Our intention dictates the nature of ki flow through us. The intention of a sincere handshake, open and connecting on a conscious level, is the kind of energy that facilitates effortless aikido. Through this practice we can discover how the ego/intellect obscures its true intentions through a fabrication that may mimic the state of being that creates optimum ki flow. We use our feeling of intention to not only recognize the intention of our partner but to tip us off to our own TRUE intention, if only masked by a mental image of beneficence. Recognizing our defensive or self-interested intention is the initial ingredient in the transcendence of that reflex.

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