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Are You In Your Comfort Zone? Or A Combat Zone?

When you hit the gym are you doing the right thing for yourself?  Or are you just wasting time doing the same old thing over and over?  Let me ask you this:  is the same old thing still working for you?  Still seeing results?  Or do you feel like you might be stagnating, stuck on a plateau… or in a rut because it’s what you know and you don’t know anything else?

Well, I’m here to tell you that if you are stuck in a comfort zone and don’t do something to get yourself out of it NOW you’re going to be exactly where you are for as long as you stay in this comfort zone you’ve got yourself surrounded by.

Do you still want to be where you are a year from now?  Because that’s what you’re setting yourself up for if you don’t get some variety… and soon!

Listen, your body is smart.  It knows how to adapt to the pressures you’re imposing upon it.  If you don’t give your muscles something new to do, something to surprise them and make them work HARDER than they’re used to, they have NO REASON to change.  They’ve adapted to what you’re doing and they’re ready for you this time and EVERY time.

If you don’t FEEL like you got in some hard work, chances are you didn’t.  Sure, psychologically you might feel like you got a good workout but your muscles won’t.  They were just out for another stroll in the park.  The same old same old.  Yawn.  Boring.  Nothing new here.  Your muscles can practically sleepwalk through your routines if you’ve been doing them too long.

Real advancement with weight training only comes when you damage your muscles.  This is how they get stronger and bigger.  And to damage them you must work them hard enough to cause microscopic tears in the muscle fibers.  And, then after you’re finished working out and your muscles get to do some serious resting they will repair themselves to prepare for the next onslaught of punishment they assume to be coming at them again soon (and they should be correct in that assumption by the way).

That sore feeling you get after a hard workout is called “DOMS” and it stands for ‘Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness’ and it’s a GOOD thing.  That means your muscles are repairing the damage, growing and getting stronger.  And that’s what you want, right?

So, get some variety in your workout routines and watch how fast you fly off of that plateau.  If you are always doing the same isolation moves like bicep curls and tricep kickbacks, change it up with some full body compound moves.  Or superset your exercises.  Or increase the weights you’ve been lifting (seriously, how long have you been hefting the exact same weights?  have you even TRIED to get heavier with it in the past few months).  You should change up your entire routine at least once every six to eight months to keep your body from adapting to anything too quickly.

Remember:  Variability is your friend.  Your body should feel like it just walked out of a Combat Zone when you’re finished working out.  Not yet another Comfort Zone.

Work hard to get your perfect physique as dictated by the Adonis Index.

About the Author

Jackie Burgmann is a Registered Weight Trainer and Registered Personal Trainer who also runs a popular fitness-oriented video blog using the pseudonym Girlwithnoname. Jackie stays in great shape by working out primarily in and around her home in the city and blogs about her challenges and successes with her fitness routines. She also manages an Online Fitness Coaching program and provides inspiration and tips for anyone else interested in getting in shape or working out.

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It is sad that Steve Irwin died this morning:(?

I heard that on CNN this morning that Steve Irwin died from a sting ray attack that struck its long barbed tail into his chest and so he was rushed to awaiting medical helicopter that flew him to a hospital in Queensland where he died from a cardio arrest that means the heart stopped due to severe trauma to his cardiovascular system. My question is how someone dies from a sting ray attack and how come steve irwin would risk something in the great barrier reef that would cause him his life and who will replace him in the future. I would blame the people behind the scenes because they should have a team of medical doctors and nurses and experts on the production team for if something would happen to them or steve irwin that they would get immediate medical treatment.what are your opinions and comments. Post Them Now!!!

I was just sitting here, thinking about Steve Irwin and said to myself, go to Yahoo answers and see how others feel. Thanks for posting this question. Steve Irwin made me think about animals in a whole new way. I have a greater respect for animals because of him. I used to watch crocodile hunters alot, but in the last couple of years, I moved on to other interests. I just feel very sad about him dying at such a young age. I’m 55 and I guess it makes me feel lucky I’m still alive. Steve Irwin had such a fun personality, I always had the feeling that he was a geniune person, and what you saw is what you got. I would laugh so hard watching him. A very cool person! I love you Steve! Have just as much fun in heaven!

