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ronmar · 11-02-2002, 08:48 AM

A good place to go for realistic commited attacks is a mixed martial arts club. The chances are they will not know aikido so will not know what to expect, but will not throw themselves for you either. The object of their attack will probably be to tackle you to the ground or get close enough to clinch and throw. Chances are they will do this kind of takedown drill every class. If you speak to the person you are practicing with and say you want to try something new, they will probably be glad to oblige.

The difference between the kind of attacks you will find in a place like this and an aikido dojo are (i) They will be used to live drilling of their attacks with full resistance. (ii) The drilling is FOR the takedown, not for the defence against it. Therefore they will give good, strong attacks with the intent being to take you to the floor. (iii) There will be no hesitation in anticipation of a heavy throw because they will not be expecting it. (iv) There will also be no overcommitment, like in aikido sometimes, in an attempt to make a throw easier for you and minimise damage to themselves.

You will probably find the experience mutually beneficial if any of you give it a go. I tried it after judo training and it was quite difficult to adapt to the fact that they were wearing just t-shirts instead of heavy gi's.

11-02-2002, 08:48 AM	#19
ronmar Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 66 Offline	commitment in attacks A good place to go for realistic commited attacks is a mixed martial arts club. The chances are they will not know aikido so will not know what to expect, but will not throw themselves for you either. The object of their attack will probably be to tackle you to the ground or get close enough to clinch and throw. Chances are they will do this kind of takedown drill every class. If you speak to the person you are practicing with and say you want to try something new, they will probably be glad to oblige. The difference between the kind of attacks you will find in a place like this and an aikido dojo are (i) They will be used to live drilling of their attacks with full resistance. (ii) The drilling is FOR the takedown, not for the defence against it. Therefore they will give good, strong attacks with the intent being to take you to the floor. (iii) There will be no hesitation in anticipation of a heavy throw because they will not be expecting it. (iv) There will also be no overcommitment, like in aikido sometimes, in an attempt to make a throw easier for you and minimise damage to themselves. You will probably find the experience mutually beneficial if any of you give it a go. I tried it after judo training and it was quite difficult to adapt to the fact that they were wearing just t-shirts instead of heavy gi's.