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Old 07-19-2008, 11:11 PM   #141
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Re: Making Kote Gaeshi Work - With Resistance

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Ignatius Teo wrote: View Post
Another way of looking at it is that your sensei is merely showing "basic technique"... embellished by supposedly "martial applications of (overt) atemi waza"... which is crap IMO.

Before anyone gets too defensive... let me clarify.
I dont take any offense.

Now I have no doubt he has mastered the Aikido movements - the steps - and gone beyond basic...but you are correct, I would say, in your observation that it may seem overboard with the atemi.

From where Im at I can see both sides of the fence on this.
Depending on where your at, both sides are true.

Most definitely do NOT want kids hitting each other.

From my end - Im taking from Aikido this point: Dont even get in the fight.

On a sport end on who wins what, big ego contest, then the above comes in handy to say, "depends on person and what they mix with aikido...as well as the situation, which is primary."

One thing I will say is that if your dealing with a large guy - atemi probably is necessary to offset him.

And I really think this is why our sensei teaches us this way.
Its training so that this option is natural if you are in a tight spot where your 70 kilos and your opponent is 100 kilos or more...and talented at that. (Again, given the situation you will need more than just aikido - but again I will go further to say again, how could you have stayed out of the fight.)

Anyway...I have pics from the seminar over at flickr...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalen7/

Peace

dAlen

Last edited by dalen7 : 07-19-2008 at 11:13 PM.

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