Visits from Shihan of Aikikai

Our Aikido organization has been visited by Shihan from Aikikai regularly once a year.At that session we conduct training sessions, examinations for grade promotion; later we watch embukai (demonstration) by Shihan and we perform demonstration for invited guests to promote Aikido to society. I like that event, I always try to attend it when I... Read More

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So the community center emailed me saying the were sorry about the whole phone call with the equipment thing. Turns out someone on their own decided that the club would not work and was trying to get me to not get it going there. I was smart enough to email the higher ups that I had been talking to though about what was going on and they were kind enough to respond and help clear things up. The lady that I have been in contact with turns out was at a conference out of town and had no idea thi... Read More

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Controlling The Flinch, The
Blink and The Turn Away

by Christopher Caile




You see it in a lot of students who are just beginning to freefight in karate,
taekwondo and kung fu. They are scared and aren't sure what they are doing.



When a punch or kick comes at them, they react -- they flinch, cover their
head, blink their eyes, and sometimes even turn their back. You can almost hear
the internal dia... Read More

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So I finally get a call back from the community center about the club I'm trying to start and they decided not to let me use the space. They feel that thirty-five a month is too expensive and I told them I was willing to come down and suggessted twenty bucks a month. They felt that twenty bucks a month was fine but that the students should have to pay for the equipment to this i could only respond with "hunh? Where did the student paying for the equipment come from? I am getting the equipment... Read More

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Hey all, I just want to say sorry for not being around lately, and for more to come.. My cousin who has had troubles for a long time found out she could have a brain disease so i won't be around much, i'm going to try to help my family a bit, but i'll be back to annoy and antagonize you all no worries :P either way take care, i'll be back... eventually ;) you can't get rid of me this easy anyways

Take care,
-Kiyo-

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