Anyhow, I uploaded 2 videos to youtube, a tribute and Crocodile Hunter, most embarrassing moments. That one will make you laugh!!!

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This is a really cool video of Steve Irwin, with some of his most embarrassing moments! Hope this cheers everyone up a bit! Crickey!
Steve Irwin, A Great Aussie Mate
Australia and America has lost a great mate. For the past few years Steve Irwin has been the Aussie Americans knew best. He was your mate. For those of us who were lucky enough to have worked with him promoting Australia, he was our mate. His extraordinary enthusiasm and passion for life, his unequalled devotion to the animal world, his big hearted love for his country and his efforts to get more Americans Down Under made us proud – of him, and of what he so magnificently represented.

We thank America for taking him to your hearts. By doing that you gave him the power to make his dream of a better understanding of the natural world a reality. You will miss him, and so will we.

Steve was a great Australian and a great man.

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Australia Zoo and Wildlife Warriors Worldwide are today in mourning for a beloved friend and respected leader. The global response to the loss of Steve Irwin and the public outpouring of empathy we have received has been overwhelming, and a significant comfort to those of us who knew him. This is not just a loss for us, but for a planet full of people who loved him so well, and for the world’s precious wildlife that he laid his life on the line to protect.

Steve was a true original; he brought energy and passion to everything he did. Whether it was performing groundbreaking crocodile research on board his vessel Croc One, filming wildlife documentaries or simply celebrating his children’s birthdays, Steve didn’t do anything by half. A hard-core Wildlife Warrior and dedicated family man, Steve did for conservation and education what no one had ever done before. He brought wildlife conservation right into people’s living rooms and created a whole new generation of Wildlife Warriors.

The exceptional life Steve led is a testament to his respect for all creatures great and small, and his passion for wildlife was matched only by his passion for family life.

We here at Australia Zoo offer our heartfelt thanks on behalf of the Irwin family for your condolences and kind words. Many people have expressed a desire to donate to Wildlife Warriors Worldwide in memory of Steve. All donations will be greatly appreciated and applied directly to saving animals in the wild. Steve’s legacy will live on in the continuation of his life’s work.

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Positive Aikido

Interview by Arthur Lockyear – Fighting Arts International – Issue 93

Where and when were you born, Henry?
I was born in Yorkshire, in May 1936 in a little coal mining village called Brampton, near Rotherham. A place where you had to fight your way to and from school each day.

When did you begin your study of Aikido?

It was in 1957, I was studying Judo and Karate at the ‘Abbe School of Budo’ at the ‘Hut’ in Hillingdon, Middlesex. My direct teacher was Mr Ken Williams, who was 3rd Dan (3rd degree black belt) Judo, and we were all students of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei, 8th Dan Judo, 6th Dan Aikido, 5th Dan Karate, and 5th Dan Kendo. At this time no-one in the United Kingdom had heard of Aikido. Abbe Sensei told Mr Williams that he had received a letter from O’Sensei Morehei Ueshiba, stating that all instructors outside of Japan now had permission to teach Aikido to anyone who wished to learn. Mr Williams was his first student and he then selected a hard core group of Judo students to study Aikido – this was when I started.

Abbe Sensei made Mr. Williams National Coach for Aikido and I became Mr Williams’ assistant, a post which I held for approximately 15 years.

Abbe Sensei and Williams Sensei then brought eight of us special students up to 1st Dan, the only Aikido Dan grades in Great Britain at that time, and all in one dojo (place of training)!

All the Dan grades were hard training and strong with no ‘bandage men’ amongst them.

Sunday morning practice was for Dan grades only and Williams Sensei would lock the doors to the dojo – it was then that the serious practice started, with real fighting. He would allow the younger black belt grades to try and prove themselves against him – without success, I might add. It was at that time that Williams Sensei started to visit other dojos to introduce Aikido.

