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Old 01-31-2002, 11:50 AM   #8
PeterPhilippson
Dojo: Stockport Aikido Club
Location: Manchester, UK
Join Date: Nov 2001
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Originally posted by ca
Are you in a dojo that teaches Ki exercises or testing? If so, what do you do?
How about you?
My organisation, Lancashire Aikikai, for various reasons, separated from the national Aikikai organisation before Tohei Sensei left to set up his Ki Society. We therefore emphasise both martial aspects and ki. Our late founder, Sensei Mucha, said that all technique is a ki development exercise, and the testing of unbendable arm etc. does not in itself do as much to develop ki as spirited martial practice.

The problem, it seems to me, is that as my ki develops, my techniques get more powerful, and, unless my uke is good at ukemi I have to hold my ki back to avoid injuring him/her. My experience of some ki clubs is that little ukemi or powerful martial practice is taught, and it would be difficult for me to practice extending my ki through technique with people who can't protect themselves.

Yours in budo,

Peter

Peter
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