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01-29-2007, 05:31 AM
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Dojo: KI AIKIDO Center, Firenze
Location: Firenze
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
Don't know if this has been mentioned already, but I've happened to refuse or postpone dates because I had to train..
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01-30-2007, 11:04 AM
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#202
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Dojo: Aikido Society of Memphis
Location: Arkansas
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 30
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
I've found this to be an interesting test for potential dates:
I invite the guy to come hit the mats with me.
Still waiting....
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02-01-2007, 06:33 AM
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#203
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Dojo: Cleadon Village
Location: Cleadon Village, Tyne & Wear
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
You know you're addicted to aikido if you get in a taxi after a night of wheatbeer and jagermeister and give the driver directions to your local dojo instead of your house... Probably because you spend more time at the dojo then at home anyway.
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02-01-2007, 11:35 PM
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#204
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 114
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
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Chris Green wrote:
You know you're addicted to aikido if you get in a taxi after a night of wheatbeer and jagermeister and give the driver directions to your local dojo instead of your house... Probably because you spend more time at the dojo then at home anyway.
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LOL.... that's awesome!!!
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02-03-2007, 08:31 PM
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#205
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Dojo: Aikido Society of Memphis
Location: Arkansas
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 30
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
While watching Mythbusters, you catch yourself thinking, "Tory needs ukemi training."
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02-03-2007, 09:38 PM
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#206
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Dojo: Aikido Society of Memphis
Location: Arkansas
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 30
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
While watching PBR, you catch yourself thinking, "Those cowboys would fair better on buckoffs if they had some ukemi training."
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02-05-2007, 08:18 AM
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#207
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Dojo: Exeter Ki Aikido
Location: Devon
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 39
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
You catch yourself doing tenkan practice in the corridor at work. I don't think anyone saw me...
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02-05-2007, 01:37 PM
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#208
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Dojo: Prince Bishops Durham/ White Rose
Location: Durham (north east England)
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 32
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
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Amanda Lindsay wrote:
You catch yourself doing tenkan practice in the corridor at work....
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All the time. Is this unusual?
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Grab my arm.....The other arm.....MY other arm
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02-05-2007, 02:27 PM
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#209
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Dojo: New School Aikido
Location: Stockton, CA
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 320
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
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John Chapman wrote:
All the time. Is this unusual?
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And why would it be a problem?
Heck I do this and other exercises at my desk.
And I teach wrist stretching exercises to co-workers to help them deal with RTI's (and they work when done correctly and diligently).
A little tenkan each day keeps tension at bay.
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02-06-2007, 02:56 AM
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#210
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Dojo: Exeter Ki Aikido
Location: Devon
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 39
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
I'm glad to know that tenkans in corridors is perfectly normal, it just surprised me to find my self doing it.
The other thing I've found myself doing is opening doors from centre. I think that's all ready on this thread somewhere but I can't be bothered to find the quote.
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02-08-2007, 03:29 PM
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#211
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Dojo: Cleadon
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 51
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
can't be bothered will all the quoting so here goes
working in a bar, going glass collecting, practising your foot movements to avoid drunk, beligerent football fans
also, when on an impromtue night out with some roleplayers you've had a few and when the song tells you to "sit down, sit down, sit down next to me" everyone else falls into a vague seating type position, while you move into seiza without thinking
(this did however get me a few comments along the lines of "you must me good in the bedroom", "how obedient", and the like, i repied with "i haven't had any complaints" but only because one of the guys making the comments could whoop my ass 6 ways from sunday otherwise well, i wouldn't have been so restrained (incase any of the relevant people see this :P see, being good, no violence:P))
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02-09-2007, 02:21 PM
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#212
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Dojo: Shosenjuku Aikido Club
Location: Mexico
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 16
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
you go to the dentist and slap on the chair to indicate there's pain.
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Morex
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"Truth is the only casualty of war"
Marathon
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02-09-2007, 03:33 PM
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#213
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Dojo: Aarhus AiKiKai
Location: Aarhus,Denmark
Join Date: Jun 2002
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
I did, recently...
My dentist wanted to know what that was all about ,so I did Sankyo on him..
he said but what if I punch with the other hand.. so I did takedown..almost,too much equipment around us !!
Absolutely hilarious !!
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02-09-2007, 10:07 PM
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#214
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Dojo: Bamboo Mountain Dojo/ New Hampshire
Location: New Hampshire
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
You drive an hour to get to class.
You sit in a hot tub for at least an hour after Aikido class.
You got divorced in part because your spouse didn't appreciate your dedication to training.
All three of your children do Aikido.
When preoccupied your children know they can always get your attention by calling you 'sensei'.
You teach 4 Aikido classes a week and that's why you don't have a 'real' job.
Of course Aikidoka are family, even the ones you only see a few times a year at seminar.
You speak broken English as if you were Japanese.
You 'stored' your mats opened up on the living room floor.
You refer to your children as 'mat rats'.
You fret about not having time to get the laundry or dishes done as you prop your feet up on the coffee table and open up the "Philosophy of Aikido".
You got home from Aikido class and actually read ALL 213 of these entries!!!!!!! And laughed A LOT!!!
