perspectives: is Aikido really effective?

as a relatively new student of aikido, i understand firsthand some of the concerns about its real-life applications and 'effectiveness' by non-students. however, i find the numerous criticisms and counter-criticisms on youtube comment boxes and elsewhere very simplistic and unproductive.

i thought i might give my 2 cents worth about aikido's 'effectives'. note: these are my personal views and are not necessarily endorsed by my dojo or other aikidoka in general.

and if people find this vlog informative or useful, i might then create a couple more on my view on "ki" and other common issues that are related with the more technical side of aikido.

addendum: whilst i've been extremely tempted to remove/ban some of the comments here due to intentional flaming, trolling, foul language, personal attacks, tangential topics and/or sheer stupidity, i've decided that censorship is not my cup of tea and that it might be better to leave it to the readers to judge the merits of a comment or lack thereof.

i may occasianlly attempt to lead the aforementioned cluster of commenters to a more appopriate forum to relieve their grievances, but would typically just ignore them.

on the other hand, whilst i am appreciative of supportive comments, i would normally only reply to substantial and poignant comments/criticisms which i feel may further the discussion of the said topic in a productive manner.

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[HmongGuitarPlayer]

i like your fake accent.lol

[lordosaya]

@HmongGuitarPlayer lol thanks. i'd say it was more confused than fake though. ;)

[joker9494949494]

when i came to my (now he is, he wasnt then. ) instructor.. i hadnt yet met him.. i said blantingly "dont break anything" and threw a punch. he grabbed my arm and flipped me down and locked. now im not a small person.. but he was able to do that in seconds without much warning and still not break anything. he released me and i stood and bowed and told him how i wanted to test the art to correct the lies. its been 2 years now. i am quite satisfied with the art.

[okebasoccerplayer]

Very well explained and yes I think aikido is effective

[SuperPurgatorio]

Aikido has been become less effective and less realistic cause of the people who are doing it ridiculously. BUT AIKIDO ISNT THAT. IT IS NOT BETTER EVEN LESSER THAN ANY OTHER MARTIAL ART. IT SI STRCTLY DEFENSIVE,

[SuperPurgatorio]

Aikido, aikido, just saying the word doesnt mean the option of understanding it. This art is born from original samurai arts, jujutsu ( wrong is jiujitsu). Samurai had using it in real battle, you know where people were cut down in two peaces. This art has in itself sword katas, tanto or knife, and staff. For those ignorant, AIKIDO IS WRONGLY PERCEPTED IN THE WORLD because OF STUPIDY OF SOME INSTRUCTORS. And for those more ignorant, real aikido isnt about catching hands, or that DAMN WRISTLOCK.

[haseygawa]

there is only one way to find out if Aikido really works. attack a real Aikidoka in the streets. just let me know what happens, guys.

[NLBlackname55NL]

I think that Aikido is a sport of self-defense, not a sport to show off how strong you are.

Aikido holds a meaning of self defense, say someone were to attack you with a knife or a pistol, with Aikido you can put him on the floor without seriously hurting him, then police or something could come to get him,

However, when there is no police available, you might just have to knock him out, wich is what you can do if you put him down hard enough, so yes.

Aikido is in my perspective effective.

[MossLimbayter]

@djmocok Another well thought out, highly intelligent, and original comment.

[iamyodaok]

would you like to try my kung fu then?

[djmocok]

@MossLimbayter Hmm... don't think so, but you do sound like someone who likes to suck cocks though...