About Aikido of Champlain Valley
An Aikido Vacationby Andre MessierThere are two schools of thought on what a vacation is supposed to be. The first one is based on the premise that you are to rest on vacation as a reward for all the hard work you do from day to day. The second is to go out and do something so exhausting that it makes your daily grind pale in comparison. If you subscribe to the latter belief, going to aikido Summer Camp is the vacation for you! Camp was a very grueling week of classes taught by the Shihans, Doshu, and some of the shidoin. There were hundreds of people present and it was very interesting working with all kinds of people with completely different backgrounds. I worked with people who have been doing aikido for more than twenty years, as well as people who just began a month ago. It's very enlightening to work with all of these different people because you can learn something from each person. Everyone has their own unique background they bring to the mat and can help you diversify |