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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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OfflineOur blog is seems to be one of top 50 self-defence blogs. But this is not really the point in this topic. The point is, would you consider aikido as a self-defence thing? It's so much more than that. You can learn self-defence techniques but a couple of effective techniques won't change the way you live your life, there are no spiritual principles behind them. So I would say self-defence is a part of aikido, but it's only a small part of it.
In some phases of our studies we might be really interested in the self-defence aspects of aikido but I think we need to move on and expand our views of the art.
Any thoughts about this?
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