
Originally Posted by
bently
aikido is purely a self defense art. i cant believe he thought he could fight like that. if youve ever taken a aikido class or watched them train everything they do is dependent on you the attacker moving forward and commiting to the attack. the whole stick and move thing really throws them for a loop. you notice he was standing stationary waiting for the attack. but when the karate guy would just jab and move then jab or punch then kick then back away the aikido guy looked lost. kinda like hey what now? then at the end the karate guy almost played into the hands of the aikido fighter (if you wanna call him that) by grabbing his shoulder. they train for that sorta thing all the time. however what he didnt do was move foreward while grabbing, he kept his distance and threw punches and kicks which baffled the old boy and lead to his demise. great video and thanks for posting.