Chris Parker
Grandmaster
I am absolutely sure aikido has some applicable techniques.
Techniques aren't the important thingā¦
However those techniques are shared with other martial arts I believe is more worth your time.
How so? Considering that the primary role of a martial arts techniques is to give you a particular tactical response?
Being thrown on soft mats don't hurt that much.
You get that the throw happens because you're having your wrist brokenā¦ and the "throw" (as well as the soft mats) are so you and your partner can practice that safely and repeatedly, yeah?
Also, competitive aikido is a watered down version of competitive judo without submissions.
Please back this up, as it can be seen as a rather inflammatory (and hugely inaccurate) statementā¦ neither of which are really ideal hereā¦