Budo

I had a realization tonight after Aikido, the martial way is not that control but rather of certainty.  It is not that the world you face is set, but rather as it ebbs and flow you are certain of yourself in its grasp.  When I strike correctly my certainty of its completion or contact is what makes it unblockable or in Aikido, when you move, you move with certainty into someone else's space and displacing them by will rather than strength.  It is with certainty you make your choices and face their consequences unflinchingly.  The Zen path is to achieve clarity in order to see the World as it truly is.  The Budo path to then find certainty in action and cut through to the other side.