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Chris Sacksteder wrote:
That sort of thing happens sometimes when things aren't choreographed. If you are flowing, you aren't necessarily going to say "Hmmm, I better get back on the mat".
Of course if it's a busy street rather than the edge of the mat, you may want to be more cognicent. Of course that probably changes some other dynamics in the randori as well....
Chris
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It seems to me that it's not acceptable - for safety reasons - in the dojo but in a big, important demonstration it's a bit like hitting a wrong note very loud in a solo.
Martially, what if this happened "in real life" and there was traffic or a wall where the mat ends?
In a nutshell, I wish my aikido was as good as Seagal sensei's acting
but I think this video shows he isn't perfect.
Just my two cents, I'm not trying to stir up any controversy.