Aikido Tivon 10 years

The BBQ Master in action

Yesterday we celebrated that Aikido Tivon has been active for 10 years. Anati Miron started her dojo in 1999 and Yoram was with her from day one. We started off with a practice and then we all drove to Hadar's place in Kefar Barukh to have a BBQ. Yoram skipped class to start up the BBQ and when we all arrived the meat was already coming in masses from the grill. Yoram always takes upon this duty and I know exactly why. This simply brings him the most meat, straight off of the grill, exactly like he wants it, and for the same reason I always end up helping him. We also had help from Ishak and we grilled Samir's meatballs, lamb on skewers, chicken wings and the loveliest entrecôte. As if you needed more, there were also salad, grilled sweet potatoes, salsa, hummous, tahina, wine and chocolate cakes. We had a great time and everybody shared their own aikido stories - how they started in the first place, and what aikido means for them. Itzik's wife is a poet and she had written a beautiful poem about aikido and mounted it in a frame for Anati. It was in Hebrew of course, and I only got a brief translation. When I have a proper translation I will share it, since it was truly amazing.

Our eager BBQ aide

We came home very late to a feverish Katina stuck in bed. We are not sure what hit her, but something emptied her system and gave her a fever. I don't know what Israel's answer to Montezuma's revenge is, but something in that direction. Today she was slightly better and they succeeded to drive back to her sister's kibbutz, but I am not envying her for having to sit on an airplane tomorrow...