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Tim Ruijs wrote:
An example on how to use Aikido to 'intervene':
many years ago on a seminar one of my first teachers had a very heated discussion with one of my fellow students who could not cope at the moment.
I literally stepped between them and took the heat. Another student directed the 'attacked' student away. But as you can guess I then got all the heat. Next thing that happens is that my current teacher walks past us and asks the offending teacher if everything is ok (while moving past him). He took all the projected energy away from me and basically defused the entire situation. That made a lasting impression on me.
(Hope you can picture the situation a bit.)
Aikido is about diverting, blending energy, any energy.
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I like your explanation very much. I've often thought that it's not so much about the fighting or technique itself, as much as it is about the correct energy, so to speak, and the situation you describe (if I am picturing it correctly) is exactly a proof of that. Though it's always useful to know some defensive techniques in case you're a good enough person to try and stop a fight between others.