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Mary Eastland's Blog Blog Tools Rate This Blog
Creation Date: 08-29-2009 05:57 AM
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In General Tenkan or tenk..... Entry Tools Rate This Entry
  #4 New 09-16-2009 10:07 AM
Tenkan is by far my go to move...I love the feel.
The turn creates drama and effect.
Why do nages deprive themselves of this wonderful feeling? Tenk....is boring, ineffective...listless even.
Uke gets to rest and lean and just overpower users of tenk....
What is tenk you ask? It is a little over half of tenkan.
Tenk is that pitiful move that so many do when they could be doing tenkan...rather than sweep their foot in a dramatic circle creating space and energy for themselves and their uke they turn a little and then back peddle. Ukes moves in… settles down and nage feels frustrated and overridden. Why? Because nage is overridden…Uke is not resisting…Uke is resting…Why? Because by doing tenk nage has provided a perfect place to rest!
Most people do a beautiful tenkan without an uke...then uke attacks and they revert to that horrible tenk....
Let us praise tenkan!…Dare to let go of tenk…and rejoice in tenkan!
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RSS Feed 4 Responses to "Tenkan or tenk....."
#4 03-21-2012 10:04 PM
Thank you.
#3 03-20-2012 11:57 AM
Akeman1963 Says:
At the next aikikids class, I'm going to use the 'tenk' phrase. I enjoy your posts and blogs, Kevin
#2 10-28-2011 04:26 PM
jbblack Says:
This is great! Thank you!
#1 09-22-2009 06:10 AM
puff Says:
Thanks for inspiring me . puff
 




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