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Old 07-20-2007, 03:06 AM   #6
Mark Uttech
Dojo: Yoshin-ji Aikido of Marshall
Location: Wisconsin
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Re: Worth training in different aikido styles??

"Style" seems to create its own confusions. I can see the real need for people to have a home dojo where they can focus and grow. There are so many seminars that a person can begin to shift their focus around (this generally should begin after one has reached 3rd kyu. What I mean, I guess, is that one should not be afraid to venture out at this point). I also see the need for people to think of themselves as 'lifelong students', which is what O'Sensei said he was, and I have heard other shihan say the same thing.

In gassho,

Mark

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