charyuop
11-30-2006, 09:45 AM
It happened yesterday during class and for those who might think "yea Aikido, works coz Uke helps, but in real fight it wouldn't work".
I was practicing (sorry not good with names) a basic movement where all I had to do as start was just lifting my hand to deflect a punch to the face. And I guess like every beginner I kept trying pushing it to the side.
I told Sensei that it came natural to me coz I kept seeing the punch still running towards my face not missing its target. So he started talking about how the bad guys tend to do that...wanting to hit you...and there I didn't expect the rest. I had a Godan Sensei charging me and that's all I can remember. The rest I remember was me being treated like a doll (a 230 pound doll) and lying on the mat upwards.
I can't say that I helped him, because I don't even know what he did to me. Had it been a real street fight I could have been dead with a broken neck in like 3 or 4 seconds and not even realize it.
I was practicing (sorry not good with names) a basic movement where all I had to do as start was just lifting my hand to deflect a punch to the face. And I guess like every beginner I kept trying pushing it to the side.
I told Sensei that it came natural to me coz I kept seeing the punch still running towards my face not missing its target. So he started talking about how the bad guys tend to do that...wanting to hit you...and there I didn't expect the rest. I had a Godan Sensei charging me and that's all I can remember. The rest I remember was me being treated like a doll (a 230 pound doll) and lying on the mat upwards.
I can't say that I helped him, because I don't even know what he did to me. Had it been a real street fight I could have been dead with a broken neck in like 3 or 4 seconds and not even realize it.