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Originally posted by ca
but surely sayings like that must be in humor...i would like to think anyone who has made it to the level of teacher (not to mention O Sensei!) would have sufficient control of technique that s/he would not hurt their uke in the process...there is the occasional goof, uke's brain shuts down and he does death-wish ukemi, but short of a suicidal uke, wouldn't the teacher be able to control the situation?
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Morihei Ueshiba injured any number of his uke, both pre and post war. No one, no matter what their skills can control everything that's going on. While the skill level is usually higher when taking ukemi for your instructor, you also tend to be pushing things at a higher intensity, so it often evens out.
Best,
Chris