I have heard that Aikido training was harder back then…

In the early days the training was extremely difficult, with the emphasis on very strenuous exercise. My students and I used to train four or five nights a week as well as on Sunday mornings.

Immediately after taking the students running for several miles, we would return to the mat and perform 200 press-ups on the backs of the wrists, which was then followed be general practice and a further two hours of hard practice. Abbe Sensei’s Aikido was the pre-war style of Aiki Jutsu, which was very physical. Both Abbe and Williams were excellent teachers – they worked very hard to train us, whilst promoting Aikido to a rather unreceptive public.

When I was graded 1st Dan by Abbe Sensei, Williams Sensei instructed me to take a good student as an assistant. The assistant I chose was a 17-year-old by the name of Derek Eastman, who is now 3rd Dan and technical Director of our Basingstoke Headquarters. Mr Eastman is now 48 years of age and still a loyal friend. It proves one old adage: that you cannot buy or demand respect, you earn it.

At what point did you go ‘on the road’ to spread the ‘Aikido gospel’?

When Mr Eastman reached 1st Dan, I was 2nd Dan and Williams Sensei advised us to spread the word of Aikido.

We both gave up our jobs and travelled all around the U.K. It was so difficult trying to introduce Aikido, because most people had never heard of it. Mr Eastman and I left home and headed for the Midlands, without money and with little hope. In some areas where Sensei Williams had already introduced Aikido, we would find accommodation with the students and receive a small fee for teaching. We would visit Judo and Karate clubs, sports centres, etc.

In the areas where there was no Aikido at all, we would take a job for a few days to feed ourselves. We had many jobs and in one area we worked as assistants to a funeral director. We had to collect the bodies from the mortuary and take them back to the chapel of rest.

The boss caught me in the chapel of rest with a young maiden who had no right being there.. she being very much alive and well. He was very angry with me, and after many more similar escapades he assured me I was on borrowed time.

We got a job as road sweepers, wearing bowler hats, which attracted a great deal of attention from the girls. In the North of England the girls loved to hear a London accent, and this was a great help with the invitations for dinner and, if we were lucky, accommodation, it was a struggle to survive.

We also worked in steel factories and carried out many other jobs around the country, but without doubt the worst of all was repairing an old railway line. We called it the ‘railway of death’, the hard work and the foremen were like the films we had seen on this subject – needless to say, we did not stay there for very long. I must add, as I look back on my life in Aikido, that this was a really great time. As with all memories, we tend to forget the bad times and remember the good ones. We contributed greatly to the promotion of Aikido and I do not regret one day of it.

I believe that you also trained under Nakazono Sensei in those early days.

Yes that’s right. As I said, Abbe Sensei’s Aikido was all we knew, and when he told us that he had invited a new teacher from Japan to visit us, we were quite exited as we had not seen another Japanese Aikido master. The new teacher was Masahiro Nakazono Sensei and he taught us for two weeks. It was two weeks of hell! He had us practising on the mat for three hours in the morning and three hours in the afternoon, and the Dan grades had to practice an additional three hours in the evening. During this seminar there were many broken bones and other injuries.

Our etiquette and discipline could not be questioned, and Abbe Sensei had always taught us to use very strong technique in our Aikido and not be thrown, unless the technique was effective. He also taught us that to be strong showed respect for your teacher.

It is important to understand in those early days that we knew no different, we knew only the strong fighting art of Aikido. Nakazono Sensei was very angry and perplexed with us. He did not understand us and thought we were being disrespectful to him. It was not until near the end of his seminar that Abbe Sensei explained to him the reason for our approach to Aikido, and then Nakazono Sensei realised we were genuine students with great respect for him and a strong desire to learn.

