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No reprieve


Sun 01:34 PST. Posted by staff@riposte.org.

Inevitably, as an aikido student, you find yourself wondering why you continue to fail to master the techniques you have been practicing for years. Why do you continue to use more muscle than you need? Why can’t you relax more? In an earlier post, I mention one of my instructors, who pointed out that you always suck at aikido, because there is always another level to reach, another concept to master. I still think this is true. But for me, there is a little more that I have to keep in mind. There is no reprieve in aikido.

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