Two students testimonials published in the magazine phosphore in France provide an insight about why students are studying aikido.
Louise:"Because Aikido is a beautiful and soft practice. I have the impression to perform Combat choreographies. I love the fact that I am small and petite and I can throw a bigger person..."
Valentin: "To be more focused in school, and more calm with my family. With Aikido, we learn self-defense by using the partner's force and our actions are non-violent.
Furthermore, the performance of techniques can be very elegant..."
Aikido offers many benefits:
Self-confidence
More focused at school
More focused at work
Calmer
Stress reduction
How to respond to verbal aggression
How to respond to physical aggression
Strengthen the body
Improve cognitive functions.
Aikido is not about fighting, it is about self-improvement to become a better human being. We are not perfect so every day we should review our past and recent actions and reevaluate to see if something better could have been done.
Compassion, honesty and sincerity are some of the core values of Aikido.
Always do your best!
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