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Old 03-12-2012, 11:10 AM   #1848
roadtoad
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Re: Aikido does not work at all in a fight.

You can only do what you practice. If you practice against sword strike, you expect to fight against sword strike. If aikido would get riid of a few 19th century anachcroisms such as sword strike, And practice against realistic attacks, such as boxing and karate blows and kicks. If so, all aikidoka would have a better chance on the street. The other things would be to show aikidoka how to block taekwondo, UFC muy thai, fma, etc, All these arts are blockable, if you know a few simple techniques. The great korean side kick can be blocked by simply jamming it, attacking the attack, a.k.a. aikido style. The muy thai kick...you have to raise your knee high, and, again, block the kick with your lower leg by moving into it. Even BJJ and UFC hold downs can be countered with simple techniques that highly resemble aikido, but on the mat.
There are many such easy techniques that can work to make aikido better.
These small little changes would make aikido completely viable in any street fight.
And, lastly, aikido techniques were really meant to do with ki. The techniques work a lot better when you have it.
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