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Old 04-08-2014, 10:26 AM   #24
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Re: Ikkyo with Small Hands

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Phi Truong wrote: View Post
Ikeda sensei shown the process at the beginning of this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB6FJ-Via9U the hand on top isn't grabbing. he gave a number of ideas to try.

more idea from Endo sensei http://vimeo.com/45046265

you got shoulders, hips, legs, the whole body, why focus on the hands?

question for you, what are the commonalities of the two sensei aikido?
Dear Phi,
On the clip you have posted I reckon the Uke must have been ready to lie down on the mat.Look at the direction of the head.If ever an Uke was anxious nay willing to bite the dust , this gent was. As far as holding /grabbing /grasping UKes hand is concerned during the waza, the thing to do is to prevent uke from releasing his grip . I do not advocate brute strength during the process but you cannot always be dainty.T he way some guys use the digits its a wonder they can even crush a grape. Both Endo /Ikeda Senseis are examples of what you might call the 'soft' school of aikido as portrayed by Yamaguchi Sensei.Not quite in the mould of Tada, Arikawa, Shioda .cheers, Joe
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