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Old 04-06-2004, 08:52 AM   #3
SeiserL
 
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Exhaustion is one way to produce relaxation. But, it can run the risk of not being safe for yourself or your training partner.

IMHO, learn to relax. Breath in and tense. Exhale and let go. As you let go, say the word "relax". After a while, the word gets associated as a trigger to the physical state of relaxation. Then go to the mat, look at your training partner, breath in and as you breath out say the word "relax".

Lynn Seiser PhD
Yondan Aikido & FMA/JKD
We do not rise to the level of our expectations, but fall to the level of our training. Train well. KWATZ!
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