Never have I thought that someday I would doing in martial arts. But one day, I decided to try Tendoryu Aikido, and glad I chose it.
Aikido has become more than just a sport that allows me to strengthen the body physically. Aikido taught me how to react quickly and make conflict-free decisions in problematic situations in life.
I’ve known about Aikido 20 years ago. A lot of schools of different eastern martial arts were appeared in Russia (karate, judo, wushu, kung-fu and others). In that time our TV-channels began to show movies about the Japanese Samurais and Chinese monks of the Shaolin, everyone heard about Bruce Lee. But I was an ordinary girl, and all of it didn’t interest me at all. Therefore, it’s still a big riddle for myself why Aikido so pulled me and became very important part of my life.
My name is Yulia, I live in Russia, Primorsky Kray but I was born in Kamchatka.
I am an accountant by profession and have two children.
Why did I chose Tendoryu Aikido? I began practicing aikido in 2011 year, not so long ago. My husband started doing aikido at that time too and he said that I would not be a wife to him if I didn’t join aikido. Hm.
It is not an easy task to write an essay, small, and even about yourself. I'm going to try it anyway.
In our time, in the early 21st century, all actively engaged in martial arts. It before – football, hockey, track and field, athletics, gymnastics ... today – judo, karate, taekwondo, aikido... When I heard these names, at once remembered Jackie Chan, and did not even think that someday I will be engaged in Aikido! I've always said it's not for women, it's painful and dangerous.
I started training aikido when I was fifteen years old, influenced by my physics teacher, who also practiced this martial art in our home village Stapar, in the north of Serbia. The beauty and simplicity of aikido is almost enchanting and this is one of many reasons why I kept practicing it trough years.
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