Thank you very much for this helpful and deeply insightful explanation of Ki. I recently returned to the practice of Aikido after an absence of several years. Your teaching on Ki has given me a new enthusiasm for the practice of Aikido.

Whatever keeps the universe together and orderly is not yet known. Scientists call that force black matter. Whether humans tap into that force to keep themselves alive and how they do that is not yet known. Some force obviously keeps you alive so you can do aikido and other martial arts.

Thanks for this. Very informative. I had my first Aikido lesson on Friday. I have been on a spiritual journey for some time and it now feels right to incorporate a body aspect to my meditation practice. The inner atittude seems primary in most martial arts, but in Aikido it really seems to be not just positivity, but peace of mind in action.

Excellent teaching! Thank you for your time and energy!

KI: a so vast subject. I appreciate the way you presented it, in its various dimensions and in an open minded way. Domo arigato

Very nice integration of vitalist health perspectives and aikido…. Good work, Boychick.

Thank you very much for this excellent explanation. Very nicely done. I appreciate your efforts.

Thank you for this video. You made this video very clear indeed explaining what is Ki and I believe in this and actually find it fascinating! I agree that Ki is part of Aikido and that it is within us around and how energy is working in the Universe and that it is everywhere actually and as you said there is a blueprint order that works within specific rules. It is something that is real and once we accept it within our Aikido study, it will help us understand what the Founder said...

Surely the best approach to study ki must begin with humility. The criticism on this comment thread reminds me of the number one rule i was taught of master and student. That you do not interupt the teachers flow with unneccesary questions. Some twenty years later i am discovering in my heart new meanings to those lessons i did not try to qualify at the time. This is ki. This is teaching. Sir i would dearly like to have a long form discussion as i feel suddenly a great rush to return to training this year.

I recall the first time I came across this word and concept. It was in the writings contained in the first edition of Mas Oyama's "This is Karate". I was 12 years old at the time in the mid 1960's when I first sent away for that monumental big book! Whoever wrote that section on the spiritual aspect of Karate stated also that once we develop the "ki" we connect or participate with the Divine! I don't recall the exact words but understood that the "world force", that which holds everything together is what is implied here. At that time (being influenced with Catholic Dogma, I wondered if the Ki and the "Spirit of God" were synonymous here. I often contemplated this throughout the years. Seeing that it is also used in healing, one would rightly identify this more accurately by humbly trying to understand it and learn from it rather than quibble about it's origins and identity. If it's universal then it must permeate in other ideologies. Anyway, just a thought.

The main issue is there is no universally agreed definition of what Ki even is! So without that how can it even be put through scientific, peer reviewed testing? its a ludicrous situation that simply gives many inadequate Aikidoka a "fall back position" to justify their lack of understanding of basic biomechanics and core concepts like kuzushi, rasen, maki, otoshi etc.

Thank you for sharing sensei..Ki is there whether one believe in it or not.I have personally seen it with my own eyes. One can only try and explain such things to people cause most people don't believe in their own greatness or of what they have residing within them.

Stunning to see Sensei Williams in our club with his assistant Paul as I was there during this seminar. (@13 minutes in, Alness Ki Aikido Club where I was one of the founding members in 1979) I received my 1st Dan grade from Sensei Williams in Burnham on Sea at summer school on 1st August 1985.

Why did you stop making videos?

KI is everything. KI is Gods Spirit. You see KI in all living things. To know KI is to know the universe. Done things that just trip me the hell out. Like the day. I won 36 karate match’s in a row. A round Robin. It wasn’t my skills though they are good. Wasn’t my size. It did help. And it wasn’t my ranking. Just brown belt. It was my Spirit. And my thought pattern. Sensei said that who lose the match. Has to sit down. I was like 9th in line. And I had one thought and one thought only. I WILL STAY STANDING. That was my only focus. I went through all 18 student. Sensei ask me. How did I do this. I explained what I was thinking. To my surprise. He said let’s set you do it again. It was crazy. And we started. At this point I’m in what I call my Bruce Lee mode. Just kept moving any and all direction. And struck when the Spirit moved me. Won every match. We had Black Belt from Japan there. People were getting together planning ways to beat me. It was like my body was on remote control. T just did what it need to do. Every strike. IPPON. MATCH OVER. KI has allowed me to really do some crazy things. Inside the dojo and outside the dojo. Very important video to try and grasp something that only comes with years of training. Really is so misunderstood and confusing. KI IS LIFE. THANK YOU.

Is Ki other word for Tao?

AND... ☯️ Too Wordy!

People talk about "KI" like it's some complicated, mythical thing that is some esoteric concept. Let's simplify. In my opinion, "KI'" means "intent" or "determination". To have "strong KI" means to have strong determination and intent. For example, when running a marathon, having "strong KI" means, from start to finish, you maintain a clear picture of yourself crossing the finish line, and you don't let that image be removed from your mind until you actually cross the finish line. To have "weak KI" would mean that, as soon as you feel the first sign of fatigue, you start thinking to yourself, "WHY did I ever sign up for this marathon!? WHAT was I thinking!? This was a bad idea!? I'm never going to make it! I could be relaxing in my recliner right now sipping a cold drink instead of suffering on this marathon course!!" That's "pulling your KI". That's simply negative thinking. When it comes to aikido, martial arts, or any physical activity, all we have are the principles of physics. The principles of physics are NEVER wrong. NEVER. One CANNOT overcome the principles of physics. O'Sensei could not. Tohei Sensei could not. All you can do is to position yourself in relation to your opponent in a way that give you the advantage when it comes to balance and leverage. Judoka understand this. They know that being good in judo is all about center of gravity, moment arm, fulcrums, and being quick enough and strong enough to get to advantageous positions quicker than their opponent does. This gives them the best opportunity to exploit their opponent and to turn the principles of physics against them. This is why if you put a black belt aikido student against a black belt judo student - the judoka will easily throw the aikido student. Much of aikido is based on esoteric thinking, and, overtime, aikido students ACTUALLY BEGIN TO BELIEVE all of the stuff told to them.

☯️QI 🚫 taught: Known!

Aikido without ki is no Aikido at all just as tai chi without chi is no tai chi at all. Us westerners tend to fuck everything up except logical reasoning

In no particular order you make these logical fallacies (some of them multiple times) - Appeal to Authority - Strawman - False Equivalence - Begging the Claim - Anecdotes - Appeal to Ignorance If you want your assertions to be taken seriously, you need to eliminate these from your arguments.