Hatsumi Sensei's Class 16 october
He emphasized not focusing on something specific, not to try to take the weapon (katana or knife) or to not force a technique to uke. When uke attacks, Sensei does not evade, but moves out of the line of attack and makes a contact. This contact, which he does with a finger, forearm or shoulder, is what he uses to control and unbalance uke. Create a kukan from that contact by stopping and readjusting the position. To find the point of movement within that void, play with the idea of pressing and releasing ( chikara or nuku ). In this dynamic you can use a straight line to act on the shoulder when pushing, then uke responds with the same pressure in the opposite direction, and at that point, when releasing the pressure we have the kukan, so from that space we can redirect using another line and / or another plane with a circular movement (being able to accede to ura or omote in the structure of uke). The line that separates the struggle from the control that Sensei talks abou...