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Anonymous
I took some Aikido classes. I was a little put off by how much they used spirituality, ritual and visualization. I was looking for martial art, ability and fitness; not a new outlook on life.
What really did me in was after about four weeks, they had a real sparring session after class. One guy, the most advanced person in the class ("Aikidoku," I think), acted as 'guy being attacked' and everyone else was 'gang attacking guy.' Except they all came at him one at a time. And no matter how they came at him, he basically used the same move over and over to deflect their attacks. I thought, that's an effective move! but boring. Or maybe these people just don't know how to get a guy in a fight. Either way, I quit shortly after.
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