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Jon Reading wrote:
I had a strong judo student in class with me one day. My instructor was demonstrating kotegaishi and used this student for uke. The judo student was determined to prevent kotegaishi and was unable to react to the technique application, thus resulting in a broken wrist. Who's fault is this? Does it matter? Protect yourself and use good judgement, then let the technique unfold. If you do what you are supposed to do at the level of which you are supposed to work, then you have completed your obligations to your partner. You should not do anything more or anything less.
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This seems to me like neither party was doing aikido but were engaged in 'something else'. The uke certainly wasn't studying the art of ukemi, and nage was using force, enough to break the uke's wrist, without the sensitivity to know when to stop.
I appreciate the 'martial' effectiveness of aikido, but there is no need to break joints in a demo to prove it.
Sad to read that
regards,
Mark