A great video Tony Shihan! I can see why you were enjoying teaching in Russia in those days - the students are very keen and strong practitioners doing great break falls. Your ability to execute techniques spontaneously is marvellous. You are making our Aikido look credible, Martial and strong in my view! I love when you share these videos! Thank you.
You are right! They train hard and the first time I taught there a student came up to me and asked. Sensei how long shall we train. I replied six hours. His words that came back I shall never forget. "And then we have a break"
A great video Tony Shihan! I can see why you were enjoying teaching in Russia in those days - the students are very keen and strong practitioners doing great break falls. Your ability to execute techniques spontaneously is marvellous. You are making our Aikido look credible, Martial and strong in my view! I love when you share these videos! Thank you.
You are right! They train hard and the first time I taught there a student came up to me and asked. Sensei how long shall we train. I replied six hours. His words that came back I shall never forget. "And then we have a break"
@@Tony_Sargeant Amazing! I wish we could have this kind of students mindset in the UK. They aren't many sadly....
@@Tony_SargeantAmazing! 😮😊
So do I but sadly we only have older people who want to trin but the body cannot perform the long hard hours "Real Aikido demands"
@@Tony_Sargeant I concur with your finding