Aikido Humor

Disclaimer: Not mine and not original. Mostly tidbits borrowed from various aikido websites. Please don't sue, just kindly request I remove.

Aikido terms

Dan:
A term used in the Japanese martial arts for anyone who has achieved the rank of at least first-degree black belt.

Darn:
The sound uttered when the wearer of a Dan realizes that they will now get hit harder and more frequently during training.

Hakama:
A skirt sometimes worn in the Martial Arts but we don't really like to talk about it.

You're and Aikido Addict when...

*Have the urge to bow everytime you leave or enter a room.

*Are introduced to someone and you bow to greet them.

*Find yourself practicing stances while standing in lines

*Bow going into and out of the bathroom

*When you want to say "I'm sorry" and involuntarily bow.

*You think learning to fall helps you learn to throw people

*Every time you see a big open space you have to restrain yourself from doing ukemi for no apparent reason.

*When you see some big guy walking down the street you plan how to throw him on his back and then armlock him.

*You get into bed with a forward roll.

*When you can't practice, so you spend hours looking for amusing aikido sites to feed your addiction.