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Old 11-10-2011, 04:52 PM   #1664
Kevin Leavitt
 
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Re: Aikido does not work at all in a fight.

The problem for me is that you can't use the past context of feudal japan to validate your personal study or to validate a methodology or style. It is about the teacher and his or her background or experience and about what they can teach you that makes it effective.

There are plenty of schools out there that draw "lineage" that are complete crap.

the bottom line is that there is much we can learn from MMA if we look at it the correct way in the proper context. IMO if you don't understand this or realize this, then you don't know as much as you think you do and need to step back and evaluate your paradigm and expand it a bit more.

Also what was developed in many cases to work on the battlefields of yesterday are not maybe the best use of our time today if our concerns are "effectiveness".

That said, Ido think it is important to preseve koryu systems so we have a historical context in which to reflect on our own modern context.

Aikido is not koryu by any stretch of the imagination and IMo to use the logic that because Aikido was derived from koryu means it is tactically sound and relevant is a dangerous ground to be on.

Fighting and effectiveness is complex and requires training in much different was than most of us really have the time, money, or concern to study.

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