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Old 03-19-2011, 12:36 PM   #18
Ketsan
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Re: Aikido and Weapons: The Connection

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Chris Hein wrote: View Post
I believe that the weapons relation to Aikido is much more than metaphor.
Yeah it's hard to move incorrectly when your hands are forced to stay in your centre and your shoulders are forced to stay down. Performing a technique with a weapon forces you to not use your upper body strength in my experience.
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