Your arm should not bend at all through the roll. The forward roll makes the perfect segue to the main lesson of the day, the throw. This demonstrates one of the main principles of Aikido, using the attacker's energy and motion to disable him or gain a safe distance from him. This all goes back to the concept of the mind being faster than the body. As students begin to get tired, the class goes from physical learning to mental learning.
Students sit cross-legged on the mats and begin meditation.
This class is advanced and they are moving really quickly.