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Old 11-27-2007, 02:03 PM   #20
phitruong
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Re: Irimi/too slow problem

take a look at the iriminage approaches from Frank Doran sensei http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnO70_KJki4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0Luo5a1Csw

don't cut down. legs muscle know how to deal with downward force (for example, gravity); don't know how to deal with upward force. float uke on his/her toes and shift his/her weight to his/her tail bone.
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