elllo #948 Aikido 7/5/13 8:14 AM

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Vocabulary Quiz

fall in love • works out • the harder

defend himself • off balance

1. Both of our offices are near here, so it for us to

drive to work together.
2. There was a group of five men and he couldn't
against them.
3. you practice the better you'll be.
4. Did you with your husband immediately?
5. You look a little when you walk in those shoes.

Quiz

948 Aikido 1) Where did he first see Aikido?

Mark talks with Mike about how he got into the martial art of
Aikido. a) school
b) church
c) Japan
Mike: Now Mark, you study, or you do
Aikido. Is that right?
2) Aikido is good for him because _____ .
Mark: Yeah, I started studying Aikido when I
was about 15 years old. a) he is limber
b) he is not big
Mike: And what got you interested in Aikido? Mark Mike c) both

Mark: Well, I saw a demonstration at a church one time and I 3) He says _____ are easiest to throw.
immediately fell in love with it, and it works out great because
I'm not that big of a guy and Aikido is a kind of martial art where a) slow guys
small people can throw big people. b) small guys
c) big guys
Mike: Do you get a lot of chances to throw big people?
4) He says the ___ you attack the _____ it is to throw.
Mark: Well, not recently, but definitely when I was practicing,
when I was studying, it would be interesting because some big a) easier ..... harder
guys would come into the class and they wanted to show that b) harder ..... harder
they were very tough, and, but usually they were the easiest to c) harder .... easier
throw.
5) What does Mark like the most?
Mike: Because they have the extra weight?
a) Being able to protect oneself
Mark: Well, yeah, because they attacked and they, in their lives, b) The techniques you learn
they're so used to using lots of strength, so their attack would be c) The feeling of combat
very hard and in Aikido, the harder you attack, the easier it is
to throw. Audio Notes
Mike: Now, what interests you, or what do you like the most about
Aikido? fall in love

Mark: Well, I guess at first, like any martial art, I just like the idea
of I can defend myself if someone attacks me, but later, I just
really enjoyed the exercise of it, and you learn some really cool
techniques that, how to take someone off balance or to throw
them and it's really easy after you study it for awhile.
Mike: Interesting. Thanks.
I immediately fell in love with it.
When we begin to feel love toward someone or something, we
'fall in love'. It can happen fast or slow. Notice the following:
1. I fell in love with my computer as soon as I got it.
2. I did not fall in love with my new Android phone, but now I
can't live without it.
work out

Aikido works out great because I am not a big guy.

When a new, sometimes unexpected event occurs and the
result is positive, we say it worked out. Notice the following:

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1. This new schedule is just not working out for me.

2. My wife just lost her job which works out great because
she can stay home with the kids.

The harder you attack, the easier it is to throw.

In Aikido, the harder you attack, the easier it is to throw.
The harder we do something the more effort we make which
inreases our chance for success. Notice the following:
1. The harder you work, the more successful you'll be.
2. The harder you study, the easier it is to learn.
defend oneself

I can defend myself if someone attacks me.

When we defend ourselves that means we stop someone or
something from causing us a problem. Notice the following:
1. My dad taught me boxing so I could defend myself.
2. He had to defend himself at the meeting for his poor
performance.
off balance

I can take someone off balance or throw them.

Someone who is off balance can easily fall or be knocked
down. Notice the following:
1. The train suddenly moved and pushed me off balance.
2. The object of sumo wrestling it to get the opponent off
balance and push them out of the ring.

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