In England it is traditional, after a hard practice, to finish the evening with a pint of beer at the local pub. But Nakazono was keeping us on the mat until 10.00 p.m., and the pubs closed at 10.30. We were not able to change and reach the nearest pub before closing time, so Sensei Williams said to me; “Ellis, as my assistant, it’s your duty to ask Sensei if we can leave the mat at 9.00 p.m. so we have time to get to the pub”. What a fool I was! I did ask Nakazono Sensei and he was angry with me and said he had travelled across the world to teach us Aikido, and all we wanted to do was go to the pub! Well, when he put it like that, it made us feel bad. However, he didn’t seem to understand that this was our vacation from work… I reminded Nakazono Sensei of this incident when we met in Santa-Fe recently, and we were able to laugh about it.

The important thing I have not mentioned so far is the vast difference in technique between Abbe Sensei’s old style and Nakazono Sensei’s new style, which was a far more flowing movement – it seemed so much softer and yet so strong. We quickly adapted to this new style, and it was then that Abbe dropped a ‘bombshell’. We would all have to be re-graded to meet with the present standards of the Aikikai Hombu (Headquarters) in Tokyo.

The grading was physically and mentally demanding, and at the end of it he lined-up all eight Dan grades and said he accepted all our grades with the exception of one. He looked at this student for what seemed an eternity, then said: “Necessary sell you gi (uniform) while price is high”.

Even after 37 years that sentence has not been forgotten. He took away that students grade.

In 1963 I was Nakazono Sensei’s assistant at a national Martial Arts demonstration at the Royal Albert Hall in London – that was a very proud moment for me as a young black belt, and also a proud moment for my parents, as this was the first time they had ever seen me in an Aikido demonstration.

Abbe Sensei then brought over from Paris a young 5th Dan, Masamichi Noro Sensei. This was the first time we had seen a Sensei (teacher) in a white hakama (traditional uniform), and Noro turned out to be perhaps the most graceful of all the teachers I have seen to date. There followed many other fine teachers, like Hiroshi Tada Sensei, Tadashi Abbe Sensei and Nobuyoshi Tamura Sensei.

For me the most effective of all the Japanese masters was, without doubt, Kazuo Chiba Sensei. I was with him for several years and once partnered him on television. At that time Chiba Sensei and I were teaching Aikido at our dojo, which was situated at ‘The Times’ newspaper in London, and were asked to take part in a 30-minute World Service broadcast on BBC World Radio. Sensei asked me to do the talking, because at that time his English was not so good. A television producer heard the broadcast and asked if we would do a demonstration on Anglia TV, to which we agreed. Whilst we were waiting for our ’slot’, they took us to the hospitality room, where the bar was stocked with just about every drink you could imagine. The hostess asked if we would like a drink, and I thought a whisky would go down well. I asked “Sensei, can we have a drink?”. He said we could, but before I could order, Sensei had asked for two orange juices.

Some Aikido I have seen in recent years depresses me because it can be carried out only by two Aikidoka who practice together on a regular basis, like a couple of dancers who know each other’s movements. I honestly think that the majority of students take up Aikido for self defence, so if I wanted Yoga I would study Yoga, and if I wanted to dance I would take dancing lessons.

I believe Aikido not only has to look good, but also has to be effective.

Abbe Sensei not only taught Tori (performer of technique) to have good posture and balance, but Uke (receiver of technique) had to attack on balance also, since it is easy to throw when he comes in off balance. He used to teach with a Shinai (bamboo sword), with which he would hit and say: “My English is not very good, but my shinai speaks fluent English”.

You can tell a student twenty times what he is doing wrong before he gets it right, but the shinai speaks only once, with incredible results. I still occasionally teach the high grades with a shinai.

In the early 1960’s I was asked to carry out an Aikido demonstration at the British Judo Council’s National Championships in London.

