tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post6186195929783459928..comments2008-05-10T22:13:03.007-04:00Comments on Mokuren Dojo: Getting in synch and flowing around obstaclesPatrick Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471858995477729220noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post-8281938707182359312008-05-10T22:13:00.000-04:002008-05-10T22:13:00.000-04:00That was a really cool part of the class. All the...That was a really cool part of the class. All these chains, which are partially based on the koryu katas like we were practicing today, have these cyclic rhythms left-right, up-down, hineri-gaeshi, otoshi-guruma, etc... But today was (i think) the first time that I felt that toward-away cycle in a really distinct way.Patrick Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471858995477729220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post-79634955504001859882008-05-10T21:43:00.000-04:002008-05-10T21:43:00.000-04:00You left out the best part, the discovery that in ...You left out the best part, the discovery that in Aikido, there is a natural rhythm of towards and away that really has no end to it. It only ends when Uke is so destabilized that he falls awayKelfeind@mac.comhttp://openid.aol.com/Kelfeind@mac.comnoreply@blogger.com