Peter Rehse
03-08-2006, 20:49
The names removed to protect the innocent. Co-worker went back to the real world all excited about Aikido.
I went to an Aikido lesson here in xxxxx yesterday night. It was the
group where the guy from xxxxx, the acquiantance of xxxx-san,
sometimes goes. I recommended him to visit Himeji-Dojo, too. I went by
bicycle 15 km outside of the city. Then I was told that I can only watch
and not participate because a medical certificate is needed to prove that
I am healthy enough to do Aikido. The style of Aikido was much softer than
in Shodokan. They didn't practise break-falls but rather very smooth and
soft rolls backwards and forward. They looked very gentle and fine, but I
cannot imagine doing them at speed or when being thrown. They practised a
lot of "suwari-wasa". The things that are so important in Shodokan, the
centre line, the distance and the timing seemed rather unimportant, but
they were strongly concentrating on the right angle between the bodies,
and the right smooth motions. I guess the centre line comes into the play
sooner or later and also the distance is somehow in it. In Suwari-wasa
they always started with their knees touching and the from a grip. Only
later I saw a few techniques that started from an actual attack. I think I
will not go to this Aikido group any more and when I came back by bicyle I
was really tired.
I just so want to visit and shake them up.
I went to an Aikido lesson here in xxxxx yesterday night. It was the
group where the guy from xxxxx, the acquiantance of xxxx-san,
sometimes goes. I recommended him to visit Himeji-Dojo, too. I went by
bicycle 15 km outside of the city. Then I was told that I can only watch
and not participate because a medical certificate is needed to prove that
I am healthy enough to do Aikido. The style of Aikido was much softer than
in Shodokan. They didn't practise break-falls but rather very smooth and
soft rolls backwards and forward. They looked very gentle and fine, but I
cannot imagine doing them at speed or when being thrown. They practised a
lot of "suwari-wasa". The things that are so important in Shodokan, the
centre line, the distance and the timing seemed rather unimportant, but
they were strongly concentrating on the right angle between the bodies,
and the right smooth motions. I guess the centre line comes into the play
sooner or later and also the distance is somehow in it. In Suwari-wasa
they always started with their knees touching and the from a grip. Only
later I saw a few techniques that started from an actual attack. I think I
will not go to this Aikido group any more and when I came back by bicyle I
was really tired.
I just so want to visit and shake them up.