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Old 06-22-2012, 03:36 PM   #5
Chris Parkerson
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Re: What makes the form of "aikido" ... aikido?

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We now know that it was specifically, primarily, completely, and fully the body skill of aiki which did this. So the form of aikido back then was primarily aiki. Had it not been Japanese jujitsu, kenjutsu, that Takeda, Ueshiba, Sagawa, Horikawa studied and instead had been boxing, MMA, etc, what do you think they would have looked like?

Mark
Mark, I probably would look something like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN89wVzj4W8

But even though the internal training gives one the greater strength and resistance to attack, and thus a very unarguable disctinct advantage, a lion's heart and a strategic punch can change an outcome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWcvS...eature=related

Now, to training myself. It is Bahala Na night with my eskrima buddies.

The definition of Bahala Na?...... "Come What May."

Best to you,

Chris

Last edited by akiy : 06-22-2012 at 03:38 PM. Reason: Fixed quote tag
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