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Morotedori Kokyuho
The founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, practiced morotedori kokyuho in every training session. Here below is a video detailing the essential elements of this exercise:
“Do this movement with the feeling of dropping your shoulder, elbows, and hips slightly. Turn to a position beside your partner, looking in the same direction. The spacing, or maai, between you and your partner will be wrong if you look at him. If you face the same direction with the feeling of enveloping him, you will stay close to him and he will be unable to escape. If you look at your partner even slightly, his body will separate from you and there will be too much space between you.” – Morihiro Saito, 9th dan