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Old 12-18-2010, 04:54 PM   #14
RED
Join Date: Apr 2009
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Re: Age differences in class

I've trained with 80 year old men, and 11 year old girls. Both have something very different, and very valid to teach you about your own Aikido. And I'm of the opinion that everyone pays their dues just like I do, and have just as much of a right to the mat as me, even if they are physically weaker or have more obstacles than me. They deserve a good uke and a good nage, just as much as some one who's my equal physically.

Teens can benefit from working with the elderly, and vise verse. Just by the virtue that some one gives you their body to practice with is a gift, no matter how old or young that body might be.

Last edited by RED : 12-18-2010 at 04:58 PM.

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