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 About
Aikido
About
O -
Sensei
info@quinteaikikai.com
One to One Fitness Centre - Nortel Building West entrance (facing
the tennis court)
250 Sidney Street
Belleville, ON K8N 4W7
(613) 399-2879
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What
is Aikido? Aikido is a discipline developed in Japan by O-Sensei
("Great Teacher") Morihei Ueshiba, which aims to
develop and harmonize all the powers of the body and mind
through martial arts practice. What is practice like? Most
basic Aikido techniques are either joint locks or throws.
They are practised in a smooth and fluid way.
An important part of beginners' practice is learning to "follow"
techniques and fall safely from any position.
Learning to relax, to follow the techniques as your partner
performs them and to fall safely from any position are important
parts of beginning Aikido. Unlike Judo or Karate, there is
no competition.
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Aikido
does not rely on physical size or strength and it is not important
at what level of ability a
student begins. A person's natural reaction to the extreme stress
of an attack is to tense both mentally and physically. Such tension
puts the victim of an attack off balance and makes it difficult
to respond effectively. One of the central goals of our Aikido training
is to learn to lower and relax the
body and free the mind from fear during an attack.
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