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Old 10-30-2011, 03:50 PM   #1629
George S. Ledyard
 
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Re: Aikido does not work at all in a fight.

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Janet Rosen wrote: View Post
Thank you for saying it better than I could have.
I have rarely felt I learned anything meaningful from the person with the "clamp of death" on me other than successfully dealing with my innate desire to, depending on my mood, pinch his cheek or punch his lights out.
Hi Janet! What folks really need to understand is that the uke doesn't learn anything from this either...

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