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Re: If it doesn't work just do it harder?
Every technique has several variations, proper application of some of those should make the lock apply to the relevant joint and from it to the rest of your body, this is an important addition to taking the balance and center of Uke.
The common approach in my dojo would be for you not to fake it, and you would have been likely to expect several Dan grades working with you one after the other, each trying to find his own solution to your flexibility. You should be aware of your real limits, and be certain you are not damaging your joints without feeling the pain (each person is different and in some cases, one can in cure "corrosive" damage without feeling the pain), if the latter is the case, you should respond (as though you were faking it) to protect yourself.
Amir
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