@Aikido/Aikijujutsu Practicality

[FinalLegion]

I don't. My aikido experience amounts to a few lessons in Shodokan Aikido. As an observer, I couldn't begin to guess how much experience I have...I can only say 'a lot', which is subjective, of course.

As I said before, you don't have to be a master to understand what is you're observing if you make it a point to understand what you're observing.

[FinalLegion]

Yes, you caught me in an error. Oh no.

The problem is that when you make statement about blanket statements it invariably becomes a blanket statement.

Perhaps the more accurate thing to say is that not every blanket statement is accurate.

[Yoj]

I don't. My aikido experience amounts to a few lessons in Shodokan Aikido. As an observer, I couldn't begin to guess how much experience I have...I can only say 'a lot', which is subjective, of course.

As I said before, you don't have to be a master to understand what is you're observing if you make it a point to understand what you're observing.

You know know nothing then, I couldn't even begin to explain things using aikido vocabulary, because you don't even understand it.

[W. Rabbit]

And here you are replying to the thread. Congratulations on assisting me.

Uh no. I reported your posts because they're really, really, stupid. If we play our cards right, we might get to take a fun trip to somewhere very special.

I don't. My aikido experience amounts to a few lessons in Shodokan Aikido. As an observer, I couldn't begin to guess how much experience I have...I can only say 'a lot', which is subjective, of course.

Even the people reading this thread who know nothing about aki* like myself already knew you don't know a single fucking thing about anything you're going on about.

Perhaps the more accurate thing to say is that not every blanket statement is accurate.

Perhaps the more accurate thing to say is that you're a fucking tool with poor reading comprehension skills, and poorer common sense.

[FinalLegion]

You're welcome to report what you like. I didn't realize you were the arbiter of what stupid and what is not. You must have a pretty sore shoulder from patting yourself on the back so often.

As for my knowledge, I never claimed to be an expert. My claim, if you actually read my posts, was that aikido can actually be an effective and useful self-defense art. So far, no one has yet pointed why it can't...all I'm getting is "you're stupid, newbie". If we were in a sandbox on the playground, that might be sufficient.

You must tell me more about my myself. Are you able to recognize the fucking tools with poor reading comprehension and poor common sense so easily because you're just another fucking tool yourself? Looks that way.

[Yoj]

Even the people reading this thread who know nothing about aki* like myself already knew you don't know a single fucking thing about anything you're going on about.

Sorry, about what? aki* ?

[FinalLegion]

You know know nothing then, I couldn't even begin to explain things using aikido vocabulary, because you don't even understand it.

Alright...let's try this. Let's not flame, let's not make it personal. Can you explain to someone like myself, whose understanding of aikido is limited, why it will never be effective against, say, a striking art like MT? The point I'm trying to make is that stating something with absolute certainty prior to the event requires absolute knowledge, something no mortal man possesses.

[W. Rabbit]

You're welcome to report what you like. I didn't realize you were the arbiter of what stupid and what is not. You must have a pretty sore shoulder from patting yourself on the back so often.

There is a lot you haven't realized.

As for my knowledge, I never claimed to be an expert. My claim, if you actually read my posts, was that aikido can actually be an effective and useful self-defense art. So far, no one has yet pointed why it can't...all I'm getting is "you're stupid, newbie". If we were in a sandbox on the playground, that might be sufficient.

You are in the sandbox, trust me. You're the kid who just shit himself and is eating the sand.

You must tell me more about my myself. Are you able to recognize the fucking tools with poor reading comprehension and poor common sense so easily because you're just another fucking tool yourself? Looks that way.

You've told us everything, I haven't had to make a single thing up. Trust me, I will start to when the time is right.

[W. Rabbit]

Sorry, about what? aki* ?

I used a wildcard. Aki* is short for everything beginning with aki-

[Yoj]

So far, no one has yet pointed why it can't..

Ok then simply put, because the majority of people studying aikido do not understand irimi, both as a method and as an integral part of japanese budo.

Please feel free to counter that with anecdotes from your training history.

[Yoj]

Alright...let's try this. Let's not flame, let's not make it personal. Can you explain to someone like myself, whose understanding of aikido is limited, why it will never be effective against, say, a striking art like MT? The point I'm trying to make is that stating something with absolute certainty prior to the event requires absolute knowledge, something no mortal man possesses.

Why are you defending an art you know nothing about?

Also, I dont need absolute knowledge to know what is the most likely outcome.

[FinalLegion]

There is a lot you haven't realized.



You are in the sandbox, trust me. You're the kid who just shit himself and is eating the sand.



You've told us everything, I haven't had to make a single thing up. Trust me, I will start to when the time is right.

Well, I'm sure you are succeeding in impressing yourself. Unfortunately, I just can't bring myself to be overly concerned with what you've think you've done or what you will do.

[W. Rabbit]

The point I'm trying to make is that stating something with absolute certainty prior to the event requires absolute knowledge, something no mortal man possesses.

Oh, you mean like stating with absolute certainty?

aikido can actually be an effective and useful self-defense art

[Yoj]

I used a wildcard. Aki* is short for everything beginning with aki-

Rabbit, I dont mind you and some of your ways, and the silly comments on my profile I let slide, but please learn how japanese works, even in a basic way, it's aiki, from 2 characters, ai and ki.

[FinalLegion]

Ok then simply put, because the majority of people studying aikido do not understand irimi, both as a method and as an integral part of japanese budo.

Please feel free to counter that with anecdotes from your training history.

I'm not going to counter with anything. I thought I made my experience in this clear. Regardless, this is, at least, an actual answer to which I can pose more questions so as to elicit more answers. So the question now is...if the failure of grasping irimi is overcome, do see the aikidoka becoming more effective?