Comments on: Aikido demo tomorrow http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/657.html Coffee, Cocktails & More Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:39:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Barzelay http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/657.html#comment-189440 Barzelay Sun, 08 Apr 2007 02:12:58 +0000 http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/657.html#comment-189440 Re: cold weather I had been working non-stop on a paper for days and days, and basically hadn't been out of the house. So the last time I was outside it was like 75 degrees. Then this morning I looked out the window and there was snow on the ground, and it took my mind several seconds to make sense of it. "But I thought it was hot out?" Re: cold weather

I had been working non-stop on a paper for days and days, and basically hadn’t been out of the house. So the last time I was outside it was like 75 degrees. Then this morning I looked out the window and there was snow on the ground, and it took my mind several seconds to make sense of it. “But I thought it was hot out?”

]]> By: Jacob Grier http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/657.html#comment-189416 Jacob Grier Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:43:22 +0000 http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/657.html#comment-189416 No way I'm going hand to hand with you. If you're in town I'm breaking out the swords! Aikido is very form-based too. It might be more practical than tae kwon do once you've learned a lot of the techniques, but it's also purely defensive and has a steep learning curve. For pure ass kickery, it seems like Krav Maga or Brazilian Jiu-jitsu might be a better bet in terms of quick application and practicality. That said, aikido is fun, challenging, and (with practice) useful for self-defense. BTW, we did the demo today in forty degree weather with flurries of snow. It went well but my feet were frozen by the end of it. No way I’m going hand to hand with you. If you’re in town I’m breaking out the swords!

Aikido is very form-based too. It might be more practical than tae kwon do once you’ve learned a lot of the techniques, but it’s also purely defensive and has a steep learning curve.

For pure ass kickery, it seems like Krav Maga or Brazilian Jiu-jitsu might be a better bet in terms of quick application and practicality. That said, aikido is fun, challenging, and (with practice) useful for self-defense.

BTW, we did the demo today in forty degree weather with flurries of snow. It went well but my feet were frozen by the end of it.

]]> By: Mike http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/657.html#comment-189374 Mike Sat, 07 Apr 2007 15:41:40 +0000 http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/657.html#comment-189374 I've been debating getting back into martial arts myself. My experience with Tae Kwon Do was that it helped flexibility but not so much fighting technique. It was very form-based, which was cool but not very practical. Sounds like Aikido is more in line with what I would be looking for. Maybe next time I come to D.C. we'll have a knock down drag out fight. You're going down Grier! You're going down! I’ve been debating getting back into martial arts myself. My experience with Tae Kwon Do was that it helped flexibility but not so much fighting technique. It was very form-based, which was cool but not very practical. Sounds like Aikido is more in line with what I would be looking for. Maybe next time I come to D.C. we’ll have a knock down drag out fight. You’re going down Grier! You’re going down!

]]> By: Jacob Grier http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/657.html#comment-189276 Jacob Grier Sat, 07 Apr 2007 03:45:44 +0000 http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/657.html#comment-189276 I also have fond memories of the times Fajad was wearing pants. I also have fond memories of the times Fajad was wearing pants.

]]> By: Barzelay http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/657.html#comment-189268 Barzelay Sat, 07 Apr 2007 02:40:20 +0000 http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/657.html#comment-189268 This just makes me think of Fahad jumping all around Alumni Lawn in white pants. This just makes me think of Fahad jumping all around Alumni Lawn in white pants.

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