It was to be the most important Aikido demonstration to date. The VIPs were the Japanese Ambassador and Lady Baden-Powell, wife of Lord Baden-Powell, who was then the head of the World Organisation of Boy Scouts. Kenshiro Abbe Sensei and Masutaro Otani Sensei, 8th Dan, another Japanese Judo Master, emphasised how important this evening was, and wanted an impressive display from the Aikido people. Whilst we were waiting to go on, a Judo Dan grade approached Otani, who was speaking to he Japanese Ambassador, and said: “Hey, Smiler”. I couldn’t believe the disrespect and took him to one side. We were in a confrontational situation when Derek Eastman, who had been outside smoking a cigarette, called me to inform me that we were due on stage immediately. We rushed on to the stage and as I performed the first technique, Mr Eastman’s cigarettes and matches fell from his gi, on to the stage. I was already upset from the previous incident, and now this embarrassment was the final straw. I smashed Mr Eastman all over the tatami (mat) and back again. When demonstrating knife defence, the knife went through my gi and I felt the blade against my stomach and thought: “My God, it’s in me!”. I dropped on to my knees with Mr. Eastman in immobilisation as I withdrew the knife from the hole in my gi. I expected blood to flow but… nothing! It turned out to be just a graze. I looked at the front row, and staring at me with shock and horror was her Ladyship, and I knew by her face that any hopes we had entertained of securing her sponsorship for Aikido had disappeared. In fact, Her Ladyship was quoted as saying: “That was the most horrific display of violence I have ever witnessed”.

The Japanese Ambassador, on the other hand, congratulated us on an excellent display.

In those days, the style we practiced was hard and positive, as well as being defensive. If I had only known then some of the things I was later to acquire from Nakazono Sensei’s teachings, this could have given Aikido a major boost in the UK

Could you talk about your own philosophy of Aikido and feeling on Budo (the ‘Way’)?

I still practice the old, original Aikido, which appeals to my positive nature and attitude.

The early traditional style of Aikido is that of O’Sensei as a young man – a fighting man. My own understanding of O’Sensei’s life of Aikido was that he developed Aikido as a fighting art as well as a positive form of self-defence. His life changed as he became older and so did his Aikido – he became more involved in he philosophy of his art. I have heard and read of other Sensei who were close to him, who said they could understand maybe 10% of what O’Sensei taught. If that is true, then what chance have we of understanding the depths of his mind?

I have met many Western Sensei who have delved so deep they almost think they are Japanese. I always tell my students that we are practising a Japanese Martial Art, but remember, we are Westerners, and therefore we must reach a happy compromise between East and West. I teach some Japanese words, but I don’t go ‘over the top’. When I was teaching in America, I was asked to visit a large dojo in Texas. Everything they said was in Japanese, so I tried to look as if I understood, but to be honest I didn’t have a clue, and I don’t suppose a Japanese person would understand much of our Western interpretation of their language either. I am often asked what are the best books or videos to buy, and I always point to the tatami and say: “That’s where it’s at!”.

In the beginning, Abbe Sensei would not discuss Ki (spirit, mind, energy) – he said you had to be 1st Dan before you could understand. I still agree with that. What I find a little disturbing in Aikido is that some people really believe that Ki is almost a form of magic. Abbe Sensei’s method was that you first trained very hard physically to develop your spirit and your mind. He said that when the body says it is tired the strong mind will override it and carry on.

Some teachers of Ki Aikido have had previous study of traditional Aikido, and this, along with the practice of Ki, is good. But the students who have been taught only Ki style cannot fall back on to the good, solid, traditional style when in difficulty with certain techniques. My own students are aware of Ki and its meaning, but it is not a word I use very often. I teach students the flow and power of breathing as an important part of their exercise and Aikido training.

During Nakazono Sensei’s last visit to the UK, he asked me to be his assistant at a demonstration at a venue in Acton, London, for Otani Sensei. Chiba Sensei was there too, but only as a spectator. Knowing how hard Nakazono was from past experience, I feared the worst and thought I was in for a hard time, but Sensei was a little older and had changed dramatically. I think he threw me only twice, and then we spent about an hour kneeling while Sensei went into some very deep philosophy which none of us could understand. Even Chiba Sensei looked puzzled, and when I think of this particular seminar, I wonder: Is this how O’Sensei changed?

