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Re: Chin na and Aikido
A lot of the chin na I've seen do bare a lot of resemblance to aikido. For that matter, so does a lot of the "self defense" application used by karateka. The difference that I've seen is that aikido is the only art that emphasizes a lead in its joint locks: every other art where I've worked locks, etc, they would stand right in front of uke and fumble with their hands.
So, at least from my perspective, aikido is, in a lot of ways, an evolution of those techniques.
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