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It is not a question of which is better, aikijujutsu or aikido,” Lau said. “They both have their merits. It is more a question of which system will better serve the needs of the individual: self-protection or self-perfection. The theory of no enemy is fine, but try explaining that to the lumberjack who’s trying to relocate your nose.”
There are times to be nice, but there are also times when you must turn into an animal. Violence is evil, but sometimes it is your only recourse.

—(via mnmal)

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

—Confucius (via mnmal)

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

—

George Orwell

(this one is dedicated to all the people that believe that terrorists should be treated as normal criminals. FUCK NO! Sorry for the politics, but I needed to express my opinion)

EDIT: a reader pointed that Orwell didn’t say this. True. I stand corrected, he said:

“Those who ‘abjure’ violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf”

and if you think it’s fascist, that’s ok. I’ll do violence on your behalf. No problem.

(via mnmal)

Simplicity means the achievement of maximum effect with minimum means.

—Dr. Koichi Kawana (via mnmal)

There are no contests in Aikido. A true warrior is invincible because he or she contests with nothing. Defeat means to defeat the mind of contention that we harbor within.

—Morihei Ueshiba (via mnmal)

mnmal:

Leo Babuta lists his 10 essentials.

Here are mine:

1. What I wear: Khaki and button shirt to work. Tshirts and cargo pants on my free time. Soft shell and Capilene when I’m climbing.
2. What I carry with me everywhere: iPhone, tiny wallet, keys on a small biner and pocket knife.
3. How I hydrate: Tons of coffee and water. Also a lot of margaritas!
4. What I love to eat: Grass-fed beef, a lot of it. Lamb, pork, snake meat, rabbits, fish, sea food and pretty much anything that moves.
5. What entertains me: My daughter, books, climbing, Aikido, skydiving and making fun of Microsoft.
6. My essential tools (hard): iPad, iPhone, my climbing rack and my ice tools.
7. My essential tools (soft): Simplenote, Instapaper, a C compiler, A wealth of security tools, Notational Velocity, Stainless Browser and the good old Vi.
8. Where I go for inspiration: The mountains, the woods, the desert, the dojo.
9. What calms me down: Aikido, Krav Maga and shooting a 9mm or an M4.
10. The one thing that I can’t live without (that it’s not a person): I can give away everything and still be happy, however the one thing I can’t give away are my dog tags, I worked very hard for them and it reminds me of the sacrifice people and I made. That’s the one thing I cannot give away.