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How often do you practice koshinage (hip throws) at your aikido dojo? 2008-08-16
How often do you disagree with your aikido instructor's manner of teaching technical aikido? 2008-07-26
How often do you disagree with your aikido instructor's technical aikido explanations? 2008-07-19
How valuable are seminars in your aikido learning experience? 2008-06-22
How much emotions do you show during your aikido classes? 2008-06-07
How do you most commonly refer to Morihei Ueshiba in your aikido dojo? 2008-05-17
Do you think studying Daito Ryu aiki-jujutsu will help you better understand aikido? 2008-05-10
Do you think you will ever match or exceed the physical aikido abilities of your main instructor? 2008-04-26
How seemingly important is connecting aikido spirituality to physical on-the-mat aikido training to your aikido instructor? 2008-04-12
How important is connecting aikido spirituality to your physical on-the-mat aikido training to you? 2008-04-05
Which is more important currently in your aikido training? 2008-03-22
Do you think referring to one's "center" is helpful in aikido training? 2008-03-15
Do you think telling someone to "relax" is helpful in aikido training? 2008-03-08
Which is the most important to develop in your own aikido training? 2008-03-01
In generel, where does your inspiration from aikido come from? 2008-02-23
How inspired do you feel in your aikido training currently? 2008-02-16
Do you think physical aikido techniques can be totally explained by physics alone? 2008-02-09
Do you think studying aikido can allow people to develop "supernatural" powers? 2008-02-02
Do others call you by an aikido nickname? 2008-01-26
How much physical exagerration would you say occurs in your aikido training? 2008-01-19
Do you have any "new year's resolutions" for your aikido training in 2008? 2008-01-12
How spiritual is aikido to you? 2007-12-29
How religious is aikido to you? 2007-12-15
How comfortable are you in being nage for aikido koshinage? 2007-12-08
How comfortable are you in taking falls from aikido koshinage? 2007-12-01
Which way of ukemi do you employ for you to learn aikido more effectively? 2007-11-24
Which is more important in your aikido training: "aiki" or "ki"? 2007-11-17
Ho well do you know the financial situation of your aikido dojo? 2007-11-10
Is comparing aikido with other martial arts worthwhile to you? 2007-11-03
Are your aikido friends your main social community in your life? 2007-10-20
How strong of a connection do you personally feel to Morihei Ueshiba? 2007-10-13
Which do you think allows people to learn aikido more effectively? 2007-10-06
How important is the concept of "receiving" in your aikido training? 2007-09-15
If you had to choose, which of these two qualities would you characterize your aikido as having more of? 2007-09-08
How interested are you in being the chief instructor of your own aikido dojo some day? 2007-09-01
How comfortable are you with weapons training in aikido? 2007-08-25
Is there such a thing as "bad" aikido to you? 2007-08-18
How often do you train in your regular street clothes in your aikido practice? 2007-08-04
Who do you have to trust more for "good" ukemi in aikido training? 2007-07-28
How important is trusting your training partner in order to have "good" ukemi during aikido training? 2007-07-21
How important is trusting yourself in order to have "good" ukemi during aikido training? 2007-07-14
If a 50 year old person came into your aikido dojo and said that they would like to study to become an aikido shihan, how encouraging would you be? 2007-07-07
How attached do you feel to your physical belt in aikido? 2007-06-30
How important for you is the spreading of the art of aikido into the world? 2007-06-23
Which of the following three shapes resonates the most with your own aikido practice? 2007-06-16
Do you like including aikido training as a part of vacation travel? 2007-06-09
Does aikido alone fulfill your spiritual practice in life? 2007-06-02
Would you consider aikido without a spiritual practice component to still be aikido? 2007-05-26
Would you consider aikido without a physical practice component to still be aikido? 2007-05-19
How physically effective do you think aikido is against a real knife attack? 2007-05-12
