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Spiritual Aikido Sword
13 February 2008 10:27 PM Filed in:
Practices
Here at age 72 Strephon demonstrates Spiritual Aikido Sword.
Strephon has developed Spiritual Aikido from regular Aikido. He has trained in regular dojo Aikido since he was 46. Strephon has used his Spiritual Aikido practices in his professional trainings in dreamwork psychology as a regular practice, and in his own life. He has taught Spiritual Aikido courses to adults in spiritual centers.
Here in this ten minute film Strephon shows himself in action with a live Japanese, metal, practice sword.
The Spiritual Aikido principles emphasized are:
- follow the sword, do not lead it
- harmonize your being and body with universal laws of motion.
- do not impose traditional sword moves onto the natural swing and flow of the body holding a live sword
- practice effortlessly with the sword moving you in free and harmonious motion
- do not use muscle strength in your movements
- transfer your weight effortlessly up through the ground into your body and out your sword tip
- practice not by repetition but by internal awareness giving you full energy flow commitment in a balanced and harmonious way
- the natural movements of the sword will be there for you if you let go to them
- do not impose notions of the right and wrong way to do things with the sword
- be totally aware of yourself and your sword as one with your soul and your body, or you might damage yourself through asserting ego control
- the sword teaches the body and being of a person. The person does not teach the sword.
The above principles are all by way of saying that balanced sword practice, following the natural laws of the universe, is Spiritual Aikido, the practices of principles over forms for the experience of centered oneness with the universe in internal and external harmony
Strephon originated this form by simply following the natural motion created by his awareness of energy principles and sword movements. Others may have originated this form as well
Strephon has no ranking whatsoever with any martial arts organization by choice. Seeking external certificates and rankings is by nature contradictory to the principles of spiritual aikido, which is an internal form of the martial arts
When you experience this video of Strephon in his teaching Spiritual Aikido Sword let yourself feel what is evoked in you.
- do you aspire to be in balance with natural, universal law in whatever form you practice in?
- do you continually free yourself of technique, tradition and striving for recognition by others instead of following what feels internally right for yourself?
On a practical level you can see that at age 72, not that old yet, Strephon demonstrates an active body and awareness state achieved through almost daily practice. This practice is based on love, on renewing oneself daily through practice in love, defined as living from greater source energies than ego.
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