Insanity
Some people are relentlessly critical of Aikido as a martial art. From their comments on social media, I get the impression that they have never tried Aikido. Their ability to perceive interactions between two people is limited at the rudimentary level of brute force and impact. Nonetheless, after watching a few Aikido video clippings, they think they have garnered enough understanding to run their mouths on something for which they have absolutely no appreciation . . . One kind of exercise that draw a lot of these unjustified criticisms are flow techniques. While I have strong affinity for short and efficient techniques, I can enjoy and appreciate long flow techniques for the movement and connection training they offer. Every once in a while, I would concoct some lengthy "techniques" for training purpose. In a real fight, I would never recommend using techniques like such. For dojo practice, however, they can be really challenging "tongue twi...
