tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post2356913238329733120..comments2009-04-22T16:20:56.231-05:00Patrick Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471858995477729220noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post-85469150585699621612009-04-22T16:20:00.000-05:002009-04-22T16:20:00.000-05:00Wow, that makes a ton of sense to me, <I>especially</I> in regard to the particular example you chose to use (hanasu 1 vs. hanasu 5). I seem to have a mental hitch with hanasu 5-8, and maybe the "tori-drivenness" has something to do with it...Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18034283547675713842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post-90006321947336303882009-04-22T15:23:00.000-05:002009-04-22T15:23:00.000-05:00I think your coments apply to Yoshinkan aikido as well. Come to think of it, in Wu style taijiquan, we learn the "square" form first; it's basically the same idea.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post-23660699248509737322009-04-22T15:18:00.000-05:002009-04-22T15:18:00.000-05:00I didn't know that about Ueshiba!Matt "ikigai"http://www.ikigaiway.comnoreply@blogger.com