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09-18-2005, 11:41 AM
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Dojo: Shima Arashi Dojo
Location: Dorset (my luvvers! ohhhh arrrrr) uk
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
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Karen Dodsworth wrote:
if sensei asks you to do a technique on them do it quickly, if you are not quick enough they will do it to u
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hmmmm voice of experiance eh karen!
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Dance your cares away .... worry for another day ... let the music play .... down in fraggle rock!
when bored ... do as I do. Poke a patient!
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09-18-2005, 07:43 PM
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Dojo: Aikido of Central New York
Location: Cortland, NY
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
#25 Corallary to #7 and #10: Do not ask Sensei "What is nikkyo?"
#25A: ALWAYS do cool-down stretches after a "nikkyo night."
#26 When you are being uke for a senior student, do NOT try to stand up when you are supposed to be going down. If Sensei sees this, this will inspire him to show how to handle it when someone stands up. (Happened my second or third class last year; I was being uke for ikkyo -- I think -- and tended to stand up when I shouldn't have. Sensei came over and said, "If he stands up, cut down .... " After slamming my former nage into the tatami a couple times, he said, "Hey, I like that!" and had us all do it. Fortunately, us newer people were allowed to use a rear sitfall for ukemi on that one.)
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10-15-2005, 06:50 AM
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Dojo: lone pine ryu school of aiki kyusho jujutsu ,woking & guildford
Location: kingston upon hull
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
if sensei asks you what you have been doing in a previous class (as i do 2 different styles of aikido) don't tell them about your miserable attempts at doing ukemi as they will make you repeat that said same miserable performance
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some things are so dear and so precious you have to let them go
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10-15-2005, 04:07 PM
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Location: Tel-Aviv
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
NEVER laugh when sensei wants you to be his uke... trust me on this one....
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10-23-2005, 10:29 AM
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#30
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Dojo: lone pine ryu school of aiki kyusho jujutsu ,woking & guildford
Location: kingston upon hull
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
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Yossi Koresh wrote:
NEVER laugh when sensei wants you to be his uke... trust me on this one....
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id never laugh wen my senseis ask me to be there uke ,id run and hide behind the bigger students (it only ends in pain if i dont) ps read my aiki blog and u will see why
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some things are so dear and so precious you have to let them go
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10-23-2005, 08:51 PM
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Dojo: Shima Arashi Dojo
Location: Dorset (my luvvers! ohhhh arrrrr) uk
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
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Yossi Koresh wrote:
NEVER laugh when sensei wants you to be his uke... trust me on this one....
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HA i laugh in the face of danger!
ohhhh alright ... its more a squeek of panick and some classic martial "Ooph"s!!!
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Dance your cares away .... worry for another day ... let the music play .... down in fraggle rock!
when bored ... do as I do. Poke a patient!
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10-24-2005, 08:06 AM
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Dojo: lone pine ryu school of aiki kyusho jujutsu ,woking & guildford
Location: kingston upon hull
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
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Emma Mason wrote:
HA i laugh in the face of danger!
ohhhh alright ... its more a squeek of panick and some classic martial "Ooph"s!!!
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lol emmsy i though it would be more like full blow cries of sheer agony
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some things are so dear and so precious you have to let them go
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10-24-2005, 03:16 PM
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Dojo: Koshinkai Leeuwarden
Location: Leeuwarden
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
One I like and which might actualy be usefull:
Dont look for coins on the mat, look for 100 bills on the wall
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11-19-2005, 04:02 AM
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Dojo: Shima Arashi Dojo
Location: Dorset (my luvvers! ohhhh arrrrr) uk
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
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Dance your cares away .... worry for another day ... let the music play .... down in fraggle rock!
when bored ... do as I do. Poke a patient!
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11-19-2005, 04:04 AM
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Dojo: Shima Arashi Dojo
Location: Dorset (my luvvers! ohhhh arrrrr) uk
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
Last edited by emma.mason15 : 11-19-2005 at 04:08 AM.
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Dance your cares away .... worry for another day ... let the music play .... down in fraggle rock!
when bored ... do as I do. Poke a patient!
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11-19-2005, 08:43 AM
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Dojo: Aikido of Central New York
Location: Cortland, NY
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
[Yoda] You will be afraid, Young One. You will be. [/Yoda]
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11-19-2005, 02:50 PM
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Dojo: Kingston Aikido
Location: New York
Join Date: Dec 2002
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
I think Emma and I are soul sisters across the pond from eachother. I said once to a nidan friend, "I'm not afraid of HIM!" (Sensei) And she said, "Well, I am!"
Huh.
Maybe I SHOULD be.
<grin>
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Karen
"Try not. Do...or do not. There is no try." - Master Yoda
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12-13-2005, 12:47 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
Step on the hem of a yundansha hakama...go ahead, I dare you.
