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Old 05-29-2016, 12:37 AM   #33
Rupert Atkinson
 
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Re: Resistance as a learning tool?

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Jon Reading wrote: View Post
A classic aikido parlor trick, unbendable arm, is a resistance exercise. If my arm is in the same position as unbendable arm, how can my partner successfully apply ikkyo without my participation?
Ikkyo should be exactly that. And resistance should be exactly that. Why is everyone barking up the wrong tree ... I always wonder ...

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