What level of vigorousness do you feel leads to the most effective learning in your aikido training? 2007-05-05
If you had a choice, when in the day would be your preference for aikido training? 2007-04-28
How important is the philosophy of aikido in your everyday aikido training? 2007-04-21
How often do you rely on your training partner for your safe ukemi during aikido training? 2007-04-14
Have you ever pulled a successful April Fool's prank on your aikido instructor? 2007-04-07
How important is working with strong-gripped, "static grabs" in your aikido training? 2007-03-31
How often do you engage in very slow practice in aikido? 2007-03-24
Can slow training in aikido be intense for you? 2007-03-17
How "peaceful" do your dojomates feel during your regular aikido training? 2007-03-10
How "peaceful" do you feel during your regular aikido training? 2007-03-03
How realistic is doing a physically effective aikido technique with only one finger? 2007-02-24
Is understanding human psychology helpful for you in learning aikido? 2007-02-17
How reliant is physically effective aikido on "commited" attacks? 2007-02-10
How important is physical body size for effective aikido techniques? 2007-02-03
In which aikido role do you feel more physically comfortable? 2007-01-27
How important for you is having a social connection with your aikido dojomates? 2007-01-20
How do you usually pay for your aikido dues? 2007-01-13
How much progress do you think you made in aikido in 2006? 2007-01-06
Are details of human anatomy helpful for you in learning aikido? 2006-12-30
How often do you actively slap the ground with your arms/hands when you fall during aikido training? 2006-12-23
How often do you train until the point of exhaustion in your aikido practice? 2006-12-16
Do you have any permanent aikido-related tattoos on your body? 2006-12-09
How important is right/left symmetry in your physical aikido practice? 2006-12-02
Is "ki" as used in aikido a metaphor for you? 2006-11-25
Do you think private "one on one" lessons in aikido benefit the student more than regular group lessons? 2006-11-18
Does aikido contain an ethical code for you to follow? 2006-11-11
If you were asked by your instructor to test for rank, would you turn it down? 2006-11-04
Have you ever regretted studying aikido? 2006-10-28
Do you think your physical aikido abilities will keep getting more effective as you age into your elder years? 2006-10-21
Which "wall" do you run into more often during your current aikido training? 2006-10-14
How often should one "push and persevere" mentally in aikido? 2006-10-07
How often should one "push and persevere" physically in aikido? 2006-09-30
How important is it to "push and persevere" physically in aikido training? 2006-09-23
Is regularly training at multiple aikido dojo beneficial to experienced aikido practitioners? 2006-09-16
Is regularly training at multiple aikido dojo beneficial to aikido beginners? 2006-09-09
Has aikido changed your physical life? 2006-09-02
Has aikido changed your spiritual life? 2006-08-26
Is "soft" aikido martially effective? 2006-08-19
Is there a universally accepted definition of the term "aikido"? 2006-08-12
What color is your aikido? 2006-08-05
How active are you in your aikido dojo's community? 2006-07-22
How strong of an existence will aikido have in a hundred years? 2006-07-15
Does aikido contain any philosophical principles not present in any other budo? 2006-07-08
Does aikido contain any physical principles not present in any other budo? 2006-07-01
How often do you find yourself having to suppress your own natural responses as uke during aikido practice? 2006-06-24
Which would you rather have your aikido feel like to others? 2006-06-17
Which quality would you rather see in your own aikido? 2006-06-10
Which of the following attacks is the most difficult for you to handle during aikido training? 2006-06-03
Typically, how conscious are you about what your aikido instructor did as nage after you are uke for him/her? 2006-05-27
How different are the roles of nage and uke to you? 2006-05-20
Which of the following do you think your dojo most emphasizes? 2006-05-13
What numeral do you think your aikido most resembles? 2006-05-06
How long do you think a shodan exam in aikido should take? 2006-04-29
