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When I train in a different dojo, I frequently get paired up with an uke who will try to resist the technique to the extent that I am not able to execute the technique without using unnecessary force. I am not sure if they are trying to do a sincere ukemi or just being plain rude. I usually execute techniques without too much tension but when confronted with a "tanker uke", I feel like I don't have much choice but to tense up and use a little bit of force just to seize their center.
My understanding of good ukemi is being able to give sufficient resistance to the nage to accomplish the technique and not to totally prevent the nage from completely executing it. After all, aikido is not a strength contest. Moreover, if nage is expected to blend with uke, is uke not expected to "blend" as well rather than resist? Any comment or violent reaction will be appreciated.
Robert Rumpf
I suggest that you get accustomed to such ukes.
You need to learn to either let your technique fail gracefully, or to do techniques so that resistance doesn't affect the outcome, or to swap techniques into something that your partner is not expecting (or that their resistance provides the opening for), or to use atemi to disrupt their resistance. Maybe there are other options too...
I agree with your instincts, in that I find that applying more force (and sometimes speed) is counterproductive when I try to improve a particular technique.
I'm pretty surprised that you haven't run into this issue before, but I'm sure it will by no means be the last time this happens.
Good luck,
Thanks for your comment Rob. I think instructors should also emphasize good ukemi when demonstrating a technique. My observation is that some senseis give more weight to showing how to be a good nage and less on good ukemi. This should minimize the problem on bad ukes.
You could look at this as an opportunity to patiently work on relaxation. Eventually you may be able to get through that way, but if you respond to resistance with force you aren't learning how.
Or, especially if you are working on a technique that's new to you, you could consider saying bluntly "Please don't resist so hard this time, I need to feel what this technique is like when it's working."
My teachers say that if uke knows what technique to expect, and nage is not allowed to change technique, nage may not be able to overcome uke's resistance; but this is unfair on uke's part, as the situation is stacked in his favor. You'll need to consider your own dojo culture to find the best way around this. Sometimes asking for a more committed attack is a better path than asking for less resistance. Stonewall resistance often involves an attack that was not committed in the first place.
I get regularly chewed out for being the uke in your story, and on examination, I'm often withholding energy from the attack so that I don't let nage compromise my balance. An uke who is doing this benefits, in my opinion, from hearing complaints about it.
Mary Kaye
Robert Rumpf
Thanks for your comment Rob. I think instructors should also emphasize good ukemi when demonstrating a technique. My observation is that some senseis give more weight to showing how to be a good nage and less on good ukemi. This should minimize the problem on bad ukes.
I agree completely. There is also the problem most students don't even do what they're taught. I know I don't, even when I try.
Good luck,
Or, especially if you are working on a technique that's new to you, you could consider saying bluntly "Please don't resist so hard this time, I need to feel what this technique is like when it's working."
I'll try to be more vocal next time. I'm sure we all agree that aikido practice is a give and take proposition. If uke prevents the nage from getting a feel of the technique, I believe learning stops at that point, unless we're trying to learn a different martial art.
Hi Arnold,
If I were in such a situation at a different dojo than where I usually train where I was having true difficulties in practicing what was presented, I may call over the instructor and ask politely how I should go about handling such an uke.
Different dojo (or, heck, the same dojo on different days) may ask for different motivations for uke, perhaps for the sake of working on a different aspect/approach of/to aikido. So, when I go to a different dojo, I try to see what sort of approach they're taking to training and do my best to understand their context and to try to learn from their approach. What one dojo may judge to be "bad" may, in fact, be the modus operandi for another dojo, due to the fact that they're working on something different from what I am used to at my "home" dojo; what I consider "good ukemi" where I currently train may very well not be what they consider "good," after all.
I do understand that having someone holding on strongly may be frustrating, though. I've certainly had to work with such!
Just my thoughts.
-- Jun
Lyle Bogin
I try to talk my way out of it if I get stuck. Usually by asking for corrections. All of a sudden, my technique lives on!
Lan Powers
Funny the differance between terms even.....I use the term "tanker uke" to be the guy who dives for the ground without you actually affecting their balance or getting to the point where youare actually in control of the interaction.....I:E: Tanking
I call the uke's you have described "lumps".:)
Hi Arnold,
If I were in such a situation at a different dojo than where I usually train where I was having true difficulties in practicing what was presented, I may call over the instructor and ask politely how I should go about handling such an uke.
Different dojo (or, heck, the same dojo on different days) may ask for different motivations for uke, perhaps for the sake of working on a different aspect/approach of/to aikido. So, when I go to a different dojo, I try to see what sort of approach they're taking to training and do my best to understand their context and to try to learn from their approach. What one dojo may judge to be "bad" may, in fact, be the modus operandi for another dojo, due to the fact that they're working on something different from what I am used to at my "home" dojo; what I consider "good ukemi" where I currently train may very well not be what they consider "good," after all.
I do understand that having someone holding on strongly may be frustrating, though. I've certainly had to work with such!
Just my thoughts.
-- Jun
Jun, thanks for your advice. It's funny but it is usually the newbies or the juniors who do it. From my experience, the sempais are more flexible in their ukemi. Maybe they are more aware of the fact that aikido techniques are dangerous when coupled with force, so they are more compliant in ukemi.
Funny the differance between terms even.....I use the term "tanker uke" to be the guy who dives for the ground without you actually affecting their balance or getting to the point where youare actually in control of the interaction.....I:E: Tanking
I call the uke's you have described "lumps".:)
I called them "tank" because they make themselves heavy when you start applying the technique. Some call it "sinking their center". Simply put, they resist!
Newbies will naturally resist technique, even ones who are "good" followers. They have to learn how to relax into the technique, their bodies will tense up just because this is all new to them. Many of them *think* they have to resist. So when you are not only working in an unfamiliar dojo, these beginners are working with an unknown partner, and possibly cannot help that they are freezing out your technique.
Interesting that this would come up now. I was having this same discussion with a friend of mine via email who is a sandan. He used to visit other dojos during his kyu periods and ran into this a lot so now he doesn't visit any dojos anymore. I think that the uke is being incorrect by doing this, for in my opinion, if it was a truly sincere attack, I would have never have let uke get a hold of me in that manner for as soon as he touched me, my hand would already be moving so he would never be able to get his body or grip set and as weak as I am this is very crucial to my techniques so I concentrate on using my speed a lot. Also, would he like it if I started to apply a lot of atemi just to get him to loosen up? There is one guy in my dojo who is like this. He was working with another guy who was just as big if not bigger than him and the second guy started to apply a lot of atemi or apply the locks more aggressively than was needed. The "tank" got mad. Can you believe this? And just for my 2 cents worth, uke setting his body before the technique is not considered ukemi. Ukemi means to receive with the body and uke is receiving anything with his body if he prevents me from practicing the technique.
I used to think of such problem as well previously. Again kata practice is just a reenactment of a supposed response, it is not real battle, so a word to the "tanker uke";, lighten up, as it is not a life and death struggle.
In kata practice tori and uke already know what each other are doing. If uke is actively resisting and expect tori to go through the technique forcefully, then he is not really helping.
As an Tori, you are to learn the movement and hopefully, after doing sufficient enough of times, the technique gets into your muscle memory. As for uke, your job is allow/help tori to practice/perfect the said technique through you.
Nowadays, in my own practice if an uke decide to be a 'tanker', I let him be, I just do what I have to... if I can't do it properly, so be it. In my mind, I am clear that kata practice is just kata, should not be taken as the end all and be all.
How do I know then, whether my aikido works or not with resistant uke? I invite them for a round of randori/ jiyu waza afterwards. It is much more difficult to resist and be 'tanker uke' when you do not know what your tori will be doing next, and where your tori can change to other more appropriate techniques when he deem more appropriate.
Parctice hard, have fun.
I usually execute techniques without too much tension but when confronted with a "tanker uke", I feel like I don't have much choice but to tense up and use a little bit of force just to seize their center.
How about relaxing more, then use your body more to affect his posture, rather than trying to use more force (which I interpret as muscle).
There's already been some good suggestions here, asking the instructor where you're gouing wrong is always a good one. It may be that they have a particular uke to check out visitors, I wouldn't worry about it though, use it to your advantage as a learning tool, oh, and relax more and use your body not your muscle ;).
maybe the uke just doesn'y get it in the sense that he (its almost always a he) feels that Aikido is only worthwhile if it can be performed against full resistance.
I've come across this attitude several times and really the only way to deal with it is to make effective technique, ideally in an extremely relaxed manner. Usually understanding eventually follows.
You will always encounter ukes who provide different levels of resistance. Part of the "blending" nature of Aikido requires that you, as nage, align yourself with the level of energy being expended by uke, and coordinate yourself accordingly. Most ukes, as they gain experience, will better understand the give/take nature of this practice, and will modulate themselves to neither give in too easily (by throwing themselves without nage's execution of proper technique) nor resist too much (by not giving a committed and realistic attack or by mandating that nage use excessive force). Training is practice for uke (as much, if not more than nage) and it takes time to develop the necessary skills and finesse. It's important that uke takes this responsibility seriously, and with as much intent and joy and energy as does nage. Some learn fast, and others never learn. That is the nature of people.
