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Aristeia · 06-01-2004, 09:33 PM

I disagree that the sprawl is not Aiki. It gets you off the line of attack (withdraws the legs that were the target of the attack) and uses body motion to redirect the attackers motion to a position of off-balance/compromise. Sounds aiki to me.

06-01-2004, 09:33 PM	#14
Aristeia Location: Auckland Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 971 Offline	Re: AIKIDO versus Double-leg-takedown? I disagree that the sprawl is not Aiki. It gets you off the line of attack (withdraws the legs that were the target of the attack) and uses body motion to redirect the attackers motion to a position of off-balance/compromise. Sounds aiki to me.
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