tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468938946429434456.post6634135317992921160..comments2024-03-03T02:58:58.761-08:00Comments on So, You Want To Start Aikido?: Chapter 54: Do people really understand the way Martial Arts touch us?aikilass2006http://www.blogger.com/profile/01307379920336409870noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468938946429434456.post-18790293371096128372010-06-10T21:57:49.872-07:002010-06-10T21:57:49.872-07:00I encounter this all the time, especially in the d...I encounter this all the time, especially in the dating scene. Please excuse my example, but so far it seems not too many girls (my generation, the twenty and thirty somethings) have a very limited - and perplexed - view of martial arts. <br /><br />Many people seem to have had some martial art experience, but perhaps a couple years at the most and usually in their childhoods. It seems that having martial arts as a hobby as an adult gives a martial artist (an aikidoka for myself) the lesser version of a scarlet letter! <br /><br />It's all bad, it's just an odd observation that I've notice. In any case, we do what we love. <br /><br />Good luck in your endeavors my friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468938946429434456.post-20986912856732147432010-03-30T15:06:59.172-07:002010-03-30T15:06:59.172-07:00I just chanced upon your blog, but I agree with yo...I just chanced upon your blog, but I agree with you whole heartedly, I cant tell you about how often I get funny looks, not only that, but the only term anyone in the US has for martial arts at all is 'karate. " are you still doing your karate stuff " " oh you just got done with your karate crap didnt you " I dont get it!<br /><br />I want to tell them all the reasons and the intricacy and the differences, but usually its to no avail, its like talking to a wall, or myself. But in the end I guess we dont Need to justify it to anyone, its what we get out of it personally and how we grow from it. And then when we find someone thats more open, you can Show them the aiki spirit we love.<br /><br />From one aikidoka to another, I hope your path is long and wonderousAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05391367165377445845noreply@blogger.com