This is the third of a series of blogs submitted by aikido students of Aikido Journal Editor Stanley Pranin who are currently training in Las Vegas.
Too much strength! It’s always my problem. Sometimes it seems like the more I attempt not to use muscle strength while performing a technique, the more it happens. I could swear I’m not, but multiple training partners and teachers can’t be wrong. I never get frustrated with those types of corrections because I am sure they are accurate.