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Tom Yum · 04-03-2003, 02:22 PM

I agree with what you say about throws. Done properly at full speed, they can be very disorienting... even on the mats. I used to have minor headaches when I was first slammed onto the mats. Landing head first, even on mats would definitely disable anyone. Things get broken on the concrete.

I would not discount the power and damage of a well placed knee or elbow to any part of the body. Thrown properly, it would soften even the biggest guy. I have seen big guys get ko'd from average sized guys landing knees to the body after the average guy worked the big one into a clinch.

From our discussions, it seems that aikido can disable an opponent (you say that its the Yoshinkan style) and restrain/control an opponent without damaging. At the same time, you would have to study a more fast paced course from a good instructor.

Unfortunately, like TKD in the U.S. our perception of aikido is limited from what we see at schools; we see a fat guy charging slowly at a 45 kg woman, telegraphing a karate chop and in one second, she has brought him to his knees in a wristlock and then throws him 3 feet. Not to say that aikido isn't deadly if taught by an excellent instructor, but I think we see the ki aikido - which teaches more of a way of thinking and health, not yoshinkan aikido.

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Tom Yum Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here and there. Posts: 11,301 Groans: 0 Groaned at 2 Times in 2 Posts	I agree with what you say about throws. Done properly at full speed, they can be very disorienting... even on the mats. I used to have minor headaches when I was first slammed onto the mats. Landing head first, even on mats would definitely disable anyone. Things get broken on the concrete. I would not discount the power and damage of a well placed knee or elbow to any part of the body. Thrown properly, it would soften even the biggest guy. I have seen big guys get ko'd from average sized guys landing knees to the body after the average guy worked the big one into a clinch. From our discussions, it seems that aikido can disable an opponent (you say that its the Yoshinkan style) and restrain/control an opponent without damaging. At the same time, you would have to study a more fast paced course from a good instructor. Unfortunately, like TKD in the U.S. our perception of aikido is limited from what we see at schools; we see a fat guy charging slowly at a 45 kg woman, telegraphing a karate chop and in one second, she has brought him to his knees in a wristlock and then throws him 3 feet. Not to say that aikido isn't deadly if taught by an excellent instructor, but I think we see the ki aikido - which teaches more of a way of thinking and health, not yoshinkan aikido. __________________ Love it, leave it or fix it.