How important is physical resistance in your aikido training? 2006-04-22
How important is aikido in your life? 2006-04-15
How inspiring is your aikido instructor's teachings these days? 2006-04-08
How inspired do you feel these days in your aikido training? 2006-04-01
Is your current aikido instructor the best aikido practitioner with whom you have ever trained? 2006-03-25
How important is "courage" in your own personal aikido practice? 2006-03-18
Would you wear a hakama with its knee(s) patched in your aikido dojo? 2006-03-11
How necessary are organizations in aikido? 2006-03-04
How important is the notion of "gaining advantage over your partner" in your aikido training? 2006-02-25
For the basic version of tenchinage, what kind of fall do you think is more appropriate? 2006-02-18
How did you find your first aikido dojo? 2006-02-11
How important is fast training in aikido? 2006-02-04
How important is slow training in aikido? 2006-01-28
Are you ever bored during aikido class? 2006-01-21
Have you ever questioned why you are training in aikido? 2006-01-14
Do you have any "new year's resolutions" for your aikido training in 2006? 2006-01-07
How much progress do you think you made in aikido in 2005? 2005-12-31
How helpful is visually examining techniques in learning aikido for you? 2005-12-24
How helpful is feeling techniques in learning aikido for you? 2005-12-17
How helpful are verbal instructions in learning aikido for you? 2005-12-10
How frequently during an average class does your main instructor provide verbal instruction? 2005-12-03
Which do you think is more important in aikido? 2005-11-26
How aesthetically pleasing is your instructor's aikido? 2005-11-19
How deficient is your instructor's abilities in teaching aikido to you? 2005-11-12
If you didn't train at all as uke, would you still be training aikido? 2005-11-05
How often does your aikido instructor discuss the philosophy of aikido during class? 2005-10-29
How important is actively applying the "principles" of aikido "off the mat" in your everyday life? 2005-10-22
How important a goal do you feel is the "aikido" notion of defending yourself while minimizing or negating damage done to your attacker? 2005-10-15
How helpful has using visual media (videos, DVDs, software, etc) been in your aikido training? 2005-10-08
How effective is learning aikido through a purely visual media (videos, DVDs, software, etc)? 2005-10-01
How well taught is "being martially effective" in your aikido training? 2005-09-24
How important is "being martially effective" in your aikido training? 2005-09-17
How important is facing your own meekness in improving your aikido? 2005-09-10
How important is facing your own aggression in improving your aikido? 2005-09-03
How much do you pay each month for your regular aikido classes (in US dollars)? 2005-08-27
How good do you feel is the overall attacking skills ability at your aikido dojo? 2005-08-20
How important a part of aikido training is having good attacking skills? 2005-08-13
Have you modified your overall aikido training method due to injuries you've sustained? 2005-08-06
Does the philosophy of aikido need to be explicitly discussed during class for the training to be "aikido"? 2005-07-30
How good are you at aikido? 2005-07-23
How well are kihonwaza (basic techniques) taught at your dojo? 2005-07-16
To what extent is how tired you get in your aikido training under your control? 2005-07-09
How physically tired are you usually after one hour of aikido training? 2005-07-02
How physically comfortable are your aikido classes? 2005-06-25
Should philosophy play a part in an aikido curriculum? 2005-06-18
How physically dangerous are the techniques of aikido? 2005-06-11
Is the spiritual component of aikido inherent in the physical techniques? 2005-06-04
Should spirituality play a part in an aikido curriculum? 2005-05-28
Should religion play a part in an aikido curriculum? 2005-05-21
How realistic a goal do you feel is the "aikido" notion of defending yourself while minimizing or negating damage done to your attacker? 2005-05-14
How often do you perform aikido techniques without moving your feet? 2005-05-07
Which aspect of aikido training is most important for you? 2005-04-30
