Are there any MMA fighters who use Aikido / or who are practitioners of Aikido?

Is it because it%26#039;s ineffective in MMA? or is there a restriction in its usage in MMA? Many criticize its effectivity in real situations..... your opinions will be very much appreciated.|||In Aikido it is not permitted to fight for sport. Thats why they don%26#039;t fight in MMA or have tournaments or anything like that.





In an MMA fight it would be quite useful. It all depends on the skill of the person using it.|||I don%26#039;t know of any. I don%26#039;t know about how effective the style would be. The are a few issues that I can think of that would make it difficult. I%26#039;m thinking of wrist and arm techniques.





1) Wrist control: Grabbing someone%26#039;s wrist, especially a trained fighter, isn%26#039;t very easy and a wrist grab is easy to break.





2) Balance: Once you have someone%26#039;s wrist you have to break their balance, not easy to do against a trained fighter.





3) Space: the moves require freedom of movement, however, most fighters would clinch if they were grabbed at the wrist of in range.|||to %26quot;TOX%26quot; --in Aikido, one does not go on the offensive to grab someone%26#039;s wrist. Aikikai Aikido is purely defensive and involevs the attacker coming at you, then you blend with the attacker to keep him going and throw his balance and then perform any number of locks, throws etc......in a nutshell.|||There are currently no top level MMA fighters who claim their background is Aikido.|||yes i am sure there are