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08-19-2009, 09:35 PM
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Limerick challenge!
There was once a great aikidoka
Whose technique was increasingly local;
His movements got smaller than ever
Till they disappeared altogether
And even his kiai was sub-vocal.
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Methinks I wrote about Tissier Shihan...
Now who can do better?! Come on, I know you're just raring to unleash your poetic talents upon the AikiWeb!
Karo
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08-19-2009, 10:08 PM
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Re: Limerick challenge!
One night Karolina Owczarzak
after aikido got carjacked!
She tossed the offender
On top of her fender
and said "Yer not such a baddy now, are ya?"
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I am not an expert
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08-19-2009, 11:00 PM
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Re: Limerick challenge!
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Jeremy Morrison wrote:
One night Karolina Owczarzak
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Jeremy gets plus 100 points for spelling my last name correctly
For the rest of you, don't worry, in this game everything's made up and the points don't matter... That's right, the points are just like "Whose Line" and your aikido rank...
So, I'll see your hijack and raise you marine fauna with a local flair:
There was a shodan from Woodley Park*
Who was attacked by a giant shark;
He grabbed the large fin,
Did a sankyo pin
And made it promise to eat only bark.
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* Woodley Park is where my dojo is in DC. Now I wonder who's the shodan...
Karo
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08-20-2009, 12:20 AM
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Dojo: Aikido of San Diego, San Diego, California
Location: San Diego County, California
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Re: Limerick challenge!
Dagnabbit. Why'd you have to bring up Limericks just before bedtime? Now my mind won't shut up. Here are a couple written while brushing my teeth:
There once was a sensei named Dave
Who would practice all day with a glaive.
He mastered the kata
of the naginata
'Til the motion was just like a wave.
There was a yudansha named Karen
Whose waza was flashy and darin'.
Her hakama flew
as her uke she slew.
And all of the white belts were starin'.
Last edited by Linda Eskin : 08-20-2009 at 12:28 AM.
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08-20-2009, 12:27 AM
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Dojo: Aikido of San Diego, San Diego, California
Location: San Diego County, California
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Re: Limerick challenge!
Aha! Another one:
No one does ukemi like Jay,
Who rolls in his own special way.
He melds with the mat,
With nary a splat,
And pops up on the preceding day.
I still got nothin' close to that first one (by the OP), though.
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08-20-2009, 07:31 AM
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Dojo: Aikido of San Diego, San Diego, California
Location: San Diego County, California
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Re: Limerick challenge!
In his three DVDs about Entries,
Ledyard shares what's been passed on for centuries:
If you're already in
The attacker can't win
Just drop, and he'll be on his knees.
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08-20-2009, 12:27 PM
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Dojo: Sukagawa Aikido Club of Montreal
Location: Montreal
Join Date: Aug 2000
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Re: Limerick challenge!
The other evening on my way to class
I grew curious and I had to ask
What will sensei do tonight
Lots of attacks but no fight
And for sure we'll end up on our collective ass
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08-20-2009, 01:14 PM
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Dojo: Allegheny Aikido, Pitsburgh PA
Location: Pittsburgh PA
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Re: Limerick challenge!
I know a cool Sensei named Garth
Whose Waza is hardly a farce,
He'll show you the way,,
To Irimi Nage',
And introduce you to the planet Earth.
I also know someone named Pyle,
Who has an encouraging smile,
But his technique's no joke
When he does a nikyo,
You'll find yourself flyin a mile.
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08-20-2009, 02:04 PM
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Re: Limerick challenge!
Oh, well, if we're boasting about our senseis now....
There was a sensei called Michael
Who was famous from here to Lake Baikal
He trained at great pace
With such skill and grace
That the uke could not be recycled.
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I should soooooo get a promotion for that...
Karo
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08-20-2009, 02:51 PM
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Dojo: Allegheny Aikido, Pitsburgh PA
Location: Pittsburgh PA
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Re: Limerick challenge!
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Oh, well, if we're boasting about our senseis now....
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ah I'd rather not call it boasting. Just a certain amount of admiration.
