order to improve ourselves, we need to keep up the move. This means we need to PERSEVERE and be persistent in whatever we do. That is why practice makes perfect. But some Aikidokas did not persevere, yet they lost the interest in it and their attitudes started to change.

Some believe that getting black belt is enough for them to finish learning Aikido. But Aikido techniques are more than 1000, how can they finish it, it is simply a lie.

Lao Tzu, an ancient philosophy, said, "The journey of a thousand begins with a single step."

He also said:



What does this quotation means?

Firstly, observe the heaven and the skies above, the sky never stop changing, from day to night and repeatedly. The planets in the solar system never stop rotating and orbiting and the Sun never stop burning. Time never stop running and the cosmos was forever changing. Weather climate changes every time. Even the Earth and its living things never stop changing. Technology is always improving and our mindset is never still.

Aikido is the movement of nature, it flows through everywhere within the universe. If the world never stop changing and moving, we also should not stop. We must have self-development and self-improvement. Therefore we must train in excess in order to compensate the weak and empty spots. When we reached a goal, there are more other goals for us behind, we can never stop developing ourselves.


The way of Aikido -----------------------------------PERSEVERANCE

Combined Training with Horri Shihan

Consisted of:
NTU Aikido - Aikido Institute
NUS Aikido - Shinso Aikikai
Zhen Qi Shu Aikio

Date:
24th February 2009

Venue:
NUS Sports Hall