Richard Langridge
I agree with this. In my first 2 months of training I was very tense as uke. I thought it wasn't that much of a problem because I was supposed to be giving nage resistance. However, as soon as I learned to relax a bit, I suddenly realised how much there was to learn from feeling through a technique as uke. I still need to work on my problem of tensing up, but the more I relax the more I learn.
Dennis Good
While everything said here is definitely true many times, I'm going to play devils advocate here for a second. It is possible that where you usually practice, the uke's are too compliant. It is hard to tell without seeing and feeling the technique. I always try to uke for my students to feel the technique because that will allow me to feel where the problems are. Most of the time it is in the initial kuzushi or a pause after the initial kuzushi. Both will allow the uke to settle their weight and regain their balance. Just something to keep in mind.
My thinking on this one has changed a bit recently :)
Nowadays I feel that as nage it is part of my job to ensure that I encourage uke to attack me. If uke simply clamps and holds, there's no attack, so I have to change that situation to my advantage by encouraging uke to attack.
It can be done sublty or overtly, depending upon the level of understanding of the uke in question ;)
Sometimes I wonder just how deep and subtle this art can get :D
Mark Freeman
Sometimes I wonder just how deep and subtle this art can get :D
Very very deep and very very subtle ;)
Approaches to dealing with resistance definitely changes over time and greater understanding.
If uke offers resistance it only has an effect if there is something to resist against. If the resistant uke meets no corresponding resistance from nage, what can he do?
Ruth is right, if uke just 'camps down' on a grab there is no attack to deal with. Stop, smile, :D and wait for some movement, then lead them to a mutually agreeable conclusion ;)
If you can be a split second ahead of uke, they either continue to 'reach' for the disappearing target or they stand with a handfull of air.
Lead uke's mind, their body will follow ;)
It is not easy to be completely non resistant, it takes alot of practice and focus on overcoming deeply ingrained habits.
Aikido is practiced by beginners in one way, by intermediates in another, and yet a different way by the very experienced.
Some things cannot be fully understood until you reach the next level. And even then there is always more to discover.
Only when you can be completely non resistant can you have the freedom to apply resistance 'as needed'
My aim is to be simultaneously like rock and water, not there quite yet, but a good reason to get me into the dojo.
Just a few thoughts,
This happened to me last night during kokyu dosa. My partner heavily clamped and held both of my wrist against my knees. I tried to lift my arms but was unsuccesful, so instead of forcing my way out of it, I entered and did morote tori sayu nage on him. He was surprised when I shifted to a different technique. I didn't want deviating from the usual form of kokyu dosa but I felt changing the technique to sayu nage was necessary to show my partner that by clamping me down, I was able to find an opening.
Aiki LV
When I've had these experiences I try to analyze where the person is coming from based upon subtle clues. People have different ukemi just as they have differences when being nage. Many times peoples body language reveals a lot. This is just me, but I find it is usually one of four reasons.... (1) They are afraid or unsure of their falling capability and hold back for fear of not being able to safely negotiate the ground. (2) They are inexperienced and don't know the role of uke is to give an honest 100% attack. (3) Something is off with your own movement, timing, technique, etc. (4) The person acting as uke knows what you are going to do because they are experienced and blocks you on purpose to be a jerk. People with some type of ego problem or power issues seem to be the biggest offenders in this category from my experience. These are just my thoughts on the subject from my limited experience, they might or might not help. Good luck and Happy training.
Perhaps I'm not fully understanding the initial question. What is the problem training with an uke that resists? It has been my experience that when I can't get a technique to work it is MY fault not uke's. I must find a way to make it work. When there is a struggle you have already lost. To me this is the real cool part about aikido - finding the way (and trying not to break a sweat doing it).
Amir Krause
As strange as it might seem, Reading this post, I wish to return to a previous discussion and support the opinion I disagreed with:
Such concept as 'bad uke' simply doesn't exist see: http://www.aikiweb.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10191&page=4&pp=25&highlight=role
if nage is expected to blend with uke, is uke not expected to "blend" as well rather than resist
Once you start blaming Uke for not blending with you, and expect him to assist you in performing the Kata, you should think of the above quite. Aikido is a martial art, and Tori should learn to create the harmony and opening.
In general, I would have agreed with the concept proposed by Jun. When you are practicing a Kata, you should follow the intentions of the teacher for this particular Kata. One of the most memorable practices I had was with a substitute teacher (senior student of my teacher) who encouraged our aggressiveness throughout half the practice, then asked us to practice semi randori - evading and countering an attacker freely, all of us responded in this exercise in hard and aggressive manner, and were then reprimanded for not using Aikido. As an advanced student (today) I keep this lesson in memory and often ask my Uke to be harsher and interfere with my technique, when he does, I try to relax and do a better, softer technique.
One could get into a situation in which he can not do anything. Obviously, in such a situation we do not learn nor improve. There is no shame in admitting this and asking Uke to lower the wall for a while and letting you learn. But, if this is the case, you should know it was your inadequacy and not Uke.
you could also take a look at:
Ron Tisdale
Hi Amir,
One could get into a situation in which he can not do anything. Obviously, in such a situation we do not learn nor improve. There is no shame in admitting this and asking Uke to lower the wall for a while and letting you learn. But, if this is the case, you should know it was your inadequacy and not Uke.
Then didn't you just learn your limitations? We're always learning something...about ourselves, our partner, the waza...something. By the way...I admire the way you recognized the validity of Mr. S's opinion in some situations. As a blanket rule...it tends to fail, but in general, it has it's purposes.
Hi Arnold,
There are ways to deal with someone clamping down while your hands are on your knees, within the kokyu ho dosa paradigm. I'm sure your instructor or someone in your dojo can show you...but at the same time, changing things up doesn't hurt either.
Amir Krause
Hi Ron
Hi Amir,
Then didn't you just learn your limitations?
You learn of your limitation on the first failure group. Does it matter if you will continue failing after the tenth time or so ?
My Sensei once compared it to fitness practice. The best way to develop the muscles is by letting them do something. we would not start lifting weights with 100Kg weight we can't move, even if we do wish to push that weight later on.
Once one recognizes his limitations, he should start working on improving. This should be based on actual work, not on pushing immovable walls. In the meanwhile, we also gain a lesson in modesty and honesty - admitting our own failure and asking to make it easier for us.
As for recognizing the validity of Mr. S's opinion ("no such thing as bad Uke") in some situations. I thought I was doing this even while I claimed it is not always true. As I wrote then, there is such a thing as bad Uke, but Tori should leave this to Sensei to determine while Tori concentrates on his own failures. Once one starts complaining on Uke behavior making him unsuccessful, one goes on a slippery slope to encouraging impractical and ineffective approaches.
Ron Tisdale
Nice post....
This has been discussed a few times before. I know that in my dojo we learn the move by step-by-step instruction, then a couple times once-through the whole thing, then we're given 5-10 minutes to experiment within.
During the step-by-step, when you're just learning the move and its mechanics, there is absolutely no excuse for Uke to be resisting Shite. You are learning the move. Contrary to the statement "There is no such thing as a bad Uke", there IS indeed such a thing, it's the clown that doesn't allow Shite to learn at this most basic level.
During the once-through, when you know the steps, you're getting the idea of how the move flows from one point to another. Again, it is Uke's job to go along with it here, as Shite is still learning.
During the experimentation/practice phase, it is up to Shite to perform the move and attempt to perform it correctly. Depending on Shite's experience, Uke can offer some resistance, especially resistance that Shite would likely encounter on the street or against an uncooperative opponent..
As for the whole "There's No Such Thing as a Bad Uke", I wholeheartedly disagree. The Uke that does not give energy, resists the technique in the learning phase, or does not allow a lesser experienced Shite to experience the technique is a Bad Uke. Shite and Uke are partners exploring the technique for the purpose of learning. Uke is not an opponent of Shite, he is a co-student.
Now, during freestyle, where Uke is free to make any attack on Shite, there is no such thing as a bad Uke. But if it's a randori where you're only doing wrist grabs, and an Uke does a front strike... BAD UKE!
Lastly, please note the distinction between Uke as a training partner, and the concept of an opponent. They are very different.
Aikido is a proven martial art that, when applied correctly, successfully controls your opponent (partner); Sensei usually reinforces this concept by demonstrating technique prior to training. So what does this mean?
Have confidence that the technique works; you may not be able to perform it correctly yet, but the technique is sound.
"It's not you, it's me." When in doubt, first look internally for the source of the problem before pointing fingers at others. Lots of things can affect the outcome of a technique and you are one of those things.
"What am I not communicating to my partner?" Uke should respond to nage's actions. If your partner is unaware of suki, or steadfastly ignoring atemi, or simply restricting their energy to neutralize a situation, you need to be prepaired to address those issues.
