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Question |
Date End |
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 |
How do you like AikiWeb 2.0? |
2000-04-01 |
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