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Powerstudiopro.com It is understandable to think that when performing a technique which requires us to grab our opponent's wrist with our right hand, that our left hand does nothing to help with the throw. But really does it? As we know from our practice, Aikido makes use of complex movements such as spherical hip movements, and snaking wrist spirals which lead us in many different directions. So clearly we have lots of muscles being involved and it follows that perhaps our left hand isn't quite doing nothing. Lets explore this further on two levels. If we examine a common muscle such as the biceps, we discover that it spans two joints, the shoulder and elbow. The shoulder-blade which is one of the attachment points for the biceps is also used in the function of many other muscles. So when we activate the muscles in our left arm during an action involving the right hand, the benefits spread through the links of our musco-skeletal system to provide stability. This stabil...