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...ground using just one finger. While that may be something of a fable, it neatly illustrates aikido's core philosophy?overcoming opponents without doing them dire physical harm. As an added benefit, aikido is also effective training for strength, flexibility and posture. Today, dozens of schools, called dojo, continue Ueshiba's teachings throughout Japan. If you're planning to spend any length of time in the country, why not try it for yourself? To hit the tatami mats, you'll need keikogi, the pajama-like training wear (about $75), a reasonable degree of fitness, and, as Peter Rehse, a Canadian...
...OSAKA: Shodokan Aikido International Headquarters Students stay on their toes when chief instructor, Tetsuro Nariyama Shihan, is teaching. The dojo, tel: (81-6) 6622 2046, is open daily, and offers guidance on technique as well as randori, a type of freestyle sparring special to the shodokan variant of aikido. It costs $55 to join, plus a monthly...
...HIROSHIMA: Hiroshima International Dojo Join housewives and school kids as they perfect their joint locks and breakfalls at evening classes held in a spacious high school gymnasium, tel: (81-82) 211 1271. Three foreign instructors, including International Aikido Federation chairman, Peter Goldsbury, provide individual attention. Membership is about $16 a month, but classes are free to prospective students...
...ground using just one finger. While that may be something of a fable, it neatly illustrates aikido's core philosophy - overcoming opponents without doing them dire physical harm. As an added benefit, aikido is also effective training for strength, flexibility and posture. Today, dozens of schools, called dojo, continue Ueshiba's teachings throughout Japan. If you're planning to spend any length of time in the country, why not try it for yourself? To hit the tatami mats, you'll need keikogi, the pajama-like training wear (about $75), a reasonable degree of fitness, and, as Peter Rehse, a Canadian...
...could be mediocre at two? That had economists wondering if 30-year-old retired sumo wrestler WAKANOHANA's hankering to play in the NFL could be a harbinger of impending Japanese prosperity. The former grand champion has said he's been more attracted to the gridiron than the dojo since boyhood. It would definitely be a career boost; since retiring last year, Waka has shilled for pain poultices and failed at sports announcing. Plus, it would answer an age-old question: What is it within those visually impressive sumo wrestlers struggling mightily to get out? We thought it was gravy...