我與合氣道相遇，像很多修習者一樣，都是偶然的。
在香港要學習武術或運動強身，可選擇的種類多如繁星，為何選擇合氣道？是偶然，或許老套一點，是緣。 以前都常到官涌體育館打壁球，每次打球時都會經過道場，看到在道場內練習合氣道的人們，努力練習。門外漢的我，看到是如中國功夫擒拿手的招式，又有點像太整圓轉自如，引進落空，更像沒有任何使用蠻勁的柔道。自己被那流暢無比的動作吸引，再加上有朋友一起去學，便開始學習合氣道。 修習合氣道是艱苦而愉快的經驗，學習動作、招式、受身等技術的過程，感覺是在跟自己的身體溝通，常要找到那一個部份做得不夠好、用力是否恰當、套招練習時能不能與對手配個等，對自己身體也留意得更多。每星期兩至三天的練習，也使合氣道成為自己生活的一部份。 合氣道帶給我意想不到的東西，身體靈活了，認識很多朋友，一群同樣追求更高合氣道境界的朋友，而且我們都知道合氣道是要用一生去追求的。 我心裏還常常有一股衝動，希望把合氣道介紹及推廣出去，讓更多人認識合氣道。
I met Aikido and, like many practitioners, were accidental…! In Hong Kong, if you want to learn martial arts or exercise, there are many options just like stars in the sky, why choose Aikido? A coincident? or an accident? Maybe it’s a bit old-fashioned to say, it’s fate…! I used to go play squash. Every time I play, I pass through the Dojo. I see people are practising Aikido and practice very hard. I am a layman and see that it is like a Chinese Kung Fu, but the movements rather like Tai-Chi, yet, somewhat like Judo without any arrogance. I was attracted by the flawless and smooth movements, then I have a go joining Aikido with my friends, thus this is where I began learning Aikido. It is a hard and enjoyable experience to practice Aikido. The process of learning the movements, application techniques and Ukemi etc. as if communicating with your body. It is often necessary to find out which part is not good enough, whether the force is appropriate, how match your Uke (opponent) and pay more attention to your body? Two to three days of practice per week makes Aikido a part of my life. Aikido brings me unexpected things, my body is flexible, met a lot of friends, a group of friends who are also pursuing Aikido to another level, and we all know that Aikido is to pursue with a lifetime. I have hope and impulsion to introduce and promote Aikido, to let more people know about.
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