prompt: Create a quick write-up about the concept of "Ki" as it related to Aikido, and how it is applied to everyday life.
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chosen.content: Create a quick write-up about the concept of "Ki" as it related to Aikido, and how it is applied to everyday life.
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chosen.content: Ki goes by many names across many different martial arts styles and religions. Ki is also known as Chinese "chi," Hawaiian "akua." God, or spiritual essence. Ki is a principal concept in certain schools of Aikido. It is the life force that flows through every living thing, and it comes from the universe in which we live.
  
  Imagine electricity coming out of a generator. Turning on the generator starts the engine, which, in turn, creates the electricity needed to power electrical items or appliances. Like the generator, humans act as generators for Ki, but the only way to properly allow the human body to conduct the universal electricity is to follow a set of principles that will prime the body to receive Ki. These principles are designed to unify the mind and body so they become one.
  
  Here are the principles to ensure the mind and body are connected, and Ki can flow through you:
  
  1. Keep One Point
  2. Relax completely
  3. Keep weight underside
  4. Extend Ki
  
  The second and third principles are of the body, while the first and fourth principles are of the mind. 
  
  Keeping One Point is done by putting your mind (your concentration) on a point two inches below your navel, where the body's center of gravity resides. Relaxing completely entails relaxing the entire body until there is no tension within, but not falling into "dead" relaxation - it should be a feeling of calm readiness. Keeping weight underside means that when you relax your body, the weight of your body naturally goes underside; when you stand, your weight goes downward toward your legs so that you are rooted firmly and calmly to the ground. Extending Ki entails imagining that water is springing forth from your One Point through your body like a powerful water hose, and the water shooting out from your entire body toward infinity.
  
  These concepts can help in daily life by grounding you and making you more receptive to the energy of the universe.
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