Which movement direction in your body do you think is the most important in aikido techniques? 2005-04-23
How important is the philosophy of aikido outside of your "on the mat" training? 2005-04-16
How important is the philosophy of aikido during your "on the mat" training? 2005-04-09
How important is it for beginners in aikido to experience aikido styles other than their own? 2005-04-02
On average, how many different techniques do you practice in an hour's training with your main aikido teacher? 2005-03-26
How many hours per week does your aikido school have designated beginners classes? 2005-03-19
How meaningful are other people's aikido rank to you? 2005-03-05
How meaningful is your aikido rank to you? 2005-02-26
If doctors told you that continuing aikido would be very bad for your health, would you continue training? 2005-02-19
Has your study of aikido made you more empathetic? 2005-02-12
Do you currently care what your aikido looks like? 2005-02-05
Was your chief instructor present for your last aikido exam? 2005-01-29
What gender is your chief instructor at your aikido dojo? 2005-01-22
How important is the notion of "self defense" in your aikido training? 2005-01-15
Do you think your aikido organization would surive without its chief instructor(s)? 2005-01-08
Do you think your aikido dojo would survive without its chief instructor(s)? 2005-01-01
How often do you get to choose your uke(s) for your rank testing at your aikido dojo? 2004-12-25
Should the instructor be responsible for everything that happens on the mat during aikido training? 2004-12-18
Do you prefer your aikido rank tests announced (planned) or unannounced (surprise)? 2004-12-11
Which is more important for you in your aikido training? 2004-12-04
Do you think Morihei Ueshiba intended aikido for everyone? 2004-11-27
Who determines the outcome of a technique in aikido? 2004-11-20
How often do you verbally correct students senior to yourself who are making mistakes during aikido training? 2004-11-13
How important is running an aikido dojo as a business? 2004-11-06
How important has experiencing other martial arts been for you in understanding aikido more deeply? 2004-10-30
How important is solo training (ie by yourself) in your aikido training? 2004-10-23
Is inducing physical pain in others necessary in getting better at aikido? 2004-10-16
Is enduring physical pain necessary in getting better at aikido? 2004-10-09
How often do you strongly resist your partner's technique as uke during aikido training? 2004-10-02
How important is physical aesthetics in your aikido training? 2004-09-25
How important is knowing step-by-step kihonwaza (basic techniques) for experienced aikido students? 2004-09-18
How important is knowing step-by-step kihonwaza (basic techniques) for beginning aikido students? 2004-09-11
Is absolutely everyone suited to learn aikido? 2004-09-04
Is aikido suitable for absolutely everyone to learn? 2004-08-28
How meaningful do you think the ranking system is in aikido in general? 2004-08-21
How meaningful do you think the ranking system is in your aikido dojo? 2004-08-14
Do you think people should receive ranking in aikido for reasons outside of their technical ability? 2004-08-07
How often do you socially interact with your aikido teacher outside of the dojo? 2004-07-31
Which art do you think is more physically effective - judo or aikido? 2004-07-24
Which role were you when you last got injured during aikido practice? 2004-07-17
Which role do you think suffers more injuries during aikido training? 2004-07-10
How emotionally challenging is your current aikido dojo for you? 2004-07-03
How mentally challenging is your current aikido dojo for you? 2004-06-26
How physically challenging is your current aikido dojo for you? 2004-06-19
Are you usually sweating after the initial warm-ups in your aikido classes? 2004-06-12
Do you think your aikido teacher has stopped progressing in aikido? 2004-06-05
Would initiating a technique as nage go against your own aikido philosophy? 2004-05-29
Which would you rather have in an aikido beginners teacher? 2004-05-22
In your opinion, what ratio of "martial" and "art" is aikido? 2004-05-15
Should an aikido instructor date a student of theirs? 2004-05-08
Do you wash your aikido belt? 2004-05-01
