The interview in the end went a little bit "off the line" since Asai Sensei sometimes still has problems with the German language, especially with such complex questions. Let me give some statements from his seminars in Germany instead. About health: Aikido is very healthy, but you have to listen to your body and accept his limits. Try to push the limits, but don´t brake them, which will result in injury. About Asai´s free time: He loves fishing. About what he has to say to the Aikioka: Well, Asai Sensei sometimes talks about "looking closely" and he then gets very serious about that. There are a lot of topics he talks about and making jokes, but this is one he takes very serious. He says: Look closely at every technique shown to you by the masters. Don´t just recognize a movement and then repeat what you already know. Look closely from the beginning to the end and then move as exactly as you have seen. (Asai is talking about shoshin, the "spirit of doing something the first time".)
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The interview in the end went a little bit "off the line" since Asai Sensei sometimes still has problems with the German language, especially with such complex questions. Let me give some statements from his seminars in Germany instead.
About health: Aikido is very healthy, but you have to listen to your body and accept his limits. Try to push the limits, but don´t brake them, which will result in injury.
About Asai´s free time: He loves fishing.
About what he has to say to the Aikioka: Well, Asai Sensei sometimes talks about "looking closely" and he then gets very serious about that. There are a lot of topics he talks about and making jokes, but this is one he takes very serious. He says: Look closely at every technique shown to you by the masters. Don´t just recognize a movement and then repeat what you already know. Look closely from the beginning to the end and then move as exactly as you have seen. (Asai is talking about shoshin, the "spirit of doing something the first time".)