orion7421

When asking if a martial art is useful in battle you have to first ask when and what was it created for, Aikido was created post war and government approved which means the technical part of the art was not meant for combat.The government was not about to let people be trained to potentially rise against them,however we are influenced by movies but forget they are movies.Also you would never want to apply a technique to someone who is fully aware of what you are doing that's where striking becomes a crucial part, that's why when you train you should always do so with no resistance. If the technique can not be easily applied then you should continue striking until it can be.Trying to apply technique against resistance only teaches you to struggle with someone over a lock when the you know what hits the fan. We have to also realize that aikido is only 1 piece of the combat and not the combat itself, it is the art of escaping and so when we practice our focus should be on what the attacker is doing and how they are getting out of the break with breakfall. Not on what the teacher is doing, that's not what that practice is for but this is where it will be tough for people. People train and want recognition for time spent their ego is craving it, when we study these things we must do so without ego because it is not us that are important only the art itself.