Well, I got rid of my mullet, so I don't qualify anymore :-) The university actually has a Judo, Karate and Taekwondo among others. Judo had a bit of the same appeal as Aikido, but is not as flowing, it's a lot more like wrestling as far as I'm concerned (I probably get flamed for all these generalizations, but hey.) Peeking in on the Karate classes, yeah, I'm pretty happy with my choice :-) Interestingly, many of the more senior / serious people in the Aikido club have in fact either had background in other martial arts or are still playing around with them, including more esoteric filipino ones, with whips and axes and stuff. It's interesting, though, because many of them do bring in comments on how certain techniques or part of them are done in other arts. Especially the Judokas seem to have a lot in common once you get into hip-throws, close pins and stuff that starts from katadori. The teaching style here also differs a lot from Finland, where things were very disciplined and regimented; you get taught what you're supposed to know for the tests of your level. Here, we do whatever the teacher feels like, and even early beginners get a taste of advanced weapons techniques, and more advanced pins. I tend to like it this way.
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Date: 2004-05-28 02:28 pm (UTC)The teaching style here also differs a lot from Finland, where things were very disciplined and regimented; you get taught what you're supposed to know for the tests of your level. Here, we do whatever the teacher feels like, and even early beginners get a taste of advanced weapons techniques, and more advanced pins. I tend to like it this way.