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Old 08-21-2014, 06:51 AM   #50
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Re: YouTube: Morihei Ueshiba (O-Sensei) in 1968

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Jon Reading wrote: View Post
When I work out with good aikido people, I can do so with less regard for my integrity because my partner inherits some responsibility to preserve it.
For me, in ukemi it is neccessary to keep the responsibility and integrity almost all the time, also in the moment I "fly", but not to resist nages force (this is also a way to train "song").
Ukemi requires a high level of attention and fast reactions.
To scale down the regard for integrity is not what I do. Though I make my body permeable, I have the ambiton never to give up control ore integrity and to increase the abilities to control the forces that nage tries to effect me with. Part of it is to let loose, but to keep inner connection at the same time.
Ukemi is a very important part of the training, because when done correctly, it can condition the body.
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