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How to Lead a Partner Who Won't Move in Aikido

So many instructors tell us to lead our partners, but almost nobody explains how. What do you do when the person in front of you isn't moving? They're not going anywhere. The technique stops, they resist, and the blending or leading you've been told about just isn't working.

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