| "I completely disagree with the part about aikido being complex. Once you have the human body's motions down, you can do any technique in aikido without thinking about it."
Well, I think it's relative. It's more complex than Judo and certainly any Western grappling system. And it's knowledge of the motions of the body that is a problem against tentative attacks. Even if you catch a jab, the person delivering it is already poised to withdraw the hand a fraction of a second later and therefore isn't continuing to exert force in a way that would throw them off balance. If it was the sort of strike where, if you simply dodged, their balance would be off, you'd be in business, but you aren't going to see much of that from another martial artist.
"The part about weakening them with another means--that's what I love about aikido, you can start with the flowing motion to get them off balance and then you can apply any martial art from there. They stress that you don't want to hurt the opponent, but I think it is cool how well the pain inflicting techniques fit in with its movements. I think aikido should be practiced along side any other art."
And I approached it as such, as a complimentary art. However, we're still talking about moves which require a lot of agility to execute. With practice, the moves can become second nature, but it's a bit optimistic to guarantee that they can be initiated successfully. |