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David Santana wrote:
afaik, there are no spars or competition allowed in aikido. and I've always been taught to avoid fighting if possible.
I know that aikido should be effective, not just looks pretty. I'm afraid that if I train in another MA, my not-so-good aikido would get messed up.. but do you think I should take up another martial art that would allow me to test my real self-defense ability?
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I my Aikido, I have always wanted to test it with my partner, and as soon as you test it, it becomes competitive, and I don't care about that. It's one avenue of learning - and the more you fail, the more you learn. It's common sense, to me anyway.
Yes, you should go and learn something to compliment your Aikido. You know you should, because that is why you asked the question !