Thread: Aikido at forty
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Old 08-13-2007, 02:50 PM   #12
Ron Tisdale
Dojo: Doshinkan dojo in Roxborough, Pa
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Re: Aikido at forty

I trained in a dojo on wednesday (one of the hottest and most humid days of the year here) who must have been over 60. This guy really had some guts as an older beginner training in that weather. I really admired him. When we did oto geiko after class, he took a couple of soft falls, but his butt hurt. So I just had him walk away from the throws, or we turned the waza into connection and stretching exercises.

He did really well.

Best,
Ron

Ron Tisdale
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