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Bodhi Richards wrote:
Of course, if you meet his initial contact by immediately taking his center, all of those nasty things coming your way are nullified. You don't have to figure out how to deal with five different attacks coming at you simultaneously, which is the point IMO of training katatedori. It teaches you to deal with the first contact, NOT the first technique they throw that may cause you injury. If you wait for that, you're dead.
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Well said, the idea is to deal with the initial attack, the grab, not to wait around and find out what else is coming down the pipe. Sen timing, tai sabaki and kuzushi are key.
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Bodhi Richards wrote:
Ah-ha! This is one of the many reasons I and many other police/security professionals choose Aikido as a martial art.
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Exactly. My police, security and prison officer students always come to me with concepts they were thinking of as regards applying some of these techniques while on the job. They tend to get really creative I tell you.
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