and was not only for disarming an attacker. THINK for a moment guys. what is a sword if not an enhanced version of a stick. the techniques were designed to disarm an attacker weilding a weapon, be it sword stick ,,bat,,knife etc. in essence though Aikido is designed to take out an opponent without seriously hurting the opponent.
Aikido is about timing which is prevalent in ALL martial arts. aikido just focuses on it more than say bjj which timing at first is utilized and then it is muscleing your way into the mount or the choke or whatever.
i am so tired of the MMA and BJJ guys trashing other forms of martial arts. let me let you in on a secret BJJ and MMA guys.
when you try to pull some grapple stunt out on the street you are going to either get shot get stabbed or in some cases,,jumped by about 5 other guys. you seriously THINK that your mounting skills are going to save you then?
BJJ and MMA'a are effective in certain circles,,,,but when you look at the broad spectrum of possibilities in a combat situation you are going to find that what you do focuses on the one opponent. not several,,,for if you DO train to combat several are you going to the ground? NO. you are standing up and brawling like the rest of us muy thai ,,aikido,,,kung fu,,,hsing i ,,,,hung gar,,etc. practitioners.
so get off your high horse and start respecting these arts from which YOUR art was created from.
Lightning and Earth