Uke’s part in trying to hold nage with strength within the technique, teaches spiritual & physical flexibility.

The study of being held strong reinforces & teaches Koichi Tohei’s 4 principles of Aikido. Relax completely (Physical) Keep one point (Spiritual) keep weight underside (Physical) Extend ki (Spiritual)

While performing the shomen uchi Ikkyo technique you must enter in first then raise your arms, not raise your arms then enter in.

When performing Nikkyo to the wrist, enter and then apply the pressure to the wrist, don’t apply pressure to the wrist first.

Learning to be soft when intimidated is the key to progress. If the ego will not yield to the attackers physical aggression a conflict of the physical to co-exist takes place. This restricts the true concepts of Aikido to be realised.

All techniques must blend with your partner. If felt by their physical they will be resisted by their physical.

The study of one’s posture within Aikido is as much spiritual as it is physical.

Learning to receive holds like nikkyo, sankyo, kotegashi etc. Is the study of extending ki out of an arm that is constantly flexible.

There really are no throws in Aikido only the art of leading your partners ki with your ki in a unified direction. Anything other than this opposes harmony and will inevitably be a throw.

In ikkyo the hand on the elbow must travel in the same direction as the hand on the wrist.