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Old 11-07-2005, 02:06 PM   #16
aikigirl10
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Re: Aikido Skeptic about to take the plunge.

One of my teachers' husbands was in law enforcement. She said that he took aikido to help with his self defense as did many of his fellow officers, so its not totally ineffective. If you need to pin someone on the ground or take a knife out of someones hand then im sure its a good martial art to learn.

Aikido also teaches you how to unarm or disable your opponent without hurting them too badly which i would think would be good for law enforcement. It might help keep you from being accused of police brutality or something like that. I dont know much about law enforcement in general, just some thoughts.

-Paige

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