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	<title><![CDATA[Good Ukemi and Life]]></title>
	<body><![CDATA[Life lessons from last night's class, in which Sensei focused on good ukemi in freestyle:
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[*]Be present in your body.
[*]Don't move, or take a fall, in anticipation of what you think is coming.
[*]Feel what's actually happening.
[*]Stay soft and responsive. 
[*]Spring back the moment the pressure is off.
[*]Keep your integrity. 
[*]You have more power in the situation when you have a solid base.
[*]Keep moving. Do something. Don't just stand there and wait for the attack to come.
[*]By choosing how you invite the attack, you will be better able to deal with it.
[*]If your balance is really taken, go with it. Make the new direction yours. Own it. 
[*]Keep your center, and be ready to respond to openings for reversals.
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Important points to take to heart, in Aikido and in everything.

Along those same lines, via my friend William Cummings on Facebook yesterday:
[I]"I am an old man and have known a great many troubles , but most of them never happened ."[/I]
- Mark Twain]]></body>
	<date>05-22-2010</date>
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