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Old 06-29-2002, 12:27 PM   #13
Bruce Baker
Dojo: LBI Aikikai/LBI ,NJ
Location: Barnegaat, NJ
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 893
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Stay or Go ...

Should I stay or should I go?

Funny thing about that little question ... it spurs to do both.

Both I and my teacher have ask ourselves if Aikido had more to teach than merely learning the physical practical techniques that are the basis of mat practice?

He found Tai Chi. It opened his eyes to the depth of Aikido being so much more than meets the eye, and he found new interest after thirty years of practice.

I found new interest with pressure points, study in jujitsu, and finding the basis for ancient fighting arts from which Aikido was taken then modified into our modern practice.

Sometimes taking a side road puts you back on the path to Aikido, and sometimes it does not.

I don't know what your goal is in practicing Aikido ... or any martial art, but if you find yourself looking at the clock when you miss class ...

Good luck in finding what is right for you.
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