Today a good friend of mine who has been training Muay Thai for about a year called me and flat out told me that Aikido according to his oppinion and that of others in his gym is not practical and that he was afraid that I was wasting my precious time.
As a new student of Yoshinkan Aikido (as of yesterday I have been to a grand total of 3 classes
I have been bombarded by the same opinion in every forum and youtube video I have ever saw on Aikido. This has weighted on my mind even before I signed up, but I chose to sign up anyway because I sensed something special about Aikido. Something that I still can not verbalize.
After watching many Aikido videos and observing my Sensei I don't share my friends opinion. But I can't say why.
Why do people think Aikido does not work?