The founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, declared:
"To control aggression without inflicting injury is the Art of Peace."
Some brainstorming on international conflict resolution:
1) Healthy leaders. I cringe at chubby or overweight or even obese leaders, with greasy complexions. They should feel good, with lots of happy endorphins in them. They should feel peaceful, and not angry or stressed, to help act accordingly.
2) Boxing and martial arts clubs everywhere, available to everyone. Frustration and aggression are a natural part of life, that should be channeled into creative, healthy, athletic endeavor. Inflicting injury, however, usually doesn't help things, so people have to know what they're getting into, and mutually agree to the risk. Clear rules for winning and losing should deter urges for violent retaliation. Peaceful philosophies in tandem with athletic self-control should create sane and happy lifestyles.
Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury.
Aikido is performed by blending with the motion of the attacker and redirecting the force of the attack rather than opposing it head-on.
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