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Old 10-17-2004, 06:32 PM   #11
Qatana
 
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Dojo: Aikido of Petaluma, Petaluma,CA
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Re: 'left preference'

i'm right-handed but learned ukemi on my left side first as i immediately dislocated my right shoulder trying to learn ukemi! I was already rolling from a throw on the left while trying to get up the courage to do anything at all on my right. In the next year & 1/2 i considered my left to be my"good side" but have notice that i am actually doing much Better ukemi on my "bad", right side now.
Whatever that means.

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