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Old 02-27-2005, 07:21 PM   #38
mathewjgano
 
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Dojo: Tsubaki Kannagara Jinja Aikidojo; Himeji Shodokan Dojo
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Re: Aikido works. Your aikido doesn't work.

My thinking is that it's misleading to say "your aikido doesn't work." Aikido, by definition, works. If it didn't work, it's not Aikido, but something which looks similar. One person can train in a technique and be able to perform it upon someone else, but may not be able to perform it on yet another person who is perhaps more in touch with the principle of aiki. When does the technique cease to be Aikido? When conflict is not able to be resolved. We study aikido, but we only practice it when we successfully negate confliction.
This is somewhat pedantic perhaps, but it's the best answer I can think of. Having trained in a couple different dojos, my critical eye says some places are better than others at different things. True training comes from within, with a keen eye and an open mind, regardless of where you train, and "which aikido" you train in.
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