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**esconsise** · 09-19-2007, 08:17 AM

The thing is with aikido us that when you are a newb it is hard to sort the wheat from the chaffe. This is a consequence of training in that we don't seek to injure our partners and we give them our centre (at least in the beginning, after a year or so the bastard comes out

).

Go and watch, if the teacher is nice and knowledegable (MOST IMPORTANT CRITERIA) and the stuff they do inspires you then go for it and give it a try.

If you come from a Yoshinkan background, any style is going to be soft!

09-19-2007, 08:17 AM	#4
esconsise Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 498 Senior Member	The thing is with aikido us that when you are a newb it is hard to sort the wheat from the chaffe. This is a consequence of training in that we don't seek to injure our partners and we give them our centre (at least in the beginning, after a year or so the bastard comes out ). Go and watch, if the teacher is nice and knowledegable (MOST IMPORTANT CRITERIA) and the stuff they do inspires you then go for it and give it a try. If you come from a Yoshinkan background, any style is going to be soft!
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