Amir Krause

In Korindo Aikido, we aspire to make the circles as small as possible. This has a practical aspect, one may not expect to consistently take two steps as Tori while Uke has only stepped once. The movement should come from the center and use the whole body yet remain small.


Given the progress of learning, beginners are allowed to make larger movements and even encouraged to act so, if it would make them use their body better. AS a student advances, he will reduce the number of steps he need in a technique, and learn to utilize his body better. This is enhanced by Korindo Aikido circular Tai-Sabaki that had been developed especially for this purpose - learning to harmonize movement and applying base don the waist and from the center. Already at mid levels, many techniques require only a single step - towards Uke, and the rest is done while Tori remains in place, and Uke finds himself circling around him (the higher the level of both, the shorter the movement).

Amir