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Guillaume Erard wrote:
Now, since Aikido has no competition to get exposure and funding, it is understandable that some use available means to attract students<snip>
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I don't think that's relevant, most of the <ahem> "Black Belt Academy" type places are doing things other than aikido, its because its so rare that we all find this aggressively commercial approach to teaching aikido a bit of a shock.
Nottingham is one of a few places in the UK where 'competition' in aikido is easy to find, there's an excellent Shodokan group practicing at the University there (they're mostly, but not exclusively, uni students), and they get pretty regular opportunities to engage in a bit of shiai.
Sean
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