Cliched, I Know

So I've been to Aikido a few times without posting. Bad me, I know, but this is getting to be like a record of posts for me!

The reason for the absence is pretty much that I haven't gathered anything mind blowing recently. Although, I guess you could say that that would be something in and of itself, that it's not stimulating my brain.

The only real thing I have noticed recently is the old cliche that the more you put in, the more you get out. In the case of Aikido, this is actually an Axiom. It requires the energy of the attacker to actually perform the technique. If you half ass it, your partner does half assed technique. If your partner tries to make it right by adding their own energy, then you generally get dumped on your ass in a far more unpleasant fashion, because they were too busy adding energy to direct it properly.

Maybe that's the thing to see. You have to put in a bunch of energy, then take the time to stop and apply it in the correct direction. If you attempt to do both at the same time, you may end up getting it done, but the grace is gone. I dunno, it seems difficult to create energy or motivation or whatever, then apply it. It would seem to be a chicken and egg problem, but then again, anything that simple would be apparent, and everyone would be doing it wouldn't they? :-p

Also, on an unrelated note, I found some awesome guitar music last night. Pretty much anything here http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=rpoland is freaking amazing. I'm particularly fond of Andy McKee, and Andrew White. I have Andy McKee's middle album and it's pretty damn good. It also makes me sad to think that I will never be that good at guitar, but happy to know that it's possible. Directed energies I guess ;-)

Are you pondering what I'm pondering Pinky? I think so Brain, but flinging the poo first is just asking for it.