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Kevin Leavitt · 07-20-2005, 10:13 AM

I was down in Southern Germany this weekend testing for my Blue Belt in BJJ from the Gracie-Barra organization.

Good seminar. Got into a fair amount of Vale Tudo with a couple of pro fighters from Italy. Also had an isareli Krav Maga instructor.

It got interesting when we went into knife defenses. He was showing basic stuff, and I added to it demonstrating how else you could carry it forward with other options. Instructor thought it was silat or kali, I said, "nope" "Aikido".

It was good to see that when faced with the threat of a weapon/"real no rules atemi" that aikido becomes very relevant again.

I really have grown over the past year to find both the weaknesses in my aikido and the strengths. I really llike the grappling and striking I have been learning...it is a good match with aikido.

07-20-2005, 10:13 AM	#15
Kevin Leavitt Dojo: Team Combat USA Location: Olympia, Washington Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,376 Offline	Re: Aikido vs.... I was down in Southern Germany this weekend testing for my Blue Belt in BJJ from the Gracie-Barra organization. Good seminar. Got into a fair amount of Vale Tudo with a couple of pro fighters from Italy. Also had an isareli Krav Maga instructor. It got interesting when we went into knife defenses. He was showing basic stuff, and I added to it demonstrating how else you could carry it forward with other options. Instructor thought it was silat or kali, I said, "nope" "Aikido". It was good to see that when faced with the threat of a weapon/"real no rules atemi" that aikido becomes very relevant again. I really have grown over the past year to find both the weaknesses in my aikido and the strengths. I really llike the grappling and striking I have been learning...it is a good match with aikido.