Aikido practice can be done in multiple ways. Hard and fast, slow, moving, basic etc. Why I enjoy the practice used by Yamashima sensei would be the following:
- Relaxed, not focused on "reality" scenarios.
- Feeling and practicing the movements is done better when moving slow and relaxed.
- Soft touch reveals principles like unbalancing and tension problems in uke and nage.
- Room for experimenting with movements.
- Creativity will enhance during these methods.
- There's no use of pain induced movements, which I think is always based on competition and superiority.
- It's not lacking in substance, although to outside observers it may seem that way.
- Cardiovascular training is done without really thinking about it.
- Internal sensations like hip rotation and hara movements are better felt and studied.
Humor, nice practice and softness is shown in the next clip.
" It's a lot like Tai Chi". Yamashima sensei in Düsseldorf seminar 2014.
"Why you study Aikido?" "Enjoy" at 2:02 of the next clip.
Enjoy practice.
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