Welcome Letter

Tips

Your Body
Attire
Observation
Gravity and Grounding
Speed, Timing, Breathing
Extension
Congruity and Training
Uke-Nage Relationship
Cycles
Commitment
The Dojo
Our Relationship
Other Instructors,
Students, and Arts
Deciding to Leave
Expectations

Reference

Dojo Etiquette
Fundamentals
Helpful Phrases
Aikido Ranks
Basic Counting
Glossary
Bibliography

Acknowledgements

Deciding to Leave

If you decide to drop out of aikido for any reason, please tell us. We are sincerely interested in making your aikido experience a positive one. It may be that your personal needs can best be fulfilled elsewhere at this time. We will honor your leaving just as we honored your arrival. We have been training in aikido for a long time, and have dealt with a multitude of processes within ourselves and others. We would like to understand your experience and to learn from it. By communicating with us, you provide us with valuable feedback and give us the opportunity to improve ourselves.