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Shadowfax · 11-22-2011, 03:22 PM

Expect the old thread police to be along shortly. But this is a good subject and a thread I had not come across before.

Aikido is neither violent nor is non-violent. Aikido just is. It is the person using it, and their intent, that is violent or non violent. Or at least that's how I perceive it.

11-22-2011, 03:22 PM	#21
Shadowfax Dojo: Allegheny Aikido, Pitsburgh PA Location: Pittsburgh PA Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 845 Offline	Re: Is Aikido Non-Violent? Expect the old thread police to be along shortly. But this is a good subject and a thread I had not come across before. Aikido is neither violent nor is non-violent. Aikido just is. It is the person using it, and their intent, that is violent or non violent. Or at least that's how I perceive it.
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