Starting My Aikido trainings

Well… Hi. My name is Pavel and I’m from Russia. Starting this blog, I thought it will be a kind of vault of information about Aikido, cause there are a lot if Internet resources on this subject, but a lot of them contains pretty false information. For example: I found an article, which was telling about meaning of Japanese terms, and “Onegai shimasu” was explained like “can I train with you?”, and whole-that! I learned it and when I was first time in dojo and spoke “Onegai shimasu” it has pretty wrong sense. Later Sensei has explained me the real sense of this term. It is like “I’m all in your hands, I entrust my body and soul to you”. Obviously, second phrase contains much more “Aikido sense”, cause Aikido it’s not only a physical training. Mostly it’s training of your warrior mind and spirit!
The other reasons – I wanted to talk about a Great Master O`Sensei; to compare “old–fashioned” and “modern” Aikido; to talk with people all around the world about a great spirit of an Art of Peace; to discuss about understanding of Aikido… and more and more :–)

In this, my first post, I would like to tell you how did I start my Aikido trainings.
It was May 2006. I was watching TV at home, and there was very interesting TV show about guns, military technology, martial arts, army, etc… And there I saw reporting about Aikido – the history, Russian Sensei has shown few techniques, also there were few words about O`Sensei… Well, it was pretty general view of Art of Peace. By then I saw all movies with Steven Seagal, and I like it very much till now. Apropos – my brother already has 6 Kyu.
So I was very interesting in this kind of Martial Arts. I began to collect info about it, and than more I had, more I love it. It was so incredible! I loved these strict rules, the spirit, humanity, kindness. I can’t combine term “The Art of Peace” and broken arms, legs, necks in Seagal films…
I knew one sport club where was Aikido trainings in my city (Tyumen), so I found the Sensei and told him “I want to start my Aikido training very much, can I train in your dojo?”. For my luck he allows!

You could ask me “Why do you start your blog in English, not Russian?”. Cause I like this language, I want to improve my English, and it’s fun. :–)
Apropos – if you will find mistakes in my post (I’m sure about it), please tell me, and I’ll fix them :–)