In a thread on a previous post, Rob asked if I had considered other martial arts before deciding on Aikido. The short answer here is yes—although I don't have enough experience with all of the alternative physical arts to really do a full comparison. Instead, I'll outline what I think...
Here's how this went:I got to learn how to kick my own ass I got to watch people kick other people's asses I got my ass kicked I tried to kick some ass Rinse, repeat. Add some stretching and a whole lot of sweating in there and you've essentially got...
I've mentioned the "Hobby du Jour" before—and hopefully this isn't another hobby in which I lose interest after a month or two: I've signed up at the local Aikido dojo. So I've actually been thinking about this for the better part of two years. I've wanted to study some sort...
