A year had past since I started teaching Aikido at the Junior Blind of America. It was last September when some of my students, a friend (guest from Japan) and myself, drove to the Ladera Heights area, for our first interaction with quite a special group of adults. We had no idea on what we will encounter. The students were challenged with partial and total blindness. All of them lived at the Junior Blind of America campus. By the end of the session, this Summer, they told us how they gained confidence within their bodies, how they felt more secured and balanced. They lost some of their fear of falling, and experienced less vulnerability.
A couple of months of Summer vacation passed, and tonight we started a new session, with a new group. Half a dozen enthusiastic adults started their Aikido practice. It was such a great joy to see such energy, teamwork, and a serious thirst to this new learning. I couldn't stop smiling...
Eliazaro, Maria, Marcy, Ishmael, Bret, and Louise — thank you for your courage and curiosity. I look forward to our next encounter!
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