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David Skaggs wrote:
In the following link notice the relative position of Saito Sensei's elbow to his hand and to ukes grip. At first Saito's fingers are pointing down and his elbow is higher than his hand. After lowering his center his elbow is lower than his hand and his fingers are pointing up.
It is not a contest of your one arm against your opponents two arms. It is the movement of your center with your whole body moving as one.
Your initial movement is not to resist uke but to position yourself and break his balance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgIcPJYY9Qs
David |
I think he is demonstrating what other people here have said: It is not the power of the arm, it is the power if of the body. Fundamental concept in this art, but sometimes hard to get into your system. Nice video.