Do you think your ability to drive an automobile safely has improved since training in aikido? 2004-04-24
How often do you apply the "principles" of aikido "off the mat" in your everyday life? 2004-04-17
Have you ever personally and specifically thanked your aikido instructor for their efforts in teaching you? 2004-04-10
How important a goal in your aikido training is the notion of defending yourself while minimizing or negating damage done to your attacker? 2004-04-03
What do you usually do with your breath during a throw as uke in your aikido training? 2004-03-27
What do you usually do with your breath during a throw in your aikido training? 2004-03-20
Does aikido make its practitioner into a "better" person? 2004-03-13
Do you wear underwear underneath your aikido dogi? 2004-03-06
How important is meditation in your aikido training? 2004-02-28
How long do your "warm-up" exercises take in your aikido classes? 2004-02-21
How important is "faith" in your aikido training? 2004-02-14
Is uke ever "wrong" in your aikido training? 2004-02-07
How often does your main aikido teacher relate weapons work to empty handed work? 2004-01-31
Should aikido techniques be symmetrical on your left and right sides? 2004-01-24
How do you usually address your main aikido teacher off the mat? 2004-01-17
How do you usually address your main aikido teacher on the mat? 2004-01-10
How good a year was 2003 for your aikido training? 2004-01-03
How intimidated were you by the more experienced students when you first started aikido? 2003-12-27
How intimidated were you by your instructor when you first started aikido? 2003-12-20
How natural are the technique movements in aikido to you? 2003-12-13
How interrelated are the technical and philosophical aspects of aikido? 2003-12-06
Does aikido contain anything philosophically that is unique amongst martial arts? 2003-11-29
Does aikido contain anything technically that is unique amongst martial arts? 2003-11-22
Have you ever suffered a concussion during aikido training? 2003-11-15
Do you think aikido is pacifistic? 2003-11-08
Did you get injured while first learning ukemi in your aikido training? 2003-11-01
Would you rather be teaching or training in aikido? 2003-10-25
How intimidated by falling and rolling were you as a beginner in aikido? 2003-10-18
Would you go to aikido training if you had a cold? 2003-10-11
Which direction of falling do you think is the most dangerous for uke during aikido training? 2003-10-04
Do you think "Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere" (by Ratti and Westbrooke) is a good technical reference for aikido? 2003-09-27
Has anyone ever injured you seriously and intentionally in your aikido training? 2003-09-20
Have you ever intentionally injured someone seriously in your aikido training? 2003-09-13
Of the following three, which is currently the most important learning "mode" for you in learning aikido? 2003-09-06
If more time were spent working specifically on ukemi during class, how much safer would aikido training be? 2003-08-30
What percentage of time in your aikido classes is spent specifically on teaching ukemi? 2003-08-23
Which role do you think is more prone to injuries while training in aikido? 2003-08-16
How dangerous do you believe everyday aikido training is? 2003-08-09
How much safer do you think aikido training would be without people wearing the hakama? 2003-08-02
How often do you slide your feet along the ground while moving as nage in aikido? 2003-07-26
How helpful is reviewing videos of your training in improving your physical aikido? 2003-07-19
How often do you use video recordings of yourself in your aikido training? 2003-07-12
Have you ever been physically abused beyond the boundaries of hard training in your aikido training? 2003-07-05
Do you think we should rename aikido terminology from Japanese to other languages? 2003-06-28
Do you believe that Morihei Ueshiba actually dodged bullets? 2003-06-21
If you didn't block an atemi from your teacher, would your teacher hit you? 2003-06-14
Have you ever lost an aikido friend or teacher to death? 2003-06-07
Outside of specific kaeshi waza (reversals) training, do you ever throw your partner when you are uke? 2003-05-31
Do you think aikido should be preserved as the founder practiced it, or should it continue to evolve? 2003-05-24
