The Fifth Secret Principle of Aikido Exposed

It is important to coordinate mind, body and spirit to experience true success in life.

In my many decades of practicing Aikido, I have come across four unchanging truths called the Four Basic Principles of Aikido. Actually, there are really five of them and I call them the Five Noble Truths. I have found that the principles are not limited to Aikido but ones that you can use everyday to attract success into your life.

FOCUS ON YOUR ONE POINT
Keep One Point teaches you to keep focused.

If you are not focused, you are saying to the universe of success, “my mind is cluttered, there is no room for the Universe of Success.”

RELAX
Do not put up the big “Speak-to-the-Hand” sign to the Universe of Success. You are putting up a mental wall called stress.

KEEP YOUR WEIGHT UNDERSIDE
Don’t say to the Universe of Success, “Go away, I can’t take anymore weight on my shoulders.”

EXTEND KI ENERGY
By not extending your ki energy, you will be saying to the Universe of Success, “I don’t want to give my ki up to you. Give me, give me, give me.” The Universe will not answer.

Take a Test: Remove the paper that the disposable chopstick comes in and break the chopstick with it, Karate-style.

Here’s a Hint: If you followed the rules of this exam by thinking to yourself, “Keep One Point, Relax Completely, Keep Weight Underside, Extend Ki,” you would FAIL miserably. The Universe of Success will not be able to hear you through all that chatter in your head.

If the Four Basic Principles were truly mastered, you already understood the Fifth Noble Truth.

THE SECRET PRINCIPLE is: Forget Everything - Just Do
For example, when you learned how to drive a stick shift; you had to learn how to shift gears, step on the gas, work the dashboard and the brakes, never mind all the traffic rules. Remembering to do all of the steps at once resulted in stares from people you almost ran over.

But things magically true mastery. You don’t recall pulling out of the parking lot and you don’t care because you are enjoying the smooth ride to empowerment. This is the Fifth Noble Truth – Just Be. It’s nothing new. When you open your mind to the Universe, empowerment, business opportunities, whatever you desire immediately open up just for you and you will be there to accept it.