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David Skaggs wrote:
How you train in the dojo influences your reactions outside the dojo. If I had been training in TKD at that time my reaction would have been to meet the perceived attacker head on as that was the way we trained when I was in TKD.
David
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I'm 4th DAN in TKD and trained in it 4 20+ years prior to starting Aikido. I'm confident in my skills, but i'm not stupid. I, like Roman, would have walked(or ran) away if I had the opportunity. Martial awareness is not limited to Aikido and to suggest that TKD's philosophy is to meet all treats or attackers "head on" is inaccurate IMHO.