Aikido is balance

Do you believe that someone can become more confident, powerful and serene just with one thing? If you want to change yourself let me recommend you Aikido.

First, you need to know that Aikido is not like any other Martial Art you have ever known. Unlike many other Martial Arts, in Aikido there isn’t a competition because the main aim isn’t to win others but to defend ourselves against attacks and what it’s more important: to balance our body and mind. But not only this, Aikido is a lifestyle.

One of the surprises you will face if you start Aikido is that you don’t need strength, not even being athletic, in order to be capable of perform the techniques because it is based on the rival’s strength and his inertia. In the beginning you will think that it’s all completely wrong, that you are just terrible at it but as my master always told me “Haste makes waste”.

Besides all the physical improvement that involves doing a sport, the benefits for the mind are huge. My personal experience is that it changes your mind: from being a hesitant and dull teenager I became a young girl more confident even if I all my partners were full-grown men, and this without forgetting that I am not scare any more of being attacked because I know I can defend myself.

            Aikido is the most complete activity you can imagine so encourage yourself and learn how to manage your life with harmony because I can assure you, Aikido is worth a try.

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This is an assignment of my English classes and I chose this topic because I LOVE Aikido =)! Here I leave some pictures: