trial week

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Trial Week review: Judo

Peak Web February 12, 2024

The spring 2024 trial week had several appealing options — from dance to yoga, and various martial arts. It was a difficult choice to make personally, but I ended up going with judo. Judo was created in 1882 by Japanese scholar Jigoro Kano after he had studied the ancient martial art jujutsu and decided there should be a defensive martial art with educational benefits. In the literal Japanese translation, “Judo” means the “gentle way.” Organized Judo is also celebrating 100 years in Canada, after Shigetaka “Steve” Sasaki immigrated from Japan to Vancouver in 1922, opening the Tai Iku Dojo in…

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Try your hand at trial week

Peak Web February 1, 2024

SFU Recreation is hosting this spring semester’s trial week from January 15–20. Trial week is a five-day free of charge look at some of the recreation programs being held for the rest of the semester. It gives students and members…

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