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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2012 2:57:10 GMT -5
As martial arts go is Aikido specialised or generalised?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2012 3:12:37 GMT -5
Is it a specialised MA like say BJJ or generalised (try to cover all bases) like Hapkido?
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Post by odee on Nov 1, 2012 16:43:01 GMT -5
It's specialised but not in the same way as BJJ. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is specialised towards ground-based fighting, they do teach striking and throws as well but usually they cover it quickly and go back to their preferred business.
Aikido is specialised in the sense that the style was geared towards a pacifistic ideal, most of the moves taught are geared towards controlling people without leaving permanant damage, much like the tap-out mentality, they use pain compliance techniques to lever someone to the ground as opposed to breaking someone's knee to get them down.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2012 1:48:54 GMT -5
If Aikido is specialised towards the pacifist ideal......does that limit its effectiveness as a martial art?
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Post by odee on Nov 4, 2012 5:23:18 GMT -5
Yes and no. A martial art is a skill set but it's also like a weapon in many regards, its effectiveness depends mostly upon the ability and intent of the person using it but being that not all weapons are the same there are certain characteristics that can change things. Martial arts that weigh in more heavily with strikes like modern Karate, Muay Thai, Kickboxing and many Chinese martial arts must be used with intent like a sword - You can use a sword for restraining and arresting but it is far more efficient to use it for maiming and killing. Martial arts that steer more towards upright clinching, throwing and grappling skills like Aikido can still be used efficiently at lower levels of intent, think Sai or Jutte, you can kill someone with it if you have the skill to do so but it isn't designed for that particular purpose and it's not as effective at it as the sword, the Jutte was designed to allow police to trap swords and bring the weilder in alive. Jujutsu and early Karate are like a sword with a hooked hand-guard or crosspiece, they can do both jobs but they aren't specialised towards either.
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