Pointer
stopping spear,1
gives birth,
to aiki.
the order known,
it is unborn,
wisdom.
Case
“that!”2
Commentary
one spear remains.
Memo Sorting Table
| ↗ | 道 | ||||||
| → | 武 | → | ↗ | 道 | ↗ | ||
| → | 武 | ↗ | 合 | 道 | ↗ | ||
| → | 武 | ↗ | 合 | 道 | 氣 | ↑ | |
| → | 合 | 道 | 氣 | ↗ | 聖 | ||
| → | 道 | 氣 | ↗ | 聖 | ↑ | ||
| 道 | ↑ | ↑ | 聖 | ↑ | |||
| 道 | ↑ |
Notes
unceasing, evergrowing, meditation, kotadama, expression.4
1 saotome sensei translated this in Aikido and Harmony of Nature as “stopping spear”
2 saotome sensei penned this for a Summer Camp in Rockies theme
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