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"Your guide for newbies covers vastly all the points that worry me the most ... I read it eagerly the minute I received it, and several times more after. ... I wonder how people used to prepare for their first gradings in the olden days, before you guys wrote this guide ... In general, I like the understanding and friendly style of yours, and the tricks to gain a few secs in case you feel too tired! ..." Patricia, London
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Many people criticise aikido for being too soft (and many love it just because of that). Others watch Steven Seagal films and say that aikido is brutal (and many would love to start aikido because of that). Now, is it soft or hard?
I have a recurring problem at trainings which is trying too hard. I believe there is a great lesson to learn from this problem so I'm trying ( :) ) to take every opportunity to understand and solve this problem. On Wednesday, Szabi held the training and after finishing we walked towards the station and talked about this issue. He came up with a couple of good analogies to my aikido-based trying-too-hard problem that I found interesting and useful.
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