Aikido Walking Tips: Part 2

Video Transcript

"All right so let's expand on the walking principle a little bit. If, as we covered in the last section, it's a step forward more toe heel, however, what we need to also put into context is that there should be a feeling of falling forward. Now I'm not saying out of control but so this is improper whereas an advancement to where you are constantly moving forward as though you can think of it as locomotive. Starting to build up steam and as it starts to rumble and move forward is as it's starting to press forward and thus it's working with gravity and that's what the principle of walking is, working with gravity. You're falling and you're missing the ground for lack of a better description. So the step continues to move and the step continues to accelerate and if you, as it develops on and as things become better the step can move and become very quick and very easy. So this permits you to move at a much faster rate of speed because you are not sitting completely on your heels. Your weight is not rocking back and you are able to press forward and you are able to move and advance in a much easier fashion and in a much easier motion. Because it's an athletic crouch, football players use it tennis players use it. This translates over to just about any sport you can think of and it is not exclusive to martial arts."