Ba-men wrote:In CTMA I see practitioners explore/learn skill sets that don't warrant the amount of time they put into these skill sets. Its a sensitive issue here so I'll use modern Aikido as an example of what I see in much of CTMA's. Much of what we see in Aikido runs counter to would actually happen in a fight. In a lot of what they do the opponent would just let go of what was being grabbed e.g. a lapel, a wrist etc...
David Boxen wrote:The elbow doesn't seem to be too dangerous since it is being hyper-extended when coming close to his chest. If anything I would think you would want it in even closer, using the shoulder or chest as a fulcrum rather than the palm.
D_Glenn wrote:Ba-men wrote:In CTMA I see practitioners explore/learn skill sets that don't warrant the amount of time they put into these skill sets. Its a sensitive issue here so I'll use modern Aikido as an example of what I see in much of CTMA's. Much of what we see in Aikido runs counter to would actually happen in a fight. In a lot of what they do the opponent would just let go of what was being grabbed e.g. a lapel, a wrist etc...
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