aikido vs. TKD

[Dragonzbane76]

I so want his vader helmet....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NinO0...eature=related

[sanjuro_ronin]

That is probably one the worse displays of TKD AND Aikido I have seen in awhile, thanks fro ruining my breakfast.

[taai gihk yahn]

LOL @ how when the aikidoka's helmet came off at the end, it took all of his hair with it!

otherwise, it was just a sorry display of "stylistic" limitation and misconception on both ends, with a lot of compliance thrown into the mix;

and reading the text attached to it lowered my IQ by about 10 points...

[Dragonzbane76]

hahah... never said it was good... just said I wanted the darth vader helm.....

didn't read the comments... I could probably imagine the end result of said comments.

[KC Elbows]

You guys fail to understand the subtlety of these styles. This video shows it perfectly.

The goal of tkd is to kick slightly in front of somebody, not to kick them, but just for the sake of kicking, thus proving your willingness to take an aggressive stance, while the goal of aikido is to find somebody who will seem to be attacking you, but who isn't, in order to throw them down and physically dominate them, thus proving your peacefulness.

This video is like a zen koan, and you all are merely haters.

[sanjuro_ronin]

She has the real aikido

[sanjuro_ronin]

The real TKD

[Hebrew Hammer]

Ronin, you have a gift my friend...a gift! Keep em coming.

[KC Elbows]

No. Everyone knows aikido is the province of white dudes with pony tails, and tkd white dudes with mullets. There aren't white dudes with pony tails or white dudes with mullets in any significant numnbers in Japan, therefore, ipso facto, there is no tkd or aikido in Japan, and any presence of tkd or aikido in Japan is due to a white dude passing through on his way to Bangkok.

[sanjuro_ronin]

Speaking of bangkok:

[KC Elbows]

At least you understand soft power!

[Syn7]

i can see all the internal jokes now

[taai gihk yahn]

i can see all the internal jokes now

noob catch onto true meaning of forum might quick; 1,000 EXP pts. awarded; promote to journeyman status;

[KC Elbows]

noob catch onto true meaning of forum might quick; 1,000 EXP pts. awarded; promote to journeyman status;

1000 exp? What a monty haul campaign, when I started, you got ten exp if you killed 100 orcs(1/2 for half-orcs). Nowadays, everyone's got their own bag of holding. It's like a +1 sword doesn't mean anything!

[Drake]

They both look a bit inexperienced when it comes to "combat speed" applications, BUT, it is a good learning tool for them both. Once reviewed, most people never realize they looked so slow or awkward. Hopefully it was a good eye opener for them both.

It's all about learning and getting better. You won't get any Jackie Chan classics in most fights, but at least everyone walked away having learned something.

I also liked how professional and friendly they were with one another.