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Phil Van Treese · 05-29-2009, 02:09 PM

As I have said before, train as though your life depends on it. What you put into Aikido is what you will get out of it, or any martial art. Does Aikido work? For me, you bet. I was in Viet Nam, Desert Storm and Mogadishu, Somalia on the Blackhawk Down Rescue mission and I actually did use aikido, and judo, to my defense. Wasn't a good thing that I had to do but that's why I am here.

05-29-2009, 02:09 PM	#47
Phil Van Treese Dojo: Tampa Judo and Aikido Dojo, Tampa, Fl Location: Tampa, Florida Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 179 Offline	Re: How effective is aikido in self defense? As I have said before, train as though your life depends on it. What you put into Aikido is what you will get out of it, or any martial art. Does Aikido work? For me, you bet. I was in Viet Nam, Desert Storm and Mogadishu, Somalia on the Blackhawk Down Rescue mission and I actually did use aikido, and judo, to my defense. Wasn't a good thing that I had to do but that's why I am here.