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Old 09-21-2006, 10:24 AM   #3
Kevin Wilbanks
Location: Seattle/Southern Wisconsin
Join Date: Jul 2002
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Re: Men and Women Training Together

Ugh. The last sex-segregated thing I did was a bachelor getaway weekend at a cabin, prior to a friend's wedding. Men behave horribly when no women are around. It was both disgusting and boring. I came away thinking that if I had to live in a sex-segregated society, I'd kill myself. One of the main things I like about Aikido is that there are lots of women involved and it's not some sweaty jockstrap, towel-snapping boys club.

Another thing, I have done a bit of hostel travelling. From my experience and talking to people who run hostels, it turns out that mixed-sex dorm rooms tend to work better than single sex. The men are cleaner and the women are more friendly. I consider separating the sexes an artifact of a less civilized era.
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