There is no such thing as a "bad uke"; there is dumb ukemi and there is false ukemi, but not bad uke waza. Part of the challenge of aikido is learning how to do aikido even when your partner doesn't know how to do aikido...
There is no such thing as a bad Uke, however there is certainly such thing as a foolish Uke.
My experience has lead me to believe the following truths: ( at least true today and subject to change tomorrow) :
I am either seeking an opening or closing my openings. If the former, I am fulfilling the role of nage and if the latter I am uke.
If I am standing still waiting for my partner to "do something" to me, then I am open and probably endangering myself in my training (unless I really trust this someone). Ukemi is about closing your opening and finding a safe place.
When an uke blocks me out, the safest place to be is in a centered state, or well balanced state. If I can find this place, the "Tanker" uke will have to adjust to continue blocking me out, producing an opening or break connection.
Man of Aiki
If a beginner who doesn't know better, go easy.
If it's an intermediate or advanced student who should know about attacking honestly, then I see no reason why you shouldn't shift around, power your way through, or even use a different technique.
I have trained with all kinds of ukes and every now and then you encounter one who gives you a dishonest attack.
If a shomenuchi to the head responed to by ikkyo is called for, and before he's even finished the strike he's dropping his knees and bracing his arms and shoulder to resist the technique, that is not an honest attack.
If a kotegaeshi in response to a wrist grab is called for, and even as you begin turning he's either let go on purpose or pulled sharply on your hand to try to unbalance you as you turn, that is not an honest attack.
You see, the uke knows what's coming. He knows what technique you are going to do (unless this is randori). If he decided to make you look bad by not attacking honestly, it's quite easy for him to do that.
Besides the ukes who's striking attacks never even come close to making contact, the only other kind of uke I hate training with are the ones who try to get cute by demonstrating that 'you can't do that technique to me'.
How hard is it to mess up the other guy's practice of ikkyo if you slide your hand off to the side and aren't really trying to come in on him in the first place? Or you start the strike and then drop your center and harden yourself before you even make contact, focusing more on not being moved than on striking.
Well it's not hard at all to thwart the other guy's technique. You know what technique is coming. You know how he expects you to attack. So if you deviate from that you can make a point by embarassing the other person.
I am not here pointing out how an INSTRUCTOR might do this to make a point while teaching someone waza. I am talking about students doing this to each other when they are supposed to be helping one another learn the techniques.
I had one guy I trained with that would absolutely refuse to strike hard in an ikkyo. Sometime he wouldn't even get halfway through the shomenuchi movement before he stopped his arm well in front of my head and dropped his center, bent his knees and tried to turn to stone.
Now when I attacked him for his ikkyo training, I never had the bad manners to do what he did to me. I really did try to strike him in the forehad like I was supposed to, fully committing to my shomenuchi. Because I was attacking him honestly, he was able to show off his 'good' Aikido by doing ikkyo on me properly. My arm was flexible at the moment he entered in because I was really trying to strike him with it.
Then everybody got to see my 'bad' Aikido as I had to FORCE him over and over again to go down. His arm was NOT flexible, he was hardening it and fighting to keep it straight, giving up on the strike well in advance of my entering in.
He constantly fought to look good while doing technique, and constantly fought to make others look bad while he was receiving technique from them.
Now my Sensei knew exactly what was going on and this guy got talked to about his attitude. In the end, he left for college somewhere else and became someone else's problem.
Now if you are faced with an uke doing this sort of thing, talk to him about it first, then bring it to your Sensei if the matter is not resolved.
Someone who is not attacking honestly during waza is wasting your time, and your time is valuable.
Man of Aiki
No such thing as a bad uke? Then you've been lucky you've never encountered one of those individuals who seem to live for showing off their powerful aikido while doing technique and then do everything in their power to make everyone else look bad when they have to receive technique from them.
I've met at 3 people like that, and I've only taken Aikido for 5 years.
Amir Krause
"It's not you, it's me."
This is the main point that made me think of the "there is no bad Uke" statement. Any who read the threads I linked, could have read I strongly argued against this statement and gave both reasons and examples for bad behavior of Uke.
But, when I read this thread. I found too many people who started blaming Uke for something that is likely to be their own failure. This was the main reason behind Mr S. above statement. Once Uke can be wrong, some may blame him rather then examine how could they improve their own application to work against such an Uke.
Personally, I have corrected and shown people how they should react as a good Uke for certain technique Kata practice. But, I only did this when my main role with the person is the role of Sempai. The job of correcting another is reserved for your Sensei and Sempai, not for the person who is currently practicing.
From this point of view, of my awareness to both sides of the equation. I come and try to decide on my opinion with regard to some situation, I can not see it, I can not feel it (often, trying to correct things in the dojo, I would replace one or both practitioners and feel for my self), all I can do is read your post, and responses.
When I read of a person who (as it seems to me) brags of his ability to block techniques as Uke, I will reach one opinion.
When I read of someone who has a problem as Tori, I may reach another.
In this thread, Tori complained Uke made him work to apply the technique, and gave such resistance that he had to tense and apply force he did not think was necessary. This was not a beginner, rather an advanced student (going to other dojo and used to succeed without force). Therefore, in this type of case, I would say Tori should look at himself. This is not a situation of Uke being so much more advanced, big and strong that he totally paralyzes Tori, this is mealy working well against resistance. When faced with a problem there, you should acknowledge it and try to improve your own performance: learn to move even more smoothly, examine the angles you move with, harmonize your body and hands, etc. until your technique becomes better.
Last night we did a ki-excercise Sensei called "Taking off the coat."
Uke wraps both of nage's arms up behind their back and leans over nage's shoulders. If you force, struggle, *hold your breath* :o as I was doing at first, you can't escape no matter what. Too much resistance.
If on the other hand, you relax and breathe, (almost no resistance) you will be able to escape, no matter how hard uke holds, or what height/weight they are .
That's what "overexuberent" ukes are for. Move into their center, you have no chance. Move into yours, and you can do whatever needs doing.
It's really good training!
I've definitely met ukes that I consider "bad". The ones that disregard the sensei's instructions come to mind.
As far as "tankers" go, my favorite are the ones that do everything in their power to resist you, then rejoice in telling you exactly how it should be done, then all of a sudden doing it there way they turn into the "leaping fish" uke, jump over their own arm, get up looking at you as if to say " see? if you do it my way, I can't resist!" Just because someone can resist you doesn't mean that they can do the technique much better.
There is such a thing IMO as constructive resistance. Working at a pace that challenges but doesn't completely neutralise the training effectiveness of the nage.
This year because I get some sort of perverse ego satisfaction out it I make it a point that if anyone resists me with all their might, I do the same to them. Given, I'm on friendly terms with everyone at my dojo, so they usually realise that I'm just diggin them right back at em and we get on to training in what I would consider a more constructive way.
Man of Aiki
Usually this tanking thing comes up when someone has not been able to let go of their ego.
Nage is 'Winner' - I will look strong and courageous and in control when I am Nage!
Uke is 'Loser' - I do not want to be a loser!! The only way I will 'go' with your technique is if you do it perfectly! Uh-uh, that is a sloppy ikkyo! I ain't going down and you can't make me! I'm a winner, not a loser!!
The one guy that gave me the most problems did very well when he was executing techniques on others. But when it came time for him to be thrown and taken down all of a sudden he had a big problem with the way everyone else was doing Aikido.
Face it, if you're near brown-belt level or above and you get an attitude problem you can pretty much thwart just about any Aikido technique someone tries on you. Not in randori, but the class waza time, when you are supposed to be taking turns being uke and nage.
You know how you thwart a shiho-nake in response to a shomenuchi attack? The nage is supposed to take your arm down and around, unbalancing you before he pivots under your arm.
Well you know how that technique works. So let's not attack honestly then, let's brace ourselves as we are striking, fighting to keep our hand high and our weight back (yeah, I know, that results in a tissue-paper soft strike, but remember the goal here is not to really help the other person train, it's our ego-building exercise to show everyone else 'I can't be thrown' and 'this other guy doesn't know what he's doing') so Nage can't unbalance us.
Then when he tries to pivot under our arm we simply yank it away from him.
Sound like fun?
One guy I trained with certainly thought so. He did it to me about 12 times over the span of 6 months.
Nothing kills the spirit of training faster than giving a partner an honest attack, really trying to step in and hit him in the temple with your shomenuchi strike, and watching him take your honest attack and expertly perform shiho-nage on you, dropping you to floor; and then when it's his turn he hardly puts his arm out there, keeps it way high, and keeps his weight back because he's determined not to be unbalanced and then pulls his arm strongly out of your grasp.
A few times to make my point to this gentleman I didn't even move as he attacked with his 'shomenuchi' and just stood there and watched it pass about a foot and a half in front of my face, over the height of my head. He was so focused on keeping that arm up and stiff he kept missing me by more than a foot even when I didn't move.
No such thing as a bad uke? That's the same thing as saying no one ever practiced Aikido with an immature attitude. You know it's happened.
