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@trombonemunroe it's Anderson Silva. You can see their training video, as well as the training video with Machida. He didn't really show them Aikido, strictly, but some just quick stuff and pointers, and that devastating mae-geri of his. I figure he quickly cobbled together a course for these guy...

@Norwegian733 As with all things unfamiliar, it's best to try them before discrediting :)

A bit of knowledge regarding the falls: they're doing ukemi, or breakfalling. If you don't actually go forward a bit before the master throws you, that's the end of your career. We're not talking about brok...

@artoflife Offer the flesh, but cut their bone.

One thing also to keep in mind is that the tanto, the knife thingy, is actually being held blade UP. You might assume that the blade is down, but upward blade is actually better. The knife doesn't do much damage when cutting. It's stabbing that doe...

I recommend getting someone who knows how to wield a sword to demonstrate the cutting power. These men are holding the sword like a baseball bat, a huge minus for any martial artist.

To all those who discredit Aikido... please, I urge you to at least try attending a full week worth of class at your local Yoshinkan dojo. I know sometime it can look fake when you watch it, but many masters of Aikido had thought the same when they first saw it themselves. Gozo Shioda was famous ...