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Brandon Shatley · 09-09-2005, 02:52 PM

Thanks for the advice, I'll do that. I'm not sure what you mean by the leaning back, but I did watch a class and I've also studied some Iaido for a while, and everything the Aikido instructor was doing looked very precise. That is actually another thing that drew me in. I knew Aikido was about flowing movements and all that, but from what I've seen of this class there is also alot of emphasis on exact footwork and other such details that I never would have considered. The instructor really seems competent and I'm hoping he would know about potential problems like the leaning. And I'll definately make sure that I'm not doing anything that puts alot of strain on my back.

09-09-2005, 02:52 PM	#14
Brandon Shatley Location: Knoxville, TN Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 7 Offline	Re: Aikido: What it is, and what it is not? Thanks for the advice, I'll do that. I'm not sure what you mean by the leaning back, but I did watch a class and I've also studied some Iaido for a while, and everything the Aikido instructor was doing looked very precise. That is actually another thing that drew me in. I knew Aikido was about flowing movements and all that, but from what I've seen of this class there is also alot of emphasis on exact footwork and other such details that I never would have considered. The instructor really seems competent and I'm hoping he would know about potential problems like the leaning. And I'll definately make sure that I'm not doing anything that puts alot of strain on my back.