Slowly demonstrating/teaching rudimentary ACE Aikido skills: Parry punch, Musubi, forward Kuzushi, drop Center. Unique to ACE AIkido is the use of the term Kinesthetic Invisibility – the skill of not giving Uke any reference to feel and react against. Often, loss of balance happens naturally by taking away all reference and allowing Uke to fall rather than imposing a technique on them. This is why movements like this work. Ude Oroshi means “arm drop” – as Uke is tracked forward and lowered from center, he doesn’t feel anything to use to re-stablize. It’s not about over-ectension, which makes Uke want to step forward to regain balance, but more about losing his center just enough so he Can’t remain standing. Nage: L. Novick, Uke: P. Stearns www.aceaikido.com