Robert Nadeau, head instructor
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Aikido of Mountain View offers a unique martial arts approach
that
applies Aikido principles to everyday life. We emphasize centering,
blending,
and peaceful resolution of conflict to help the individual
improve self-confidence,
enhance teamwork, and cope more effectively
with stress.
Aikido is a Japanese martial way founded by Master
Morihei
Ueshiba (1883-1969).
The techniques of Aikido depend not on physical
strength, but on circular motions
that blend with the energy of the attacker.
Practitioners of Aikido gain not only the benefit of a powerful
system of
self-defense, but also a set of values and attitudes that seek to make
conflict
unnecessary. The founder, whom we refer to as "O Sensei" (Great
Teacher), was a powerful man who
mastered many traditional fighting arts
before developing Aikido. He said "Aikido is not a
technique to fight with
or to defeat the enemy. It is a way to reconcile the world
and make human
beings one family"
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