http://www.aikidojournal.com/blog/2009/07/08/hawaii-and-its-warriors-by-bruce-baker/ Aikido Journal Online's Official Blog Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:18:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.aikidojournal.com/blog/2009/07/08/hawaii-and-its-warriors-by-bruce-baker/#comment-5178 charles warren Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:09:41 +0000 http://www.aikidojournal.com/blog/?p=1338#comment-5178 Eventually, the human body, as complex as it is, is a finite system. Techniques, therefore, are finite. That doesn't mean there aren't a large number. The number might even be too large for one person to absorb in a lifetime. This leads to the reinventing the wheel problem. Especially in a relatively peaceful society there is the related problem of inventing square wheels. They're different, and if you don't actually USE them might look attractive... Eventually, the human body, as complex as it is, is a finite system. Techniques, therefore, are finite. That doesn’t mean there aren’t a large number. The number might even be too large for one person to absorb in a lifetime. This leads to the reinventing the wheel problem. Especially in a relatively peaceful society there is the related problem of inventing square wheels. They’re different, and if you don’t actually USE them might look attractive…

]]> http://www.aikidojournal.com/blog/2009/07/08/hawaii-and-its-warriors-by-bruce-baker/#comment-5172 Nev Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:17:53 +0000 http://www.aikidojournal.com/blog/?p=1338#comment-5172 As Mr. Sugano said in 1962 when asked about the differences in the various "martial arts", "All same thing." As Mr. Sugano said in 1962 when asked about the differences in the various “martial arts”, “All same thing.”

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