tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148854789473628533.post7847725586015843443..comments2023-09-10T01:32:11.328-05:00Comments on The Broken Bokken: Mai-aiDavid "Shinzen" Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17361987240669832512noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148854789473628533.post-66715154601784423212011-01-26T19:00:17.545-06:002011-01-26T19:00:17.545-06:00Thanks for the great input Kevin. In Karate, we to...Thanks for the great input Kevin. In Karate, we too want to be as close as possible, yet able to function freely...and in a flow.David "Shinzen" Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361987240669832512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148854789473628533.post-36690783423355994342011-01-26T14:54:55.588-06:002011-01-26T14:54:55.588-06:00My favorite image of this lesson is still the idea...My favorite image of this lesson is still the idea of a piece of paper with "birth/life" written on one side and "death" written on the other to signify that the thickness of the paper is all the spacing that separates the two.<br /><br />I thought I'd mentioned this in a post, but was wrong. I did touch on ma-ai in a post about musbubi and ikkyo, though.<br /><br />In aikido, we strive to eliminate that gap entirely to connect and form one mass with our attacker (musubi) going for more of a Takuan's "not leaving 'an interval into which a hair can enter'".(even if it's taken out of context)<br /><br />Thanks for the post, it's nice to see other style's views on this concept.kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04679849282951730576noreply@blogger.com