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Dirk Hanss · 05-13-2007, 03:32 PM

While I cannot think of aikido without physical practice - aikido is budo and budo is going a spiritual way by practical exercises - it might be hard not to allow someone calling his non-physical art 'aikido'.

So if you train conflict management skills according to attack-tics ("Aikido in everyday Life"), you might call it aikido-communications. But to me it would not be just aikido, while the results are aikido in an other environment than in the dojo.

Nevertheless, I voted 'No' as well, so I am interested about why voting 'yes'.

Best regards

Dirk

05-13-2007, 03:32 PM	#4
Dirk Hanss Dojo: Aikidoschule Trier Location: Merzkirchen Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 470 Offline	Re: Poll: Would you consider aikido without a physical practice component to still be While I cannot think of aikido without physical practice - aikido is budo and budo is going a spiritual way by practical exercises - it might be hard not to allow someone calling his non-physical art 'aikido'. So if you train conflict management skills according to attack-tics ("Aikido in everyday Life"), you might call it aikido-communications. But to me it would not be just aikido, while the results are aikido in an other environment than in the dojo. Nevertheless, I voted 'No' as well, so I am interested about why voting 'yes'. Best regards Dirk