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One of the unique characteristics of aikido movement and technique is the use of circular motion instead of a linear path. Following the natural laws of circular motion and force facilitates the availability and use of both centrifugal and centripetal force. Centrifugal force moves away from the center, and centripetal force moves toward the center. The circular path of aikido techniques pulls into the center using centripetal force, while those appendages on the circumference of the circle tend to move away from the center. While the center hub of the circle moves slowly, the outer rim or circumference moves faster. Pulling the butt end of the weapon into the center facilitates a faster and more powerful motion on the end of the weapon when it follows a circular path.

Along with circular motion is the range of motion as the circle of power. Every weapon has a specific range of motion and power. The closer to the center of that circular range of motion, the less power there is. Likewise, an attack loses power beyond the circumference of the circular path of power, or beyond the attacking limb’s range of motion.