had another awesome Aikido session today. I really need more practice & I really need to learn more Japanese. Sensei Motsomoto-san agreed to give us a private lesson tomorrow. That is awesome that he is doing this for us. This is great, because I definitely need more practice. Everyday I leave the dojo, I feel great, a bit tired, but tired in a good way.

I was asking one of the Japanese I work with some questions about Kyuodo, and martial arts in general.  I told them that I was taking Aikido downtown, and he started laughing… which made me a bit mad… they said that Aikido wasn’t very popular in Japan.  That Judo & Kendo was the most popular.  I’m not sure why they were laughing.

oh well… Aikido is popular with me.  That’s all that matters.

My 2nd day of Training went well, eventhough today I really felt the language barrier.  I will sign up for the next Japanese class that’s offered.  Plus, there’s 2 high school aged kids there (Japanese), one speaks english better than the other, so hopefully they can help.  I really will need to practice more than 3 times a week.  I will go to the gym and practice either by myself or with one of the other guys in the class.

I missed my Aikido practice on the 4th, decided to do the “fire works” thing, also, the muscles needed the time…

Last Night was my first Aikido class. It was quite a workout, as I’m pretty sore today. I haven’t had a workout like that in a long while. I can’t wait to learn more.