Thread: Ground Defense
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Old 12-21-2009, 12:28 PM   #20
RED
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Re: Ground Defense

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Jason Casteel wrote: View Post
No offense, but that's a naive and unrealistic attitude to have about it. It's not a matter of trusting your aikido or "not allowing yourself to be taken down". There are 101 ways you can end up on the ground while doing EVERYTHING right and there are a million more reasons you can end up there while making just a single mistake, much less several. It's simple, if you want to be prepared, you need additional, non-aikido training because Aikido does not prepare you, in any way, for that scenario.
I already digressed from my statement.
It probably is a naive statement to have. Frankly, I don't cross train in BJJ because I don't enjoy BJJ. I don't wrestle, because I hate wrestling. I have never had any delusion that I could defend myself. I don't care if I'm prepared to defend myself or not.. I keep no enemies.
I could care less about winning fights, I never cared if I became a force to reckon with.
I just love to throw people.

Last edited by RED : 12-21-2009 at 12:30 PM.
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