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Old 12-18-2014, 06:34 PM   #7
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Re: YouTube: Various Jo Techniques

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Daren Sims wrote: View Post
Some differences in the work for me......but as an instructional vid giving some ideas out for and instructor to take away and build their own lesson plan ...in their own way....its pretty well done.

For new students looking for some ideas.....again.....its well done.

Sure - you can subject it to the usual criticisms that a lot of Aikido gets......but why bother? Take the positives....ignore the rest.
The problem with that is newer students are very influential and will pick up poor habits more experienced students allow themselves to foster. There's no need for all the posturing this guy does in his videos, and I'd be curious to know if he came up with that himself to "make the art his own" or is mimicking a past or current teacher.

On the technical side there is almost no actual technical execution. I'm fine with him going at a slow and unrealistic pace as its meant to inform, but at least put in enough energy to follow through on technique. Its a shame, too, because there's aspects to like in the guy's movement.

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