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Edward Sudall wrote:
Hi everyone I'm new to Aikido and Aikiweb so I thought I might make good use of my account.
One must consider that against, say a typical karatedoka's kicks do we have enough practice to defend against it. I know kick defence techniques exist but how often are they practiced at your Aikido dojo, not being 'essential' to Aikido training? Basically are they practiced enough?
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It seems this is a variation of a common question along the lines of if Aikido is appropriate for "real life" protection/self defence/fight/against another MA/etc.
These topics have been widely debated and I think that the answers are; Yes, No and Maybe - take your pick
The answer is specific to each person's specific training regime.
It's a divisive subject and has spawned a seemingly un-killable thread over
here along with quite a few others...
I'm of the opinion that whether something is "effective" or not is very much affected by the artist more than the art; so whether we can respond effectively to a karetka's kick is an individual question I think.