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In judo and jujitsu—the latter being an art from which aikido derived many techniques—there is a saying that goes,"When pushed, pull, and when pulled, push." These movements were often linear in nature, pulling the opponent directly into you, or pushing yourself directly into the opponent. O'Sensei Morihei Ueshiba added the element of a circular step (tenkan), so that rather than following a direct linear course, the throw follows a downward spiraling motion that adds power to the throw and the impact.

Breaking Balance

There are several ways to determine the balance point of your training partner. If you were to drop an imaginary line directly down your centerline onto the ground, it would land at a point directly between your feet. At ninety degrees directly forward and back from that point, at about a shin's length, is the balance point. If you aim a technique toward this point, it will be easy to break your training partner's balance. Another way to determine your training partner's balance point is to measure, at a radius of a shin's length, a circle around each foot. If you extend that radius by allowing, or pulling, your training partner's range of motion to go past their full extension, he will lose his balance.