Comments on The AikiPenguin: Sam

Hey Mike,I know he's very talented. As you say, he...

2008-03-26T08:12:00.000-04:00

Hey Mike,

I know he's very talented. As you say, he needs to keep coming.

I think he is back on a more even keel these days, so I expect him to be regular again, which I'm very happy about.

It's a family affair at the dojo with the Furnaris again! :)

That kid's got more potential than you might think...

2008-03-25T13:44:00.000-04:00

That kid's got more potential than you might think. I wish I'd started so young! I've got another wing for him to crawl under if he needs one but he can't stop! He needs to spend some more time here!

Hey Karen, when your doctor hits your knee with th...

2008-03-24T06:10:00.000-04:00

Hey Karen, when your doctor hits your knee with that little rubber hammer, does your leg go up?

Oh yes, of course he could. But not knowing I was...

2008-03-23T18:12:00.000-04:00

Oh yes, of course he could. But not knowing I was a freak, he wasn't really trying, LOL. My sensei has absolutely no trouble getting me down with yonkyo, spot or no. I am forever telling people not to worry about the spot, that they can't rely on it and need to get me through my shoulder, not a tiny spot on my wrist (that doesn't exist, anyway). I don't look for it as nage, and it is a little annoying when uke, while on the ground, is telling me I missed the spot, LOL. ;)

We knew you were not normal. ;)Actually, the techn...

2008-03-23T16:25:00.000-04:00

We knew you were not normal. ;)

Actually, the technique should work without the pain anyway. Just like sankyo. Where else is your elbow/shoulder going to go? The pain is extra.

Of course, I rely on it still, but someday, it should not really be the main thing that makes the technique work, I think.

I would hope and imagine Shibata-sensei could control you even if you had a prosthetic arm. In theory, anyway.

Guess I'm not normal, according to Yamada Sensei. ...

2008-03-23T13:26:00.000-04:00

Guess I'm not normal, according to Yamada Sensei. That's fine with me, though! One of my teachers always says, "Why would you want to be normal? Normal is Walmart." I'm one of the yonkyo-spot immune, which makes class very interesting sometimes... The trickiest thing was taking ukemi from Shibata Sensei for yonkyo. Yeah, I just took ukemi anyway...