Hello there, I've been charged with the task of drumming up new aikidoka from my school for our school club, and it's been getting harder and harder to attract...
When I was looking for a Dojo I was trying to stay away from all those that don't show you anything and just throw you a big sales pitch. I guess it is good...
There's a thread in aikiweb that talks about this subject. http://www.aikiweb.com Go to "Forums" and try to search from there, maybe you can use the keywords...
Ous to all. Well Brian I can remember when I first started at the Seikokan Aikido dojo about four years ago the enthusiasim that I had. I tried to share that...
We invite prospective students to come to the dojo to watch or to participate. We give them one free class at which they can come onto the mat and experience...
Shumaker, Gordon
gordon.shumaker@...
Feb 2, 2005 2:45 pm
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I am going to give you my sexist testimony about how to attract students to class. This works well in a campus type environment. As you know Sex sells whether...
We (Seikokan in Windsor) have been fortunate in that the dojo is located inside a multi-use sports facility. Inside the facility, there are windows looking...
In general - I find that people who have come full circle - people who began in a "hard" rigid martial and have now decided that way is not the way to go - are...
I've said this many times, and I'll say it again. Demonstrations generate students. The more public, and the more well advertised the better. If you have a...
Hello everyone, Can anyone please provide any information where I might find some decent weapons (jo, bokken and tanto) at reasonable prices. All I seem to be...
Have to agree...the best way to advertise the goods you've got is to show the goods you've got. All the fliers and posters in the world can never convey the...
hello, my name is luis and I have been in this forum for little time and it would be marvellous, to meet somebody that speak spanish to talk about the...
Luis, My Spanish is laughable (poor). Your English is excellent (very good). Don't stop sharing on the forum, someday you will be able to help someone with...
Luis, I have been training for two years. I am still merely a novice but would enjoy sharing ideas with you. I speak, read and write spanish, but I must...
Mark, Check out www.budogu.com. I know the owner and he imports good white and red oak bokken and jo from Japan. Very reasonable prices. The guy is ranked...
Mark Lemmon asked about good weapons... While a bit pricey, I have been extremely happy with the ash buki from www.kingfisherwoodworks.com These weapons have...
Hi John, What bokken do you use from that company? Does it have that "sweet" feel when you come to kamae with it? Any aikidoka that has held a nice bokken...
Aikido Club + Nokia Employee = A Lotta Fun By Claudia McQueen February 03, 2005, 11:00 DALLAS, USA. -- What's the best way to relieve stress while developing...
Hola, puedes escribirme a mi, luish2973@... soy de Panama, pero vivo en California. Practico Yoshinkan Aikido, escribeme, saludos, Osu! Luis A. Henriquez...
Hi Mark, At our dojo we usually buy our jos from cutting some dowel at Home Depot then oiling it, it's just that easy. Hey a stick's a stick and you don't...
Daryl asked: What bokken do you use from that company? Does it have that "sweet" feel when you come to kamae with it? I have the 42" hickory (grade 5) Aiki-ken...
Im trying to get through to my next level of training by practicing with my test partner who happens to be the senior between the two of us. But the big SNAFU...
This sounds like something you should be discussing with your instructor rather than airing here. If you're having problems with said senior student now, image...
Of course it is important that you learn Yoshikan techniques for kyu exams, and it can be frustrating that a test partner at your level wants to be your ...
Shumaker, Gordon
gordon.shumaker@...
Feb 4, 2005 9:39 pm
6893
Lo Siento mi amigo luis henriquez pero yo hablo just enough to get by in a latin american country. The funny thing is that prior to me entering into the...
I like my Dojo, we don't really talk in class, just practise and we have confidence enough in our Sensei that he gives us enough personal attention that if we...
Hey, Luis, yo hablo español. I speak Spanish. me puedes contactar. You can contac me at anibalibarra@... By the way, I have 4 invitations to gmail if...
