OK, that headline is click bait, but it applies.
The striking and grappling arts have contests to decide a winner.
They have weight classes within which one can fight.
They have elimination rounds to limit who can fight whom.
They have rules which must be followed.
So they are strictly limited in what they are allowed to do.
All this admits the fact when it comes to grappling and striking arts, hitting and blocking and grappling is very limited as far as defense goes. It is unlikely to be very useful in most street situations. Imagine going blow to blow with someone who outclasses you in weight, skill, speed, etc. Ouch! In a real fight, it is likely the one who picked it outclasses you. The result of having such skill is a good beating.
Aikido has no restrictions. Aikido depends on the other person's energy, so weight and class does not matter. Yes aikido usually looks bad, for too many practitioners are pseudo-mystics, and do not pursue it as a martial art. Further, training for the sweet spot effortless throw is much tougher than the better grab, hit or twist. And training in aikido is, or should be, tougher than what I see in any given MMA or jiu jitsu dojo. (Although I will say no one beats a boxers' training.) If its not tougher, how come?
There are no weight class and skill level divisions in aikido. You take on all sorts. There are basic moves, but after that it is improvisation. You have no idea what an aikido-ka will do next. (Well, usually tenkan or irimi first, but after that, all bets are off.) Aikido-ka have spent their time training with all sizes and shapes. What they meet on the street is nothing new.
Aikido gets down to hard falls. The aikido-ka must learn those and at least a third of the throws in any given training session must require it. So aikido is more precise. That is hard for both sides.
On the street, aikido leads to hard falls. As far as I know, judo is the only other martial art that teaches hard falls. Hard falls usually end fights. If not, the second one will.
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The striking and grappling arts have contests to decide a winner.
They have weight classes within which one can fight.
They have elimination rounds to limit who can fight whom.
They have rules which must be followed.
So they are strictly limited in what they are allowed to do.
All this admits the fact when it comes to grappling and striking arts, hitting and blocking and grappling is very limited as far as defense goes. It is unlikely to be very useful in most street situations. Imagine going blow to blow with someone who outclasses you in weight, skill, speed, etc. Ouch! In a real fight, it is likely the one who picked it outclasses you. The result of having such skill is a good beating.
Aikido has no restrictions. Aikido depends on the other person's energy, so weight and class does not matter. Yes aikido usually looks bad, for too many practitioners are pseudo-mystics, and do not pursue it as a martial art. Further, training for the sweet spot effortless throw is much tougher than the better grab, hit or twist. And training in aikido is, or should be, tougher than what I see in any given MMA or jiu jitsu dojo. (Although I will say no one beats a boxers' training.) If its not tougher, how come?
There are no weight class and skill level divisions in aikido. You take on all sorts. There are basic moves, but after that it is improvisation. You have no idea what an aikido-ka will do next. (Well, usually tenkan or irimi first, but after that, all bets are off.) Aikido-ka have spent their time training with all sizes and shapes. What they meet on the street is nothing new.
Aikido gets down to hard falls. The aikido-ka must learn those and at least a third of the throws in any given training session must require it. So aikido is more precise. That is hard for both sides.
On the street, aikido leads to hard falls. As far as I know, judo is the only other martial art that teaches hard falls. Hard falls usually end fights. If not, the second one will.
Feel Free To Email This To Three Friends.
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