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gregstec · 08-16-2011, 08:41 PM

Graham,

You talk about 'Koshi' as if it is a concept or principle - to most of us the word 'Koshi' simply refers to a physical part of the body, 'hips' specifically - I am an old Ki Society guy and koshi was simply referred to as a hip throw as in koshi-nage; nothing more and nothing less.

Greg

08-16-2011, 08:41 PM	#59
gregstec Dojo: Aiki Kurabu Location: Elizabethtown, PA Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,110 Offline	Re: The two body/mind concepts of Japanese Martial Arts. Graham, You talk about 'Koshi' as if it is a concept or principle - to most of us the word 'Koshi' simply refers to a physical part of the body, 'hips' specifically - I am an old Ki Society guy and koshi was simply referred to as a hip throw as in koshi-nage; nothing more and nothing less. Greg