OK - so it's Labor Day weekend in St. Louis. The weather forecast suggests sunny with a healthy side of beautiful. For weeks and weeks it's been. ... The Missouri Botantical Gardens (MOBOT) is hosting the Japanese Festival, a weekend packed with events from cooking demos to Aikido to tea ceremonies. MOBOT is accessible on Saturday via the #14 Botanical Gardens from Central West End, or the #8 Bates-Morganford and #80 Park Shaw from the Civic Center Station. ...
Though you will have to do a lot more than a couple nights of training to fight off the "9-5 tummy". I know this first hand as my sedentary job is winning the battle even while on a semi-healthy diet and training in aikido. ... Location: St . Louis. Friday, September 3rd, 2010 - 11:32am. If you want something to help keep you in shape, with the added bonus of learning some pretty basic body positioning and combat skills, traditional judo is hard to beat. ...