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Old 05-22-2004, 10:49 AM   #17
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Re: Aiki-tanto knife fighting?

IMHO, coming from and FMA background (Lucaylucay Kali) and other knife fighting seminars (mostly FMA based), I too do not find the Aikido style of attack too effective. I must admit though, that there are a lot of untrained people who carry blades and attack this way.

That being said, the training does teach you aiki principles which than can transfer to better attack defense. The November 2004 issue of Black Belt is scheduled to show Aikido against the 5-angles of a knife attack.

If you study both FMA and Aikido eventually they begin to integrate and you feel okay with the practice.

Don't worry about what it isn't, focus on what it is and train. Training against a knife, any knife from any attack, is better than not training at all. Dojo training will never be like the streets. The closer the scenarios the better chance of generalization of course.

Remember, training isn't sparring, sparing isn't fighting, and fighting isn't combat.

Lynn Seiser PhD
Yondan Aikido & FMA/JKD
We do not rise to the level of our expectations, but fall to the level of our training. Train well. KWATZ!
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