Hi Tony, How is it going?
To 1: Yes To 2: It's a demo, what you expected? To 3: Nage uses his right hand tegatana at the beginning of the throw, but has uke's arm grabbed...
exhibit a: http://www.suginoharyu.com/html/video/jjsm04/Aikido8.mpg
If the crosstraining objetive is filling gaps in her WC, i don't understand your statement. WC+Aikido: Standup striking and standup grappling....
http://estaticos.elmundo.es/toros/toros/toreocapa.swf Join a bullfighting school. :)
A 4 foot stick is always useful.
@gedhab: for instance: http://www.aikidojournal.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5381&highlight=bagua @kungfugirl: no, imo is not necessary (Kyuzo...
Why do you say the opposite?
I mean: Some people says there is bagua techniques in aikido, but i say there isn't.
If you want to crosstrain to fill gaps in your WC, i suggest judo. About aikido being more traditional than judo. How an art founded about 1940...
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