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Maciej Jesmanowicz wrote:
I am sorry. By saying "On a battle field people use martial arts in case they lose a weapon, so that they can retrieve their weapon and be able to continue the fight." I didn't play any words' game - so, please do not use my clear statement to form a false conclusion. In that context "martial arts" means an empty hand fighting skill (ju-jitsu, daito-ryu, ..).
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Sorry, too late, I already did( altho I had no intention to single you out or mention any names), as it's not clear, nor is it clear to me what it has to do with this thread.
Imo, that statement begs for an expoundment. If it read "the empty hand portion of martial arts", it'd be much more clear, as it's well known that martial arts are weapons arts, especially in Aikido.
These vids explain this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPfXkxF9C-E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH0-IyJPsyc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9PTMSwr1h0
Notice in the vids , he says that in order for Aikido to be developed( to evolve), it must maintain martial effectiveness. He's also saying that Aikido is devolving, because it's being practiced martially ineffective. So, how does one know if a technique is martially effective, if not by 'combat-like' competition? So, imo, Aikido techniques that come out as a result of 'combat-like' competiton would be an example of Aikido evolving. Speaking of that practicing with a wooden ken/jo was an evolution.