But then maybe you haven't met Tara
who has quite a knowledge of hara.
with a shomenuchi cut
she'll put you on your but
and she won't even smear her mascara.
Oh I am in so much trouble arn't I?
There's also this girl you should meet
she walked in one day off the street.
shes an interesting case,
she don't land on her face
In spite of her tangled up feet.
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08-20-2009, 08:37 PM
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Re: Limerick challenge!
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Karolina Owczarzak wrote:
Oh, well, if we're boasting about our senseis now....
There was a sensei called Michael
Who was famous from here to Lake Baikal
He trained at great pace
With such skill and grace
That the uke could not be recycled.
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I should soooooo get a promotion for that...
Karo
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Nice.
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I am not an expert
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08-20-2009, 10:20 PM
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Dojo: Searching for a new home
Location: Delaware (<3 still in Oregon!)
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Re: Limerick challenge!
There once was a man in Nagoya,
Who said "I have something to show ya."
He spins you around,
You fly up and down,
As he says "It was nice to know ya."
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~Look into the eyes of your opponent & steal his spirit.
~To be a good martial artist is to be good thief; if you want my knowledge, you must take it from me.
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08-20-2009, 11:32 PM
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Dojo: Aikido of San Diego, San Diego, California
Location: San Diego County, California
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Re: Limerick challenge!
Aikido is all about blending,
Aligning, flow, and defending.
We came to this way
Through our dear O Sensei.
And now it's the world we are mending.
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08-21-2009, 10:40 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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Re: Limerick challenge!
Behold the Three Tenors of Aiki:
There's Dan, and there's Ark, and there's Mikey,
They can put back the Ki
In the waza, you see,
And make every uke yell "Crikey!"
(with apologies to Mr. Sigman for unearned familiarity)
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08-21-2009, 07:47 PM
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Re: Limerick challenge!
I didn't mean to imply in my previous post that our dojo condones violent training in any way... So here's another perspective on our Sensei:
There was a sensei in Northwest D.C.
With an exceptional command of ki;
When he was away
His spirit would stay
And scold students invisibly.
Hmmmm, somehow I don't think this fully reflects the atmosphere of loving kindness which really pervades our dojo...
Also, some of our senior black belts have just become more senior than previously:
A wise aikidoka named Larry
To Okinawa went, testing his merit;
He returned from Japan
With a second dan,
For his aiki was exemplary.
Larry doesn't read these forums, AFAIK, but I just wanted to share, because he's the coolest sempai ever. Also, he leads a killer warm-up!
Karo
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12-10-2009, 08:50 PM
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Dojo: Milwaukee Aikikai
Location: Wisconsin
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Re: Limerick challenge!
There is an old aikido sensei
Who likes teaching the Hombu defense way.
His uke say he's gruff,
Evil-tempered, and tough.
Maybe so, but that's not what his friends say.
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12-10-2009, 10:29 PM
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Location: Renton, WA
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Re: Limerick challenge!
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Patrick Hutchinson wrote:
Behold the Three Tenors of Aiki:
There's Dan, and there's Ark, and there's Mikey,
They can put back the Ki
In the waza, you see,
And make every uke yell "Crikey!"
(with apologies to Mr. Sigman for unearned familiarity)
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A pursuer of internal training,
was concerned that his power was waning.
He'd grimace and glower
to increase his power
but everyone knew he was feigning.
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12-10-2009, 11:49 PM
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Location: Renton, WA
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Re: Limerick challenge!
A sensei I knew in Peru,
Wrote fine limericks that stopped at line two.
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12-11-2009, 12:52 AM
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Dojo: Aikido of San Diego, San Diego, California
Location: San Diego County, California
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Re: Limerick challenge!
Awesome, Josh!
Here's one about tonight's class:
Though I love Thursday night's weapons class,
my techniques with the jo barely pass
for aikido. It's true,
and it makes me quite blue,
that I tripped up and fell on my side. Haha... I crack myself up.
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12-11-2009, 05:20 AM
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Dojo: White Rose Aikikai
Location: South Yorkshire
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Re: Limerick challenge!
