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Ignatius Teo wrote:
I disagree. Just as you wouldn't throw a beginner into the deep end and yell "Now swim!", I don't see why a discussion on baseline skillset should be anything other than baseline principles.
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Well, because aikido, specifically, has been mentioned repeatedly and many times the claim has been made that the specific body skills (which have never been specifically named) "are" aiki.
I say I keep my balance and cause the other guy to fall down. That's about as baseline as you can get but the criticism is that I don't explain "how" I do that.
On the other hand, the "explanations" given are not really more precise. So the topic naturally weaves around and I'm not the only one weaving it.
David