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Old 02-15-2009, 04:43 PM   #48
Rosecarmethene
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Re: man hesitant to train with woman???

Szczepan-san, et al:

A few more thoughts:

men and women have different strengths and different weaknesses.

Men may be physically stronger than women, but that doesn't mean women are fragile. Oftentimes, women have greater endurance than men, and they are usually emotionally stronger.

Also, if you have to rely on strength to do technique, is it really aikido? There will always be someone who is stronger. A great strength of women is that they can't rely on physical strength but have to make pure technique work for them. Many men I see are used to being strong and tough, and rely on that in their aikido, at the expense of proper technique.
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