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Dave Humm wrote:
Whilst i'm on the subject, many Sensei have described "Ukemi" as being much more than just a skill of breakfalls, that, it is the encompassing skills used by Uke to help nage/tori develop their aikido.
I was wondering if there is a term or expression in Japanese that decribes this ?
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Yeah its called ukemi. The term literally means receiving body. A well trained uke in kata can allow tori to perform full speed technique without getting hurt. As such it involves much more than just falling down.
Traditionally in kenjutsu kata - uke was the senior person. The teacher if you will.