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Old 01-27-2012, 07:08 AM   #1
chillzATL
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testing (skill) aikido

I'm spinning this off from the "the goal is not to throw" thread. In the last few pages there has been mention of the testing of skill that went on in the kobukan days. This has been brought up many times before, but apart from mention of some occasional sumo play time, there has never really been anything released to support the idea that the way they practiced looked any differently than what most all of us are doing today. It seems that the uke/nage roles were in full effect and O'sensei's spiritual underpinnings were as prevalent as ever. It seems quite obvious that the mode of practice was not like that of judo. So I'm curious as to what form some of you think this testing took?

Some of the basics that come to mind are:

1. Uke's would attack with real weight/force, but without throwing their centers around willy nilly.

2. uke's didn't move if there was no kuzushi and would actively take their balance back of it were lost.

3. Uke's would look for holes in the connection and technique, stopping nage or employing counters when found.

There are others as well. Your thoughts?
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