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Old 05-16-2006, 05:58 PM   #3
Neal Earhart
 
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Re: Advice for a returning shodan

Congrats for returning to Aikido !

I took about 4.5 years off from Aikido, primarily due to some knee surgeries and some other non-aikido related injuries.

I just went back to my dojo, re-signed up, and started taking class again

We don't line-up by rank where I practice, so I can't give you advice about that question. But once you've earned your shodan, it doesn't get taken away...you're just a shodan who's a bit "rusty"

The worst thing I did was stop practicing Aikido...best thing I did was to start practicing again

Last edited by Neal Earhart : 05-16-2006 at 06:03 PM.
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