I honestly believe this outlines a key difference between aikido and other MA's.
Fighting-oriented styles focus on that <1% of your life you are in a brawl. Aikido focuses on the other 99-to-100%.
This is not to imply other MA's are ineffective where aikido is, and vice-versa. But rather, to illustrate that I believe this comparison is much like the apples-oranges.
Just some late-night thoughts.
*Phil
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