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The relationship between you and your training partner best illustrates these principles. If you are the one practicing the technique, you are called tori. Your training partner, who receives the technique so you can practice, is referred to as uke or nage. As you practice, you will alternate between tori and uke. Such is the balance of aikido.

Important TrainingPrinciples

O'Sensei Morihei Ueshiba believed that those who want enlightenment never stop forging themselves. Words or theories cannot express the realizations of enlightenment. Perfect actions echo the patterns found in nature. The two most important principles to remember when practicing are to (1) enter and blend and (2) to break your training partner's balance point.

The General Sequence of Techniques

There is a general progressive process, or sequence, to aikido techniques. The first technique is to enter and blend with your training partner's approach or attack. The next is to redirect and unbalance the attacker. You then either use a throw or control your training partner with a pinning joint lock. Last, you let go and move on. Many say that the blending and taking of balance are the basis for all aikido techniques. Pay close attention to these two principles at all times.