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Just Released! “Aiki-Doh!-ka: An Aikido Lexicon”
After years of careful observation and countless interviews with Aiki-Doh!-ka, Kevin and Jon have compiled this zany compilation of humorous definitions to common (and not so common) Aikido terms. Illustrated with cartoons by Jon.
It's currently available as an eBook (in PDF format) that you can download and view on your computer, PDA, smartphone or electronic reader (i.e. Kindle, Kobo, etc.), as a POD book available from Lulu.com (an all-colour trade paperback or a black and white pocketbook) or a Kindle book.
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Aiki-Doh!-ka's Definition of the Day
A selection from "Aiki-Doh!-ka: An Aikido Lexicon:
Hajime Training: Rapid, repetitive training. The idea here is to fall down and get up as quickly as possible, making it look like you or your partner caused this to happen. This goes on until one of the following happens: 1) Sensei gets a phone call. 2) Class ends. 3) You or your partner throws up.
Aiki-Doh!-ka's Top Ten Lists
A-D’s Top Ten New Year’s Resolutions
Aiki-Doh!-ka’s all fired up for the New Year, and can’t wait to start training again after the holiday break. Here are some of his goals:
1. Learn to tie belt in less than 5 minutes.
2. Be on time for class (See No. 1).
3. Eliminate push-ups at beginning of class (See. No. 2).
4. Wash dogi more than once a month.
5. Learn to hold a bokken like an aikidoka, not a pirate.
6. Learn to set proper ma-ai before bowing in suwari waza techniques.
7. Master the difference between migi and hidari.
8. Practice ukemi.
9. Practice ukemi.
10. Practice ukemi.
Are You Doing Too Much Aikido?
Watch for these indications that you, or someone you love, may be doing too much Aikido:
When you sneeze, you say "I-chi!" instead of "A-choo!"
