tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468938946429434456.post7422931109818533718..comments2024-03-03T02:58:58.761-08:00Comments on So, You Want To Start Aikido?: Chapter 19: Prevention Of Injury...The Responsibility Of Tori Or Uke?aikilass2006http://www.blogger.com/profile/01307379920336409870noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468938946429434456.post-76610550305486427522007-10-05T12:12:00.000-07:002007-10-05T12:12:00.000-07:00...but if you don't get back on the mat, you never...<I>...but if you don't get back on the mat, you never will.</I><BR/><BR/>That's where I am with my aikido training right now. After training for only three months, I've been off the mat for a month now, for various reasons (starting with a groin pull, and moving to Life in general), and my fears of a.) looking like a dork and b.) hurting myself again are a challenge to overcome.<BR/><BR/>I also find myself being more concerned about my ukemi than actually learning the techniques, which is probably not right. But, really -- I won't get hurt by throwing someone, but I will get hurt if I don't know how to take ukemi properly. I've been lucky that most of my sempai are sensitive to the fact that I'm still new, and they take care to keep me from hurting myself.dianaschnuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11472442222594759196noreply@blogger.com