Comments on: The Three Craziest People I Met in Aikido Class http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/ Martial arts for personal development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:51:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mohammad Khan http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-14513 Mohammad Khan Tue, 24 May 2011 23:53:49 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-14513 At my Taekwondo school, we all rotate with each other to spar. One of the guys was the toenails guy. Whenever I was with him, I pretended his foot was a knife and tried to just run in and keep him at punching distance. At my Taekwondo school, we all rotate with each other to spar. One of the guys was the toenails guy. Whenever I was with him, I pretended his foot was a knife and tried to just run in and keep him at punching distance.

]]> By: Anna http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-14502 Anna Sun, 22 May 2011 00:16:37 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-14502 I am leaving my name out as I am just back into martial arts practice and I have made a new fresh start at really amazing school and prefer to keep it that way. Please understand. Nevertheless, it's been almost 23 years of practice for me, on and off. I have seen most of the crazy staff that went on since early 90s till now, and not only in the States. You name it, chances are, I went through it. The most crazy story? I think I got one for you. At one unnamed martial arts school, a so-called friend of mine started taking aggression on her classmates. One by one, they started refusing to work with her in all classes, even in stretching ones. I found myself being paired up with her more and more frequently. Meaning, I am no fortune cookie, I don't break easily, I worked with everyone, there wasn't a single partner I walked away from till that point. And lo and behold, this is all I did- work with her in every single class, at every turn! I was living walking punching bag. So I spoke with a head instructor and asked him to put a stop to ridiculous behavior. And here I quote: "Who else will I put to work with her?" I stayed for a while longer and one day, just finished an easy enough for me class, packed my bag and only came back to drop off my uniforms with school's logo as donation a month later. Then 7 years later I run into my current teacher. He changed my mind and I stayed with him. I am leaving my name out as I am just back into martial arts practice and I have made a new fresh start at really amazing school and prefer to keep it that way. Please understand.

Nevertheless, it’s been almost 23 years of practice for me, on and off. I have seen most of the crazy staff that went on since early 90s till now, and not only in the States. You name it, chances are, I went through it. The most crazy story? I think I got one for you.

At one unnamed martial arts school, a so-called friend of mine started taking aggression on her classmates. One by one, they started refusing to work with her in all classes, even in stretching ones. I found myself being paired up with her more and more frequently. Meaning, I am no fortune cookie, I don’t break easily, I worked with everyone, there wasn’t a single partner I walked away from till that point. And lo and behold, this is all I did- work with her in every single class, at every turn! I was living walking punching bag. So I spoke with a head instructor and asked him to put a stop to ridiculous behavior. And here I quote: “Who else will I put to work with her?” I stayed for a while longer and one day, just finished an easy enough for me class, packed my bag and only came back to drop off my uniforms with school’s logo as donation a month later. Then 7 years later I run into my current teacher. He changed my mind and I stayed with him.

]]> By: ordinaryguy http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-14392 ordinaryguy Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:20:29 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-14392 I studied jujutsu in Indonesia, we had our own type of jujutsu, officially its kyushin ryu, but its more like Judo + karate mixed together, not bad. the masters are commonly a police senior officer, or an army officer. since in my country jujutsu was applied for the armed forces. the test was harsh. for blue , and brown belt the test last for 48 hours nonstop from saturday afternoon until sunday noon, nonstop. my sensei was not associated to the army, but he learnt from them. once i saw a sensei came to my friend when were at the test, forming a line (the test was held outdoor, and involve 10 black belt or more as examiners). the black belted-guy asked my friend nicely, who apparently has an injury on his feet. and my friend complained that his feet hurts cause he flipped over on a cornblock and bleed. The black belted guy then step on my friends foot and ask him if it still hurts, my friend didnt answer, the black belted guy then told my friend to make no more complaint. you cant imagine how glad i am to pass that night and go home after the test ended. I studied jujutsu in Indonesia, we had our own type of jujutsu, officially its kyushin ryu, but its more like Judo + karate mixed together, not bad. the masters are commonly a police senior officer, or an army officer. since in my country jujutsu was applied for the armed forces. the test was harsh. for blue , and brown belt the test last for 48 hours nonstop from saturday afternoon until sunday noon, nonstop. my sensei was not associated to the army, but he learnt from them. once i saw a sensei came to my friend when were at the test, forming a line (the test was held outdoor, and involve 10 black belt or more as examiners). the black belted-guy asked my friend nicely, who apparently has an injury on his feet. and my friend complained that his feet hurts cause he flipped over on a cornblock and bleed. The black belted guy then step on my friends foot and ask him if it still hurts, my friend didnt answer, the black belted guy then told my friend to make no more complaint.

you cant imagine how glad i am to pass that night and go home after the test ended.

