Graham,
Thanks for your honest observations, thoughts and oppinions that made me think. Just want to add some questions for thinking and discussion.
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Graham Jenkins wrote:
Off the top off my head: what stood out most was the shiho-nage. When Mr Kalesnikov had folded his arm back, the uke was stood there, in perfect kamae; I never see any kuzushi - his balance is never taken - in the other techniques, either.
Uke is stretched (has his balance broken), hence the throw is easily accomplished.
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1. Is visible stretch a must when the Uke's balance is taken?
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And as I said: I don't see that connection between nage and uke is important to these people;
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2. What is the nature of a connection in Aikido?
3. Is visibility a must for a successful connection?
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I might not be very good at aikido - but then, i'm not very good at cricket: but I still know a good shot when I see one.
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4. Is it possible for us human to see something invisible?
5. What can we do if we want to get some knowledge of something invisible?
Enjoy Aikido!
Ting