When I saw Nakazono Sensei again in Santa Fe, New Mexico, he gave me two books he had written, and signed them for me. I spent about four hours at his home, and he and his wife made me most welcome, which made me think: Yes, I am a privileged student.

After 40 years in the Martial Arts, with many friends who are bouncers, boxers, fellow Martial Artists and Street fighters, it is my honest opinion that the hardest man to beat is the natural street fighter. My assistant for many years and a great personal favourite of Chiba Sensei, was ‘Mad’ Geoff Goodwin, who disappeared some years ago. Geoff came from Derbyshire and followed me to London, where he later became my special assistant. He was a natural-born street fighter and we had some great battles.

My son, Richard, who studied Aikido from the age of 5 and continued until he was 14 years old, is also a natural street fighter. He has now been back into Aikido for a year and is running the junior section with great success. We often practice together and I try my techniques against him, and with his natural balance and Aikido training, his reactions and responses are very fast. It makes you very aware that an opponent has more than one hand.

I teach as Abbe Sensei did, that Uke must attack on balance, remember at all times that two people are practising, Tori to throw, and Uke Atemi and Ukemi. What I don’t allow is the Uke attacking with his or her back leg off the mat. I also don’t like to see Uke trotting around Tori’s circle on his toes like a trained poodle on a lead, waiting for the instruction to jump!

You have dojos in the United States affiliated to your school, I believe.

Yes, in Dallas, Texas and in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The teachers there, Al Montemar and David Rogers, were my students in the early 1980’s when they were with the US Air Force at Greenham Common. I was fortunate enough to be able to visit both dojos during 1992 and give seminars and grading examinations for my American students.

I know that Abbe Sensei told you how he first came to Aikido – would you mind recounting that particular story?

I’d be happy to. Abbe Sensei was All Japan Judo Champion at the age of 18, prior to World War II. He told me that he was rather arrogant at that time, having achieved fame so young.

Anyway, it was during a train journey in Japan that he first met O’Sensei. Abbe didn’t know who he was and he reacted to Ueshiba Sensei looking at him, saying: “What are you staring at, old man?” Ueshiba replied: “I know who you are”. to which Abbe modestly retorted: “Everyone knows me, I am Kenshiro Abbe, Champion of All Japan”. O’Sensei then introduced himself as the Founder of Aikido, and was told by Abbe that he didn’t look strong enough to be a Martial Arts Master. O’Sensei then offered Abbe his little finger, and said: “But young man, you look very strong indeed. Please break my finger”.

Abbe at first declined, but eventually accepted the challenge, presumably to shut this old man up. Abbe Sensei told me that, as he took hold of the old man’s finger and tried to break it, he found himself on the floor of the carriage and totally immobilised. Whilst on the floor, Abbe asked the Founder for permission to study under him. This is my understanding of Abbe Sensei’s story.

When you were in my ‘local’ earlier, you told me a couple of interesting stories about one of your former teachers. Could you repeat them for this interview, please?

Certainly, but I think its better that we don’t print the man’s name. Well, he was a 2nd Dan in Aikido, under Ken Williams, and also held equivalent ranks in Judo and Karate. He was a strange character and used to speak in an affected, Japanese broken English, and one day he said to me: “Mr Ellis want come my house for supper?” So I said: “Yes, Sensei, I’ll come for supper, thank you”. I went along to his home, knocked on the door and it was opened by this guy wearing a black silk kimono (traditional Japanese gown) and geta (clogs). I was a little taken aback by this, but went in and we sat down.

After a couple of minutes, Sensei clapped his hands and his wife came trotting in from the kitchen, also in a kimono. So, the first thing he did was to slap her across the face three times. Her head rocked back and forth but she didn’t say a word, or even cry. I just looked on in total amazement… it was unbelievable. He told her to prepare the meal, and she returned to the kitchen. When his wife had left us I told him that I thought he was out of order. This chap replied that Abbe Sensei had told him that it was a Japanese tradition to slap one’s wife every morning to teach her humility! I pointed out to him that he was not Japanese – but to no avail, as he slapped her again when he ordered our drinks! I was never the same with him after that….. it was incredible behaviour.