Now it's rare, but throwing out pat phrases that goes against people's experience over the years doesn't foster discussion.
Man of Aiki
Amir, I would say in the cases where the Uke is attacking correctly and honestly, the Nage is just incorrectly doing the technique, you are very correct.
I have seen the other kind of this thing, where some guy is doing the technique incorrectly but he thinks Uke must be doing something sneaky or wrong to be able to resist it.
Now that IS a lot more common in the dojo than the guy that gets an ego problem and decides he's not going to co-operate with other people doing Aikido on him.
At the end of class, we would form a circle around a nage, then attack one by one. Nage would switch after each student had attacked. Sensei couldn't make it that day, so the sempai taught the class. He attacked a Tae Kwon Do black belt and, just for fun, prevented the TKD nage from performing the throw. Sempai had quite a bit of physical strength, as did nage. Realizing he couldn't throw Sempai, nage executed a lightning-quick roundhouse to the top of Sempai's head, almost hitting him but not. I didn't know a foot could get that high; it was beautiful. This reminded me of my struggles with my big brother. His grip is so strong that I couldn't even get my hand around for nikkyo. When he comes back from Vegas, after gambling away the deed to his house, I'm going to try what Saotome Shihan probably might try...just drink a beer and irimi nage his ass. Improvisation was crucial to O'Sensei's technique, so I would thank that occasional "tank" for letting you practice spontaneously.
I usually execute techniques without too much tension but when confronted with a "tanker uke", I feel like I don't have much choice but to tense up and use a little bit of force just to seize their center
Punch him in the face to make him move, THEN take his center.
Man of Aiki
As far as "tankers" go, my favorite are the ones that do everything in their power to resist you, then rejoice in telling you exactly how it should be done, then all of a sudden doing it there way they turn into the "leaping fish" uke, jump over their own arm, get up looking at you as if to say " see? if you do it my way, I can't resist!" Just because someone can resist you doesn't mean that they can do the technique much better.
I've seen that too, Johan.
One guy I've talked about here was a brown belt; even when training with white belt beginners he was always resisting when being uke for them. He had the belief that even as a white belt, unless you did the technique PERFECTLY to his satisfaction, he wasn't going down no matter what you did.
I mean come on, it's the white belt's first week, why would you refuse to go down to their ikkyo?
I trained with and alongside this fellow for two years. Nobody liked practicing with him, even the Dan rank students.
And as Johan points out, after you try a technique with him, and it 'doesn't work', he's more than happy to start showing you everything you did wrong.
I figured out what he was doing after about 3 weeks of training with him.
Say we're doing Tsuki Ikkyo Omote (high punch to the face variation). I started as Uke, he was Nage and for about 15 times he had no problem controlling my strike and taking me down for the pin.
Then it was my turn. The very first time, he does the dropping his center/hardening his arm thing I talked about in an earlier post. He's shaking his head even before I'm halfway through. Apparently, I didn't interept his arm at exactly the right angle he wanted me to. So as far as he's concerned, the technique is over at that point.
"Here's what you're doing wrong!" he tells me, showing how I should have my shoulders 'rigid' and squared towards him.
So we go again. Now he sees something else he doesn't like. Once again, halfway through, he stops and yanks his arm back.
"No no, that's not right! See, it doesn't work when you do it wrong like that!" Now he's talking about the angle I moved his arm into after I intercepted it. I get another lecture. By this time, the other students in the class have done the technique 5 or 6 times. I'm on my second aborted attempt.
Never mind this guy is not an instructor and that the Sensei showed us the technique with no rigid shoulder posture like this guy is telling me to use.
Just to get along to go along, I do it the way he shows me.
Wow, magically the guy suddenly is on the floor even before I get to the point where I'm ready to draw his arm down my center.
We fall into the routine for 10-12 more repetitions, and by the 4th one he doesn't even notice I'm no longer using his 'rigid shoulder' thing.
Yet I'm having no trouble taking him down at all. What a.........SURPRISE.
This went on for two years every time we paired together. He resists, he shows me what I'm doing 'wrong', I do it his way....and he practically dives to the mat.
It never seemed to occur to him that I trained with every other student there, including the Dan ranks, without ever constantly getting 'stuck' like I did with him.
I also noticed he never dared do that with the Sensei or the Dan students, just the browns and the lower ranked students. They were the only ones who constantly got stuck in their techniques training with this guy.
As I mentioned before, unless you were doing a technique perfectly to his satisfaction, he didn't just resist, he didn't even let you get half or one quarter of the way through the technique before he was drawing back and giving you a lecture.
It got to where I ended up training with this guy alot the last few months he was with us because nobody else wanted to put up with his bs attacks.
Near the end I developed that habit of not even moving when he gave me his 'strike', watching his hand sail by not even close to me.
He knew he was on a short leash by then from Sensei, so he would mumble an apology and then really try to hit me like he was supposed to be doing.
I haven't seen this guy in 4 years, so I can only hope that wherever he trains now he matured in his behavior and let go of the ego that was holding him back.
Jerry Miller
There is a guy like that in our dojo. Well at least for me. :D
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Soap in its purest form.
One soap for many uses!
Beside being used for personal care, Marseille soap has always been well-known as a multi-purpose soap. Here are recipes you can try at home with one single Marseille soap. Quantities are given for guidance, you can adjust them to suit your need or preferences
Make your own shampoo.
Melt down au bain marie (water bath) one tablespoon of powder from a previously grated marseille soap bar. Add a teaspoon of olive oil and a teaspoon of honey. Stir this mix in order to obtain a paste. Meanwhile, boil 100ml (about 1/2 cup) of water and slowly pour it in the paste. You should get a base in which you can incorporate for example, your favorite essential oil. Do not keep more than 3 weeks.
Make your own healthy detergent with Marseille soap.
Grate about 1 cup of Marseille soap and melt it in 4 L or 1 gallon of hot water. Let it cool a little bit and add 1/2 cup of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) as well as 1/2 cup of white vinegar. Mix well and once you get a milky liquid, pour into an empty container like your previous laundry container. Shake well before each use. Sodium bicarbonate and vinegar are optional. The first will soften the water and fight odors while vinegar is a fabric softener.
-Washing temperature should be at least 30 Celsius/90 faranheight degrees for better efficiency.
-The dryer your soap is, the better it is, grate your Marseille soap well in advance and keep it in a wooden box.
-To get rid of a stain, rub a Marseille soap directly on it before putting your clothes into the washing machine.
Quick recipe : Grate your Marseille soap in a fine powder and pour it directly into the washing machine. About one cup of soap for a full load.
Wash your clothes by hand with Marseille soap.
In a container, pour 1.5 L of hot water. Grate 50 g of Marseille soap. Mix well until you get a milky and foaming liquid. You can add a few drops of tea tree essential oil: it is an anti-fungal and anti-bacterial agent.
Leave your clothes in this solution overnight and the soap will do almost all the work. Rinse well.
Clean up kitchen counters, bathroom or any surface with a Marseille soap.
Simply rub a Marseille soap on a wet rag or even directly on the surface you want to clean up. Rinse well. No more industrial chemicals or fake fragrances and believe it or not, as easy to use as a spray.
Wash leather with Marseille soap.
Rub the leather surface with a drained cloth previously soaked with water and Marseille soap.
Care of wood furniture
All you need is a sponge and some liquid Marseille soap diluted in hot water. Apply regularly and a furniture made of teak will be more protected. Each application will also enhance the patina aspect.
Clean up your makeup brushes.
Rub a brush with a drop or two of liquid Marseille soap. The Classic Marseille cube soap will work great too. Don't forget to rinse well.
Fight Aphids
Dissolve about 20 g of Marseille soap in 1 L of water and spray this solution on your plant leaves. An eco-friendly solution that really works.
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There are an almost endless amount of hobbies for you to choose from. If you haven't set aside any time for hobbies, this article will show you why you should. Given the hectic nature of life, it is important to take time for yourself.
Reading can be considered an excellent hobby that many of us have taken up. Novels allow you to escape into a make believe world. You also can read almost anywhere; just ensure that it's quiet. With the wide variety of genres out there, surely there are some book that you will enjoy.
If your hobby involves using scissors, make sure they are clean. Lint and adhesive can quickly build up on your scissor blades so regular cleaning will fix this. At the end of the day, thoroughly clean them with water and soap. Then, dry them with a towel before storing. If the scissors are sticky, use some nail polish remover on them.
You could try to make music for a hobby. You just need to choose an instrument. Then, you just need to practice with another person or use instructional books or videos. Begin slowly, then keep at it until you see yourself making excellent strides rather fast!
If you are thinking of a new hobby and need to lose a little weight, why not consider combining the two! Two great hobbies that will get you in shape are running and swimming. Both of these hobbies you can set rewarding goals. Either way, fitness as a hobby is beneficial to both the body and mind.
A good hobby that is great way to relax is fishing. All you need are a few supplies and somewhere to fish. You will also need a fishing license and a permit to fish in specific areas. Fishing offers you a great way to unwind.
