Maine anon here. Chink chatter is quiet, though the quake seems confirmed.
Those were all pb, apologies.
Aikido is not >pretty much useless
Submission/neutralization of threat by minimal force should always be the intent.
>No, in the sense that aikido is literally worthless >against anyone who knows how to throw a punch
One skilled in aikido turns force behind punch into doormat. Neutralized.
>Sometimes overwhelming force is a better approach
Wasted energy is exactly that.
Don't mistake lack of force for anything but calculation.
There're always more weapons/tactics yet to be deployed