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Anonymous
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The proper flow of ki has nothing to do with being able to intercept the fist. Proper technique has to do with intercepting the fist. I have fought boxers, wrestlers, and martial artists of all sorts. I've trained in Kuk Sool Wan, Shotokan Karate, and Kung Fu San Soo in addition to Aikido, and I believe that Aikido is the best overall art I have seen. I have had many friends who are boxers, wrestlers, or Brazilian jujitsu fighters, and when they say Aikido is not as hard of a martial art, then its simple to challenge them to hit you.
Rather, I'd challenge you to go to an Aikido dojo with a sensei of 5th dan or above (that would be the shihan of the dojo, most likely), and throw a punch at him. He will convince you of the beauty of Aikido's technique, when you somehow find yourself on the mat fifteen feet away, wondering how you got there, and why you aren't harmed.
Sure, he's a fifth dan, but the only reasons you shouldn't do it to a less experienced aikido student is that you are more liable to hurt them, and many, many aikidoka are very incompetent at actually intercepting real attacks. Part of that has to do with how their dojo trains, and part of it has to do with their unwillingness to train to actually fight. The dojo gives them the techniques, but they and their uke must apply them properly and aggressively. Dojos often do not allow this among beginners, because the rate of injuries is so high due to improper technique (usually to your partner). If you want to learn to fight, still, then learn from your dojo, and then find a friend and apply it on your own. Ask someone from the dojo if they are interested in harder training, etc.
A good dojo teaches how to fight, a bad dojo just teaches techniques, but either way YOU get what YOU need to learn properly, and its all about how YOU apply it that matters. Use your brain when you learn any martial art, and you'll know how to fight.
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