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markwalsh · 11-10-2006, 05:36 PM

Sara respects - brave post, thank you.

Sensei out there - please, please, please, read Paul Linden Senseis work on abuse, if you run even a medium sized dojo you PROBABLY TEACH SOMEONE WHO WAS ABUSED as a child in your dojo and almost certainly teach someone who has been raped. I think this is important as aikido deals with issues of self-defense, power, vulnerability, close physical contact and other things that will bring up strong reactions and can be used to heal or hurt.

Look up the stats if you think I'm exagerating.

11-10-2006, 05:36 PM	#10
markwalsh Dojo: Airenjuku Brighton Location: On the road - UK Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 514 Offline	Re: Aikido for Drug/alcohol Rehab Sara respects - brave post, thank you. Sensei out there - please, please, please, read Paul Linden Senseis work on abuse, if you run even a medium sized dojo you PROBABLY TEACH SOMEONE WHO WAS ABUSED as a child in your dojo and almost certainly teach someone who has been raped. I think this is important as aikido deals with issues of self-defense, power, vulnerability, close physical contact and other things that will bring up strong reactions and can be used to heal or hurt. Look up the stats if you think I'm exagerating.