oh! you saw an AIKIDO sword practice? and a KARATE one?
Have you ever seen a real kenjutsu sword practice? Ever seen ppl in KalariPayat duel with swords and shields?
The fact of the matter is that styles like Aikido have watered down the whole sword thing. They use it more as a way of illustrating centre-line mechanics, and to show the similarity or swordplay with certain techniques(e.g shihonage). They don't train in the sword for combative purposes. If they claim to do so it is a joke.
Anyway... it was a pretty funny post.. I just can't bring myself to imagine how a boxer would fare against a guy armed with a sword..
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