When you are the “Uke” you are taught not to give feedback to your partner. This is wrong. Both sides constantly learn from each other. Even the true Shihan

When you are the “Uke” you are taught not to give feedback to your partner. This is wrong. Both sides constantly learn from each other. Even the true Shihan learn from their senior students. Don't get me wrong the students are never like "hey sensei you should try this" but they do adjust and refine their skills just like everyone else (if you watch the right videos you can see it if you know what to look for). The biggest problem I have with the article is this, he states, "he knows his employee will fail." That's not the Aikido way really. His approach should be something more like "I will let him try, so that we may both learn from this experience." Even the masters admit they don't know everything and that they can be surprised by the most novice of people at times. This is demonstrated through many of the samurai's approach to fighting (they avoid it when possible, because they know they might lose). In my opinion this is a much better approach to management also. I know how to accomplish things, but I may not know the best way (or even the right way at times), and I won't know any more until I learn from someone else, even someone junior to me.