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Old 02-21-2006, 11:52 AM   #232
Don_Modesto
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Re: ?? Exaggeration in Aikido ??

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Edwin Neal wrote:
infallability is one of the exaggerations that is most common in aikido parlance... there is no such thing... everyone is fallable... any technique from any art is 'infallable' if applied correctly....
Amen.

I've offered some criticism of the aikido of "name" players (on videos here and there) and the response by other posters has been very defensive.

I think it's a healthy exercise to see the weak points of the Shihan. I saw Saito flub a grab once with UKE remaining still so he could recover. I saw, was it Isoyama? flub a throw completely and UKE didn't stand still waiting.

He threw himself.

(Blush)

I even saw a video where Osensei pulled his hand out of UKE's grip but UKE (Chiba?) followed in pantomime and took the fall.

I think it'd be healthy and certainly interesting to document such things, but I think most people would feel presumptuous to do so.

Don J. Modesto
St. Petersburg, Florida
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