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Old 01-11-2011, 07:41 AM   #23
Mary Eastland
 
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Dojo: Berkshire Hills Aikido
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Re: What Is Your Responsibility in Training?

At my first summer camp Maruyama Sensei noticed I could only do back rolls on one side..he followed me down the whole length of the mat yelling (i didn't understand it at the time) "other side, "other side".
After people explained he was saying "other side"...i cringed because I had been avoiding my left side because it was so difficult for me.....and spent the next 6 months practicing the "other side" so that would never happen again.
Maybe you could ask for advanced seminars?
Interesting read. Thanks.
Mary
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