Thank you. *bows*

Thank you, as well. *bows*

Karate is perhaps not the best art against karate. Im not as familiar with the other art you study, but it might be helpful if it was more focused on multi directional attacking and/or grappling with reversals on holds. To beat somebody in aikido with the fast-hard approach you have to be a LOT faster, not just a little. Its easier to fall off the line than it is to track. Chances are he wont attack, but let you come to him.

Depending on the skill level of the practitioner you can sometimes defeat an aikido technique by giving into it then overshooting it and switching directions. What I mean by that is dont tense up and fight it if he has you, because chances are you will go down if he manages to get a hold of you. Sometimes you can allow yourself to be thrown then do a switch technique as you roll out of the attack, perhaps grabbing his arm with your other hand and grabbing him with your legs as you are rolling over your shoulder as you are being thrown.

You will want to practice your rolls (Ukemi). If you are going to fight somebody who constantly uses jujitsu grappling with circular footwork you should spend a little extra time taking falls and rolling. Its the only way to ensure that you will not be damaged by the throw so you can keep fighting.

Dont over extend. I would use feign strikes and observe how he distances himself. If hes good he will barely move until the last fraction of a second. If not, you can possibly manipulate his footwork then strike as he is already stepping to one direction which somewhat limits his freedom of movement.

Strike fast but dont fall into the trap of trying to over extend to make contact. If you cant reach, then just retract and try again.


Your probably more experienced than I am in general, but I have trained in both aikido and karate and tried techniques from one in the other dojo multiple times.

Yes. That seems to be key. Thank you. *bows*

Well, its true that I never got my black belt in Shotokan karate, so my views might be a little limited. The emphasis does still seem to be on forward striking, even if its not "just" forward striking. I dont think that reversals are out of the question against aikido people. I wouldnt recomend charging for a grapple like they do in shoo fighting or BBBJ, but reversals can be viable if you have studied any Jujitsu or similar arts.

The two points I am most sure about is dont overextend to reach your target and practice your rolls.

I will. :>

Except, for, y'know, Tomiki Aikido.

Did any of it actually work?