Quote:
David Soroko wrote:
Can you articulate what you mean by "self defence martial art" and how Aikido is that?
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"The Aikido that I first saw being demonstrated by Abbe Sensei in 1956 was without doubt a positive martial art.
I was immediately impressed by its positive techniques and power, and in those days my fellow martial artists and I were in no doubt that we were witnessing a devastating new form of self-defence as demonstrated by Kenshiro Abbe Sensei."
"Is Aikido a Martial Art?"
Sensei Henry Ellis - 2001
http://www.ellisaikido.org/isaikmart.html
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