Iwama Ryu Aikido Canterbury proudly hosts an Aikido Workshop on Ukemi & Kaeshiwaza with Alan Roberts, 5th dan Aikikai.
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I remember
when I first saw Aikido (about 30 years ago at QE II park!) - it looked like a
bunch of guys just throwing themselves around and I wasn't sure if it was
impressive or lame. About 15 years after
that I came across the exact same Aikido club while looking for a Tai Chi school
(coincidence? - yeah probably). Anyway I
tried it - and had shown to me the unbendable arm, how an unbalanced person can't be strong, and the mystery
of "ki".
OK, I didn't have the mystery of kishown to me as such, but I did get a
taste of what it might be - and so started what would become a lifelong search
for that intangible, yet powerful, "je ne c'est quoi" (and about which I could
fill pages - but not now).
So,
excepting a month off here and there for injury recovery, I've been training
for about 15 years, and after all that time I still remember the first few
classes and discovering the ‘magic' of Aikido.
Here are a few things I'd like to share with our newer Aikidoka:
