合氣道健武館　　　
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　　　　 WHAT  IS  AIKIDO ?                 
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Kenbukan's  thinking

合氣道健武館道場

 合気とは　筆や口には　
　 つくされず　言いぶれせずに　悟り行へ

 Aikido is too difficult to explain with language.　
 　Practice Aikido for spiritual awaking yourself.


  　　　　　This is a Aikido's poem of Master Morihei Uesiba. 
　　　　I think it's not good to express a part about Aikido
　　　which imply vast and deep meaning by only one of leaders. 
　But I especially try to explain outline　for young students,
and I want you to be free from this expression.

　　

・Aikido is a Japanese Budo which Morihei Uesiba trained and
　mastered techniques of many other Japanese Martial Arts,
and elevated his own Art not only practicing techniques that
throw opponents down, but awakening people by adding a mental
and rational dimension to the Art.

・ Aikido  is  "like water".  Water changes to a circle when it's
in a round case, or to a square when it's in a square. Aikido's way
of thinking and Arts are the same as that. It important not to lead
to a compromise but a direction of harmony in life's attitude with
active mind.

 ・Aikido is Budo, not a sport. So we don't have competitions or matches
like sports of course. 　We expect to strengthen our body and mind through
winning against our own lazy mind rather than winning our opponents. This is
the main point the way of training mind and body for elevating ourselves,
and it is also useful as a　health and a beauty method.
ａ．Aikido as healthful defense

      　                　　　Real
                   meaning of health
               is  physical,  mental  and
          social health. Basic of health is straight
       standing like a Japanese word. And to breath is
          important. It is the basic of practice that 
              to keep your health  through
                  self-management in
                        daily life.
 

ｂ．Aikido as self-defensible method   　　　              

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Self-defensible
  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　method    is    to
                　　　　　defend  mental and body, but
            　　　　not only to defend a body also to defend
         　　 　from ill or accident.  Continuing  Aikido, the body
       responds without conscious when a sudden accident happens,
    or feels unpleasant when an accident or a bad thing is approaching.
                To be healthy is fundamental to self-defense. 
         

ｃ．Aikido as beautify method

              Real beauty 　means mental. Heart or feeling
              moves muscles.　 So muscles work skin and
　　　　　　make　 expression. 　Harmony　 is 　one of 
　　　　　　 Aikido's  subjects.   We do not practice for 　
　　　　　　 fighting, but for expectingstrongly of making 　
　　　　　　 friends with everybody.
              　So,  it becomes  quiet and  healthy inside, 
              and  its inner appears  expression 　outside.
              Do not you think  that ' pretty '  is  good
              condition skin in other words 'skin is good'  ?
　　　　　　 Skin(皮：kawa) is good(良い：ii). Kawa:ii is pretty.
　　　　　　 The health of mind expresses the person beautiful
　　　　　　 from inside with muscle and skin through nerve.
　　　　　　 The mind appears one's face with nerve. 　If you
　　　　　 　want to be beautiful,　 please to keep your mind
　　　　 　 beautiful. Aikido is expressed techniques of Misogi,
　　　　 　　too. Misogi purify mind and body.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
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      The  purpose  of  Kenbukan  dojyo

１．Dojo's purpose

　武をもって　　健やかなるを　　目的とす　 健やかなるは　　人生の礎なり
　　OUR PURPOSE IS TO BE HEALTHY WITH BU.
                  　　 　　　TO BE HEALTHY IS THE BASIS OF A HAPPY LIFE

    ○We practice AIKIDO for the purpose of making together
　　 　　Bu's way and　medical way to the same way．
 
  　○True health means physical health, 
　　　　　　　　　　mental health and social health.            (WHO)

　○Aikido is not only body defensible method,  
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　but also mind defensible method.

   ○HEALTH ：  
        ・ken(健) :  It means a man is standing straight figure. (body)
        ・ko-(康) :  It means heart is peace wealth feeling. (mind) 

２．PRACTICE DAYS

  ☆Wednesday　・　☆Saturday
       ・Children's class　　P.M.５：４５〜７：００
       ・Adult's 　 class  　 P.M.７：４５〜９：００
　○PRACTICE RECESS
        National holidays, Saturday's on three days weekends.
        Winter and summer vacation schedules will be published at that time.

３．Fee
  　　☆Initiation fee  5,250 yen
  　 ☆monthly tuition　：　・adult：4,200 yen  
　　　　　　　　　　　   　・child ：3,570yen
　　☆A 5,000 yen annual friendly society fee is charged in September. 　
　　　 After 3 months this charge is reduced and calculated at 500 yen
　　　　 for each remaining month until August.
      ・The initiation fee for a second family member is 3,000 yen.
　    ・All fees are non-refundable.  

４．A policy of guidance
     ・Don't be injured and don't injure.
　 ・Make a good posture.

５．Behavior in the Dojo

　　１．No smoking in the Dojo. 　
　　２．Always be polite and obey the rules.
　　３．Assist in cleaning the Dojo after practice.
　　４．Don't practice while intoxicated with alcohol or drugs.　
　　５．Injury or accident during the practice is the individual's
　　　　 responsibility.
　　６．If you intend to miss more than a month of practice、
　　　　 please tell the instructor.

※Life is continuation of a day's today. 
  Let's change knowledge to wisdom with one step of courage.

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