Aikido of Central New York

February 20, 2013 - 8:07pm
A group of Honors students check out Aikido of Central New York for an evening of education and empowerment.

Samurai warriors in kimonos, high kicks soaring through the air, swooshing limbs: all stereotypical images that flash when one thinks of Japanese martial arts. Aim for the kill and -- KA-POW!

A group of Syracuse University students swapped stereotypes for reality though when they visited Aikido of CNY this week and got a crash course in the martial arts.