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Old 03-19-2009, 11:54 AM   #69
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Re: Has Aikido ever helped you in a real fight?

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Drew Ames wrote: View Post
Alex,

There's a pretty famous story of O'Sensei giving a demonstration to the emperor of Japan, during which, he broke the arm of his uke. Additionally, the early dojo that O'Sensei set up was called the "Hell Dojo"! O'Sensei was known for his powerful technique and I'm sure he caused quite a few injuries in his time -- Lord knows that I have (though not on purpose).

Regards,

-Drew
I never said O-Sensei. I said Oh Sensei. As in "Oh my sensei has never injured anyone."
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