Mokuso (黙想 mok'sō) is a Japanese term for meditation, especially when practiced in the Japanese martial arts. Mokusō (pronounced "mohk-sou") is performed before beginning a training session in order to "focus" & "clear one's mind", very similar to the zen concept of mushin. This term is more formally known to mean "warming up the mind for training hard". It was designed to channel the breathing in order to prevent injury, maintain focus, and prepare for training.
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Eesti taasiseseisvumise puhul!
On the occasion of Estonian Restoration of Independence!

"When O'Sensei created Aikido, he broke with the traditional concept of martial arts. That is how aikido developed. Aikido is not for fighting but for harmony and love.

If you look at martial arts from the western standpoint, they are fighting arts. In Japan, Budo is known to involve mental and spiritual aspects. But here, people do not see it that way. O'Sensei created aikido to break through the traditional concepts of martial arts. It was a simple thing, his idea, harmony with the universe. You train technically to be efficient and precise. Accuracy involved timing and rhythm. So if you understand that timing and rhythm create a balance, then you begin to understand that we are part of the universe...

If you only look at aikido like its a martial art, for purposes of attack and defense, training will be limited to those purposes."

-Seiichi Sugano (1939-2010) 8th dan