There was a sensei called Shane
Who knew a lot about pain
Thrown to the mat
Hit it with a 'SPLAT'
Bow, and continue to train
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01-24-2010, 02:37 AM
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Location: Red Deer
Join Date: Jan 2010
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Re: Limerick challenge!
In the spirit of the 2010 Winter Olympics; and being a Canadian born in the province of British Columbia in which they will be held; I hereby appoint myself judge and judicator of aforesaid Limerick Challenge!
Heretofore, therefore, furthermore...and any other lawyer-like terms I may have missed.
The Bronze medal goes to......(drumroll)....
The United States! ....and Karolina Owczarzak!!!
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Karolina Owczarzak wrote:
There was a sensei in Northwest D.C.
With an exceptional command of ki;
When he was away
His spirit would stay
And scold students invisibly.
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Exceptional rhyming tempo while keeping the spirit of aikido in the forefront... (spaztic clapping with Cheshire Cat grin....!!).
And the Silver medal is awarded to.......(Anne of Green Gables two fisted apprehensive chin tuck).......
The United States!! for Cherie Cornmesser's stirring piece!
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Cherie Cornmesser wrote:
But then maybe you haven't met Tara
who has quite a knowledge of hara.
with a shomenuchi cut
she'll put you on your but
and she won't even smear her mascara.
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"A great piece, Dr. Seuss! Superb rhyming and female Aikidoka imagery!
"Yes I agree, Shakespeare. She may have had a chance for gold but unfortunately was deducted two points for beginning with a conjunction and misspelling "butt". A marvellous showing nonetheless!
Congratulations!!
The Gold medal in this years Limerick Olympic Challenge belongs to..........(expectant, breath holding hush..........)
The U.S of A! and Linda Eskin!!!
(the band begins playing) America....America......
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Linda Eskin wrote:
There was a yudansha named Karen
Whose waza was flashy and darin'.
Her hakama flew
as her uke she slew.
And all of the white belts were starin'.
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(A teary acceptance......a wave to the crowd...)................
"The U.S.A. has swept the Limerick Challenge! The U.S.A. has swept the Limerick Challenge!"
"Oh my! What a championship!"
"Linda Eskin's masterpiece captures the essence of the feel of a Dojo, whilst using traditional terminology. Her use of moderate slang, perfect rhyme and personal narrarative is deserving of the highest award of Limerickismiasticks!"
"So closes another challenge...will the U.S.A. continue to dominate the lyrical arena? Where are the other representatives of their respective countries? I dunno Bob; but The Swedes and Czechs have glib tongues and the Japanese continue to dominate the Haiku arena."
"Until next time ..keep your bokken close and your keyboard closer."
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Self-discipline is the chief element of self-esteem; and self-esteem the chief element of courage. Thucydides
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01-24-2010, 06:25 AM
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Dojo: aikido academy/alhambra,california
Location: Los Angeles, California
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Re: Limerick challenge!
Kudos to all who joined in
To laugh, have fun, not to win
a contest of Aiki
with humor so likey
that now I'm just left with a grin
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01-24-2010, 06:33 AM
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Dojo: Allegheny Aikido, Pitsburgh PA
Location: Pittsburgh PA
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Re: Limerick challenge!
Wow.... I am honored, thank you. Congrats to Karolina on her bronze and to my aiki sister, Linda on her victory.
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01-24-2010, 11:04 AM
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Dojo: Aikido of San Diego, San Diego, California
Location: San Diego County, California
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Re: Limerick challenge!
Thank you, thank you... I'm honored.
I'd like to give an Honorable Mention to Josh Lerner for his very creative and economical Limerick:
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Josh Lerner wrote:
A sensei I knew in Peru,
Wrote fine limericks that stopped at line two.
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That was fun.
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01-24-2010, 11:57 AM
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Dojo: Aikido West Reading
Location: Reading, Pa
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Re: Limerick challenge!
Hand me my dogi, give me my belt;
Onto the mat, train and get svelt.
Irimi here and tankan there,
When pinning ukes, avoid kneeling on their hair.
Swing your bokken, jab with your jo;
Blending with your partner, go with the flow.
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