Hi all! I’m watching something with zombies in it, and I hate zombies.
So the question, how does Aikido help you survive zombies?
Simple. Switch homne and run. Run fast. Avoidance, one of the first rules of Aikido, applies in lots of ways.
So what’ll I be doing if zombies come? Avoiding them and running. Reminds me to increase my cardio once I’m training again.
Pro tip for any situation where you need to run from an attacker: do NOT look back. Taking an instant to look back slows you down and contributes to the loss of momentum. Keep running until you are in a safe location or with safe people.
I really don’t like zombies.
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Thanks Mario! I hope you’ve been able to make it back to training (though I can’t speak as I’ve almost missed class!) and have made it through your rough patch. Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm and drive, and I completely agree that Aikido is a life changing thing.
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Thanks aulli! This is very cool, and I love the mix of posts on the blog. I usually also keep my tumblr and facebook separate, but I love staying connected with Aikido in both ways.
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Aikido, being an intensely physical martial art, can have some side effects. Namely, injuries.
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So, in addition to spraining an ankle recently, I also got bit by a dog this week. As it’s on one of my fingers (I got lucky), it’s been a bit difficult to type as I didn’t have full range of motion and still can’t completely curl my finger. Which means I can’t grip anything in my left hand with full strength. So training was put off even longer. And I’m going to be unable to train in a seminar this weekend (although a wedding also conflicts with that).
It’s just been a not so great week at work.
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3boysandabakingsheet:
I’m really struggling to remember any of the names in aikido. Actually, struggling is probably too generous, I just don’t remember them at all. I need to have a hunt for a website that has the Japanese names with a translation or description.
Tonight’s class was good, I had a bit of trouble with…
Hi! Thought this might help. It’s an excellent glossary of terms. http://www.mountaincoastaikikai.com/aikido_glossary.pdf
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I am back from England! It was awesome and I really loved it.
However, I’ve been back for two days, and today while at work I severely rolled my ankle. Sooooo I won’t be heading to the dojo for training for a while. But later this week I will make a post about being injured and how I’ve coped over time.
Hope everyone is having some great training!
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Aikido is not an easy art to learn, but there’s something that most people forget to address when talking about Aikido or considering starting any art; the amount of time you have to put in.
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First, a giant thanks to those who sent in some enthusiasm posts! I’ll be posting them later, but it may be a while.
As of tomorrow, I’ll be out of the country for two weeks. I don’t think I’ll be posting during that time, but I’ll try and get something up. But super excited about this vacation.
I promise that after vacation I’ll start posting regularly again!
If there are any Aikidoka in England, drop me a note here and maybe I’ll stop at your dojo! (that would be super cool)
Keep practicing everyone!!!
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