What do you think of wearing a hakama during aikido training? 2003-05-17
How good a teacher do you think Morihei Ueshiba was? 2003-05-10
Do you think your aikido dojo would survive for a year if its chief instructor passed away tomorrow? 2003-05-03
If you had to choose between being either only nage or only uke for the rest of your aikido career, which would you choose? 2003-04-26
If you had to move tomorrow to some place without any aikido dojo, would you open up a dojo there? 2003-04-19
Is feeling fear in your everyday aikido class a good way to grow? 2003-04-12
Is aikido violent? 2003-04-05
Do you think aikido would be a "better" art if it included more attacks and techniques? 2003-03-29
Do you think aikido would be a "better" art if it concentrated on less attacks and techniques? 2003-03-22
Is "the way of harmony" your preferred English translation of the term "aikido"? 2003-03-15
Do you think katatedori (same side wrist grab) in and of itself could be an effective attack? 2003-03-08
Who folds your aikido teacher's hakama after s/he teaches class? 2003-03-01
How long does it take to get to your aikido dojo from home? 2003-02-22
Which of these "instincts" have you had to work through the most in your aikido training? 2003-02-15
How important is getting to know your fellow aikido dojo members outside of the dojo to you? 2003-02-08
How important are organizations in aikido? 2003-02-01
How much does an effective aikido yonkyo/yonkajo rely on pain? 2003-01-25
Is weapons training necessary to understand aikido? 2003-01-18
How many aikido seminars did you attend in 2002? 2003-01-11
Would you push someone past their "limits" in aikido training? 2003-01-04
Which season of the year do you find yourself training most intensely in aikido? 2002-12-28
Is aikido violent? 2002-12-21
Do you know anyone at an advanced level in aikido who has never taught aikido in any formal capacity? 2002-12-14
Do you think teaching aikido is necessary in order to reach an advanced level in aikido? 2002-12-07
Do we need to study Japanese culture in order to "understand" aikido? 2002-11-30
How many people train at your aikido dojo? 2002-11-23
How often do you verbally correct your training partner in aikido? 2002-11-16
How did you find your first aikido school? 2002-11-09
Do you think aikido is a good "first" martial art? 2002-11-02
Does ukemi teach anything in aikido that a practitioner would otherwise never learn in aikido? 2002-10-26
In which month did you start practicing aikido? 2002-10-19
Do you use vocalized kiai regularly in your aikido practice? 2002-10-12
Do you think koshinage as practiced in aikido is a martially effective technique? 2002-10-05
Do you think you can learn aikido without ever taking on the role of uke? 2002-09-28
How important is the history of aikido to you? 2002-09-21
Do you think your current aikido teacher is in good physical condition? 2002-09-14
Do you think aikido instructors should be in good physical condition? 2002-09-07
Are serious injuries a necessary part of aikido training? 2002-08-31
On what part of your foot do you usually perform turning movements in aikido? 2002-08-24
Do you think women-only classes in aikido are a good idea? 2002-08-17
How proficient are you with multiple person attack scenarios in your aikido training? 2002-08-10
Do you think about martial effectiveness when you are training in aikido? 2002-08-03
Which role is more difficult for you in aikido? 2002-07-27
Do you think aikido is purely defensive? 2002-07-20
How much do you pay each month for your regular aikido classes (in US dollars)? 2002-07-13
Do you think the founder of aikido incorporated elements from Chinese martial arts into aikido? 2002-07-06
If you were to physically defend yourself successfully using your aikido skills today, would your attacker be seriously injured? 2002-06-29
Should technical skill alone determine promotions in aikido? 2002-06-22
How important is a sense of a dojo community to you in aikido? 2002-06-15
Do you line up by rank in your aikido dojo? 2002-06-08
Do you think a student's character should matter in attaining aikido ranking? 2002-06-01
What is the longest period of time you've been sidelined from aikido due to an aikido injury? 2002-05-25
