Thanks Lauren

Very wise words. Yes youčre right I have no desire to train with such narrow
minded people, but I was looking forward to experiencing the Doshučs
teaching. The silly thing is that if I was in Japan I could just show up to
Hombu pay my money and train in his class. As for being hurt.. Far from it,
I was not surprised by the rejection, in fact I expected it. Nothing like
drawing out the attack and then using the persons own ego against them. :)




On 26/1/06 10:58 PM, "Lauren" <lachesis@...> wrote:

> Hi Assunta,
>
> I have another point of view for you to consider. That perhaps this
> is the universe working in your favour. A rejection hurts,
> especially when it is so unjust, but maybe it is better that you do
> not train with such narrow-minded people. Or maybe the seminar is
> destined to be blown to smithereens by terrorists and you're being
> saved. Maybe you need to be somewhere else instead. Or maybe this
> discussion is the ultimate reason.
>
> The universe works in mysterious ways.
>
> I'd also be wary of people who are so eager to air their dirty
> laundry in public that the words Melbourne and Japan somehow look
> like each other...
>
> Take care,
> Lauren
>
>
> --- In Aikido_Australia@yahoogroups.com, Assunta Morrone
> <assuntam@o...> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi Richard thanks for your very interesting responses. Different
> views and
>> > opinions is what makes healthy debate and democratic societies.
>> >
>> > It would not have mattered what rank I had. We were refused entry
> because
>> > we did not have a grading that was recognised by hombu.
>> >
>> > Further how do test competency or qualifications. I have trained
> with many
>> > Dan grades who are hard, rough, disrespectful, arrogant, and who
> couldnčt
>> > find their centre, or yours, if you gave them a map with the spot
> marked X
>> > on it
>> >
>> > On the question of style- what is style anyway. Sure some schools
> believe
>> > that their way to do Ikkyo is the right way, but there are many
> ways to do
>> > ikkyo and they are all right as long as you work with the
> principles of
>> > Aikido.
>> >
>> > To suggest that an Australian Dan grading is better than one from
> Middle
>> > Slobovia is a question of ego. Anyway it was Aiki-Kai that
> expressed their
>> > ego by excluding people.
>> >
>> > In the memory of the great Graeme "Shirley" Strachan łego is not
> a dirty
>> > wordČ
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On 26/1/06 1:01 PM, "Richard Pernatin" <aikione2001@y...> wrote:
>> >
>>> > > Hi Assunta, Sorry to hear about your plight - so I thought I
> would add my 3
>>> > > cents worth.
>>> > >
>>> > > 1. Why don't you attend as a white belt. Every time I go to
> a different
>>> > > school or style of Aikido or martial arts where I feel that my
> rank would not
>>> > > be accepted or in fact get in the way of the new teachings, I
> wear a white
>>> > > belt. I still get the benefit of the training without the
> hassel. ( Wearing
>>> > > a white belt no one expects you to know anything)
>>> > >
>>> > > 2. Do you know if this semminar is closed to just that style
> or for
>>> > > specific grades or maybe for instructors only etc?
>>> > >
>>> > > 3. This is the difficult point to explaine - but here goes -
> about
>>> > > recognition of ranks - If you needed brain surgery and I
> approached you and
>>> > > told you I was a qualified brain surgen - wouldn't you ask for
> some proof?
>>> > > And if I showed you my deploma that I graduated from brain
> surgery school in
>>> > > Middle Slobovia, but don't you worry that I don't have Australian
>>> > > qualifications would you let me operate? What I am saying is
> that everyone
>>> > > has the right to accept or deny your rank. So if I really
> wanted to go, I
>>> > > would supress my ego, put on my white belt and enjoy the
> teachings.
>>> > >
>>> > > Cheers Richard
>>> > >
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