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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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You are right in some of your points. However, practicing or learning aikido is not so simple. Aikido is harmony with yourself, with your partner (uke) and through your uke, with the Universe. The technique is not the primary thing. If you were to do an aikido technique with someone who is not an aikidoka then your technique would never be like in the dojo. The technique you have to do depends on the attacker. If the attack doesn't match to ikkyo you can't do ikkyo, but maybe you can do a perfect kokyunage. It is not a question of how good you are in ikkyo, this is the question of how good you are in AIKIDO.
Nevertheless, your comment has inspired us to write a new blog entry about the ways of practicing aikido: why and how people are practicing aikido. You will be able to read our viewpoints soon in the blog.