How many total hours were you on the mat for aikido training in the past seven days? 2002-05-18
What percentage of people starting at your aikido dojo reach shodan (black belt) in aikido? 2002-05-11
Are chronic injuries a necessary part of aikido training? 2002-05-04
Does physical body size matter in aikido? 2002-04-27
Have you been taught pressure points in your aikido training? 2002-04-20
If you could take a magical pill to become a total beginner in aikido again, would you? 2002-04-13
If you could take a magical pill to instantly master the techniques of aikido, would you? 2002-04-06
How martial do you consider your aikido classes? 2002-03-30
Do you think running away from an attacker is a valid method of resolving conflict using aikido? 2002-03-23
Do you think taking the initiative to elicit a response from your attacker fits within the philosophy of aikido? 2002-03-16
How effective do you think public demonstrations are in attracting new students into aikido? 2002-03-09
If an instructor's budo "lineage" can not be traced back to Morihei Ueshiba, should what s/he is teaching be called "aikido"? 2002-03-02
Have you ever been afraid of hurting someone unintentionally during aikido practice? 2002-02-23
Do you think ukemi skills and ukemi techniques are covered sufficiently at your aikido dojo? 2002-02-16
Do you think aikido is becoming more martially "diluted" as the generations pass? 2002-02-09
How many falls in an hour do you take in an average class at your aikido dojo? 2002-02-02
If you could be uke for yourself, would you be able to throw yourself? 2002-01-26
Should aikido teachers tell their students how to act in their everyday lives outside of the dojo? 2002-01-19
Would "aikidoka" be something you might call yourself? 2002-01-12
Is knee-walking and suwariwaza in aikido bad for you in the long run? 2002-01-05
If you had to choose, which do you think is most important for experienced people in aikido? 2001-12-29
What percentage of your aikido dojo is female? 2001-12-22
If you had to choose, which do you think is most important for beginners in aikido? 2001-12-15
What percentage of the people who train in your aikido dojo would you say are equipped for "self-defense"? 2001-12-08
Which one of the Seven Dwarves does your aikido most resemble? 2001-12-01
Does your aikido dojo have a class devoted to ukemi? 2001-11-24
Do you think "no touch" throws in aikido are fake? 2001-11-17
Do you practice any leg sweeps in your aikido classes? 2001-11-10
Do you look into your partner's eyes when practicing aikido? 2001-11-03
Have you ever hurt someone deliberately and excessively during aikido practice? 2001-10-27
Do you think aikido practiced without any martial intent would still be aikido? 2001-10-20
When did you start practicing with weapons (jo, bokken) in your aikido training? 2001-10-13
Do you think testing for rank is good for aikido? 2001-10-06
Have you ever taught/led an entire aikido class? 2001-09-29
Do you think Morihei Ueshiba sensei was a spiritual leader? 2001-09-22
Does an aikido teacher's character matter for you if his/her techniques are effective? 2001-09-15
How much talking occurs between students in your aikido classes? 2001-09-08
Of the three, which do you think is the most important in aikido? 2001-09-01
Do you think weapons (jo, bokken) training is an essential part of aikido training? 2001-08-25
Do you consider aikido to be a spiritual practice? 2001-08-18
Do you think the concept of "ki" and how to "use" it in aikido can be taught without referring to it? 2001-08-11
What part of your hakama wears out first? 2001-08-04
When you sit in seiza, where does your weight fall? 2001-07-28
If you had to choose, is aikido an "entering" or "blending" art to you? 2001-07-21
If you had to choose, is aikido a "pushing" or "pulling" art to you? 2001-07-14
How well does aikido alone meet your physical fitness needs? 2001-07-07
How important is physical fitness for you in aikido? 2001-06-30
Is aikido a "way of life" for you? 2001-06-23
Do you think pain is a necessary component in effective aikido? 2001-06-16
Is meditation an integral part of your aikido practice? 2001-06-09
How long into aikido training did it take for you to be able to comfortably take breakfalls (highfalls)? 2001-06-02
