TAYORI
Selected Articles from Issue 3
October 2000
TAKAYAMA-SENSEI
OF CHIBA-SEN
A club activity for Spring of 2001 has been planned
and approved by the club instructors.
It will be called, “Spring LEARN-IN 2001!” We have chosen the date, Saturday, March 17, to hold the
learn-in. What it will encompass is the
conducting of three special classes for all of
our students during that morning.
The classes will be planned and taught by all of our instructors. Students are encouraged to attend and train
in as many of the classes as they can.
If they can not make it to all three classes, they should practice in at
least one or two of them. All the
instructors will be there at the classes to help each and every one of the
participants. The learn-in will end
with a lunch. There will be a small fee
charged to buy bentos for anyone who will be at the lunch. Detailed plans are currently being worked on
and further announcements are forthcoming.
Parents are invited to participate also. You may observe, just have lunch with us, or
if you would like to, you may participate in the sessions. You will be introduced to the exercises your
youngsters go through each session. You
may also try and learn breathing exercises, etc. We would love to make this a “family” affair! If the shirts are received on time, we will
also be distributing our new “Hilo Seishikan Aikido” t-shirts at the
learn-in. So, come and participate
everyone, and learn at Hilo Seishikan Aikido’s “Spring LEARN-IN 2001!”
FIRST RANK TESTING COMING!
Hilo Seishikan Aikido’s first rank testing is coming
up fast and your instructors are hard at work planning and preparing for
it. New certificates of promotion are
being designed and soon will be ordered.
We are really looking forward to the testing and ask that you all train
hard and get ready!
Your instructors were asked, “What are some of the
most important things that you think should be considered in ranking a
student?” Here are their replies:
Ruth Walker-sensei:
“I believe some important factors that should be considered in ranking
are: knowledge of the arts and
execution of the moves, the exercises, but with an attitude that is
demonstrated by positive behaviors.”
Carrie Yonemori-sensei: “The development of the whole student is considered in
determining rank. The student’s
understanding of aikido principles, enthusiasm for learning, participation in
club activities, number of hours practiced and how the student practiced during
those hours, and maturity are all factors which are taken into consideration.”
Steve-Adams-sensei:
“Ranking is more than how well one performs aikido arts. Ranking needs to reflect the total
development of the student. The ranking
needs to reflect continued improvement in arts as well as the student’s
attitude and behavior on the mat.”
THOUGHTS
By R. Yonemori
What are words?” How
do we use them? Where did words come
from? Logic tells us that there
probably was a time when there were no words.
Man came along and somehow for some reason, invented words. Words have evolved, and today there are
countless words used everyday in many different languages. We use them orally and we also write
them. We say them over the phone, and
also send them over the internet. We
speak them and also hear them. We use
them to explain things, to tell someone what to do, to find out things, to
learn, to teach, to give messages, and many other things.
One important function of words is the expression of our
thoughts, feelings, emotions, etc. We
express our love, anger, jealousy, joy, gratitude, insecurity, ego, and other
feelings through words. In this way,
words are very revealing of the speaker and the writer. The personality, mood, intention, and inner
thoughts and feelings of the person are shown just as clearly as by facial
expressions. The language we use can be
beautiful, bad, dirty, sincere, compassionate, kind, affectionate, rough, or
whatever we chose. How we say or write
words can also make a big impact.
Words have a strong impact on those who hear or read what we
have to say. Sometimes only a single
word can hurt someone and the would could last for a long time. Through words, we can hurt others, or other
can hurt us. On the other hand, our
words can bring someone joy, relief, gratitude, and other positive
feelings. Therefore, we should watch
what we say and express. In keeping
with the goals of our club as expressed in our club name, be sure to be
truthful, and at the same time consider how your words will affect the other
person. And, sometimes even the truth
can hurt. At times we need to be
discreet and choose when and if we should say it, with regard to the effects of
our words.
JAPANESE PROVERB
Chiri mo tsureba
Yama to naru
(translated)
Even dust amassed
Will grow into a mountain
Think
about it!
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O-Shima Ryu
Hilo, Hawai`I
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