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Old 03-26-2009, 09:27 AM   #28
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Re: Primary Techniques for Self Defense

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David Skaggs wrote: View Post
If you had an opportunity to demonstrate to a group of people and due to time constraints could only show two examples of Aikido, what would you show.
I would probably not show any technique. I'd show two examples of kuzushi, that are occasionally referred to as the "ikkyo" principle and the "shihonage" principle. I'd call them something else, but the demonstrating of kuzushi and how it can affect the spine in each direction is fundamental from my point of view.

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Tarik Ghbeish
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