so,many of you think Aikido is no use for 'real world' app', eh?, hmm

[Hardball]

There is a public perception that akido men/women can't kick or punch. They only do soft throws, a few hard throws and joint locks. The general public likes flashy techniques that look pretty. I for one know less about akido than any other art; however I repect all arts. The cops here live and die by akido.

There is an old saying in martial art; There is no bad art, all martial arts are good and every body thinks that their art is the best art.

[Ironpalm]

hey newbie, so what, maybe everyone doesnt want to know "a lot" about fucking Aikido. Maybe you should build up more than a couple of dozen posts on these boards pal before insulting folks, on this site we track IP's and pay a visit to smucks, right in their own kitchens

Sweet! So, I'll be visited by your pack of pet ninjas? Who would like to be insulted first? I have a real address--you don't have to waste time looking up IP's. Just ask...
In all seriousness though, aikido, like any deep art requires deep thought. Let us be polite and say not everyone has the time or desire for deep thoughts....

[Ironpalm]

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[jubaji]

baka

IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THIS: IT IS EASIER TO HIT SOMEONE THAN TO SEIZE AND CONTROL THEM.

Here we go...

[jubaji]

The cops here live and die by akido.
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The cops in NYC live and die by Aikido? I don't think so.

[Jeremy Lobdell]

???

The cops here live and die by akido.

I guess the Beretta 92F they all have issued to them never comes into play. I agree that aikido is great for things along the lines of handcuffing and controlling a suspect, but it's a lot easier to pull off with a partner backing you up with his weapon drawn.

[medic06]

Well, lets see... as a newbie to this forum but an oldie at the arts, IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THIS: IT IS EASIER TO HIT SOMEONE THAN TO SEIZE AND CONTROL THEM. ONE ACTION IS ALWAYS FASTER THAN TWO.

Hitting someone is not always an option. . .

[Ironpalm]

Hitting someone is not always an option. . .

Unless you are fighting.

[sdizier]

I guess the Beretta 92F they all have issued to them never comes into play. I agree that aikido is great for things along the lines of handcuffing and controlling a suspect, but it's a lot easier to pull off with a partner backing you up with his weapon drawn.

Some one who has been under the control of an Aikido man would speak differently.

[Jeremy Lobdell]

Aikido

Some one who has been under the control of an Aikido man would speak differently.

I am an aikido man, man.

[Ironpalm]

If you are under the control of an aikido master its what you get for sleeping on a park bench. The NYPD doesnt like that.

[medic06]

Unless you are fighting.

Then why hit them at all? Just stab or shoot them. . . .

[Ironpalm]

Then why hit them at all? Just stab or shoot them. . . .

Where's the fun in that? You spend 35 years practicing a martial art, stabbing or shooting them seems like a cop-out.

[jubaji]

Some one who has been under the control of an Aikido man would speak differently.

Keep your sex life to yourself.

[medic06]

Where's the fun in that? You spend 35 years practicing a martial art, stabbing or shooting them seems like a cop-out.

It's more efficient. I'm just following your line of reasoning. . . .