Surfing is a lot of fun if you are looking for a water based hobby. Surfing lessons should not be too costly, and a secondhand surfboard isn't hard to find so you can get started without a big outlay of cash. Another benefit is that you get to exercise your legs.
Hiking is a great way to get you out into nature while working yourself into shape. Do some research on hiking trails in your area, and go out and enjoy nature. Bring some food and a friend and enjoy!
Horseback riding is an excellent hobby that allows you to enjoy time spent in nature. On horseback, you can enjoy off road trails, allowing you to find new animals and see hidden spots in the wilderness. You can become friends with your horse.
A great hobby is fishing. Fishing is a hobby that never gets old. It is a tradition that many have enjoyed. Patience is important with fishing, but when you land a big catch it can be really exciting. You can eat what you've caught, or just let it go.
Welcome others to join you in your hobby. People in your life are what will make your life special. Small facets of life, such as hobbies, are keys to people's personalities. Show others what you collect, follow or make. This gives the world a glimpse of who you really are. It can open doors and spark new friendships.
Sculpting can be a very relaxing pastime. The feeling you get when you mold something extraordinary out of nothing is beyond compare. Don't attempt sculpting by yourself. Enroll in a class and see if a friend would also be interested.
People everywhere have started online gaming as a fun hobby. You can easily lose reality when joining in these types of games. If you need a pastime to occupy your leisure hours, gaming is a popular hobby.
If you want to spend more time outdoors, think about horse riding as a new hobby. You can trail ride, checking out the animals and plants around you. In addition, you can befriend your horse, giving you a connection to nature that you have never experienced before.
You should not feel guilt when it comes to engaging in favorite hobbies, provided you do not neglect other duties. Hobbies can help teach you to balance pleasure and responsibility. Both of those things are important, so make sure you commit yourself to your hobby.
Lots of folks have the hobby of online gaming. One of the reasons people enjoy it so much is because it allows them to get a break from the reality of some harsh things in life. You may enjoy gaming online if you have a lot of spare time in your day to day life.
Stay safe! Much of the time, we forget to be certain that safety issues get our attention. Whatever hobby you choose, know the safety precautions before getting started.
How about trying calligraphy? The basic materials are easy to get, and the graceful glide of pen on paper is very relaxing. You can explore it yourself or take a class. You will find that your own handwriting improves as you practice.
If you are searching for a hobby for a young child, think about the things you know they love in choosing. For instance, if they like to dance, get them into dance class. If they like trains, purchase a train set and books about trains.
Don't pick an overly expensive hobby. Golf is a lot of fun, but not everybody can afford it. Collecting cars and deep sea fishing are the same. There are hobbies that are expensive. Figure out a budget and figure your hobbies into the equation.
Before you begin a hobby, do a little research. Not every hobby is as easy as others. Some are creative, others are active, while still more require a large time investment. Research your hobby thoroughly so that you know exactly what you should expect.
Star gazing can be a really fun hobby. The great thing about watching the stars is that you can gain a whole new perspective on space. You'll really begin to contemplate your own existence. You just need a telescope in dark surroundings to help you see everything.
If you love doing jigsaw puzzles, but can't stand the thought of keeping your dining table tied up with them, buy a folding puzzle board. You can keep your puzzle intact and just fold up the sides and store it flat until the next time you are ready to work on it. The pieces of the puzzle stay right where you left them.
The rule of safety first is applicable even to the world of hobby fun. Quite a bit of the time when people are enjoying themselves, they may forget to pay close attention to their safety. Safety rules pertaining to the hobby you're pursuing should be followed and not forgotten.
If you pick out cooking to do as a hobby, you need to use caution. Don't wear loose fitting clothes or you may find it catches fire over your stove. Tie hair back, and wear tight clothes and an apron. Always be aware of being safe when you are in the kitchen.
It is important that your hobby area be organized. Knowing where all your supplies are can help you work more easily. You will also have a safer area to work with. You would not want injuries because you tripped over something that you carelessly left behind.
You can make quite a bit of money with a jewelry making hobby. It's not simply a women's hobby. Many men are excellent jewelry makers as well. Your jewelry can be sold at art shows, craft fairs and on certain websites, such as Etsy. This is a fun hobby that can really make you some good money.
Be sure to check out all safety guidelines when partaking in your hobby. Read the equipment directions carefully before using it. Make sure the area that you do your hobby in is well-maintained and clean. If you can, take lessons for a more experienced person. Your hobby will give you a lifetime of pleasure when you keep safety first.
Begin blogging. These days, a lot of people are blogging for various reasons. Some people use them to help promote themselves, while others use them as an online journal. Your blog might provide you with a place to release frustrations as the day ends, and it might even gain you a following too. You may even find new friends or an additional income stream if you set it up right.
Before you do a hobby that's new, you need to get some research done first. Hobbies can be quite different than what you think they are. There are a lot of creative hobbies, some that involve physical activity, some that cost a lot of money, etc. Research your hobby thoroughly so that you know exactly what you should expect.
Find out if there is a national organization or group for the hobby that you enjoy. You will be able to stay up to date on your hobby this way as well, as meet new people. A national group is a smart way to stay up to date on your hobby.
When you want to work out your brain, try a jigsaw puzzle. It is possible to find puzzles of varying difficulty. You can even laminate then and place them on the walls once they are completed. After completing each one, increase the difficulty.
Start cake decorating! When you decorate cakes, you can make great designs for your family and friends. Many classes for this are offered locally at colleges and hobby stores.
If you want to find a new way to bond with your children, consider including them in your hobby. Find ways to get your children into your hobbies if they ask what you spend your time with. Choose something age appropriate, of course.
Children and parents can have great bonding experiences with a shared hobby. Include your kids in your hobbies. Many hobbies can be participated in by folks of all ages; it shouldn't be hard to find one suitable for your child.
Visit your local library when you are looking for new hobbies to try. There is a variety of books that can help teach you what you need to know. All are available for free, making this an essential resource for any hobby seeker.
Watch your finances when taking up a hobby. When something is fun, it can be tempting to spend too much. Create a budget and stick to it. Obviously, you love spending money on your hobby, but you must keep in mind your important financial obligations.
Do not allow other things to interfere with your hobbies. It is all to easy to cancel a trip or skip a class. You must remind yourself of your commitment often. Be sure to engage in hobbies whenever possible.
If your family loves biking as a hobby, but your garage is overrun with them, install a couple of hooks to hang each one up on. Place them so every tire has a hook when it is hung upside-down. This allows your family to enjoy cycling while keeping your garage space free.
Photography makes for a wonderful hobby that is a pleasure to share. With a keen sense of awareness, solid equipment and good education, there is nothing stopping you from taking impressive pictures that everyone is sure to love. Becoming a talented photographer can also bring in some extra money for you.
A hobby can benefit both you and the world. Take advantage of your hobby by using the above advice. Enjoy your spare time by choosing a new hobby!
Sewing is a productive hobby. Not too long ago people used sewing to make their own clothing. It was the best way to get affordable clothes. Keep the art alive. Get a machine and start using it to make clothing for your family. You will love making your own pieces to show off your fashion style.


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Many thanks to Shalene as she has made a few posts recently about the tractor getting stuck. Lets see if I can fill in some of the details. The tractor is significant because right now, we are using it to bring water, stone, and sand for our block making, mortar, and concrete. Our construction work will stop without it. The river between us and the Town of
has risen so high with recent rains that no vehicle can pass. Normally if the tractor broke down, we would visit the market and find a truck for hire until the repairs could be made. Or when a vehicle is stuck, we could go to town to hire a truck to help pull it out. But the town is cut off right now. Torit
On Saturday, we left to pick up Romano's father who had broken his leg when a land cruiser ran his bicycle off the road. We reached about one mile from him when we sank into a soft, muddy place in the road. I worked with another man for five hours, but we couldn't free the tractor. With no water or food, we could not spend the night there, so at 6 pm we started a 10 mile walk back to our camp. Fortunately I had a satellite phone and called for a friend to come on his motorcycle. He met us about half way home and the three of us bounced and slid through the dark to our camp.
Monday we sent twelve of our workers walking the ten miles to the tractor while I made preparations with our crew leader for the rest of the compound. We started work early Monday afternoon after about an inch of rain had fallen. We worked until dark, lifting the tractor with a jack and making many trips on foot carrying stones and logs to squeeze under the tires. We tried many times, but the mud was too strong.
|Bush ambulance . . . Mr. Oguma waiting to be lifted into the wagon.
