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Joel Martel wrote:
What skills and techniques do you think is most important for a new student to master?:
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How to keep your balance and recognizing when your oppponet is unbalanced or disrupting your opponent's balance.
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Joel Martel wrote:
What are some of the biggest mistakes you see new students make?:
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Expectations set too high, not spending enough time on basics
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Joel Martel wrote:
How would you address these problems?:
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Practice basics over and over and over again, ad infinitum.
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Joel Martel wrote:
What are the biggest waist of times, if any?:
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Large seminars taught by elite professionals who do it for the money.
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Joel Martel wrote:
If you had two months to give someone a good foundation, what techniques would you focuse on? Why?:
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Unsoku,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWvkQcpGywA
Aiki-Taiso,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B2PMwdD2cc
Basics.
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Joel Martel wrote:
What was one of the most valuable skills you learned doing aikido?
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Balance Joel-san, in Aikido and in life.
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Joel Martel wrote:
Who do you think is having a powerful impact in the Aikido world in the last few years? Who are some new up and coming greats? :
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Each individual who practices Aikdo are the ones that have the most powerful impact and and are the greats of Aikido.