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Old 12-12-2011, 11:12 PM   #1733
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Re: Aikido does not work at all in a fight.

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Alex Lawrence wrote: View Post
He seems to be coming down on the side of being able to fight as prerequisite for forging the spirit. Most of this quote is about how Aikido is best done, in his opinion, as a martial art that can "kill or maim in the blink of an eye" how you can then say "It's not about fighting" and use this as an explaination I don't understand.
It is difficult to explain to someone that practicing aikido has nothing to do with fighting. Such an assertion does not make sense for many and words of Yukiyoshi Takamura will never reach them. However, you can assume that in spite of their wisdom, they are just empty words. The author expressed his wishful thinking of the modern budo, and probably did not believe that it has, or would have something in common with reality. The reason is simple. This ideal has already become legend. Today it is a business based on selling illusions.

It is a pity. And the idea of ​​aikido is so simple. It delighted Jigoro Kano, admiral Takeshita, and earned the respect of contemporary military authorities. Evade and kill. No one imagined that it was possible. Maybe sometimes, by surprise, or random luck they managed to eliminate the enemy from the fight in a similar manner, but no one dared to say that his art always lead to victory. Victory, after which there will be peace guarded by the elite of aikido.
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