I could tell all of the workers were disappointed and discouraged. Everyone was dirty with no extra clothes and few provisions for the night. We walked a mile to the nearest village to sleep for the night. I awoke many times that evening hearing thunder rolling in from some distant source, praying that rain would hold off. Daybreak saw us back at the tractor and after a few hours of work the rain began to fall again. We decided to make another try before the water began to rise. I climbed aboard the tractor and rocked it back and forth, trying to get the traction to move forward. Each wheel slipped in turn as the tires grabbed one stone and then another. One inch it a time, we crawled until it was clear we were on solid ground. Joy and cheers broke out as we celebrated our small victory. But we turned quickly back to our work because now the tractor was parked on the opposite side from our home. The only way home was back across the same treacherous ground. We worked feverishly in the rain to rebuild a road of logs and stones that would support the weight of the tractor and prayed as we inched across it. We walked to the village to finally pick up Romano's father and eight of us took turns carrying his stretcher the mile back to the waiting wagon. By this time, so much rain had fallen that a river flowed where we once worked to free the tractor.
The ride home required that we cross many more now rain swollen rivers, and a few times I was worried we might get stuck again. One was so high that it flooded our motorcycle and we had to load it into the wagon to carry back home as well. As we arrived home, the clouds parted and the sun started to dry our clothes, but our spirits were already lifted that the job was done.
As we arrived to the compound, Shalene, Abigail, the guards, and the dog gave us a warm welcome and Shalene had made a big pot of pumpkin soup for all of us. Romano's father had some heartfelt words for Shalene, "My children have helped me and they have not even eaten for many days because of me, I thank God and you". After spending five days in pain in the bush, these words were full of so much gratitude.
Unfortunately, we learned that Romano's father has broken his hip. His healing will require many more months, and it is uncertain right now what treatment may be available for him unless he travels which could be a very painful journey. Continue to pray for him as he seeks the appropriate treatment.


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From flowers to champagne, you can save money without being cheap.
Is your love for your sweetheart endless — but your bank account isn't? If you're feeling the pressure to buy an expensive dinner, a dozen roses or a flashy gift on Valentines' Day, calm down.
There's more than one way to shower your honey with love and attention, and it doesn't have to cost you a fortune. With a little imagination and resourcefulness, you can still make the day special without breaking the bank.
Here are 10 ways to celebrate Valentine's Day without harpooning your budget with Cupid's arrow…
Also, make sure to check out 20 Cheap Valentine's Day Gifts For Him That Don't Suck, and 20 Valentine's Day Gifts for Her That Don't Suck. We did the research to bring you a list of Valentine's Day gifts that are not only cheap but super fun!
1. Prepare a romantic dinner.
A couple of steaks, salad, and a side dish shouldn't run more than $30. You'll also find great pasta recipes that cost next to nothing online. Make sure you have candles, music and a fire in the fireplace if you've got one. For a romantic twist, get a friend to serve as your chef, wine steward, and server for the meal. He or she can make a quick exit after dessert.
2. Skip the roses.
Everybody buys expensive roses but that doesn't mean you can't break from the flock. Instead, buy a flowering, potted plant and offer it as a symbol of your undying love. Or, buy a few roses added to a less expensive bouquet from the grocery store florist.
3. Use gift cards.
Save those holiday gift cards you received for Valentine's Day shopping or dining and you may still come off as a big spender.
4. Shop for wine.
Read up on inexpensive wines and wine ratings to select a good bottle. Stay away from the cheapest stuff, though. The last thing you need on Valentine's Day is a bottle of Yellow Tail smashed over your head by a disappointed lover.
5. Study up on the bubbly.
If you just have to pop the top on Valentine's Day, search online to find a decent champagne for under $50 or less. One of the worst-kept secrets is that most people can't taste the difference between expensive and cheap champagne.
6. Find Groupon bargains.
You can save big bucks on dining with Groupon. You might even stumble onto some fun date ideas while browsing for good deals.
7. Give love coupons.
Nothing says "I love you" like a coupon for a massage or other luxuries. There are many options (wink, wink). You'll find an abundance of printable love coupons online.
8. Write a poem or letter expressing your love.
If this gift is part of a total Valentine's Day package, you'll be seen as a sweet romantic. If it's your only gift, you'd better be a really, really good writer.
9. Put together a love song playlist.
The tried and true "mixtape" never fails to impress. What man or woman wouldn't want a CD or playlist with songs that remind them how loved they are? If the object of your affection has Spotify or a similar service, it's easy to assemble and share.
10. Fashion a homemade gift.
Put together a photo album of all your fun times together. Or you can print and frame one or more of your favorite couple photos. You can also find plenty of DIY Valentine's Day gift ideas online.
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Home Decor Hacks; Make Cheap Look Expensive
With a little opportunism and good taste, you can actually stretch a dollar pretty far without making aesthetic compromises. Think about it; the difference between old and vintage can be as simple as a layer of gloss stain. Here are a few examples of smart conversions that left home owners satisfied without breaking their bank.
Paint Inexpensive Furniture with High-Gloss White Paint
If you're going for the open, clean and pure look, cheap furniture is generally going to ruin the mood. The exception: old, antique or otherwise inexpensive furniture that could stand a layer of paint. Often furniture looks old and cheap and is sold at a low price because its paint is chipping or in bad condition; all you have to do is find a nicely designed, structurally sound example of this and spruce it up with a quick sanding and a few layers of glossy white paint. If it's a table or cabinet, consider putting a glass pane over the top for extra fanciness.
Paint Your Vinyl or Linoleum Flooring
Although it may sound unusual, there's no real reason not to try painting your linoleum floors if they're driving you crazy. This is an especially cheap solution to the eye sore that cheap and dirty linoleum tends to create, especially if you're unlucky enough to have white or light-colored floors. All you need to do is clean your vinyl or linoleum floors with soap and water, scrub them with trisodium phosphate, sand off the finish. Prime the floors with latex wall primer and paint your floor with "porch & floor" paint. This paint is made to be weather proof and walked on.
Cheap, framed mirrors can make any bedroom door look like it was made for a rich person. They're an easy and cost-effective way to take up wall space and make your room look larger.
Hide Your Wires
Sometimes expensive and chic vibes can be attained through absence, which is probably a relief to people who can't afford to buy anything. So much of the minimalist, organized cleanliness of a nice home can be attained by hiding your ethernet cables and extension cords and whatnot. You can use an inexpensive base-colored curtain rod to run your cables to outlets without having to sacrifice a clean-cut look.
Use Napkin Rings and Bows to Have a Rich Person Shower
Slightly counter-intuitive since poor people don't have napkin rings, but on the off chance you see some around, know that they'll make a plain shower curtain look like a tasteful, minimalist choice made by someone with the money to have picked something more expensive. If you use silk ribbon to tie the curtain to the napkin rings and remove the dead cat out of your bathtub drain it will look like a princess showers in your bathroom!
Put All Your Kitchen Sink Cleaning Products on a Cake Stand
Rich people eat cake a lot more than they clean cakes, or clean anything for that matter! That's why you want to keep your cleaning supplies on a cake stand, so people think that there is usually a cake there, but your maid put your soap on it for a moment so that she could clean your counters for less than minimum wage.


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28-31 Bibiki Bay
* Chains of Promathia required.
* Echo Drops recommended. *see notes
* WHM recommended (for Silena). *see notes
Target mobs:
Primary: Marine Dhalmel (28-29)
* Dhalmel
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sight
* Weak to Wind
* Weak to Thunder
Primary: Raven (29-31)
* Bird
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Ice
* Strong against Wind
Camp at the top of the docks, and pull the surrounding Dhalmel, before moving onto Birds as party members increase in level. There is also a Goblin Shaman that spawns on the down-slope to the docks itself, which can be pulled to fill in the chain.
If at all possible, save your TP for skillchaining after the Dhamel uses Berserk, which drastically lowers its defense. If you are with a Paladin or Ninja Tank, you will want to bring along either a good supply of Echo Drops, or a White Mage (/WHM does not have access to Silena until level 38) to Silena after the Dhalmels use Cold Stare, a frontal Silence move.
Against Ravens, be sure to keep Baraera up in order to minimise the effects of their TP moves.
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Two local college students, both in their teens, recently littered on Mizzou campus. They threw cotton on the ground outside of an area frequented by black students. Needless to say it has been in the headlines around here quite a bit.
This song kind of takes a look at it.
Hate and Pain
Two dumb kids with nothing to do
Dared each other with something to prove
They snuck in and didn't make a sound
Then they threw cotton on the ground
Oh how could you be so stupid?
Did you know what you were gonna do?
Did you really want to stir up all of this hate and pain?
Stupid boys was it worth it?
A bag of cotton and your future
Did you really want to stir up all of this hate and pain?
They messed up and went to jail
Who is gonna go their bail?
Just two monsters they wanted to be
We locked them up and threw away the key
They call you racist boys
Do they really know?
Is it a prank or is it more?
They let them out and tears were shed
Now they try to get ahead
Are they monsters or stupid teens?
Nobody knows what it means.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Hate And Pain - Song A Week - 16
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Baan Laimai Beach Resort
Overview of Baan Laimai Beach Resort
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Organic Pest Control – A Better Way
Organic pest control is more than just spraying organic herbicides on your weeds and organic garden pesticide/herbicide concoctions on your plants.
Organic garden pest control is about creating conditions in your garden so weeds and pests don't cause a problem in the first place.
