| Needed materials: * Humi Himu:
Humi (a girl. hair, beautiful hair, braided hair?)
Himu (A string. {of something... doesn't matter that much }) Take a long piece of string and cut it in three parts (you can use a single knotted humi if you wish, but this is more practical, as you can have 3 separate himu's). Tie them into a knot at one end, and make sure you don't knit/knot it too tight. this is your Versumi *(A beautiful piece of String tied with a knot) The Versumi is a piece for meditation, but Also a piece for training your memory and your dexterity. Start braiding it like a little girl... Don't think "That's gay"{, you rather BE gay (if you wish it so) } Humi-retsu-do: (Kata) As you descend down into the braiding process, sooner or later you would be faced with your limitness and you will make a
MISTAKE in the braiding (it's gotta be either on the left or on the right). If you are perfect, then MAKE the mistake on purpose. You have got to have at least ONE mistake in your Versumi, otherwise it's
just a simple braided himu (string) and you are probably wasting your time ! Make a mental note of this mistake, and continue braiding. What spurred the MISTAKEing is not important and usually distractive.
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Sooner or later, you're either going to make a second mistake, or you're going to repeat the previous process. Doesn't matter. Before you continue braiding, NAME the first mistake "Ai"... Say it as if you're training Aiki right now! say "Ai!" {you can even shout out it like "Aa-a-a-yi!" with all your lung's might at "a-yi!", and increasing "aaa")
After some more braiding, and your impetuous "Ai!" battle cry (if retsu-do.ing, always check for people nearby ;)), Wait for a second, meditate, fix your breathing (you shouldn't be breathing w/ ?presekulki? interruptions and breath-holding)Then braid out a "Ki" inside your Himu:
Continue braiding without any mistakes for now. Increase your technique, when you feel ready, BRAID out a DO (method, The Way, way, Way) Random. Opposite. original side.Now you're ready. For Kimu-retsu-do (or mindful Aiki)
Once you catch the basic Language you can "upgrade it" with combinations of knitting and mistake knots.