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Eugene Leslie · 01-05-2010, 12:14 AM

I was referring more to Mr. Mcdonald's comments, but yes I know what you meant.
I guess it really comes down to "faith" in Aikido.
What was Osensei? under 5' and 120lbs?
What about the power of Ki?
Tell me Reuben (you've been training for quite awhile) do you think an Aikidoka can be as fluent and as devastating as Steven Seagal with enough training? (I too was a big fan at the time and he has been quite the ambassador).
The question is a two-parter:
- Against a common thug
- Against a trained fighter (unusual circumstances to be sure).

01-05-2010, 12:14 AM	#90
Eugene Leslie Location: Red Deer Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 60 Offline	Re: My Experiences in Cross Training MMA with Aikido I was referring more to Mr. Mcdonald's comments, but yes I know what you meant. I guess it really comes down to "faith" in Aikido. What was Osensei? under 5' and 120lbs? What about the power of Ki? Tell me Reuben (you've been training for quite awhile) do you think an Aikidoka can be as fluent and as devastating as Steven Seagal with enough training? (I too was a big fan at the time and he has been quite the ambassador). The question is a two-parter: - Against a common thug - Against a trained fighter (unusual circumstances to be sure).
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