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    Who put the "Ki" in Aikido

    The hard part is re-creating the surprise......I have had thes type "Aiki" techniques applied on me and they are QUITE EFFECTIVE! When you do not...
    Post by: NKR, May 5, 2009 in forum: Aikido
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    Who put the "Ki" in Aikido

    From what I know (which is very little compared to others), this is Daito Ryu. This video is of a student of Horikawa Kodo who was issued a Menkyo...
    Post by: NKR, May 5, 2009 in forum: Aikido
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    When does a Modern Multi-Style System become a TMA?

    I am not sure if a modern western based MA will ever be considered a "traditional art". This of course is determind by how you are defining...
    Post by: NKR, Oct 5, 2008 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Does your other half practice Martial arts?

    My wife has been training with me for almost 9 years now. We also try to do home excercises, Tae Bo, sit-ups, she does eliptical and I try to stay...
    Post by: NKR, Oct 3, 2008 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    MMA and Aikido... Okay combo?

    Omicron, I think you missed my point. In comparison, I mean one instead of the other. One is better, so on. The original point is the comparison...
    Post by: NKR, Sep 24, 2008 in forum: MMA
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    MMA and Aikido... Okay combo?

    Interesting, it seems this thread is drifting into a TMA v. MMA thread. I will comment on a statement from above about why TMA should not be...
    Post by: NKR, Sep 24, 2008 in forum: MMA
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    MMA and Aikido... Okay combo?

    Great Post Rebel Wado but what I meant by "mindset" was not so much combat mindset or even training "mindset" at all but the "mindset" displayed...
    Post by: NKR, Sep 24, 2008 in forum: MMA
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    MMA and Aikido... Okay combo?

    Without trying to derail the thread, I have a cool story about the typical MMA v. TMA mindset. I have a good friend who instructs a MMA school...
    Post by: NKR, Sep 23, 2008 in forum: MMA
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    Nerd wants to try hapkido, scared off by Youtube haters, wants rational discourse?

    Any MA that has a good instructor and is basically fulfilling what you are joining the MA for is good. (example, want trophies, join a school that...
    Post by: NKR, Sep 20, 2008 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Re-inventing the wheel

    OK, against my better judgement, I am going to argue on the other side of the fence than I normally do. I am usually arguing against such...
    Post by: NKR, Sep 17, 2008 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Jujitsu vs. Jujutsu

    Jujutsu, Jujitsu and Jiujitsu are all the same terms. The term Juu (yawa) is the term for soft and the term jutsu is the term for "practical art"...
    Post by: NKR, Sep 15, 2008 in forum: Ju Jitsu
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    What instrument do you play?

    I play guitar (25 years). Keyboard (5 years)
    Post by: NKR, Sep 10, 2008 in forum: Off Topic Area
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    Why is lineage so important to martial artists?

    I agree with the posts here to a point. From a historical perspective, lineage goes back to ancient "tribal" affiliations, noble affiliations and...
    Post by: NKR, Sep 3, 2008 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Why is lineage so important to martial artists?

    To me lineage is what ties us to the origins of what we do. It is very important to me, the good and the bad. I have realized that the "masters"...
    Post by: NKR, Sep 2, 2008 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    KI

    Mike.Budo, Do you believe Ki is an attitude? I only ask that because your reference to being "grumpy". I would agree in some way but more so that...
    Post by: NKR, Sep 2, 2008 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion