Looking to stay active this winter? Tai Chi may be the workout you have been looking for.
The studio is well-lit, and the open space is clearly designed for gymnastics or dance classes, maybe even karate. But this space is now being used for a different type of movement, one much slower and group-oriented. An ensemble of 12 laughs and sips hot tea, chatting about the heavy rain outside.
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.