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dtheriault · 08-11-2004, 10:41 PM

If you want to gain balance and to know how your body works then by all means take Aikido. When I used to train we started for the first 6 months with Kendo, then worked for 1/2 year on various forms of Kung Fu and ground work. Then Ju-Jitsu and JKD and when you really knew your stuff you learned Aikido.

I was watching some high school boys give various demonstration speeches on their various forms of martial arts. They all sucked for various reasons. This one girl got up and showed how she learned to roll in Aikido (she's been doing this for 8 years) It was the most graceful shit i've ever seen. She knows where her body is and how to make it work.

I've actually used Aikido once in a club when a guy rushed me and he ended up in a wall and used Aiki-jujitsu once with a punch that I side swiped and turned back into the attacker. It's def. street usable once you get it down. It won't help you as quickly as taking a Karate or boxing class- so take that into account.

08-11-2004, 10:41 PM	#15 (permalink)
dtheriault Psycho Location: maybe utah	If you want to gain balance and to know how your body works then by all means take Aikido. When I used to train we started for the first 6 months with Kendo, then worked for 1/2 year on various forms of Kung Fu and ground work. Then Ju-Jitsu and JKD and when you really knew your stuff you learned Aikido. I was watching some high school boys give various demonstration speeches on their various forms of martial arts. They all sucked for various reasons. This one girl got up and showed how she learned to roll in Aikido (she's been doing this for 8 years) It was the most graceful shit i've ever seen. She knows where her body is and how to make it work. I've actually used Aikido once in a club when a guy rushed me and he ended up in a wall and used Aiki-jujitsu once with a punch that I side swiped and turned back into the attacker. It's def. street usable once you get it down. It won't help you as quickly as taking a Karate or boxing class- so take that into account. __________________ "Remember, it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen." -Homer Unless you are the freakin Highlander, what is the point in learning how to fight with a sword?