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Lightning&Earth · 09-02-2002, 11:53 AM

is that it is NOT a confrontational martial art. the sole emphasis on aikido is to AVOID the confrontation at all costs. so in effect the techniques are soley evasive and passive. being one who has studied aikido in thier early years i have learned two things from aikido. How to fall and how to recieve. Aikido and Pakua are very similar in principle. the circular motion of the movements attempts to get behind the attacker either to run away or in a more aggresive way crack the back of his neck(base of the neck where it joins the skull) the only thing that I See is a flaw in aikido is that sometimes you NEED to strike and you NEED to kick.
but that is where the hsing i comes in. focus on a point to strike and make it a vital one ,,and you CAN end a situation. with principles and techniques found in Aikido and pakua you can evade and move with your attacker.

see in the relm of fighting and competetion fights ,,it is strength against strength, attack against attack. and the one that is the stronger of the two will be successful.
but look at what happens when the attack is met with the non attack,,the defensive,,,this is where the timeing comes in and this is what takes many years to master and make effective.
its easy for a BJJ or a MMA stylist to trash arts such as aikido or taichi,,,,these are arts that serve not to be a brute and a brutalizer, but rather a peaceful warrior,,,when the confrontataion comes to the peaceful warrior,,when all else fails,,then the peacefull ceases to be and the warrior surfaces and the outcome will not be that of a UFC fight or a cage match,,it will be where one will be dead and the other not(note that this contradicts aikido principles)

Lightning and Earth

09-02-2002, 11:53 AM	#23 (permalink)
Lightning&Earth Novice Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 32 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	what we also have to understand about aikido is that it is NOT a confrontational martial art. the sole emphasis on aikido is to AVOID the confrontation at all costs. so in effect the techniques are soley evasive and passive. being one who has studied aikido in thier early years i have learned two things from aikido. How to fall and how to recieve. Aikido and Pakua are very similar in principle. the circular motion of the movements attempts to get behind the attacker either to run away or in a more aggresive way crack the back of his neck(base of the neck where it joins the skull) the only thing that I See is a flaw in aikido is that sometimes you NEED to strike and you NEED to kick. but that is where the hsing i comes in. focus on a point to strike and make it a vital one ,,and you CAN end a situation. with principles and techniques found in Aikido and pakua you can evade and move with your attacker. see in the relm of fighting and competetion fights ,,it is strength against strength, attack against attack. and the one that is the stronger of the two will be successful. but look at what happens when the attack is met with the non attack,,the defensive,,,this is where the timeing comes in and this is what takes many years to master and make effective. its easy for a BJJ or a MMA stylist to trash arts such as aikido or taichi,,,,these are arts that serve not to be a brute and a brutalizer, but rather a peaceful warrior,,,when the confrontataion comes to the peaceful warrior,,when all else fails,,then the peacefull ceases to be and the warrior surfaces and the outcome will not be that of a UFC fight or a cage match,,it will be where one will be dead and the other not(note that this contradicts aikido principles) Lightning and Earth __________________ Whatever you think i am or want me to be ,,,i AM.