Aikido Donovan Waite Shihan 7Th Dan: Aikido Ukemi 2

This is a lighter version of my orignal post Waite Shihan 7th Danwhile providing good practice for nage (he argues), uke must:- maintain contact throughout the entire interaction- offer a committed “attack”- remain relaxed- be sincereWaite Sensei also discusses the “high falls” that Aikidoists sometimes take from throws such as shihonage, koshinage, or jujinage. Admitting that these falls have a place in Aikido practice, he suggests alternatives in which uke “rolls on the mat rather than in the air.” The two-tape set offers a complete, thoughtful, and sometimes novel study of Aikido ukemi