You did, in fact, come to blows with this particular man later on, didn’t you?

Yes, I did, Arthur. We were in this pub after training and he said to me:

“You think you can take me, don’t you?” I told him that I’d never thought about it, to which he replied: “Oh yes you have, you think about it all the time”. Again I denied this, it was just bloody rubbish, but he would not let go. He kept baiting me, saying: “You want to try?” and I said to him: “You know, Sensei the only person troubled by this is you. It is you who are unsure about me, not I about you”. So he said: “Let’s go outside”, and out we went.

Outside the pub he put himself in Aikido posture, so I just stood there as relaxed as possible, and waited. As soon as he came for me, I hit him and put him on the deck. As he went down I dropped and immobilised him with my knee on his neck. At this point he said: “O.K., that’s enough, let me up”. I said: “Is that it? Is this incident finished?” He replied that it was. Well, I’m a very straight man, and if someone says it’s finished, then for me it is finished. So as soon as I let him go, he smacked me straight in the nose and broke it – I was covered in blood and in a bit of a mess. He lost not only my respect, but that of everyone who had been present. He moved from the area soon after that, and I’ve never seen or heard of him since.

Finally, Henry, do you have any advice that you would like to offer to Aikido practitioners?

I would urge them to visit other clubs and look at other methods. You don’t have to like everyone’s Aikido, but if you can take away a little from each dojo you visit, it will help make your own Aikido complete. Also, I would say – stay clear of ‘fairy’ Aikido – remember it’s a Martial Art and must work.

Henry, thank you for your time and patience.

My pleasure, and thanks to Pat and you for the hospitality.

Henry Ellis 5th dan Traditional Aikido.

Co-author of Positive Aikido.

http://www.EllisAikido.org

http://www.british-aikido.com  

About the Author

Henry Ellis co-author of Positive Aikido

Who am I what did I write?

“I was born in 1897 where I came from an old southern family, growing up in Oxford, Mississippi I joined the Canadian, and later the British, Royal Air Force during the First World War; I studied for a while at the University of Mississippi, and temporarily worked for a New York bookstore and a New Orleans newspaper. Except for some trips to Europe and Asia, and a few brief stays in Hollywood as a scriptwriter, I worked on my novels and short stories on a farm in Oxford. Many say I share great similarities to that of Sam Clemens. I would die of a heart attack in 1962; who am I and what have I written?”

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Soldiers’ Pay
Mosquitoes
Sartoris
The Sound and the Fury
As I Lay Dying
Sanctuary
Light in August
Pylon
Absalom, Absalom!
The Unvanquished
If I Forget Thee Jerusalem
The Hamlet
Go Down, Moses
Intruder in the Dust
Requiem for a Nun
A Fable
The Town
The Mansion
The Reivers
Flags in the Dust

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Ramadan is coming up at the end of August this year. Just what is it and what does it have to do with Morocco? First, Ramadan is an important religious celebration for the Islamic faithful. It all began when the Prophet Mohammed received verses from the Angel Gabriel. This is important because those verses became the Qur’an. All this took place in the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. It is twelve days shorter than the calendar used in western countries, making the celebration begin earlier each year. This year it begins in September. Ramadan is celebrated the world over by Muslims.

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Drug shock for little brother? – any hospital workers out there?

Hi

My little brother has been smoking skunk cannabis, and started taking class A’s.

The family have all confronted him, and he’s promised to stop. Although he’s very annoyed at us for having a go at him.

I remember when Prince Harry got caught out, Prince Charles took him to a hospital to see the ramifications of cannabis smoking…

Was this special treatment cos he’s the Prince or can you arrange a visit to these types of wards? I’d really like to take my brother.

Does anyone know how to go about this?

Thanks in advance…

your parents should put him in rehab, that is the best way to deal with it. If they refuse then call the police and have him arrested and the courts will order it for him.

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