# Shodan test Saturday, aikido

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-test-saturday-aikido/353597>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 21, 2006, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-test-saturday-aikido/353597 "2006-04-21T11:10:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![gabriela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@gabriela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gabriela)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-test-saturday-aikido/353597/21 "2006-04-24T00:16:54Z")

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[QUOTE=Shodan]  
'Struth indeed.

I can particularly remember doing uchi-mata on a (I believe) Tomiki stylist, who claimed that he was unthrowable because he was going to do that ‘unliftable’ thing, so his ki made him stick to the floor. 😃

Although, to be fair, I knew another guy who could bring off shiho-nage even in randori, especially if I got careless.

Regards,  
Shodan  
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You know, aikido is my art and I love it, but why do we have such bullcrap artists n it? Unliftable unbendable my a\*s.

The people who are really good are… really good. The rest of us have to thank whatever or whomever we thank when we pull off a good technique against a fine stylist in any art.

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**Author:** ![gabriela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@gabriela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gabriela)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-test-saturday-aikido/353597/22 "2006-04-24T00:20:00Z")

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[QUOTE=tomndebb]  
I would think that you should be able to call on your teacher to provide some massage therapy. Heck, it should be his responsibility to volunteer that service.  
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I am being addressed by the Mod!!

Wow.

Thanks.

Almost seems as if you are trying to get a fellow married man in trouble.

My husband says it isn’t therapy, it’s recreation…

And that he hasn’t submitted the paperwork yet, so he’s safe from having me kill him.

Honey! It’s not like I think a little shodan degree has the same worth as you do to me!

I think it might be a lonnnng time until that paperwork goes in.

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-test-saturday-aikido/353597/23 "2006-04-24T01:09:50Z")

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[QUOTE=gabriela]  
I passed!

I am very proud.  
Thank you to all who encouraged me. Your comments and outside courage really did help.

Now every joint in my body is sore.  
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Congratulations! Enjoy your victory. 🙂

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