{"id":131,"date":"2014-06-04T11:23:16","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T11:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.searchofpeace.com\/blog\/?p=131"},"modified":"2014-06-04T15:21:31","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T15:21:31","slug":"gentleness-and-leadership-in-response-to-aggression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.searchofpeace.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/04\/gentleness-and-leadership-in-response-to-aggression\/","title":{"rendered":"Gentleness and leadership in response to aggression&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"[youtube\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zq5TJsBmphs]\nAnno Sensei conveys a seldom seen combination of qualities in his aikido. He maintains gentleness alongside a formidable presence of budo. Uke attacks with force and momentum and Anno Sensei takes care of the attacker as he leads him to the throw. <!--more--> <\/p>\n<p>He directs the attacker without tossing him around. The attacker pursues Anno Sensei without being complicit. When things do not seem be going as planned Anno Sensei directs uke to a new position as if to invite him to have a drink at the bar. The technique is not aggressive or forceful. Uke doesn&#8217;t seem to have a choice; as he continues the intent of the attack Anno Sensei continues leading him into a throw. The throw is tightly knotted, severing uke from the aggression without assault, few contemporaries are able to embody the philosophy of aikido and budo in practice. <\/p>\n<p>For more information and footage of Anno Sensei check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLOfC8iRnQVVq766FaLfT2NUmNG3uhtgG3\" title=\"youtube playlist\">youtube playlist<\/a> and my previous post on a new book, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.searchofpeace.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/19\/15\/\" title=\"Journey to the Heart of Aikido\">Journey to the Heart of Aikido<\/a> by Linda Holiday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zq5TJsBmphs] Anno Sensei conveys a seldom seen combination of qualities in his aikido. He maintains gentleness alongside a formidable presence of budo. 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