Videos shown to you by the guy above don't show any actual aikido or judo, those are heavily modified variants of the 2. (Heck some of them are even choreographies) especifically adapted for law enforcement.
Aikido was not created for self defense, it was created as a meditation technique by a former judo and jiu jitsu practitioner.
In a real fight, it would be nigh impossible to properly throw your opponent with a seionage, unless he is heavily intoxicated and can't do anything to defend himself, or if you already softened him a lot with straight hits. It is completely unrealistic to expect the guy not to beat the crap out of you while you're trying to throw him around.
Same goes for aikido, aikidokas are not prepared for real strikes, but scripted and greatly exaggerated ones.
Even the majority of the aikido community accepts this and emphatize that aikido is something you do for physical and spiritual recreation.
Aikido can be used in the street but it takes a lot of years to become skilled enough.
I've used Taekwondo in real fights.
I've used Judo in real fights.
I've used Boxing in real fights.
I've beaten a boxer using Taekwondo in a real fight.
I've seen a boxer beat multiple opponents in a real fight.
I've seen a small older man beat a big younger man with traditional martial arts from Korea (Tangsoodo/Taekwondo) in a real fight.
I met an older woman with a mild disability who beat up a would-be rapist with her cane, in "the hood".
According to the internet, none of those things are possible.
Yes,
Aikido has created for self defense, and has been successfully used to this day, many law enforcement agency's teach and use aikido including, nyc, newark, nj, tampa florida just to name a few
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I will give my opinion. It's not the absolute truth or anything and I'd advise you to check each style out and/or do some additional research yourself.
I think effectiveness of each art is dependent on how someone was trained. If a judo guy trains with striking and weapons in mind and how to defend against them then they should be quite good to go for the street fight. But often enough a judoka will not know what to expect and will not be able to properly defend against strikes and weapons.
An Aikido person I think trains with weapons and strikes in mind, but they tend to lack resistance training. If they would try their techniques against untrained people I think they would benefit greatly. I also think aikido's focus on wrists are great for weapons, but not as effective against empty hand.
