
Saito Sensei's trick
When he was teaching tai no henka, Morihiro Saito would use a little pedagogical trick to show that the movement had to be done without the slightest force.
When he was teaching tai no henka, Morihiro Saito would use a little pedagogical trick to show that the movement had to be done without the slightest force.
It is essential to distinguish between what, in Aikido, comes under the heading of the learning method, which only works with a single opponent, and what comes under the heading of the reality of martial movement, which allows you to manage the four directions.
I'd rather see O Sensei's picture thrown into the fire, if only in return we'd listen to and apply his instructions.
The bonds that were forged just once are not undone by time, because energy weaves, never breaks.
"It is essential in Aikido to understand the natural laws of the Universe, for example you must know and use the rotation of the Earth." - O Sensei