"When energy (either an attack or other situation with a possible negative outcome) moves toward you; by entering the situation intentionally you can protect yourself and move on to deal with whatever direction it may go. Using conflict as the situation, consider the concept of HitoashiYokete (“One Step Aside”): "Tachifurui mae-ni aruka-to osokuru Teki-no-ushiro-ni ware-wa tachi-kui/ I stand “Swinging a sword and attacking, thinking I am in front, I am standing behind the enemy." In other words, by deliberately entering into the situation you can move to a place of safety. There are several Aikido techniques that move directly into the attack, avoiding collision, and emerging behind the attacker. There is a similar teaching in the Shinkage-ryu sword school. The poem reads: "Furikaburu tachi-no shita-koso jigoku-nare Mi-o-sutetekoso ukabu se-mo-are": Beneath the raised sword/ is like hell, Throw yourself away/ There may be a way out or : “It is like Hell standing beneath a raised sword, be willing to sacrifice yourself, there may be a way out.” One can imagine the poet watching a leaf flow downstream only to be pulled into the rapids and then appearing later below the falls. Could this be “irimi-ho,” the entering method? A poem that reflects the fundamental element of martial art is probably the following by O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba: “When an enemy comes running and strikes, take one step aside and cut immediately.” This is the fundamental theory of martial arts: simply step off the line of attack and execute the most direct technique. Unfortunately, this was probably written while the art was still aiki-budo and not aiki-do. Ueshiba realized that if you attack the attacker, you remain on the line of force. To be victorious, you must be the stronger. The poem’s meaning changes slightly to fit current Aikido principles. No longer do we “cut immediately” to deal with a conflict but rather we lead and control with compassion. We can develop this compassion and harmony by training in accordance to the principles of Aikido."
Freepers, I know, I know...long, cerebrium-teasing stuff I realize but with just the right kind of reply to Obama and Biden as they start to read their internal polling, piss down their pants legs, and respond particularly to Palin in typical panicked head on, Occidental frontal-onslaught mode, the clever Palin people will respond just enough to meet the attack, and yet turn Obama and particularly Biden's stupid negative energy right back on themselves and make national jackasses of the both of them. She is a natural to do this, because she parries the thrust just at the right level, and then with a smile, turns it around, stands behind them, and kicks them in their behinds. They will end up destroying themselves based on their ingrained, condescending attitudes they both have that are demonstrating toward Palin--but which the American people can smell from 100 miles off. It is steeped in both "elitism" (detached from reality and the little guy), and "entitlement" (Obama/Biden actually believe they were BORN TO BE OUR SAVIORS. When this is denied or suddenly threatened and the plan goes awry, all rational thinking goes out the door, they lose their strategy and cool, and start making all kinds of gaffes). This is what we are seeing. All the Palin people have to do is just move forward a bit, then step aside, and then let Obama Biden just fall right on their pathetic faces.
Another area they are going to get in trouble is attack the Assemblies of God. It is coming, only it will creat a huge grassroots backlash against Obama/Biden. But they are foolish, and seething with bile on their lips, they will make such mistakes IMHO in the next few weeks.
PS. McCain STILL sucks.
Thank you.