Re: Defending against Aikido
I think a better question is "Are the principles valid?" I find that Ju is so similar to but in a lot of ways far more refined than Aiki. The difference I find is in how each principle treats conflict. Aiki assumes control where Ju surrenders. Ju is about the reality of two energies meeting, there's a naturalness and an inevitability about it that Aiki just doesn't have. Aiki changes and pollutes the attackers energy, instead of just accepting it.
If Aiki were a willow tree it would seek to change the winds direction.
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