{"id":16090,"date":"2024-12-19T16:12:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T16:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akaikido.co.uk\/?p=16090"},"modified":"2025-02-07T11:32:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T11:32:47","slug":"have-a-very-aikido-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/akaikido.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/12\/19\/have-a-very-aikido-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Have a very Aikido Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/akaikido.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AKA-Xmas-2024-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Santa practises Aikido with an elf in the snow. Text: Season's Greetings from the Association of Ki Aikido. 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After all, the principles of Aikido are for daily life. As with a physical Aikido technique, there are three stages to dealing with non-physical attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dealing with Christmas attacks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s one suggestion &#8211; your Christmas present from the Association of Ki Aikido. Feel free to unwrap it now. It goes like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>First, recognise that you&#8217;re under attack. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That just means that you feel destabilised in some way. A comment, joke, criticism, aside, might not have been intended as an attack, but that&#8217;s irrelevant. If something makes you feel discomforted, then for Aikido purposes consider it an attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Second, get centred. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t respond immediately. Or run away immediately. Take a breath or two. Relax your body. Unclench those fists. Unrelaxed, you&#8217;ll just make things worse. But if you&#8217;re relaxed, as with a physical attack, you make it more difficult for your attacker to use their force against you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sensei <a href=\"https:\/\/akaikido.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/03\/01\/de-escalate-conflict-in-just-12-words\/\">Luke Archer<\/a> says that you should consider every such attack in a positive spirit. Welcome it. Think of Berts&#8217; jokes or Grandma&#8217;s comments about your clothes as an &#8220;opportunity to practise.&#8221; That&#8217;s a high bar. Not everyone can be so open. But it&#8217;s a good one to aim for.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Third, respond openly, not defensively.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is easier said than done. The trick is to avoid &#8220;JADE&#8221; &#8211; as Sensei Archer calls it: Don&#8217;t Justify, Argue, Defend or Excuse. Instead, try to turn it into a conversation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My favourite response is: &#8220;What would you prefer?&#8221; It has to be said in a spirit of interest. Not snarled in a counter-attacking way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It always amazes me how those four simple words, said simply, can defuse many difficult situations and wrong-foot would-be attackers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Try it. You too may be surprised.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other open responses might be &#8220;What makes you say that?&#8221; or &#8220;Thank you for your advice.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like in physical Aikido, no technique works in every situation. But trying them out can be great fun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have a great seasonal break and a happy and safe New Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And tell me your favourite ways of dealing with Christmas stress &#8211; and whether you have a chance to practise any of the above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A VERY AIKIDO CHRISTMAS While Aikido is not just for Christmas, it can certainly be of use. I don&#8217;t mean for physically throwing Uncle Bert across the room when he repeats the same bad jokes as every year. Or even for defending yourself in the street after closing time. 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