Wimps Gonna Whine! Winners Gonna Win!

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Practice makes comprehension:
Okay folks: Sokaku Takeda said, “Aiki is easy, don’t teach it openly.” Or, words to that effect. Sagawa Yokiyushi said, “Only smart people can learn Aiki.” Ueshiba Morihei laid it out there for everyone . . . and? Crickets!
Takeda thinks, “Aiki is easy.” Sagawa thinks that if you cant learn it you must not be smart. Ueshiba thought that your personal Kami would understand what he was saying and teach you in time.
So what? If Aiki is easy, then what? Are you stupid? Is your personal Kami taking a coffee break? Are you waiting to be spoon fed just the right words, in just the right way, at just the right time, such that you can effortlessly experience an enlightening epiphany raining down upon you in a golden shower?
If so, I apologize for wasting your time.
I’ve got nothing to offer you but hard work, frequent frustration, and the knowledge that with every achievement there will come increased knowledge of your limitations. You are a super special snowflake and deserve more than I can give. Fly! Fly and be free! Only you will know just how unique and truly special you are . . .

For those of us troglodytes (look it up) that have resigned ourselves to the unavoidability, of hard work, and frequent frustration,
For those of us that actually allow ourselves a little guilty pride in the knowledge and abilities gained through our hard work, and despite of our frustrations,
For those of us happy to see progress despite our recognizing the increased knowledge of our limitations,
I invite you to challenge yourself! Below I have listed topics already covered (although generally and without much detail), do you know them? Can you recite them and explain them? Can you explain them in more than one way? Can you provide examples of them? Can YOU personally demonstrate them?

I have something I call the 150% rule. It states that an individual must experience a minimum of 50% beyond the outer limits of their expectations before they will stop to consider that what has happened cannot be explained by what they “know.”

Macro Cosmically there are:
Mu/Wu
Ichi Rei
Ni Ki
San Gen
Shi Kon
Hachi Riki
Microcosmically there are:
Mu/Wu: Wherever, and whenever ever we came from and to what we return to before we were born, during our life, after death
Ichi Rei:
The, what (and when) we are now. The, “self” identity.
Ni Ki:
Dualistic Reality (the reality which every “one” lives in) which comes into “existence” instantly, just as soon as we identify a “self,” relative to “another,” a subject relative to an object.
San Gen:
Gravity
Normal Force
Consciousness, but in terms of Aiki, intent which gives rise to Aiki. (What is THAT intent?)
Shi Kon:
This is: Four cardinal directions, defining the points of co-axial rotation. Where are these in all parts of the body?
Hachi Riki:
For every point at which two forces meet orthogonally (90º) there is a resultant force vector (45º). With four cardinal directions and four resultant force vectors there are eight potential forces in total.
Aiki 1: What is it? Can you do it? (Hint: It is less “doing” and more “un-doing.”
Aiki 2: What is it? Can you show it? Really? Are both sides of the circle equal?
Aiki 3: What is it? Can you show it? Really? Bet you can’t!
Where is Aiki in your body? Everywhere in your body? When? Why? How?
Aiki: Is the manipulation of forces (usually the two primary forces) using intent (the third primary force) such that they are in a Yin/Yang relationship.
What does that mean? How does that work? How do you make that happen in you?
How do you train it?  How do you measure it?  How do you know it is real?
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I’ve just begun, but until you can answer the questions above, you are done!
Re-read the posts. Ask questions. Figure out the answers for yourself. Prove it! When you are wrong, move on. Right is somewhere else!
Don’t just be a talking head. Don’t hide behind a teacher or a tradition.
BECOME A SHOCKING EXEMPLAR!
BECOME THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE!
MAKE NO EXCUSES!
Think about the Aiki greats. Show me an Aiki great, and I’ll show you an individual that did the above! Think about it. Which one allowed themselves to be hemmed in by a tradition and/or organization? Which one became “a great” without demonstrating greatness? Was there an Aiki great that became great by having greatness bestowed upon them by another? I don’t think so. They didn’t get there on their own, no. They each had help, yes. But greatness, their greatness, was only attained through sheer force of will and exceptional perseverance!
I cannot think of an easier time, or a more opportune moment to access the knowledge that is required to attain Aiki. Simultaneously, I cannot think of a time in history when it is less likely that individuals will avail themselves of this chance.  
Its up to you.

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The next post will likely be written on a plane, and uploaded from the other side of the world . . . as if the world had sides.
p.s. Yeah no pictures this week. You get what you pay for. No! Really! You get what YOU pay for. Want something? Stop whining and start paying!!!
Want a lot? Be prepared to pay a lot! (No, not to me, I’m so cheap I’m free! (And, it’s not about “other” adulation, nor “self” adulation.)  Start paying your dues, in sweat and the little grey cells! There ain’t no other way! And stop giving a rat’s behind what other people think.  That concern will just get in your way.  Normal is right in the dead center of the bell curve, and that is NOT where you want to be.  Put your mind’s eye on the prize and go, go, go!  

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