That's great to hear! oddly enough we are making a video soon showing a drill we've adapted from judo training, to improve our Aikido! One Family indeed!
Kokyu Nage techniques represent the core harmonizing principles that make Aikido work. Casual observers don't understand the sensitivity and connection being maintained. They assume the opponent is cooperating, holding on and throwing themselves. The world's loss of faith in this style makes it potent again.
An interesting take! I think the loss of faith is also largely due to poor practitioners at the top, and the almost complete lack of focus upon practicality or martial application. That why channels like this that cross train with other arts and involve much or of a "function over form" attitude appeal to me.
Realising that many of these opportunities to overbalance might come during the initial attack and so rely on highly attuned reflexes to redirect or eventuate through momentary destabilisation during an attempted assault is critical. Redirection of dynamic attacks tested under near real-time pressure requires a realistic uke and a tori prepared to fail under duress. An example I use is to look at performing a clean-and-jerk lift, there's a limit to how slow or fast the technique can be performed correctly. Avoiding isokinetic, smooth movements that may be as aesthetic in their appeal. Safety being the guiding bound that minimises potential for injury.
Agree wholeheartedly, to make these principles in any way practical another factor comes into play, acceleration. You have to both join, connect and then accelerate the movement to extend into kuzushi
Short answer is they can't. Not because they physically can't, but by the time they know to let go, the technique is already past the point of recovery
I'd kinda agree, but it has to be performed almost perfectly. The principle transfers well from "kata" to application though, especially from a push or grab, almost easier in a way to move, grab something and "encourage" it to the floor lol @@KingoftheJiangl
if they leave, means that the technique is not executed properly or was not appropriate to the situation. the technique is not to throw them, it IS to take them sticky to you.
@@Eternaprimavera73 I think you are mixing up kata with real life. this "attack" is very unlikely without a direct follow up, surely this is just a connection and flow/kuzushi drill?
