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Old 04-24-2007, 12:06 PM   #19
philippe willaume
 
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Re: Atemi waza: good or bad for Aikido?

Hello
As per the other atemi thread

I would say that atemi are the same as if we were fencing with a sword or a knife.
It is of as much use as to do damage than it is to control or opponent movement by restricting it in certain direction and promoting it in other direction as well as creating or increasing our time and distance advantage.

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