My posts on the internet got me banned from my Dojo

**Mr. Jones** · Posted On: 3/04/2006 9:09pm

My posts on Aikiweb an Aikido forum got me banned from my dojo. They said I was being disrespectfull to other members on Aikiweb and it gave them a bad image. I basically didn’t buy the Aikido bullshit about chi, not engaging an opponent, and the Japanese being the greatest human beings on earth.
I talked about other styles and people who practiced these styles got pissed off. One of the things that surprised me the most about Aikiweb was that I talked **** about Steven Segall and they were all surprised someone on there would talk **** about him.

I was with them for 4 months. When I first joined I had to pay a 3 month contract which was $285. I paid $95 a month for six hours a week. The organization I was with was called the Jiyushinkai. It’s a Tomiki based style of Aikido so they had katas and did randori. But they didn’t encourage tournaments which the Tomiki style is nortorious for some reason which bugged me. This is the dojo's website http://www.jitakyoei.com/
The head of the Jiyushinkai is named Chuck Clark. Heres a picture of him.

Heres my two former instructors. David Bedard and Will Schutt.

It started when I got an email saying to call Will. I called him and he started going on about the Aikiweb like I was preoccupied with destroying a website if that’s even possible. “One of the words I remember was we’ll talk more about this Sunday.”

When I got there they started going on about the Aikiweb again and I tried to explain to them it’s just a website. When I did that they started to talk about someone who could come to the dojo and start some mess. Now that scared me. Not someone coming to the dojo but these 4th dans in a martial art worried about getting into a fight. I thought this can’t be normal. They also said I was very disrespectful to the Head Instructor who I think they treat like a God. I repeatedly asked them what exactly did I say to him on the forums and they never told me. They said I have to write four apology letters. One to the instructors, one to Chuck Clark, one to Nick Chamberlain and one to Aikiweb. I went home and never come back to the dojo because I thought the whole thing was bullshit. I half did the apology letters to the instructors. They said the apology letters were done wrong so I just gave up and said this is a waste of time anyway.

Does anyone know any good schools in the Dallas area?

**Psycho Dad** · Posted On: 3/04/2006 9:18pm

Just Aikido or are you looking into taking a different style?

**BackFistMonkey** · Posted On: 3/04/2006 9:19pm

Originally Posted by Mr. Jones

Does anyone know any good schools in the Dallas area?

Go to Google and search for

"Dallas BJJ" or "Dallas Boxing" maybe "Dallas Muay Thai" ....

There have to be DogBrothers in Dallas ....

If nothing else I know there is a Group of Whip Boxers down there somewhere

Good luck on your Martial Journey .

**** Aikido :bunny:'s

**Mr. Jones** · Posted On: 3/04/2006 9:34pm

A different style is fine. I hope I explained everything clearly.

**Lights Out** · Posted On: 3/04/2006 9:35pm

Sounds pretty expensive for crappy instrcution.

You´ll do better without them.

**daimyo** · Posted On: 3/04/2006 9:41pm

Why would you even write the apology letters? Doesn't matter if you did it half-assed, have you no pride?

Apology letters I'd just write '**** you' and hand that to them. They think they're so high and mighty.

**Kobayashi** · Posted On: 3/04/2006 9:42pm

I think you'll look back on this in a couple of years and think it was one of the best things that happened to you. Good luck in whatever you choose to do next.

**EternalRage** · Posted On: 3/04/2006 9:48pm

carlos machado has a school in dallas, a bit on the expensive side, but very excellent from what I'm told by my friends.

**Darkpaladin** · Posted On: 3/04/2006 10:05pm

Better it happened now than later.

**Teh El Macho** · Posted On: 3/04/2006 10:12pm

Man, that is bullshit. **** that crap!!!! Plus you were paying a bit too much if you ask me. And what on Earth do these guys think to ask you for a letter of apology to begin with? These dudes have cojones the size of papayas to tell you the apology letter was wrongly written ... which I find amusing since their cojones shrinked to the size of pennies at the prospect of having somebody going to the dojo to start trouble... think about that.

* clearing my throat... *

Originally Posted by Mr. Jones

Fatso

Dorky

Originally Posted by Mr. Jones

Does anyone know any good schools in the Dallas area?

Check out http://www.dallasjudo.com... not bad at $65 a month...plus it's judo :eusa_clap

According to their schedule, they even have BJJ. Check it out as it looks like a decent place.

Good luck!!!