tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post8428312824854724786..comments2008-11-04T19:55:43.326-06:00Patrick Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471858995477729220noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post-40801298506458703332008-11-04T19:55:00.000-06:002008-11-04T19:55:00.000-06:00Was gonna ask, but I realized just in time that the holes in my underwear would have been showing . . . <BR/><BR/>BBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post-5111619114121334192008-11-02T19:49:00.000-06:002008-11-02T19:49:00.000-06:00You got it right, Chad. that was sukuinage, but in aiki we call it gedanate - same thing though.<BR/><BR/>Good question, chad, about suwari kneeling principles. Right now I'm knackered from the week-long aiki buddies gathering but I'll write you a good response or two to that in the next few days - look for it!Patrick Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471858995477729220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post-62885313227204157972008-11-02T16:04:00.000-06:002008-11-02T16:04:00.000-06:00I really like the sliding ... umm... I almost said sukui nage, but I think maybe it is a "nidan" kosoto gake? Anyhoo, the very last technique.<BR/><BR/>Question, as I am a long-lapsed Aiki yellow belt: What are the principles of Aiki groundwork (or kneeling work, as it were)? My thinking is that things like "maintain maai", "get off line", and even "blend with your opponent" are, to varying degrees, less available when kneeling - and not often attempted in the video here...Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14303352692966202149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post-37208815699099008892008-11-01T00:57:00.000-05:002008-11-01T00:57:00.000-05:00Oh very nice! I recognised a lot of the stuff as things I've been slowly learning. :}Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18358218337815343823noreply@blogger.com