b0ris360 (October 10, 2008 at 1:37 pm)

You're wasting your time trying to apply common sense and logic to bunch of deluded sheep!

Ganjeez (September 11, 2008 at 1:12 pm)

Aikido is all about taking someones balance and keeping it. It is also the study of body movement and universal forces like centripetal, centrifugal, and gravity, which we all know are not fake. It comes from jiujutsu, aikijutsu, and sword arts (as well as others). There is nothing good about hurting, killing, and fighting, so O'sensei changed this idea into a harmonious idea. In confrontation it works similar to judo.

miracmirac (September 10, 2008 at 4:49 pm)

even more fake than pro wrestling ^^

ObscureDream (September 6, 2008 at 2:18 pm)

Seagal was an aikido dan before he was an actor. He was hired for his martial arts kills for use in action movies.

Blarson11 (August 6, 2008 at 9:56 am)

It looks like Steven's put his acting skills to good use.

wavy1972 (August 1, 2008 at 8:49 pm)

you "anticipate" the attack

octodor (July 30, 2008 at 4:21 pm)

fake

Aikidopoi (July 18, 2008 at 3:01 pm)

'Aikidoka' implies a lot that most practitioners today cannot/should not imply. Of course outside of Japan the term is used freely, sorry for the confusion

dylankay94 (July 18, 2008 at 1:48 pm)

i belive the correct term is "aikidoka" not "aikidoist".

sweetsweatyfeet (July 9, 2008 at 3:28 pm)

Arm bars, ankle torques, kimuras, or any number of submission locks are used in MMA matches AND are designed to break bones whch is a very common injury. They are applied until the opponent submits whch more frequently occurs. In other words joint locks ARE permitted and very much used in UFC. So aikido should fit (in that respect) quite well in MMA. But first the practitioner has to get into a position of advantage before such a move can be applied. Something BJJ is designed to do.