]]> By: Paloma13 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-12455 Paloma13 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:39:02 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-12455 I had the opportunity to visit an aikido dojo and learn from the sensei what a martial artist should not be or do. This guy has control and anger management issues and uses the dojo to display his anger on his students. I left this place and I want to tell you that your first self defense technique should be to listen to your instincts or gut feelings and avoid dangerous situations. Another good advice I want to share with you is the one I got from another martial artist I met later which could be useful for you too: " A good martial artist should not go looking for fights or even take a small challenge or insult as an excuse to fight. He only fights as a last option, that is when he is physically attacked." Good luck!!!!! I had the opportunity to visit an aikido dojo and learn from the sensei what a martial artist should not be or do. This guy has control and anger management issues and uses the dojo to display his anger on his students. I left this place and I want to tell you that your first self defense technique should be to listen to your instincts or gut feelings and avoid dangerous situations. Another good advice I want to share with you is the one I got from another martial artist I met later which could be useful for you too: ” A good martial artist should not go looking for fights or even take a small challenge or insult as an excuse to fight. He only fights as a last option, that is when he is physically attacked.” Good luck!!!!!

]]> By: Holly http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-11416 Holly Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:10:07 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-11416 Couple years ago I was at a big MA tournament in Texas. One of our newer students invited a casual acquaintance to carpool with him; unfortunately he didn't know the acquaintance was bugnuts crazy. This fruitcake was in his 50's and claimed to have 30+ years of Aikido experience. He was dirty and disheveled and more than a little wild-eyed. He got to the tournament and registered for the fights on Sunday, then spent all day Friday picking fights with the other competitors/exhibitors, in name of "demonstrating" or "sharing techniques." I personally saw the guy flip a 15-year-old kid to the ground and put a knee on his neck--they were clear across the lobby and I could see the kid's face turning red, although the teen was being manly about it and pretending it was all very educational. I was halfway across the floor, intending to offer the old goat a kick in the slats (despite the fact that the dude was 100 lbs. heavier than me--I have a little-mean-dog fighting spirit), when the boy's sensei noticed what was going on and broke it up. Apparently there were several similar incidents on Friday. On Saturday morning, Old Crazy Guy picked on a Hong Kong native half his age, who reportedly put him on the floor with a single kick. Wish I had seen that one. Old Crazy Guy promptly went to the registration table and withdrew his entry in the san sou fights. Hong Kong guy went on to win not only first place in the fights, but Grand Champion at Tai chi form. Plus he was my new hero. Couple years ago I was at a big MA tournament in Texas. One of our newer students invited a casual acquaintance to carpool with him; unfortunately he didn’t know the acquaintance was bugnuts crazy.

This fruitcake was in his 50′s and claimed to have 30+ years of Aikido experience. He was dirty and disheveled and more than a little wild-eyed. He got to the tournament and registered for the fights on Sunday, then spent all day Friday picking fights with the other competitors/exhibitors, in name of “demonstrating” or “sharing techniques.” I personally saw the guy flip a 15-year-old kid to the ground and put a knee on his neck–they were clear across the lobby and I could see the kid’s face turning red, although the teen was being manly about it and pretending it was all very educational. I was halfway across the floor, intending to offer the old goat a kick in the slats (despite the fact that the dude was 100 lbs. heavier than me–I have a little-mean-dog fighting spirit), when the boy’s sensei noticed what was going on and broke it up.

Apparently there were several similar incidents on Friday. On Saturday morning, Old Crazy Guy picked on a Hong Kong native half his age, who reportedly put him on the floor with a single kick. Wish I had seen that one.

Old Crazy Guy promptly went to the registration table and withdrew his entry in the san sou fights. Hong Kong guy went on to win not only first place in the fights, but Grand Champion at Tai chi form. Plus he was my new hero.

]]> By: Chris http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-10831 Chris Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:30:58 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-10831 Yeah. Here's one for next time: "Save the drama for your <i>kami-sama</i>." Yeah. Here’s one for next time:

“Save the drama
for your kami-sama.”

]]> By: A to the double Z http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-10830 A to the double Z Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:43:34 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-10830 I went into this aikido dojo and started doing my thing with the brown and blacks. Next time I come to class, no one talks to me. Rumor gets back to me that I'm too aggressive so no one likes me. Multiply that by five and you have my aikido experience after leaving my first apparently too-tough-for-aikido aikido school. It's a good art. Too bad it seem that every aikido school is made up of the biggest drama queens on the planet. I went into this aikido dojo and started doing my thing with the brown and blacks. Next time I come to class, no one talks to me. Rumor gets back to me that I’m too aggressive so no one likes me.

Multiply that by five and you have my aikido experience after leaving my first apparently too-tough-for-aikido aikido school.

It’s a good art. Too bad it seem that every aikido school is made up of the biggest drama queens on the planet.

]]> By: Adam W http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-10626 Adam W Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:01:53 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-10626 Diggin' the thread:) I get a lil sad when I see/hear about people like this. Diggin’ the thread:) I get a lil sad when I see/hear about people like this.

]]> By: Indianapolis hospitals http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-10619 Indianapolis hospitals Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:19:41 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-10619 Hah the kid with the toenails sounds like my brother! Hah the kid with the toenails sounds like my brother!

]]> By: Chris http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-5352 Chris Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:27:12 +0000 http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/the-three-craziest-people-i-met-in-aikido-class/#comment-5352 Treacherous and diabolical! Gives new meaning to "I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him." Treacherous and diabolical! Gives new meaning to “I wouldn’t trust him as far as I could throw him.”

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