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Aikido, An Important Martial Art An opponents body can be used against them in order to redirect an attack instead of facing it head-on.

Aikido is a Japanese martial art, but is different in the sense that, rather than using punches and kicks, participants use throws and pins in order to unbalance or restrain an attacker. To do so, participants use entering and turning techniques to redistribute an oppenents momentum, thus changing the direction of attack and in effect, the attack itself. At this point, the attacker then can be pin  ...