Miscellany of aiki hints

What I’ve been working on lately:

• avoid, evade offline, do not engage, refuse to engage, brush off and disengage
• kokyunage
• maintain ma-ai – regain ma-ai
• release instead of throwing
• keep moving behind or away
• if given the opportunity, cover uke’s hands
• never stop moving long enough to execute a technique

What I’m getting ready to start emphasizing in my own practice:

• Get precise parallel or perpendicular kuzushi before every technique
• Sidestep at the end of the line to avoid losing your butt