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Old 09-27-2015, 09:52 AM   #18
Cynrod
Location: Las Vegas
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Re: Thinking twice about iwama ryu

Hello Christian,

One of the biggest mistake that a beginner can make is to move from dojo to dojo in a short period of time. You should stay on one dojo for at least six months just for you to learn the basics, in which the basics are the most important part of your Aikido training. Ask yourself what do you really want and what are you looking for in a dojo or a sensei. What is a good Aikido dojo is good to you? You've trained 17 years in Shotokan Karate and maybe after those years you're at least a Yondan or a Godan? Just like in Shotokan Karate, there's a lot of affiliations. SKIF, ISKF, JKA, JKF in which some katas and wazas are slightly different from each other. Don't you think that being at that Dan grade in Karate does not play the EGO on you to start as a MUKYU in Aikido? Or, maybe you're looking for that Aikido dojo/sensei that's going to feed your curiousity and contentment? Aikikai or not Aikikai as long as it's AIKIDO are all the same to me. Some are Affiliated and others are Independent, as long as it's Aikido isn't it? You're the only one who can answer your own question and the only one that can find what you're really looking for in a Aikido dojo/sensei. My only advise to you is step on the mats and just "SHUT UP AND TRAIN". That's the enjoyment of it, it's AIKIDO.

Oneigashimazu.

"For The Secret That The Warrior Seeks: You Must Know That The Basic Principles Lie In The Study Of The Spirit." - Morihei Ueshiba
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