Uchi-deshi programs usually do not exist in the United States. Depending on the state that you live in, there are rules that buisness have to follow, and people can not live at the buisness because it is not a residence. However, there are some people that come from Japan that visit the Dojo, and the Dojo will just secretly let them sleep in the dojo, take a shower, and all that sort of thing.
The more common things today that I have seen is you provide assistance to the dojo in which you can study the art free of cost. Maybe you have duties that you do for the Sensei, you clean the dojo, maybe wash everyone's keikogi's ? There are a list of tasks that you may do however the traditional Uchi-deshi as it is in Japan really does not exist here in the US. At the end of the day, the Aikidoka goes home and comes back the next day.
Aikido came from Daito Ryu JiuJitsu, so Jiujitsu is what came first.
Yes there is many programs for rehab in alcoholism. A really good one would be the SAMHSA Of America.
A grappling art such as aikido and judo would be a good place to start.
There are many dojo which may let you do this. Our Dojo is located in Anaheim, CA. You could use aikiweb.com as a source to search for places to train then obviously you would have to inquire. You must find a good school, and a good teacher who values Aikido more than money.
because hapkido applies alot of teakwondo, aikido, and karate it would not be such a bad choice, but most of it relies on your trainer and coach.
There is no specific time. Aikido is self paced and some people will promote faster than others. Generally, once you reach a black belt rank, there becomes time restrictions before you can promote to the next Dan ranking. I know an Aikido Sensei who has over 40 years of Aikido experience, and he is a 6th Dan. Most people have a misconception of rank. Again, generally speaking, once you reach 3rd Dan, there is no difference to the next rank and so forth. It is merely "status" and political. You can be recommended for a Dan ranking and be promoted. That does not mean you are any better or know any more than a lesser rank.
Thats a tough question, it really depends on where you want to go to school. From what I have found on the internet it appears that ITT, and Devry have good game design programs. They also have campuses all over America.
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There are many places where one can download good drawing programs. Some good drawing programs that can be downloaded are Smart Draw and Sketch Master.
I belong to a Yoshinkan Dojo so I will be more than happy to answer your question. Yoshinkan Aikido was founded by Gozo Shioda in 1955. Shioda was a student under the founder of the Art, Morihei Ueshiba. Shioda took Aikido and shortened the techniques to make them more practicle for police, law enforcment, and military in which Shioda taught all of who I just mentioned. Yoshinkan is big on movements and usually use "smaller circles" rather than Aikikai's "Big circles". Yoshinkan Aikido is still taught to the Tokyo Riot Police today and other security agencies. In Japan, the women officers are required to have a black belt in Aikido, and the men have the option between Judo and Aikido. So it is very well still in use today.
Some good volunteer programs for teens in NYC include the YMCA programs. They have programs for food banks and other social volunteer programs. Or check out the paper to see what's being posted around the community.
There are good after school programs for teenagers. The YMCA offers after school programs. Community centers are locations where your teen can go also.