Pictures of airborne hakamas are beautiful. NO doubt. Those bottom cloaking capes whirling in harmony… images can be mesmerizing. Yet, there’s this awe of absolute wonder in the freeze frames of a beginner. And if you're a senior practitioner, you may find yourself occasionally filled with envy of pure beginners... Wanting their specific moments of discovery. Their movements often confused or bewildered, their minds flooded with a cosmos so strange and unknown. The moment a concept ‘clicks’ with a beginner is beyond inspirational... It’s a beauty on par with that of the techniques of those who’ve been studying for years and years. Beginners can teach us so much. They teach us joy, humbleness, determination... and to never forget we were once true beginners too. #aikido #nyc #eastvillage #bowery #2ndAve #beginnersmind #letitflow #raw #unknown #explore #alwayslearning #solucky #beginagain #respect #teacher (at Zenshinkai Aikido Of Manhattan: Genshinkan Dojo)
