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Old 02-15-2012, 07:37 AM   #19
gates
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Re: Aikido, Tai Chi & Street Fighting

Also.
My understanding is that Aikido like all martial arts teaches situational awareness, inner calm, reduces fear which reduces your chances of becomimg an obvious victim/target.
Even if somebody gets right up in your face, being calm with no fear (or less fear showing) knowing that the worst case scenario is not them hurting you it's you hurting (or killing) them somehow often means people just back down or calm down without having to actually fight. In this way it is very effective. Getting hung up on this or that technique for use in a particular unforeseen situation is a waste of time.

Don't get me wrong aikido can be lethal.

Last edited by gates : 02-15-2012 at 07:44 AM.

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