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Old 09-05-2006, 07:30 AM   #31
Don_Modesto
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Re: No touch throw - again? OMG!!!

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Ricky Wood wrote:
My question to you is; What is fake aikido?
When we train and cooperate, is that fake aikido?
Good question. Strikes to the heart of the issue.

Truth be told, as one never--NEVER--sees teachers reversed during demos, we know that we are seeing "demonstration" aikido, as opposed to that idea of the fluid reversal of UKE/NAGE roles. As you said, "But I would never think of resisting or testing his aikido in a public demonstration."
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....Yamaguchi Sensei. He would often ask me to resist him in class, as I am kinda big and he loved demonstrating the effectives of aikido on large Americans.
I'd like to hear Szc...'s comments here. He once wrote unfavorably of Y. for NOT wanting strong attacks.
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I always tried to keep up with his aikido as best I could and he was kind enough to slow it down as best he could, and every so often our aikido would meet-and oh how sweet it was.
Lucky you. I only took his UKEMI once or twice.

Last edited by Don_Modesto : 09-05-2006 at 07:42 AM.

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