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Originally posted by scardog
My point exactly. Almost all martial arts work in a friendly environment.
Here are the rules. You don't know when I am going to do this, but, I assault you with or without a weapon (you don't get to know). My goal is to take your life, your goal is to protect it using only aikido. If you admit you would not, then we agree. Like I said, I love aikido (more aiki jiu jitsu) and think it is a wonderful art.
I assumed you had many willing uke's in your dojo, since you chastised Seagal for resisting in an earlier post. I have trained in enough Dojo's to know that you need willing uke's, but training in a dojo, and fighting under an adrenal stress situation are two very different things.
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I'm just saying I didn't want you to think I was challenging you. If that's something you want; I'm game for anything. And if you'll recall my previous post I chastised Seagal for actively trying to make his sensei look bad. A demonstration among your sensei's peers is NOT a time to check out his waza. Did you note that he also served as uke for my Sensei during that same round of demonstrations? The outcome was vastly different.
My personal goal is not to defend myself using "only aikido", because I'm not "only" an aikidoka. I asked my Sensei once that I was concerned that during situations, I couldn't "only use aikido". My Sensei's reply was, "If you could *only* use Aikido then you've trained wrong. You should train to react reflexively using the best techniques available from your arsenal for that situation. For that particular situation, maybe Aikido is the best...maybe karate...maybe a combination. But the point is: your body should respond with maximum efficiency and effectiveness, using whatever techniques are appropriate, IF you've trained correctly. You are not purely an Aikidoka, so your training isn't to respond purely with Aikido...not if you're in proper mindset (mushin) and responding reflexively."
And you're right: The dojo and the street are very different situations. The funny thing is, the street is usually easier. When ukes in the dojo resist, they do so with knowledge of the techniques. The guys in the street have no idea, nor do they usually have the reluctance to commit out of fear of the oncoming fall.