The PT Martial-arts connection - Contuation regarding aikido

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The PT Martial-arts connection -Contuation
regarding aikido

• Review Follow Up Information by
• Keith O. McKeever, Jr.

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Advance for Physical Therapists and PT Assistants
30-July, 2007

• The article is referencing Dr. Leslie Russek, who
  is a part time physical therapist at
  Canton-Postsdam Hospital and a professor at
  Clarkson University
• She is also a 4th Dan (Degree) black belt in the
  martial art of Aikido
• She has been studying martial arts for 22 years
  and has had her own Dojo (studio) for 10 years

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Aikido

• Aikido is said to be the Art of Peace in the
  martial arts world
• Aikidos founder is universally accepted as
  Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969)
• It is written that the foundation of what would
  become Aikido came to him in a series of three
  visions
• The lessons taught by Aikido is thought to be
  idealistic but developed from real life on many
  fronts.

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Aikido Theories Techniques

• Morihei Ueshiba were compiled into a collective
  work entitled The Art of Peace
• The essence of the Art of Peace is to cleanse
  yourself of maliciousness, to get in tune with
  your environment, and to clear your path of
  obstacles and barriers, Morihei Ueshiba
• It is truly a synthesis of most of the
  traditional soft Japanese martial arts and
  typically is considered circular in nature
• It is based upon redirecting your foes negative
  energy without directly opposing it thus using
  the minimal amount of energy required