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Old 03-13-2008, 06:52 AM   #95
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Re: Resistance

280 years ago Jonathan Swift said that good writing is, essentially, "Proper words in proper places." I think resistance in aikido is much the same: proper resistance in the proper places. The actual point of resistance must be logical. Resisting just to resist is meaningless and no one benefits, improves or grows. When uke knows where/how to resist, then nage learns where the gaps in their technique (mind) are and dedicates his/her future training to remove the impurities from their technique.

Just my 2 yen.
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