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Philip Purcell wrote:
I have heard aikido described as the dance of the gods. So, what is your internal jukebox playing to set your tempo?
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Amusing question.
Aikido sure is like dancing, although seldom that of the gods...
To what music?
It can't be anything in regular four-beat, that's far too square. Maybe three-beat, like the waltz. Or five-beat, to make room for variation and improvisation. Seven-beat for the advanced...
Maybe
Blue Rondo a la Turk for the truly gifted:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc34Uj8wlmE
And there has to be lots of syncopations, the
sen-sen-no-sen rhythm of aikido - acting before the attack is even initiated.
I could probably have fun with some Frank Zappa playing in my head, or Pink Floyd when working in a slow tempo. Haydn would certainly get my body moving, too.
Or the madly escalating orchestral tones in the Beatles'
A Day in the Life:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWjVffR5EdM