Which should i start aikido or jujitsu or karate ? ?
After more than forty three years of training in various Chinese, Korean, and Japanese styles, western boxing, various weapon systmes, having fought professionally in full contact karate and boxing in the 1970’s and early 80’s as well as having taught, served as a bodyguard and worked as a bouncer, this one is now studying aikido and finds it the most effective martial art he has ever studied. It does and can included a variety of strikes with ones hands, feet, knees, elbows and head buts while it is primarily a system that uses the energy of the agressor(s) against the same employing throws and joint locks. It is based uopn the Japanese sword. One studies aikido until one attains the level of sho-dan (black belt) and then one knows the basics well enough to practice the art. There are no body art katas however there are katas with weapons consisting primarily of the bokken and the jo. In the study of aikido, one learns to harmonize his energy with that of everyone and everything else
