Finding good IMA's is like finding good Ninjitsu or Aikido, its exists...it takes a higher degree of skill to execute well in my opinion, and is difficult to find because of the mysticism surrounding these arts they also draws lots of pretenders...you could say that about most martial arts I suppose, but in particular these arts have taken the brunt of it.
I admire great examples of these arts when I see it, I just don't think I could particularly execute them well myself. Just stylisticly and mind sent. Much more of a hard stylist myself.
This same argument goes on all the time in Aikido forums as well. The softening of the present day Aikido much like the fitness versions of Tai Chi. AT one time I checked out many of the Aikido dojo's locally and only found one or two who practiced a harder more realistic 'style'. I tried it but found that I wasn't good at blending...I want to direct my attacks rather than counter.
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