kruger Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 A quick search finds the following aikidoka: AikiDale, kdj, aikidogirl, steve moneypenny, carinab, 9MX and of course, me. Are there any aikidoka that I missed? Of course there are the follow up questions: Is this number larger than the number of folks who study other arts? (e.g. How many of us study Judo?) Do you get the same kick out of running across the same concepts in what at first glance are very dissimilar activities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtypool40 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 count me in, but it's been ten years since I practiced. I loved, got me into shape and kept me mellow through a tough time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9MX Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 well, i'm still working on merging the aikido mindset in my shooting. match results tell me i gotta work harder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Knight Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 (edited) When I was 16 I was rewarded with my 1st dan in Aikido. I earned my 2nd dan a year later. With Butoku Kai at Old Dominion University under Dr. H. Tesshin Hamada. This is the man. Here I am in a really crappy pic on the ODU website. I am the one with the blue bag. I was getting behind in my school work and had to quit. Then I went into the USAF and got fat. Edited January 31, 2007 by theknightoflight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear1142 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Kito-ryu Jujitsu Sambo MMA Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadetree Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Karate and jujitsu. I am always fascinated by similarities between the arts, and differnet ways to reach the same goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Its all good CHA YON RYU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keninaz Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I'll bite, 4 years Shotokan karate. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hostetter Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 12 years Aikido mixed in with a little Judo and Jujitsu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moneypenny Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Aikido is great. I've done it for a long time.. just hit a class tonight first one in a long time. My first love was karate/tae Kwon do. my current fascination is with tai chi, and it's healing aspects as well as the less healthy side dim mak. something to be said about a martial art that makes you feel so charged up that you just stuck your finger in a light socket. It's increased my flexiblity and dexterity i thought were impossible until i began training in it. the beauty is that i can always do it. recently met a guy who is introducting me to judo the hard way and i'm liking it too. though it's funny tai chi still has those same locks and stuff. they are just buried a little deeper and used differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
folsoml Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Shodan with about 27 years of Judo. I just got back into competition about a year ago. The picture was from the Disney Martial Arts Festival in Orlando in October, 2006. Gold and a Bronze medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitman_usmc Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 MMA all the way. Muay Thai BJJ wrestling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IYAOYAS Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Kito-Ryu JuJitsu 6th Dan Okinawan Kenpo 7th Dan United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame induction 2002 and 2006 Still learning every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builder1 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Kito-Ryu JuJitsu 6th DanOkinawan Kenpo 7th Dan United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame induction 2002 and 2006 Still learning every day. Aikijujutsu Nidan & Shito Ryu Karate Mid level belts in several arts Nidan Aikijujutsu and Shito Ryu Karate mid level belts in several other arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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