Wouldn't Aikido be more useful in a realistic situation?

I mean nobody even gets a hand on steven seagal!|||Aikido is what the Japanese teach their riot police....


So I guess it works in realistic situations :)





Oh and Steven seagal is a 7th Dan black belt... in Aikido that basically makes him a god.... Like floating off the floor stuff....





I%26#039;ve done Aikido and know what these people can do.... hell, it%26#039;s effective.....


Okay even if you get a grapple, one pressure points or a twist of the wrist by an Aikido expert will get a guy down,,, I don%26#039;t think muscle will protect against having your wrist broken.... or finger snapped for that matter.





Please don%26#039;t get a UFC fight mixed with a real life situation... As UFC are controlled with rules..... but in real life anything goes to protect yourself. That includes breaking something... if need be.... And yes that applies for any martial art...





Oh and one more thing... Our teacher got 3 people on the floor without any problems and thats with us trying to kick, punch or grapple the crap out of him.... My teacher is a 4th Dan Black Belt.





Basically when steven seagal flips someone in his films, that is the stunt man doing it to make him look good... Plus !!! more importantly if the stunt man doesn%26#039;t flip... that means his tendons would have torn or his arm would have been broken in real life....





Give it a go and see what you think yourself...


You have to try it to believe it :) plug plug|||Ninedemonsgod is incorrect. If a guy punches at you, you dont grab his arm or hand, you go twords the chest and pull him to the ground. Aikido is hepful, but I do agree it would be excellent if you added another style. Knowing grapples and devestating punches and kicks? You will become very strong. Report Abuse
|||There is no one martial are that is good in every situation. The problem with aikido is that it is much too traditional to evolve to a modern world. You really have to study several arts, or a MMA, to be an all-around fighter.





And Seagal is an actor, and he is in movies. I would rather study whatever Neo studied, if movie martial arts were anywhere realistic.|||Gee I wouldn%26#039;t really trust Aikido. It is alright to add to other style. However my view is Aikido is too much of a %26quot;hit or miss%26quot; style because so many technique include grabbing person%26#039;s arm or hands while they%26#039;re punching. If you have tried grab someone hands while they punches you, you will realize how hard it is to pull this off.|||Understand your question? Seagal is the real deal? Did you know he actually lived in the Far East, studied form the masters...a lot of stuff he plays in the movies actually parallels his life. You thinking about sudying Aikido? Nice...a whole mind/body martial art...|||wrestling is more practical.in a fight it is very easy to get someone on the ground if you tangle with a wrestler and he gets you on the ground its all over for you.it is however very hard to stay on your feet if someone is trying to get you on the ground