self defense

Now it's time to talk about the last self-defence principle. I'd like to start with an example from a movie. You might remember a film called Road house, or - in case you are too young to have seen it - it's recommended. Apart from the action scenes and some questionnable momentums in the film, there are some interesting things in it as well, such as the following: 

In this post I am going to discuss the relationship between aikido techniques and the concept of self defence, and – finally – I will also touch upon the effectiveness of techniques.

The next aspect of self defence that still does not need to end with executing a technique, but that is a very important basic principle of aikido, and no technique can be done without it, is getting out of the line. What does that mean?

I have been getting questions recently about the applicability of aikido in self defence situations. How effective are the techniques of aikido as self defence techniques?

Before going into the details of the techniques and their effectiveness, however, let us examine the ways self defence can manifest itself.