Ki Development Exercises in Kokikai Aikido Part II - What is Ki?
In a previous post I wrote about why, and how, we practice ki development exercises in Kokikai Aikido . What is Ki, Anyway??? So, we're supposed to be developing our " ki " during "ki development exercises," but what is ki ? Ki is an concept that is shared among many Asian traditions. While Google translates it unhelpfully as "ki", the word is used in many ways in Japanese to signify everything from spirit or life energy to air and atmosphere . There are many common Japanese expressions that use ki such as "O-gen ki desu ka?" ("How are you/Are you well?") " Ki " is part of the word "Aikido" and "Ko ki kai" as well as some other health-related practices you may have heard of such as "Rei ki. " In Chinese it's " qi " (pronounced " chi ") and is part of Qi -Gong and Tai Chi Chuan. In Sanskrit the word prana means much the same. One of my favorit...