Akido is a form that attracts a lot of women because of it tranquility is one of it's selling points. That is appealing to a lot of people, but women seem to find their days more hectic than men do.

So a woman or man who is interested in protecting her/himself, calming their inner turmoil AND avoiding a physical conflict nature didn't design him/her for might very well be attracted to this.

Fight avoidance is a social responsibility/art form in and of it's self. It's a mater of mental conditioning that is sold as a marketing tool by martial arts dojo's.

That works well in an age that has done much to quash the reproductive rights of American men, and the roles we play in our society.

It used to be if you got hit, you mother would put a band aid on it and dad would scold you for not hitting back. Now, with dad's increasingly out of the picture more Band aids are applied and less tough love. On some level Moms still want to have there "Little Men" so they send them to these schools where many of them find surrogate fathers in their Dojo Masters. Even still "Your Boy will kick some ass!" might appeal to Fathers on some level, it doesn't to mothers and they are increasingly the only ones with decisional authority over their children.

So mommy sees the serine faces of people dancing slowly in a hall and they think, “Wow! That’s what my little man needs!”

Maybe he does, to each his own. I personally think it’s more akin to Ballet with Perks but who knows? I’ve never fought anyone in slow motion before.

I didn't train in A marital art other than a short stint in Taekwondo which is more of a sport. What I did do was train martially and did so heavily for a couple years. That was then, now I've considered doing something to help my flexibility and strength as I don't work out like I used to.

Nothing wrong with your choice Amaranthe, just not my cup of tea.

Video links below.

Funny as this is, It show’s the benefit of Muscle memory, while demonstrating you can still look like a tool.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1331163394

Or this which is how I’ve seen the reality of most fights…
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1274046135

And finally I would never want to find out how I rate against these guys.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1261570456


And finally finally….What a real ninja would look like!
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=972814822