Comments on: Theological ‘Lock In’ | I Am Not A Gadget | Bad Faith [4] http://www.kesterbrewin.com/2010/03/14/theological-lock-in-i-am-not-a-gadget-bad-faith-4/ // __ issues. in code. __ // Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:30:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Sabio Lantz http://www.kesterbrewin.com/2010/03/14/theological-lock-in-i-am-not-a-gadget-bad-faith-4/comment-page-1/#comment-2441 Sabio Lantz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:09:49 +0000 http://www.kesterbrewin.com/?p=1226#comment-2441 Excellent examples ! I loved that you even illustrate that the form of software we choose can effect us. Aikido is a "gentle" martial art. Classically, two type of beginner students present with problems: (1) The Peace Freak: vegetarian, just wants to suppress violence with love. (2) The Tough Guy: wants to wrestle and show his power Both are locked into their image of themselves and their ways of using their bodies. If they succeed, Aikido will teach them how to choose which technique is most effective and how to have a flexible body and mind. Ironically they will become very skillful at being able to harm people as they become flexibly discerning with the over all effect of a great gentleness. Excellent examples ! I loved that you even illustrate that the form of software we choose can effect us.

Aikido is a “gentle” martial art. Classically, two type of beginner students present with problems:
(1) The Peace Freak: vegetarian, just wants to suppress violence with love.
(2) The Tough Guy: wants to wrestle and show his power

Both are locked into their image of themselves and their ways of using their bodies. If they succeed, Aikido will teach them how to choose which technique is most effective and how to have a flexible body and mind. Ironically they will become very skillful at being able to harm people as they become flexibly discerning with the over all effect of a great gentleness.

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