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Nick · 07-02-2000, 07:41 AM

Hey-

At my dojo, if you need to stop, bow out, get some water, and take all the time you need. However, stupid as I am, I rarely take this opportunity unless a yudansha calls a water break. However, during something like ryo-kata randori, when I'm whipped, I'll stand in the back and catch my breath, but only as much breath as it takes to charge at them and roll again.

In conclusion- push yourself, but not too far...

-Nick

07-02-2000, 07:41 AM	#2
Nick Dojo: Aikido of Greater Atlanta Location: Atlanta, GA Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 561 Offline	Hey- At my dojo, if you need to stop, bow out, get some water, and take all the time you need. However, stupid as I am, I rarely take this opportunity unless a yudansha calls a water break. However, during something like ryo-kata randori, when I'm whipped, I'll stand in the back and catch my breath, but only as much breath as it takes to charge at them and roll again. In conclusion- push yourself, but not too far... -Nick
	--- Nick Porter "Do not fall into the trap of the artisan who boasts twenty years of experience, when in fact he has had only one year of experience-- twenty times."