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Aiki Tora Ryu - Aiki Tora Ryu
Aiki Tora Ryu is an Art that has its foundation in many different styles. Styles that have been studied by the founder of Aiki Tora Ryu, Neal Hummerstone. Arts and Styles that where fulfilling yet incomplete. Styles that were sincere in there teaching, but impractical in there application. Arts that have their motivations in areas, other than the true teaching of Budo. Like any great innovator, Neal Hummerstone was influenced by his predecessors and his peers. He did not conjure up his unique Budo from a vacuum. He took knowledge, passed on to him by others, who in their turn, were taught by their predecessors.
To define the Philosophy of Aiki Tora Ryu is to define Budo. Budo is a way to end conflict: first by defensive techniques designed to disarm and control an opponent; secondly by creating in the student a peaceful and non-contentious spirit. Aiki Toru Ryu, being a formulation of various Arts, is the essence of Budo. Aiki Tora Ryu, as a Budo, has its foundation in the Art of Aikido. Aikido, being an innovation of Morihei Ueshiba, was an Art that is defined by a set of essential principles; and here lies the true essence of the Philosophy of Aiki Tora Ryu.
Morihei Ueshiba is quoted, by his disciples as saying; “No Philosophy, No Aikido”. A redefinition of that quote would be “ No Principle, No Aikido”. Without the Principles there would be no Aikido and without Principles there would be no Aiki Tora Ryu. To understand the Philosophy of Aiki Tora Ryu is to understand the use of the Principles of Aiki Tora Ryu.
The Philosophy of Aiki Tora Ryu is the understanding of the Principles of Aiki Tora Ryu. The Art of Aiki Tora Ryu is the application of the Principles of Aiki Tora Ryu.
What responsibilities should a person of the rank you are applying for have toward:
A. Your instructor B. your dojo C. the Ryu (style)
The responsibility to you instructor, is directly tied to you desire to learn. With true desire, you not only have a responsibility to you instructor, but also to yourself. The desire to learn, or the need to learn causes a respect of the one teaching. That respect should be the foundation of the learning process. Once a person commits his life to the learning of the Arts, he owes it to himself, his instructor, and his peers, to: show the respect of the position; to allow that person to instruct uninterrupted; that full attention is provided and that he gain a full understanding of the particular subject matter.
Your dojo is your place of learning. The proper environment will dictate the ability to assimilate what is being taught. Our responsibility to the dojo is to provide the proper environment for that learning. We provide that by: respecting the area, and the learning tools within it; keeping it clean, a clean environment breeds clean thought, which lead to a more enriched learning process.
The Ryu (style) is you future. What you are learning is your legacy. Any Art is a living entity, living, meaning that it continues to grow. An Art not being taught will die, only to be part of the past. An Art that is continuing to be taught, an Art that is continuing to be learned, lives in the present, and will continue in the future. Our responsibility to the Ryu, is to continue that legacy.
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