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Old 01-17-2006, 09:09 AM   #22
RebeccaM
Dojo: Boulder Aikikai
Location: Boulder
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Re: My Aikido Secret

Why keep it a secret? Are you ashamed? If aikido is such an important part of your life you might as well stop being so sneaky about it (not that parading aroud the workplace with a jo in your hand really constitutes as sneaky...if I suddenly started showing up at work with a great big stick I'd be getting a lot attention really quickly). You don't have to brag about it and tell everyone you meet within the first five minutes you do aikido. That wold be annoying. However, when the questions come up you may as well give them the honest answer. You may get some rather silly reactions but once you explain what's going on they'll back off. The reactions are only going to be sillier the longer you keep this a secret though.
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