My wife will be the first to admit that I am not merely a geek, but a truly geeky geek.
If a show has explosions, spies, or aliens, it passes the WATCH IT? test. I am a fan of many things including all things Star Trek-y, old war movies, and Bruce Lee Movies. Last night G4 happen to play Way of the Dragon. My wife would say that I've seen all of these "kinds of movies" a dozen times, so why not hand over the remote? Not true, but maybe a few a times--so possession of the remote will remain 9/10ths of the law.
What I noticed was in this movie, Bruce Lee literally answers the question: "How can you punch and kick so hard?" Bruce Lee explains you have to do so from the hip. Bing! went the little light in my head. Isn't Sensei always saying the power of the Aikido technique comes from the hip? Isn't the hip kind of physically about where your center of gravity is? Hmmm, perhaps Bruce Lee knew an abiding principle, also prominent in Aikido. I better watch that movie one more time just to be sure. ;-)
Aikido Club at UVU is a great way for students to experience the art of Aikido. Aikido is derived from the samurai arts through a branch of aiki-jujitsu. Though it is a martial art, it was created as a way to foster peaceful conflict resolution. Aikido teaches how to use various forms of passive resistance and joint locks to provide an attacker with opportunities to reconsider his actions. Come learn with us.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Aikido Club practice back on schedule.
Club practice is back to Tuesdays/Thursdays 4-5:30 PM in PE 221. Welcome to new and old club members.
Look for some new digital signage for the club across campus.
If there's nothing on TV, check out When The Last Sword Is Drawn (2003) on
Hulu. 2 hrs. 17 min. In Japanese with English subtitles.
Jeff
Look for some new digital signage for the club across campus.
If there's nothing on TV, check out When The Last Sword Is Drawn (2003) on
Hulu. 2 hrs. 17 min. In Japanese with English subtitles.
Jeff
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