This strategy is more scientific, thorough and successful than the homemade organic pest control products you will find online and in books.
It's an important topic, which is why one of the 3 main focuses of this site is "how to control insects, diseases and weeds forever without any chemicals."
And yet, I don't spend all that much time talking specifically about organic garden pest control because it gets taken care of when you learn how to properly care for your soil, fertilize, water, etc. – when you learn to create a healthy ecosystem in your organic garden.
But I occasionally write about it specifically, and here are my articles on organic gardening pest control…
How To Keep Squirrels Out Of The Garden
Although you may enjoy watching the antics of these little aerial acrobats, you probably don't want squirrels snacking in your backyard.
Here are a number of strategies you can use to keep squirrels out of the garden.
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How To Keep Rabbits Out Of The Garden
Rabbits love tender new veggie seedlings and can cause no end of aggravation for a home food gardener.
And once they have a reliable food source with shelter nearby, rabbits will start breeding like… rabbits!
There are a number of techniques for keeping rabbits out of the garden, some more effective than others.
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How To Keep Deer Out Of The Garden
As much as we all might love the sight of a little Bambi in our yards, deer can pose a serious challenge for urban gardeners.
Starting with the most effective techniques, I'm going to give you a variety of ideas for keeping deer out of the garden.
Ideally, you will probably want to adopt a combination of these strategies.
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How To Get Rid Of Slugs And Snails In The Garden
Not all snails and slugs are pests, so if they're not eating your plants, you don't need to get rid of them in your organic garden.
Slugs and snails are closely related.
The main difference is that snails have a shell, while slugs don't.
Most molluscs live in the water, but slugs and snails are the two that can live on land as well.
In fact, there's your most important clue right there for how to get rid of slugs and snails in the garden – they like it wet.
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How To Get Rid Of Moles And Voles (And Gophers)
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So, you want to know how to get rid of moles and voles (and gophers)?
First of all, moles are great!
They plow the soil and eat insects such as grubs.
Of course, they do leave behind some tunnels.
And while they don't eat your plants, they can disturb them.
We may not mind a few tunnels, but when it gets to be too many, it can leave an unsightly mess of molehills, uneven soil and brown ridges in the lawn. Read More
How NOT To Control Pests In An Organic Garden
About 1 out of 2.5 people in North America will get cancer at some point in their lives.
I notice an interesting parallel between how we treat cancer and how we treat pests in our gardens.
The main ways our medical system tries to get rid of cancer are to cut it out (surgery), burn it out (radiation) and poison it out (chemotherapy).
I'm not here to discuss the merit of these practices, but I think most of my readers would agree that there are at least some additional strategies that would be nice to consider if we're interested in taking more of a holistic approach.
Certainly the cut/burn/poison methods don't do anything to address the root cause of disease, nor do they leave our bodies in a healthier state, so it's pretty clear that also incorporating some methods of improving our health could play a tremendous role in treating many types of disease. Read More
Organic Weed Control – Kill Weeds Naturally And Forever
Phil: Hey guys it's Phil from smilinggardener.com. It's actually getting warm at here, I think this might be the last video where I am wearing my faithful green sweater here. If you haven't picked up my free online organic gardening course, you can do that right on the home page of smilinggardener.com.
Today I am talking about organic weed control. Now for many of us organic weed control means we are down on our hands and knees for hours at a time pulling weeds, you can tell right now but I was down on my hands and knees and we really start to after a while to think that weeds are the enemies, especially weeds like bindweed and some of those grassy weeds which just keep putting up shoots all over the place. I am going to give you some tips on how to kill weeds naturally today but first I want to talk about the benefits of weeds some of us realized you know that can't be just that simple that weeds are all bad, the truth is weeds are soil healers.
A number of weeds are nitrogen fixers like this is vetch and this is something I actually planted as a cover crop but it is helping to get more nitrogen into the soil, same with clover is a common weed, people would call the weed in the line even though it wasn't long ago that it used to be included in lawn seed and it's coming back a little bit today the people started to do a little bit of that but that is a nitrogen fixing plant. It's working with bacteria to help improve the nitrogen in the soil, other than pulling weeds by hand there are number of things you can do. I am going to give you six of them today.
If you get cheap seed it's going to have a lot of weed seeds in and you don't want to do that, likewise when you are bringing in compost or when you are composting, you want to make sure you are creating a hot compost pile or buying really good compost for most of those weed seeds will have been killed because if you spread compost that has or top soil that has horse tiller or something like that you are bringing that into your garden. It's not a great thing, so that's number one as try to be clean. Second step is balancing your soil fertility and actually that's what I was going to bring out my soil test for I remember now.
So I am not going to get in much detail here but when I look at this organic soil test result I can look especially at my main macronutrients here. I can see my calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium those are all a [indiscernible 02:02] which is certainly common but if we can balance those out based on the recommendations from a good organic soil lab, we will start to see our weed pressure go down, a trusty hope.
Now it's not always going to kill the weeds but if you just keep doing it a few times, it's going to weaken them and eventually they wouldn't cause that much problem, but dandelion, it's nice if you can pull up that by the tap root it takes so long, now for me personally I leave most of the dandelions in my soil because I know they are doing a lot of good work there but if I did want to get rid of them and this is one handed I would just take a whole and boom, I didn't get rid of everything but I got rid of a lot, you know the worms like to hang up right in the root zone of a weed. So, that's another reason weeds are good. Next, how I am going to stop that dandelion from coming up again, well dandelions happen to be pretty strong, they keep come in back otherwise you can weaken them over the time but the next step to controlling weeds is boom.
Throw a nice thick mulch in there leaves or straw or whatever you like to use for mulch, I talked about that before but that is going to stop most weeds from coming up. Let's go have a look at okay. Let's check out this new garden that I put in last fall, not a whole lot of weeds going on in here either and that's because of mulch, does so much to stop weeds. I had a leaf mulching here over the fall and just actually in the last couple of days having lend on a little straw because some of the leaves blew over to that side of the garden, so now I am laying down straw, those are my two favorite kinds of mulch and I do not have any weed problems in this garden.
The next step is to plan very densely, plant poly cultures which are groups of different kinds of plants that all work together to help each other out and the shadow of the soil, now I don't have much going on this year. Here is my little strawberry batch. It doesn't have much weed problems because it's pretty dense on it's own when it gets going and plant other things in there and I smoldered it with leaves so that's not a great example this time year and there is the last step right there if you are in a pinch in it vinegar, just regular household vinegar, it's 5% ascetic acid by volume.
It's going to get rid of some of those you know dandelions and those really strong perennials but they do a really good job on animals and it will weaken perennials too just like aa hoe does over the time. So, what you do here is you put this in a spray bottle and just spray it especially nice for sidewalks and patios, but even a little bit in the garden is not too big of a deal, now if you want something a little stronger, you can buy horticultural vinegar, it's 10% to 30% ascetic acid now it's pretty caustic stuff very ascetic. It can burn you, you got to be careful with it but it can be used with you know to kill more perennial weeds, so those are your six steps. So how to kill weeds naturally, the big thing here is to take a long review.
So all of these other lessons I am teaching you had a balance of your soil and get organic matter in there, all of that stuff is going to create a soil that doesn't support weeds very well, they just wouldn't be able to thrive there. So that's the main one along with smoldering them out with a nice thick organic mulch with very dense plantings or plants with a very dense healthy line, it's especially important to balance your soil and have a good healthy line to compete weeds there because in the garden we can put a thick mulch on and that can cover a lot.
So that allow me really need to make healthy and that's what we gotta do that. So the question today is what are your main problem weeds. If you can post that down below I will try to give you some tips specifically on how to deal with those weeds or I will try to tell you if there are any fertility issues that those weeds point to, other than that you can read more detail in this article down below, you can subscribe to my free online course down below that, you can join me on facebook.com/smilinggardener and I will see you next week.
For many of us, organic weed control means many hours crouched in the garden pulling weeds.
And after a while, it's easy for an organic gardener to begin to think of the buttercups or bindweed as the enemy.
So I'll give some tips on how to kill weeds naturally in this article.
But at the same time, many of us may have an inkling that weeds aren't simply the enemy, that it's more complicated than that.
After all, many weeds are edible or have medicinal properties. Read More
Organic Garden Pest Control – Without Toxins
Phil: Hey guys it's Phil from smilinggardener.com. If you haven't picked up my free online organic gardening course, you can do that right on the home page of smilinggardener.com.
Today I am talking about organic garden pest control. Everything I talk about in these lessons I often bows down to three things, increasing organic matter in your soil, balancing out the fertility and improving your soil food web, doing all of that not only grows the nutrient dense food but it really prevents the pests from coming in and the diseases in the insects. So that's the main thing, even when we are doing a good job of improving all that stuff, we are still going to have the occasional plant that isn't healthy or group of plants that are healthy and so we are going to get some pests.
