Just don’t!

When we don’t do what we are being told to do, precisely because we are told to do it.

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Someone grabs you, but instead of pulling or pushing them you take the unusual approach of supporting their grasp. You position yourself to stand next to them, almost as if you want to see the world the way they see it,.. and then you slam them to mat. I recall practicing Kotegaeshi in Aikido many…