Aikido

SamuraiGuy · 07-18-2004, 11:50 AM

Looking for info on Aikido, its effectiveness waht types of training they do... how good it is for self defense (guess thats the effectivness) and yeah... guess just any info would be nice.

m.artist · 07-18-2004, 03:46 PM

well there are many different style of aikido, and i know it's good for tournement
you will hear mixed feelings about the art; some will say that it's very devastating with many years of hard training. others will say that those years are wasted when you could've done something else. the best thing to do, is to experiement. go out and see for your self. ask the instructor questions like, "what is your policy on practical self defense?" " are there forms?" "how long have you been doing it?" and it's always a good idea to trust your gut feeling with somehting like this
but remember, no contracts! they are a pain in the butt

SamuraiGuy · 07-18-2004, 07:41 PM

Yeah thx for the tips , im prolly not going to do Aikido anyway.... oh well back to deciding...

Nothingness · 07-18-2004, 08:23 PM

I am interested in Aikido, especially in Tomiki and Yoshinkan Aikido. However, I would not suggest one to start Aikido before having a competency in a hard striking art. You can always go to www.aikiweb.com to ask the Aikidokas.

m.artist · 07-19-2004, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SamuraiGuy

Yeah thx for the tips , im prolly not going to do Aikido anyway.... oh well back to deciding...

lol
what arts are you now interested in, and why not aikido?

07-18-2004, 11:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
SamuraiGuy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,865	Aikido Looking for info on Aikido, its effectiveness waht types of training they do... how good it is for self defense (guess thats the effectivness) and yeah... guess just any info would be nice.

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m.artist Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 919	well there are many different style of aikido, and i know it's good for tournement you will hear mixed feelings about the art; some will say that it's very devastating with many years of hard training. others will say that those years are wasted when you could've done something else. the best thing to do, is to experiement. go out and see for your self. ask the instructor questions like, "what is your policy on practical self defense?" " are there forms?" "how long have you been doing it?" and it's always a good idea to trust your gut feeling with somehting like this but remember, no contracts! they are a pain in the butt __________________ "Before you open your mouth to speak, please make sure it's an improvement upon the silence."

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SamuraiGuy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,865	Yeah thx for the tips , im prolly not going to do Aikido anyway.... oh well back to deciding...

07-18-2004, 08:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
Nothingness Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 233	I am interested in Aikido, especially in Tomiki and Yoshinkan Aikido. However, I would not suggest one to start Aikido before having a competency in a hard striking art. You can always go to www.aikiweb.com to ask the Aikidokas.

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