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Mark Murray wrote:
Now I'm confused. Would you care to explain a bit more on Aiki Taiso and silk reeling?
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What I said was that "the
equivalent to "silk reeling
exercisesin Aikido was in the Aiki Taiso". In other words, the exercises that are purely to work the ki/fascia and kokyu/jin are the Aiki Taiso, in Aikido. If you do them correctly. Unfortunately, the Aiki Taiso have become abbreviated warmups using external-mode of strength in too much of Aikido.
Don't forget that specific exercises are nice to build/focus-on specific parts of the body skills, but ultimately everything should be contained, at all times, in your normal practices and usages. Even in walking down the street.
Best.
Mike