[shiete] I definitely agree with you. somewhere in another thread this was already discussed, and one reply was that as long as there is blending, tenkan, etc... then it is aikido.
harming the assailant? i think it depends on situation upon situation. if its a matter of life and death and multiple attackers are involved, i think you would want to end the situation as quickly as you can. and in order to escape such a situation, i really think you should hurt them real bad, preventing them from doing you any further harm.
atemis before immobilization, after, atemis before projection....
i am not an expert this is just my own view others may not agree...
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