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To: DoughtyOne
I put my kids in Aikido and my husband and I wound up taking it too. Husband REALLY got into it.

But I love it for kids especially, because you can't do anything until somebody comes at you. The whole point is to deflect, rotate, transfer their energy into dumping them on the ground or into a joint lock. And there's a lot of tradition including respect for the teacher & other students.

(When my husband would say, "Here! Grab my arm!" all our friends would back away slowly, shaking their heads.)

47 posted on 06/15/2012 7:11:01 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGS Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: AnAmericanMother

That sounds like just the right program. Very good.


52 posted on 06/15/2012 7:58:31 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Republicanism: Y1 Rant Y2 Rant Y3 Rant Y4, Oh nevermind, vote for him anyway. Rinse & Repeat!)
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