Posted by: iaibear
Why test? - 05/08/06 11:09 AM
Still trying to figure out the instructions and symbols on this forum. They are like the techniques shown in our Aikido class: "Figure it out for yourself and it will have more meaning to you." With that in mind and a purely amorphous grasp of anything Aikido, why should I test in it? I have only been at it six years in my current school. I enjoy the people and the activity. I have not done so much "follow the leader" since kindergarten. The endless variations are indeed unique and if you don't get one or several, no problem; you will never see/recognize it/them again. But if I do not have someone to imitate, it does not happen.
In my former school we were taught the syllabus. I could take home a technique and practice it on my buds. Now I cannot remember a variation out the door. (My buds are relieved.)
If I am not grasping new things in a memorable fashion, what purpose would there be in wasting my instructors' time with testing my knowledge?
In my former school we were taught the syllabus. I could take home a technique and practice it on my buds. Now I cannot remember a variation out the door. (My buds are relieved.)
If I am not grasping new things in a memorable fashion, what purpose would there be in wasting my instructors' time with testing my knowledge?