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What does Aikido mean?
The word 'Aikido' in Japanese
is made up of three characters or kanji.
The first and most important is 'Ai' which means to meet,
to come together, 'to harmonise'.
The second kanji is ki which means literally steam or
vapour, but has come to mean in modern Japanese, the mind, the soul, the
spirit. In the larger context 'Ki' means 'spirit or force of the Universe',
and not just the spirit of mere human beings.
The third and last character is 'DO' which means 'the
way', as in Ken-Do or Ju-Do, to signify that the study of Aikido does
not involve only techniques based purely in self defence, but includes
positive character building ideals which people can incorporate into their
daily lives.
Thus, Aikido means 'the Way of Harmonising the Body and Universal
Spirit'.
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