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aikidark · 10-21-2013, 06:54 AM

Is it still the military (as in martial) if you take away the weapons, saluting, rank, training system, uniforms, structure, discipline, rituals, rites, and honor? Now can you do aikido if you strip these things away,sure, but doing a martial art and practising a martial art are two different things.

10-21-2013, 06:54 AM	#235
aikidark Dojo: Aikido at Plano Dojo, Plano Texas Location: Mckinney Texas Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 29 Offline	Re: Is it still Aikido if you take away the Japanese clothes, etiquette and other things? Is it still the military (as in martial) if you take away the weapons, saluting, rank, training system, uniforms, structure, discipline, rituals, rites, and honor? Now can you do aikido if you strip these things away,sure, but doing a martial art and practising a martial art are two different things. Last edited by aikidark : 10-21-2013 at 07:03 AM.