Hello Everyone, My name is Alex, I've been reading the boards for a few days and found it to be very informative so I decided to register. I began training Aikido a few months ago, it's my first expierience with martial arts. I love training and I have a great sensei. From the various other boards I've checked out, I've found that people like to bash aikido for its lack of effectiveness, but here there isn't much bashing of any art (provided said art isnt a scam). The people here seem knowledable about various arts and in the few days I've been reading the board I've picked up some good information. I look forward to chatting with you all in the future.