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Janet Rosen · 12-12-2016, 11:32 PM

Oh my. Here's my take on it: NOBODY has the right to abuse anybody, in or out of the dojo. You were 100% right to go to your sensei and report it promptly. It is the chief instructor's responsibility to set the tone for the dojo and to make it a safe place for practice.
I can tell you what I would do - and I'm speaking as a 61 year old woman, but I'd have done this when I was about your age too, had I been doing aikido! - I would NEVER train with this person again. If he tried to bow in to me, I would LOUDLY say, "I will not train with you because you tried to hurt me for no reason." And find another partner; if need be in a group of three, or even sit it out.
Attempting to retaliate just puts you on his level. You can be better than that.

12-12-2016, 11:32 PM	#2
Janet Rosen Location: Left Coast Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,339 Offline	Re: Black belt tried to attack me for doing the technique "wrong". Oh my. Here's my take on it: NOBODY has the right to abuse anybody, in or out of the dojo. You were 100% right to go to your sensei and report it promptly. It is the chief instructor's responsibility to set the tone for the dojo and to make it a safe place for practice. I can tell you what I would do - and I'm speaking as a 61 year old woman, but I'd have done this when I was about your age too, had I been doing aikido! - I would NEVER train with this person again. If he tried to bow in to me, I would LOUDLY say, "I will not train with you because you tried to hurt me for no reason." And find another partner; if need be in a group of three, or even sit it out. Attempting to retaliate just puts you on his level. You can be better than that.
	Janet Rosen http://www.zanshinart.com "peace will enter when hate is gone"--percy mayfield