Originally posted by lwflee:
[b]
How has it been proven? I know the techniques can work, but i am
not a fan of the way they train. Correct me if i am wrong (and you
know that i have had only very very limited experience in Aikido
because i told you before), but isn't it true that, at least fior
the first year of trg, the majority of Aikido trg takes the form
of:
1. Hold my wrist.
2. Stay there.
3. I Execute the move.
or
1. Over head chop
2. Step in. Step out. Imagine that you are trying to follow the
force of the chop, and use it to execute your arm lock.
Up till now, *free* sparring is still, afaik, seen as being radical
in aikido. Further, most of the techniques found in aikido can also
be found in other arts. Imo, the Aikido is unique not because of
its techniques, but because of its philosophy. Morihei Ueshiba was
probably a superb fighter, but that says more about his physical
prowess and training than about Aikido as a martial art. After all,
he was trained in such arts as Jiu Jitsu, before he created Aikido.
Personally, i think Aikido is a reflection of O Sensei's idealised
version of the way the world should be, and is therefore more a
philosophy of life than an out and out martial art.
I suspect Aikido's attraction for Law enforcement units lies in the
wide array of wrist and arm locks available in aikido. This fits
the misson profile of cops; ie trying to use non-lethal force to
subdue rowdy offenders. Yes, i know that a "lock" can quite easily
be turned into a "break". However, if you want to break an arm, for
eg, there are better ways to do it than trying to do it from an arm
lock position. Eg. The Arm bar is designed to break limbs and does
it very effectively as you are using you whole body against the
elbow. It would, however, not be very effective as a method of
restraint. b]
u are right abt how Aikido artist train...u seem to know
alot..
but it seem that u forget that Aikido its a passive art..how does
free sparring be integrated into it? in my 1st stage of training..i
felt dumb learning the Aikido technique..think its useless(as u
have said..u hold my hand i lock u)
but the Sensei is able to integrate punch..so the locks can be
executed smoothly...
isnt ICCT all abt u hold i hold u..rite? aint the same...
there are locks which are more effective than arm bar...in fact
there are locks which u dun even need your body weight or much
strength to break that person arms..
true Aikido is not a perfect art..but isnt it better that your
locks can turn from submission to breaking of one arms? rather then
u go all out breaking someone arms all the way..
it seem that u answer your own question..n dun even realize
it..
but still some of your point are valid...
maybe SAF shld also add in MMA for us to train in..
