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genin · 07-26-2011, 08:33 AM

If you mirror the physical/emotional state of another person or animal, you can manipulate them more easily.

I used to cut the cat's nails and I'd wait till it was really relaxed or sleeping, then I'd go up to it and and casually place the clippers around a nail and begin clipping. That technique worked a lot better than grabbing the cat and pinning it with force and struggling to clip all its nails as it resisted me with all it's might.

07-26-2011, 08:33 AM	#42
genin Location: southwest Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 103 Offline	Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo If you mirror the physical/emotional state of another person or animal, you can manipulate them more easily. I used to cut the cat's nails and I'd wait till it was really relaxed or sleeping, then I'd go up to it and and casually place the clippers around a nail and begin clipping. That technique worked a lot better than grabbing the cat and pinning it with force and struggling to clip all its nails as it resisted me with all it's might.