My life as an Aikidoka~

I hope one day i can flip like that.... =(

Literally, "Aikidoka" means those who practise Aikido. Yes... i'm an Aikidoka =) I started to learn early this year by joining the Aikido Club in UTAR (University Tunku Abdul Rahman) because of my curios about the martial art. So, some of my friends and i joined the club and started to practicing.

So, when the day of first training for the semester comes, me and my friends went for it. We were late, and some of the senior students already doing some warm ups. After warm up, we were to sit on our kneel form, we call it seiza, and the sensei (teacher) walks on the mat and we bow.

Then, sensei call us do kamae (basic standing). At first, me n my friends donno what it is, so we just follow the seniors, and stand like this,



with that standing, sensei want us hold that position for 2 minutes. I thought it would be easy, so i keep my hand up... and after just 30 seconds, my hand started to get tired, and i whispered with my friend,

Me: why are we doing this har?

Friend: donno...

Me: my hand getting tired...
Friend: me too...

Me: Knees aching... Muscle tensing... Finger numbing...
Seniors: Shhhhhhhhhhhh.......
Sensei: (laugh out loud)

So after that, we learn kihon dosa, 6 basic movement of Yoshinkan Aikido. From the 6 basic movement, it can convert to 150 basic techniques. From the 150 different basic techniques, it can become 3000+ combination techniques.... man... this is long long journey for me -_-"

After back home, i can't control myself locking my other house mates' hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder because it's already a habit and i need to learn how the techniques work, so,

Me: Hui Jin... come here a while...
Hui Jin (My roommate): (walk towards me) what?

Me: (lock his wrist...)
Hui Jin: Ouch Ouch Ouch Ouch Ouch Ouch Ouch Ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Me: ok... thanks...
Hui Jin: what the ........ !!!!!!!!!!!!

haha! Now, all my house mates and friends scare of me when i put my hand on them... =)

That's how i've began my Aikido life, now i'm already learn it for almost a year, and the route to my black belt is only half way. There's still many things to be learn, many things to be tell, many things to be watch, i hope i won't give up with it because i really love this martial art and my dojo's family. Osu!!!

Guess where am i! hehe... 4th person standing from the right.