Thread: Kaeshiwaza
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Old 06-19-2007, 04:37 PM   #19
Mark Uttech
Dojo: Yoshin-ji Aikido of Marshall
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Re: Kaeshiwaza

I think a good reason for not introducing kaeshi waza too early, is that many beginning students do not understand noncompetition, that is one main reason for the resistance among beginning strudents. Maybe everyone wants to be a champion, the best. But what aikido actually teaches is that everyone becomes a champion.

A competitive mind wants to counter everything. And another competitive mind wants to counter every counter. But when you take another look at the kihon waza, you might begin to study. You might begin to ask: "why that kamae?" Your aikido journey goes on.

In gassho,

Mark