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Dojo: Roppongi Yoshinkan Aikido / Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan
Location: Tokyo
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Re: Training With Aikidoka Mountains
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Amanda Lindsay wrote:
I stand 152 cm / 5 foot tall and in my (admittedly limited) experience I find that being short is certainly an advantage. For one thing it means you have less distance to fall . For another as my centre is generally below my partner's I seem to find my stance more stable.
One might even say that Aikido is a martial art created by short people for short people ... and those of us over 175cm are infinitely jealous
Luckily I have some tall instructors <grin>
Hiriki no yosei 3 - The kihon that makes your head ache instead of your legs
. For another as my centre is generally below my partner's I seem to find my stance more stable.
