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"...it's just a hobby!"


Canvey Island's own Tardis,
outside the sport centre
along with Tom... who?
is it cos I is black?

 

Ye old scottish ninja

Some well known Aikido terms and their meanings:

Ukemi: the art of harmonising with the mat.

Breakfall: the same only more painful!

Avoidance: the art of hiding when sensei asks for a volunteer

Harmonising: getting hit by something that you were trying to avoid.

Tori: the bit that doesn't hurt.

Uke: the bit when you wish you were Tori again!!!

Projection breakfall
: contrary to popular belief this is not watching a film of someone else doing a breakfall. This usually equates to a flying lesson!!

 

   
   
Panel 1
Tetra is practicing the ancient art of meditastion. A philosophy with physical and mental exercises

Panel 2
The purpose is concentration, and thereby reach a higher conciousness and discover unknown potentials

Panel 3
Have you discovered anything yet?

Panel 4
"My butt's asleep".

 
(photos taken at a training day in Windsor, Berkshire)
 

Flying lesson part 1...

...and part 2

Flying solo


Balancing on one arm!!

Defence against a rubber chicken

Breakfall T-0.003s

It's all done with mirrors you know!


...and there's a lot of lying down as well

       
Photographs by Lis Jepsen
26/05/04
 
 
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