My Purpose of saying this.
My purpose of saying this wasn't to say that you can't end some confrontations by not fighting. Rather, I was saying that by knowing Aikido, especially if you're highly ranked, you have a definate advantage over most of the population in a hand-to-hand fight. I would make that assumption. Also factor in if you are in good physical shape, and are a focused individual, I think you would have an advantage.
I also assert that the debate over the effectiveness of Aikido as far as street effective is irrelavent, because of this reason. Because most "joe shmoes" can't or don't know the first thing about fighting.
-nate
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