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Carsten Möllering wrote:
Thank you for answering!
Well no, I did not refer to kaeshi waza. Of course kaeshi waza can be subject of our teaching just like other techniques are.
But what I meant is, that - from a certain level on - taking over the action is a normal and expected behavior of our uke everytime we practice.
So, I am not sure but maybe, what here is called "to jam a technique" could be the expected behavior of uke in our practice.
In our practice uke - from a certain level on - is expected not to offer openings. On the contrary he is expected to protect himself and to attack with as much martial integrity the tori can handle.
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What you practise is good. But such practice (involving jamming) is not acceptable in most dojo here.
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I am not sure what you mean with "yin practice"? Doesn' t aikido consist of yin and yang elements?
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Of course, aiki-do consists of yin and yang elements. You also consider the fact that one man's yin is another man's yang.
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I understand you consider strikes not to be part of aiki or aikido? We do have a lot of strikes in our aikido. Some of us do makiwara-Training.
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Personally, I do a lot of strikes in my other MA so I try not to in
my aiki-do. Instead, I try to apply the mechanics of strikings in my aiki-do waza.
Happy training.
David Y