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Aikido the martial art I practice and teach suggests that resistance escalates conflict. When I push, the conflict pushes back. Aikido replaces resistance with alignment and redirection. I change my view from this person is attacking me to this person is offering energy that I can use. Aikido (pronounced eye-key-doe) is Japanese for the way of blending with energy. Ki means universal energy or life force. Ki Moments are those in which we are fully aware of our life force and our ability to influence our environment. In aikido, the attack is inevitable, a part of life. We can influence the outcome of the attack by the way in which we engage and direct it. Will I resist and create a contest, ensuring a win-lose outcome? Or will I practice aikido and transform the attack into a gift of energy? How do I make these choices when I am feeling attacked? To begin:
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