This is a good point. Again I think it speaks more to the cosy contrived environment of the Octagon vs a real world situation.
You throw a hardened fighter through the air and he'll hit the fence or the canvas and bounce back up.
This is precisely what you don't want to do, Aikidoka or otherwise. You want to gain control and retain it for the full 5 minutes.
Re:Lisp, Jazz, Aikido
by MikkoFinell on Friday May 04, 2018 @10:02AM
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> You throw a hardened fighter through the air and he'll hit the fence or the canvas and bounce back up.
> This is precisely what you don't want to do, Aikidoka or otherwise.
I'm sorry, but are you joking? I don't think you have even watched 5 minutes of MMA (and I'm certain you've never trained) if you actually believe that.
We agree about that. The thing is, if Aikido could deliver what it promises, namely that you are able to effortlessly throw people to the ground when they try to strike you, then you could be sure fighters would use those techniques.