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tranquil · 04-05-2007, 11:13 AM

i feel like aikido is practical at least the way it was tuaght to me

my favorite move is called shiho nage (four corner toss) and it is very effective defense against hooks. if u do it hard enough, u can dislocate a shoulder and i can attest to that as a personal experience from self defense at a club parking lot.

i had to really think in order to make the moves practical. a slight manipulation of the techniques makes them really effective.

and yeah every martial art starts off slow to practice the moves. even black belts practice slowly on occasion to make sure they dont overlook the basics and get sloppy. but rest assured, real aikidoka do practice fast but with control becuase u can really hurt someone bad if u r not careful.

dont worry eventually u will get to a level where you will be using speed since aikido is a martial art that trains u to deal with more than one person which makes me like it. i have taken japanese jujitsu (3 years) and some of the techniques take way too much time if u r fighting more than one person.

another why i like aikido is because it trains the mind from becoming unstable which helps you think clearly in a fight and just react. in addition, it trains restraint, meaning that it teaches you to win without giving a "death blow" since that is not always needed. nobody wants to get in trouble for excessive force.

i myself do boxing on the side to supplement my aikido.

04-05-2007, 11:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
tranquil Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	ok i feel like aikido is practical at least the way it was tuaght to me my favorite move is called shiho nage (four corner toss) and it is very effective defense against hooks. if u do it hard enough, u can dislocate a shoulder and i can attest to that as a personal experience from self defense at a club parking lot. i had to really think in order to make the moves practical. a slight manipulation of the techniques makes them really effective. and yeah every martial art starts off slow to practice the moves. even black belts practice slowly on occasion to make sure they dont overlook the basics and get sloppy. but rest assured, real aikidoka do practice fast but with control becuase u can really hurt someone bad if u r not careful. dont worry eventually u will get to a level where you will be using speed since aikido is a martial art that trains u to deal with more than one person which makes me like it. i have taken japanese jujitsu (3 years) and some of the techniques take way too much time if u r fighting more than one person. another why i like aikido is because it trains the mind from becoming unstable which helps you think clearly in a fight and just react. in addition, it trains restraint, meaning that it teaches you to win without giving a "death blow" since that is not always needed. nobody wants to get in trouble for excessive force. i myself do boxing on the side to supplement my aikido.