Hannibal,
may I inquire from you what are the "similarities" of Aikido to that
of Judo? ??
*Online research has led to similarities within the two arts: joint
logs, grappling, etc. Are they one-and-the-same? Do the two arts
compete for "students" sotospeak?

thanks,
Eric
ps: If ever I'm in Vancouver BC, sure, I'll try to visit.

--- In Aikido_Australia@yahoogroups.com, Hannibal <anibalibarra@g...>
wrote:
> If you ever come down to Vancouver, check us out
>
> http://www.aikido.ca/burnaby
>
>
>
> On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 07:07:15 -0000, thecrowrains
<thecrowrains@y...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > BBB,
> > thanks for the reply-post.
> > Actually I wasn't inquiring on advice about Alaska. I live here.
> > LOL. I was asking about Aikido, but hey, that's okay.
> >
> > peace.
> >
> > There's just one Aikido school here. How about in Australia?
What
> > is your impression of the footwork and techniques with Aikido BBB?
> >
> > thanks,
> > Eric
> > --- In Aikido_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "budo_babe_barbie"
> > <budobabe@g...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear Eric
> > >
> > > Peace yourself. I don't know whether to be more surprised that
> > > someone in
> > > the continental US knows about Australia or that you think we
can
> > > give you
> > > advice about Alaska. You know we're not in Europe, right?
> > >
> > > I know just what you mean about the belt race. Personally, I
just
> > > start again
> > > every time I go to a new dojo, so I have kyu
> > > grade belts all the shades of the rainbow. This means I can
> > > color-coordinate
> > > with my nails, hair band or whatever.
> > >
> > > Ken Suburi Sensei always says that everything begins and ends
with
> > > rei (I
> > > think everything begins and ends with rayon).
> > >
> > > I've travelled to Alaska in my Winnebago, and my advice would
be to
> > > train in
> > > whichever dojo you find warmer.
> > >
> > > BBBxxx
> > >
> > > --- In Aikido_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "thecrowrains" <
> > > thecrowrains@y...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi group.
> > > >
> > > > I'm new here, but thought I'd join to get a broad scope of
> > opinions
> > > > on Aikido.
> > > >
> > > > I was a former student of Taekwondo for just 1-1/2 years,
> > quitting
> > > > last year. As much as I enjoyed the people and the art, I
didn't
> > > > enjoy the "belt-race" each month to gain higher rank. It
felt as
> > > if
> > > > I wasn't learning the art, rather racing for the black belt.
> > That
> > > > might sound strange, but it seemed to detract from learning.
> > > >
> > > > Prior to this, I was a student of Northern Shaolin Kung Fu,
> > approx.
> > > 8
> > > > yrs.
> > > >
> > > > I have since considered Aikido and Judo, as they both
interest
> > me.
> > > > Are they similar only in that they involve grappling or
> > wrestling?
> > > > My local community has both arts, but maybe I can get some
> > > > opinions on it before committing.
> > > >
> > > > peace,
> > > > thanks,
> > > > Eric
> > > > ps: I'm in Alaska.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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