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Old 02-27-2009, 01:29 PM   #5
Eva Antonia
Dojo: CERIA
Location: Brussels
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 211
Belgium
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Re: Restorative side of Aikido

Hi all,

when I was young (from 8 to 16 years) I did acrobatic gym and nearly ruined my joints. I had really severe lower back pains during the folloowing 20 (!) years, and already when I was 19 doctors told me that there was nothing to do about it.

But when I started with aikido, these pains just VANISHED after some weeks. It was incredible. So in addition to a general aikido addiciton I have a very serious reason to continue with aikido until I'm very, very old.

Another thing is if I have a minor cold or just some stress, one hour on the mat generally wipes it out. That is also very appreciated.

Certainly there are some minor disagreeable impacts of aikido like mat sores, blues or sprains in this or that articulation...but I find that in comparison to the positive effects, not counting the FUN of it, these are absolutely negligible.

Best regards, and have all a nice week-end,

Eva
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