"Assailant in Carmel tried to punch 13-year-old in face before she threw him to the ground and broke his ankle."

I'm sorry to say a lot of cis men will never respect women, cis or trans.

We HAVE to use force to stop their violence.

If you can't be respected be feared.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/25/california-teenage-girl-jiu-jitsu

https://www.alojapan.com/1257981/japan-dominates-again-but-uzbekistan-and-korea-show-their-strength-ijf-org/ Japan Dominates Again but Uzbekistan and Korea Show Their Strength / IJF.org #children #Education #federation #FIJ #IJF #InternationalJudoFederation #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #JigoroKano #judo #MartialArt #news #Olympic #peace #sport On the second day of the 2025 Asian Judo Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, five new weight categories were in action. While Japanese judoka again dominated the competition with three titles, their supremac…

https://www.alojapan.com/1257129/japan-dominates-the-asian-championships-on-day-1-ijf-org/ Japan Dominates the Asian Championships on Day 1 / IJF.org #children #Education #federation #FIJ #IJF #InternationalJudoFederation #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #JigoroKano #judo #MartialArt #news #Olympic #peace #sport As expected, Japan dominated the first day of the Asian Championships, winning all four categories. While there were no major surprises, the level of judo lived up to expectations in Bangkok, Thailand, where the event is taki…

Gold and Silver for Germany / IJF.org https://www.byteseu.com/750353/ #Children #EDUCATION #Federation #FIJ #Germany #IJF #InternationalJudoFederation #JigoroKano #judo #MartialArt #olympic #peace #Sport

It occurred to me that rather than trying to convince #aikidoka to join the fediverse, I can try and convince the fediverse to try #aikido. So here's my pitch.

Do you have a new year resolution to try and get in shape? Do you want to try a #MartialArt?

#Aikido is a non-competitive art of Japanese origin practiced around the world. There is a saying "aikido is for everyone". Training consists (generally) of paired practice where you and your partner work through a kata that was demonstrated by the sensei. The goal is to improve your (and your training partner's) ability, not to "win". There are (wooden) swords and short staffs and disarmament that you get to play with.

So why shouldn't you try it? The only thing I've got is that we're still in an ongoing multi-year pandemic and, unfortunately, the number of people still masking largely reflects the rest of society. If that's a deal breaker for you, you might need to wait until someone invents public health and the airborne virus is controlled through ventilation.. aikido is largely based on trying to blend with an attacker's energy and redirect it to control the situation. It is hard to do without a partner.

If you can, I still think you should try a class (or watch one) at your local dojo. If your idea of martial arts comes from Hollywood or you think there's inherent competition in the concept you might be surprised. I'm sure there are bad dojos, but I haven't seen many. Most have a warm and welcoming atmosphere and it's a great way to get in shape.

There are all kinds of interesting coaching questions around this topic in #Aikido, or indeed any #MartialArt.
Your partner's reaction to you is never 'wrong', It may not be what you expect, it may not be what you'd like, but it is there, and you have to deal with it.
For complete beginners, it can be worthwhile emphasising the difference between exercises that we practice to develop skills, and techniques that are actually expected to be used in sparring or combat.
https://aikido.social/notes/9zesh78kc265005i

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Anfängerkurs speziell für Kinder im Alter von 8-12 Jahren an.
Der Einstieg in die 900 Jahre alte japanische Kampfkunst wird von
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Der Kurs beginnt am Mittwoch, den 4. September um 16 Uhr in den
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This is #Fotomontag #Photomonday #fotografie #photography

#shaolin #monk #bodybending #flexibility

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