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Kevin Leavitt · 03-14-2006, 01:30 PM

Good post Chris. I was going to head in the same direction you did. so no need to repeat. Locks and the application depend on many factors. From the standard aikido approach that most of us study under they are applied correctly. Grappling locks are good and necessary in many situations and frankly I think they should be studied as a part of martial arts. However, in studying aikido, which is typically principle oriented I don't see a need to practice them since they are pointless to the process of conveying the principles.

03-14-2006, 01:30 PM	#8
Kevin Leavitt Dojo: Aikido of Northern Virginia Location: Stuttgart, Baden Wurttemberg Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,251 Offline	Re: final lock doesn't work Good post Chris. I was going to head in the same direction you did. so no need to repeat. Locks and the application depend on many factors. From the standard aikido approach that most of us study under they are applied correctly. Grappling locks are good and necessary in many situations and frankly I think they should be studied as a part of martial arts. However, in studying aikido, which is typically principle oriented I don't see a need to practice them since they are pointless to the process of conveying the principles.