We are still going to have some of those and today I am talking a little bit about what you can do when you find you have but even before them it's still is about prevention, just in terms of some smart practices. So when you are buying plants from the nursery inspect the leaves and even inspect the roots a little bit and see if there are pests problems. You don't want to buy plants are diseased because that means they are unhealthy and they are going to have disease probably in the future. You don't want plants with aphids or spider mites or anything like that.
So that's the number one thing, if you are doing some pruning disinfect your secateurs or your bypass perennials or whatever you are using with some just some hydrogen peroxide, it's kind like a natural bleach. Another thing you can do is plant aromatic plants that sometimes confuse some insects. So what I do all throughout the garden is I plant garlic, you can see there is not much going on in this garden yet but there are a few garlic that are coming up here and there just because I always tend to plant them around my various plants and I don't always pick them all.
So that's prevention, now let's go on to a couple of short term organic pest control measures you can take. Now what I often do, if I have some plants that are really sick and so they are covered in insects or diseases. I let them die because I know that's going to encourage the predators of those predators to come in set up shop and start eating them and they will be there for next year and also I just know that food isn't healthy so I am not that interested in eating it anyway but if you are having a lot of problems, I know you don't your whole crop to die so you want to do something about it in the short term. Once you know what the predator is then it's a lot easier to choose what kind of control you are going to do to take care of it, of course you always want to go with at least toxic control and often they are very entirely non-toxic controls but then you know what you are dealing with.
One of the simplest controls for tomato harm worms because it was not that many of them, there is just a handful of them in my plants as I just took them often I squash them. So that's no big deal. Another one is you can often use of hose to just wash them off so I don't have my hose here but that works really well for washing a number of things on. One is insecticidal soap, you want to read the label and make sure that it works for the predator that you are dealing with and another one is horticultural oil.
Now these are not entirely benign they are much less toxic than you know a chemical pesticide but when I use something like this. I would like to come through a day later and spray some EM onto my leaves or some compost tea, something to repopulate the leaf surface because if you are using a soap on your leaves it's going to wash of a lot of the beneficial microorganisms. So I want to repopulate those leaves with something healthy.
The next one is biological controls. Now what some people try to do is order some lady bugs and release them into the garden to take care of their aphids. that's usually not going to work that well because the lady bugs will probably just go somewhere else, the reason there are not in your garden in the first place is probably because there is nothing really there for them, no reason for them to be there. It can work okay in a greenhouse setting but what I like to do instead is to in my vegetable garden among my vegetables is plant a bunch of different flowers that attract beneficial insects and so right now I don't really have anything going on because it's so early in the spring.
Here is a rudbeckia that hopefully attracts and beneficial once it gets growing again this year. Here is echinacea that will attract some beneficial insects. So that can work pretty well too it's just that's really what I focus on a lot is planting a bio-diverse garden full of different kinds of plants that are attracting in all these beneficial insects along the same lines you wanna provide water for insects that means a bird bath and not too tidy over bird bath, you want to have it so that parasitic waste and other little insects can get in there and drink, not only bird bath but watering the whole soil and having so then you have little potholes on the soil for them to drink from and providing them other kinds of habitat, water and habitat grasses, rock piles.
I will show you my rock pile. So here is a pile of rock. So it hopefully is a good place for some snakes and other little animals. Here we have just a little pond that has some frogs and toads and things like that. Now I know a lot of people don't like snakes and spiders but I think we need to encourage them with rocks and other organic piles of debris and even just weedy parts in the corner of the garden. So the goal here is to have a healthy garden with lots of organic matter, minerals fertility with a healthy soil food web. You want to get into prevention by not bringing pets and disease in insects into the garden in the first place. We do have some short term controls.
We can try such as a few sprays we can make or buy but in the long run we are trying to just create a garden that doesn't attract these predators in the first place but does attract many beneficial insects to take care of any predators that do setup shop. So below why don't you let me know about your most important predator problem whether it be insect or disease that you have maybe this year, maybe you are already far enough into the season, you are having an issue or maybe last year you had something. If you want a little more detail read the article down below I always post more detail in the article below that you can sign up for my free online organic gardening course, you can join me over on Facebook at facebook.com/smilinggardener and over there I will get my sister to post some naked photos of…
Update: I now recommend neem oil instead of horticultural oil.
As I've discussed in other posts, the best organic garden pest control method is a healthy ecosystem.
This means creating the right conditions for thriving, healthy plants by doing things like caring for the soil, watering properly, and having the right plant in the right place.
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Benefits of Weeds – 6 Reasons To Keep Some Around
Phil: Hey Guys! It's Phil from smilinggardener.com and today we are talking about the benefits of weeds and if you haven't picked up the 15 Vital Lessons For Becoming A Better Organic Gardener, you can do that right on the homepage of smilinggardener.com.
So, do you remember when I had a particularly weedy lawn of a client of mine and I had to get you to come and help me hand weed the lawn?
H: I do. I think I did it for free. No way. You still owe me.
Phil: I just remember that that – like there were – that was a small front lawn but there were more weeds there than grass, right?
H: Yes. Same at the backyard because I ended taking all of that job for you and the – it was just crazy. You could hardly even see the grass.
Phil: So it's the kind of thing where we knew that we could eventually, over the course of a number of years, improve the soil and help the plant to the point where the grass would win over the weeds but it was just in a short term because the client didn't like the weeds. We had to hand-pull them, right?
H: Yeah. Exactly. I guess that's the problem with trying to find the short term solution, right?
Phil: So. Today – I mean today we are just talking about the benefits of weeds which – I don't know if we ever got that across to hearing that but they are really – there was a reason the weeds were there which is because they were more suited for that soil than the grass.
So usually it means the soil is not in great shape. It's – it could be any number of nutritional imbalances or water issues or compaction issues. But today we are talking about what the weeds do for the lawn or the garden, right?
H: Yes. We are. We love talking about weeds.
Phil: So why don't you tell people something that the weeds that's good?
H: Okay. Well. Weeds bring mineral.
Phil: Don't lose it.
H: Weeds bring minerals and water up from deep in the soil and they make them available to microbes and neighboring plants.
Phil: Well, how you stress like every third word there.
H: Hey! There is a point to be made.
Phil: Yes. Weeds bring nutrients. I am certain weeds bring up nutrients from really deep in the soil because they have long tap roots. They are also – just a lot of them have extensive root systems. They break up hardpans and break up compaction. They are always dying back and growing, both above and below ground.
So they are adding organic matter to the soil. They are fixing– like the really cool thing is weeds will come in and if you have a calcium deficiency, there is going to weeds to come in and fix that calcium deficiency. Now it may take decades or centuries but sometimes it will be really quick but that's what they do.
So actually we have a longer list on the Blog of what weeds do that's good for you. But I guess we just want to tell people to embrace their weeds. We get into it – I mean I get into a lot more in the academy and then probably in 2013, we will actually talk a little bit more about what you can do to improve soil condition like on the Blog, mostly we cannot talk a lot more detail in the academy.
So the question I want to ask today is what weeds are causing you guys problems. Yeah. I just want to hear like what kinds of weeds you have in abundance. So let me know in the comments down below. Is there anything else?
H: I cannot think of anything else particularly or just so about weeds.
Phil: Okay. That's good for today then.
Yes, weeds can be a bummer, but many gardeners don't know there are a lot more benefits of weeds than downsides.
Besides, they're easily controlled in the garden with mulch.
The lawn is definitely trickier. I had one client who's front lawn had more weeds than grass.
Plant Sickness – Why Do Pests Eat The Sick Plants?
Studying plant sickness is fascinating because we know pests only dine on sick plants.
What I have for you today is some info on why those plants invite pests when they're sick, and how to avoid that.


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Progress likely in release of Taseer, Gillani's sons
PESHAWAR: Prof. Muhammad Ibrahim, member Taliban committee for peace talks, has said that progress in release of Shahbaz Taseer, Ali Haider Gillani and Prof. Ajmal was likely , however, one must refrain from controversial statements on the issue, ARY News reported Tuesday.
He said the meeting between the government and Taliban committees was likely in a day or two.
Prof. Ibrahim said the dialogue process was moving towards restoration and all impediments were gradually being removed.
He hoped the issues including release of Taliban prisoners would soon be resolved.
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On the other side, Federal Information Minister Pervez Rashid claimed that the government and the army were on the same page on peace talks.
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Ali Haider Gilani, son of ex-prime minister Yousuf Raza Gillani, was kidnapped in an attack in his constituency in Multan, in the run-up to the May 2013 general elections. Shahbaz Taseer, son of the slain former Punjab governor Salman Taseer, was abducted while on his way to work, in the Gulberg area of Lahore on April 27, 2011.


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Mulch is an essential garden tool for weed prevention, moisture retention, temperature regulation, and more. But you can't just throw down a layer of any old mulch and expect the best results. Her are some simple ways every gardener can make the absolute most of out of mulch.
1. What Not to Use
If your lawn has been treated with a broadleaf weed control solution within the last 3-4 weeks, don't use those grass clippings as mulch. Also, if you have dogs beware of cocoa hulls as they can be toxic to your pooch if they eat them.