How long did it take you to reach shodan in aikido? 2001-05-26
Do you think it is necessary to undergo hard and severe aikido training before being able to have effective, soft aikido? 2001-05-19
Do you train in aikido to change yourself or to change others? 2001-05-12
Have you ever feared for your safety when taking ukemi from your aikido teacher? 2001-05-05
Do you think the ability to take good ukemi is linked to being a good nage in aikido? 2001-04-28
Do you think studying Daito Ryu jujutsu will help you better understand aikido? 2001-04-21
What color hakama do you wear during aikido practice? 2001-04-14
Do you think it is possible to practice aikido by yourself? 2001-04-07
How many aikido teachers who have been designated as "shihan" have you trained with? 2001-03-31
Do you feel that bowing in aikido contains religious content? 2001-03-24
Do you think people should practice aikido without any martial intent? 2001-03-17
How many aikido dojo have you trained at? 2001-03-10
Do you train regularly against kicks in your aikido classes? 2001-03-03
Do you think real, sharp, live blades should be used in aikido (paired) practice? 2001-02-24
Do you think atemi is necessary for effective physical aikido? 2001-02-17
How old were you when you started aikido? 2001-02-10
Should aikido incorporate competition? 2001-02-03
Do you think Steven Seagal is "good" for aikido? 2001-01-27
Do you think that studying aikido would be beneficial for everyone? 2001-01-20
How many dogi jackets do you own? 2001-01-13
Have you ever left an aikido dojo? 2001-01-06
Have you ever had an "aikido romance"? 2000-12-30
Do you think that aikido classes for kids effectively teach the kids aikido? 2000-12-23
Have you ever failed to pass an aikido kyu/dan test? 2000-12-16
How many times have you been physically attacked (outside of the dojo) in the past 10 years? 2000-12-09
Primarily, what kind of practice is aikido for you? 2000-12-02
Would you consider becoming a full-time uchideshi at an aikido dojo? 2000-11-25
Do you think it is beneficial to train outside of your "style" in aikido? 2000-11-18
Which weapon do you prefer during aikido weapons practice? 2000-11-11
What is the highest ranked aikido person you've been thrown by? 2000-11-04
Do you think weapons training (jo, bokken) in aikido is important? 2000-10-28
Do you ever find aikido practice to be boring? 2000-10-21
As uke, do you attack with the intent to harm? 2000-10-14
Have you ever had knee problems due to aikido practice? 2000-10-07
Is it OK to disagree with the teachings of the founder, Morihei Ueshiba O-sensei? 2000-09-30
Do you think Morihei Ueshiba O-sensei's skill level in aikido will ever be surpassed? 2000-09-23
In your opinion, what percentage of aikido is "atemi"? 2000-09-16
Do you think we should get rid of ranks (kyu, dan) in aikido? 2000-09-09
Does your aikido teacher encourage you to see other teachers and aikido styles? 2000-09-02
Do you think everyone, regardless of gender and rank, should wear a hakama in aikido? 2000-08-26
Do you like training with beginners during aikido practice? 2000-08-19
Do you think the "best" aikido training is in Japan? 2000-08-12
Would you kill an attacker if a human life other than your own depended upon it? 2000-08-05
Would you kill your attacker if your own life depended upon it? 2000-07-29
Do you think people should make a living just through teaching aikido? 2000-07-22
Is aikido ever frustrating to you? 2000-07-15
Do you treat women differently than you do the men when training with them? 2000-07-08
Do you normally wear a hakama during aikido practice? 2000-07-01
Which do you prefer? 2000-06-24
Have you ever experienced or witnessed sexual harrassment in aikido? 2000-06-17
Have you ever been seriously injured practicing aikido? 2000-06-10
Is aikido the first martial art you've ever practiced? 2000-06-03
Do you believe in ki? 2000-05-27
Which role do you prefer? 2000-05-20
Have you ever used aikido in a physical confrontation outside of the dojo? 2000-05-06
Is self defense your primary reason for studying aikido? 2000-04-29
How long have you been actively training in aikido? 2000-04-22
What style of aikido do you currently practice? 2000-04-15
How many days a week do you train at an aikido dojo? 2000-04-08
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