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12-13-2005, 02:34 PM
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Dojo: Seattle Ki Society
Location: Seattle
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
I am somewhat notorious for lying on the mat laughing after sensei throws me, because some techniques just never fail to surprise me no matter how often I see them. "How the &$#^ did he do that?" I particularly love demonstrations which start with sensei saying, "All of you are pushing and straining...as you can see, if I push Mary she just stands there....but if, instead, I just do *this*--" WHAM! So cool!
I have a lot of faith that the yudansha will not hurt me. It's the high kyu ranked people I'm scared of.
Mary Kaye
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12-13-2005, 04:13 PM
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Dojo: Ft. Myers School of Aikido
Location: Ft. Myers, FL.
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
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Mary Kuhner wrote:
I am somewhat notorious for lying on the mat laughing after sensei throws me, because some techniques just never fail to surprise me no matter how often I see them. "How the &$#^ did he do that?" I particularly love demonstrations which start with sensei saying, "All of you are pushing and straining...as you can see, if I push Mary she just stands there....but if, instead, I just do *this*--" WHAM! So cool!
I have a lot of faith that the yudansha will not hurt me. It's the high kyu ranked people I'm scared of.
Mary Kaye
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I thought I was the only one who laughed after getting tossed on my butt! I'm afraid of mudansha too.
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"The only difference between Congress and drunken sailors is that drunken sailors spend their own money." -Tom Feeney, representative from Florida
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12-13-2005, 07:45 PM
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Dojo: Kingston Aikido
Location: New York
Join Date: Dec 2002
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
Actually, I'm more afraid of the brand newbies than anyone.
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Karen
"Try not. Do...or do not. There is no try." - Master Yoda
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12-14-2005, 11:15 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
I know what you mean.
The yudansha try to make sure you fall correctly, and know how to catch you if you don't.
The newbies don't know how to do that. They also don't know how much force you should use when they are trying to throw you. They can accidentally hurt you.
Other newbies go on power trips...
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02-04-2015, 11:21 AM
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#43
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Location: college place washington
Join Date: Jan 2015
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
I have read about aikido for years, but have never been in a dojo, or taken lessons.
these were still fun to read, some I didn't understand.
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03-15-2015, 01:21 PM
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Dojo: Wasabi Dojo
Location: Houston, TX
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
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Janet Rosen wrote:
When the instructor says "what should we work on today?" never ever say "nikkyo" or your dojomates will despise you forever.....
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But.... I love teaching nikkyo.... doesn't everyone?
...lol...
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I find it interesting that the kanji character for kuzushi illustrates a mountain falling on a house.
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03-15-2015, 03:16 PM
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Dojo: Suenaka-Ha Aikido of Bloomington
Location: Bloomington, Indiana
Join Date: Dec 2011
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
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John Powell wrote:
But.... I love teaching nikkyo.... doesn't everyone?
...lol...
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I would very happily do an all nikkyo class!
And as for an additional rule, Ask all the questions you like, just recall that Sensei's uke will be your first training partner after the demonstration is over!
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03-16-2015, 08:16 PM
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Dojo: Calgary Aikikai
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Join Date: Nov 2000
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
When your Shihan or Sensei asks people to work with someone their own age and then smiles in your direction you have a number of choices 1) sit and watch, 2) pick any injury that is believable ... which can be anything if you're past 60, 3) partner up with an 18 to 25 year old and show him that once you get up from seiza (if you can) that you can still move, 4) remain on the mat and readjust your knee brace or 5) combine 1,2,or 4. ( from the old guy in our dojo )
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Andrew Barron
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03-17-2015, 10:13 AM
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Location: Left Coast
Join Date: May 2002
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
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Andrew Barron wrote:
When your Shihan or Sensei asks people to work with someone their own age and then smiles in your direction you have a number of choices 1) sit and watch, 2) pick any injury that is believable ... which can be anything if you're past 60, 3) partner up with an 18 to 25 year old and show him that once you get up from seiza (if you can) that you can still move, 4) remain on the mat and readjust your knee brace or 5) combine 1,2,or 4. ( from the old guy in our dojo )
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Janet Rosen
http://www.zanshinart.com
"peace will enter when hate is gone"--percy mayfield
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03-18-2015, 05:38 PM
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Dojo: Greensboro Kodokan
Location: Greensboro
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
Don't tell sensei you saw a more effective technique on your video game.
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03-19-2015, 01:20 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2002
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
"What's that ukemi like if you're not as flexible as [uber-bendy yudansha dude]?"
WHAM
"oh"
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05-08-2015, 08:56 AM
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Dojo: Aikido of Rochester, Rochester, MN
Location: Rochester, MN
Join Date: Apr 2014
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Re: The solution to Aiki Newbie Confusion...
#11 Don't ever ask Sensei for an all suwari waza class. Your fellow students will despise you and plot your demise.
#12 Don't ever tell Shihan, "C'mon old man". Seriously....don't ever do this. I made this mistake once.
#13 If Uke is not playing properly.....breakfalls are in order. Do not hesitate. Do not stop.
Mike
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