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Old 12-22-2010, 07:33 AM   #23
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Re: Effectiveness is the key to obtaining the other aspects of Aikido.

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Graham Jenkins wrote: View Post
And if aikido was all about using strikes to disable someone, wouldn't it be called karate?
My understanding from bothering my Karate instructor mate for several years is that Karate is as much about take downs as it is about striking. The only reason Karate is percieved as a striking art is because of the sparing and competition element which makes takedowns less usefull than they would be in real life so they're not really practiced.
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