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She also is very experienced in the Japanese, Chinese and Korean versions of the Tea Ceremony, though the highly regimented Japanese Cha-no-yu (茶の湯) ceremony is where she has devoted most of her time and practice. She has practiced tea ceremony since age 7 and is currently at the prestigious Ni-Dan, or second rank, which is rarely attained by anyone younger than 50-years-old and for most remains forever out of reach. Her goal is to reach Ichi-Dan, or first rank before the age of 60. | She also is very experienced in the Japanese, Chinese and Korean versions of the Tea Ceremony, though the highly regimented Japanese Cha-no-yu (茶の湯) ceremony is where she has devoted most of her time and practice. She has practiced tea ceremony since age 7 and is currently at the prestigious Ni-Dan, or second rank, which is rarely attained by anyone younger than 50-years-old and for most remains forever out of reach. Her goal is to reach Ichi-Dan, or first rank before the age of 60. | ||
Another traditional pursuit she enjoys is the Naginata (なぎなた), which is a long spear-like weapon with a long curved blade at the end. Naginata is a traditional women's weapon in Japan and a foot-soldier's weapon in Korea. Aki has studied and practiced the Japanese form of the art and prefers the Japanese version due to its lighter weight, slightly shorter and thinner pole and more graceful and dance-like moves. She lacks the upper body strength required for the Korean version. | |||
Finally Aki enjoys ballet dancing. In her youth she belonged to numerous ballet companies while in high school and through most of her higher education. The last time she danced professionally was at the age of 27, though she still practices daily as her form of physical fitness training and occasionally dances minor roles in amateur productions. Aki especially enjoys ballet because of the total focus it requires on the music, the other dancers and of course her own movement. She gave up dancing professionally as she has found that it is just not compatible with working on challenging projects as her mind tends to wander with often disastrous side-effects for herself and her fellow dancers. | Finally Aki enjoys ballet dancing. In her youth she belonged to numerous ballet companies while in high school and through most of her higher education. The last time she danced professionally was at the age of 27, though she still practices daily as her form of physical fitness training and occasionally dances minor roles in amateur productions. Aki especially enjoys ballet because of the total focus it requires on the music, the other dancers and of course her own movement. She gave up dancing professionally as she has found that it is just not compatible with working on challenging projects as her mind tends to wander with often disastrous side-effects for herself and her fellow dancers. | ||