You're broke thanks to your determination to live your priorities.
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02-10-2007, 10:11 AM
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#215
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Dojo: Phoenix Coventry
Location: Coventry, England
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 303
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
Well Mr Boddum, that wouldn't work on my dentist. As well as a being a dentist he's 1st Dan in Shotokan karate and a 1st Dan in Aikido (from my home dojo).
Good job he's so painless.
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Vir Obesus Stola Saeptus
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02-11-2007, 09:55 AM
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#216
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Dojo: New School Aikido
Location: Stockton, CA
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 320
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
Quote:
Jane Biggio wrote:
You refer to your children as 'mat rats'.
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The children's program for the 8-14 year olds in our Stockton Dojo is called The Mat Rats. In an effort to distinguish the Stockton Mat Rats from the Rio Vista Mat Rats one of the Stockton instructors refered to the Rio Vista kids as River Rats.
The Rio Vista kids loved and River Rats they are to this day.
As for spouses: my oldest daughter trains, my youngest son trains, my wife started training with a weekend intensive this weekend and she plans to continue. My wife helps me run the Rio Vista dojo as well.
My youngest daughter is looking forward to starting her training next year.
"Hi. My name is Michael and I'm an Aikido addict."
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02-11-2007, 10:48 AM
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#217
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Dojo: Aikido of Central New York
Location: Cortland, NY
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
Quote:
Michael Riehle wrote:
"Hi. My name is Michael and I'm an Aikido addict."
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Hi, Mike!
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02-11-2007, 10:51 AM
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#218
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Dojo: Aikido of Central New York
Location: Cortland, NY
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 1,005
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
Quote:
Jane Biggio wrote:
.... You got home from Aikido class and actually read ALL 213 of these entries!!!!!!! And laughed A LOT!!!
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And if after ding that, you realize which ones apply to you, well .... do I have to spell it out?
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02-12-2007, 01:53 AM
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#219
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Location: Helsinki
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 16
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
Quote:
Morelos Barros wrote:
you go to the dentist and slap on the chair to indicate there's pain.
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What about slapping? What pain?
Getting to used to odd twinges that the dentist has to ask you four times if you are okay while she's drilling fourth tooth and you're just snoring there without local anesthesia...
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02-12-2007, 03:27 AM
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#220
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Dojo: Cleadon
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
you are so engrossed in checking your aikiweb messages that you only start getting ready to go to class at the time you'd normally leave to get there on time (still made it here though, coz i rock)
then on arriving at your class you take the first opportunity to log back into aikiweb and tell everyone of the latest proof of your addiction
oh and 2 of the assists ask you if you're ok and give you an info card for the counselling service
(i have bruises from conditioning )
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02-23-2007, 01:12 AM
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#221
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Dojo: Aikido of ME
Location: Maine
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 61
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
--you enjoy cleaning the dojo bathroom
--you had to open another window with the AikiWiki just to get all the jokes in this thread
--and yes, the dreams!
--you're happy when your quads hurt too much to walk down the stairs
--you're happy when once again putting athletic tape over the mat sores that just don't want to heal
--you dream up funny aikido bumper stickers
--you troll Bu Jin Design in the middle of the night looking for bargains
--you consider reading this thread "part of your education"
--you want less and less to hang out with people who can't get a good Aikido joke
--your husband takes up Aikido partly to get you off his case
--your 5 yo helps you study for your 6th kyu test
--you find the bruises on your wrists amusing because (1) none of the perpetrators stayed standing and (2) the worst one was caused by the smallest, blondest aikidoka in the dojo
--you show up at the dojo with movies, snacks, and a portable heater, so your kids are content while you take class
--after 10 inches of snow, you decide "Snowkido" would make an excellent winter sport and seriously think about rounding up the aikidoka to give it a try.
OK, I'm out of the closet now!!
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02-27-2007, 04:40 AM
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#222
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Dojo: Cleadon
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 51
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
2 days after a course, you're still wincing every time you move and all you want to do is train some more
you spent a while on the journey home from the course thinking up aiki bumper stickers to put in the back window so sensei knows that the wierdos in the car infront are aikidoka and therefore not dangerous
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02-27-2007, 06:41 AM
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#223
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Dojo: Ueshiba
Location: Singapore
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 43
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
Quote:
Jenny Van West wrote:
--you enjoy cleaning the dojo bathroom
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ok Jenny, I think you win.
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02-28-2007, 07:20 PM
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#224
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Dojo: Aikido of ME
Location: Maine
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 61
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
Quote:
Sharon Snodgrass wrote:
ok Jenny, I think you win.
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I know, Sharon, it's pathetic of me; but I won't clean the GUYS' bathroom.....
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03-05-2007, 03:03 AM
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#225
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Dojo: Cleadon
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 51
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Re: You might be an Aikido addict if ....
at a jujitsu grading as you're waiting to be called in the people you're chatting with suddenly look at you strangely as your focus shifts to 2 guys practicing 10ft away and you start saying "Sankyo, just take sankyo, it's right there" and the like, even though we don't do sankyo at ju jitsu and he was fumbling to get the technique he wanted but yea
Hi, I'm Krystyna, terminal Aikido addict.
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