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Old 09-11-2003, 11:21 PM   #8
MikeE
 
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Dojo: Midwest Center For Movement & Aikido Bukou Dojos
Location: Hudson, WI
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Politics poisons everything.

If you think your organization has all the answers....you need a reality check.

To have someone come in, that is high ranking, regardless of affiliation, should be treated with the utmost respect. Try to get them to teach something. They will want to show something good, so your students will benefit.

I regularly invite instructors from different organizations to teach a class for me when I'm gone. I don't have all the answers, and it helps my students to see other styles and philosophies.

BTW, In my dojos this doesn't just pertain to aikido.

Mike Ellefson
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