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Aikido is a great art. The video you linked to is not anything to do with Aikido.
by whiddershins 10y ago
Aikido is a great art. The video you linked to is not anything to do with Aikido.
- caminante 10y agoYes, the instructor's "school" isn't labeled in the video. That said, you have to admit the opening sequence shows misleading effectiveness much like that of (explicitly labeled) aikido. He's grabbing wrist control from people charging him and using the (similar?) techniques of aikido. Aikido's heavily criticized [0] for using these attack caricatures both in practice and sales. In real life, you're not catching punches or twirling actors. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido#Criticisms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido#Criticisms