Shinshin Toitsu no Yondai Gensoku ( FOUR BASIC PRINCIPLES )

FOUR BASIC PRINCIPLES in Ki Aikido

1. Keep One Point
2. Relax Completely
3. Keep Weight Underside
4. Extend Ki
 I found in my notes a more literal translation from a seminar, I attended some years ago.
This may help us understand a little better the underling principle of each of the four basic principles.

1.    Keep One Point - Principle of the mind
Seika no iten ni kokoro o shizumei toitsu suru.
Calmly realize (your) mind at the one point in (your) lower abdomen.

2.    Relax Completely - Principle of the body
Zenshin no chikara o kanzenni nuku.
Completely release (i.e. throw away) all tension from the entirebody/mind and emotion.

3.    Keep Weight Underside - Principle of the body
Karada no subete no bubun no omome o sono saikabu nioku.
Let the weight of every part of the body settle at its lowest point.

4.    Extend Ki - Principle of the mind
Ki o dasu. 
Ki Extends