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JerryHatake
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14 Aug 2008, 10:31 am

JerryHatake wrote:
Sedaka wrote:
JerryHatake wrote:
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I am in the process of starting up an aikido club at my university!

I'm so excited... get to teach and start working out more regularly than I have been recently (since i moved to this town for school)...

Hey Jerry, I'll let you know more about it when things are more concrete.... I don't know much about fighting with swords (per se)... but hand to hand combat is something i can do!

I may even get paid to teach it as a registered class in the future (**crosses fingers**)


Well I'm the VP for the Kumdo Club this upcoming year followed by becoming the President for my senior year. So I'm might be more busy with Kumdo and my academics. I heard that there was a mixed martial arts club at Mason. Good Luck with forming your club. (I'm competing in my second Kumdo tournament on the 17th of August)


lemme know if anything happens in fairfax... i'd like to come see ya.... i hear ya on being busy and all. gl with that, that's awesome. i helped with my aikido club during my undergrad.


This is the address where the first summer tournament for US Hwa Rang Kwan be at: 2809-I Merrilee Drive Fairfax,VA. Its their new Fairfax Dojang replacing their Vienna location.


The Touranment has been moved to USHRK Columbia Dojang Location www.kumdo.com has the address if anyone in the area is interested in meeting up with me there.


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22 Aug 2008, 3:54 pm

I think in all Aikido when you pass san kyu you have to teach as a requirement of the IYAF to grade for your next kyu.

Out of curiosity what style do you practice, I am Yoshinkai and would never change, I tried Aikikai in Malaysia and thought they style was sloppy (no negative connatiation in sloppy just compared to Yoshinkai they let a lot of things slide).



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01 Sep 2008, 2:10 am

Teaching is optional at my Aikido dojo, regardless of rank - except if the regular teacher doesn't show up, and then it's up to whomever is highest ranked to teach. We are unaffiliated, though.