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Old 08-15-2009, 09:04 AM   #4
Mark Peckett
Dojo: Aikido Fellowship of Great Britain
Location: Birmingham
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Re: Aikido for older beginners ?

Plenty of good advice here; I can't add to it, simply recommend you take it and start. There are plenty of us 50 plus-ers practising and enjoying it.
I would say you'll probably enjoy it more than some of the younger, more physical active practitioners, as there is a cerebral aspect of aikido which seems to appeal to older people: the difference of a couple of degrees in an angle making all the difference in a technique and is the kind of thing which seems to fascinate the more mature!
If I can give you one piece of advice - learn to pace yourself and listen to your body.

Last edited by Mark Peckett : 08-15-2009 at 09:06 AM.
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