World Of Swords

Morihei Ueshiba founded the Art of Aikido. O Sensei (great teacher), as he is called was not much of a manly specimen to begin with. He was sickly as a child, and somewhat sporadic, even flakey in his training efforts.

In 1915 the first real step in the life of the founder of Aikido began. He met Takeda Sokaku, the last real samurai, who was the master of Daito Ryu Aiki Jujitsu. For over twenty years Morihei Ueshiba dedicated his life to learning this ancient art and perfecting the moves that would result in Aikido techniques.

The second step in the life of the founder of the Art of Aikido was when he encountered Onisaburo Deguchi. Onisaburo was the spiritual head of the Omoto kyo religion. Omoto Kyo (Great Source) preaches shinto spirituality and the achievement of personal spirituality through the practicing of virtue.

The Art of Aikido began when Morihei Ueshiba attained spiritual enlightenment in 1925. In a duel with a navel officer, he prevailed over the officer without hurting him through the use of Aikido moves. Afterwards, standing at a well, he experienced a golden glow that sprang from the earth and was divine in nature.

The fourth step in the Art of Aikido was in 1942 while Morihei Ueshiba was practicing ritual purification. The techniques of my teachers appeared completely new. Now they were not devices to throw people with.

The final level in the development in the Art of Aikido happened in 1942, during the dar hours of World War II. The Way of the Warrior is not a means to harm or defeat others.To kill and destroy, is the worst thing a human being can do.

These are the five steps of Aikido martial arts, and they stretch from chaos to peace to inspiration. In the fact of war, from tricks to maim and kill to techniques whereby one harmonizes with his opponent. From a means to defend with life taking force, to a method in which one comes to grips with his opponent's basest motivations.

Do you hate and feel rage, live a low life of base emotional problems? The way out of this dilemma is through personal evolution, not through the breaking of faces and shotgunning of lives. This is the Art of Aikido, and it is an Art that should be spread to the world.

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Hate to be the one that points it out, but both Bruce Lee and Michael Jackson happen to be dead. Period. End.

which leaves us with the burning question, which one of these superstars had more impact on the world. It doesn't matter that they were in different areas, we can still put 'em up against each other. So, let's examine the issue.

When it comes to acting, Bruce Lee wins. Heck, Michael didn't make much in the way of movies, so he gets a big zero. Bruce, on the other hand made several movies, and they are still avidly watched to this day.

You could argue for MJ when it comes to singing, but Bruce Lee is gonna come out on top again. The dilemma is that Bruce Lee's vocals are more memorable than MJ's. I mean, are you going to call that mugger a PYT, or give him a chilling woop woop that will remind him that there are people in this world who can kick some serious ass!

Bruce Lee has the edge when it comes down to the all important question of moves. Michael couldn't do the splits or kick somebody's adam's apple or anything worthwhile, all he could do was walk backwards funny. But, if asked to, I'll bet Bruce could have moonwalked like a sucker.

.Bruce wins on downright sheer impact. Michael encouraged a generation of young, impressionable minds to walk backwards funny, uh, walk funny backwards, uh, you know. Bruce, on the other hand, encouraged several generations, and is still going strong, as to the value of healthy living, being able to protect yourself, living an artistic lifestyle, and on and on and on.

I think it is obvious that Bruce wins, once again, and bigger time than ever, when it come to who had more presence. Michael filled a boombox, and an occasional stage, but he never said a line like...you have offended my family, you have offended Shaolin. Really, except for words from a few songs that are hard to understand, can anybody remember much of anything that Michael said?

So Bruce Lee would have kicked Michael Jackson's ass, bigtime, in life, and now even in death. Oh, you don't like it, you think I rigged the results worse than a Michael Jackson trial? Well, you better walk backwards funny away from me and say your piece so I can't hear it, because, my friend, I study Bruce Lee.