Chillin, watchin Steven Segal Documentary. He flows like water. Cole (Student) asked me the difference between Aikido and Wing Tsun. My response, and I am no expert, was: "Wing Tsun is Aikido in a small space; the principals are very similar, soft, giving way, using other's force, etc. What Aikido does with the whole body, Wing Tsun does with one arm as in a 'bong' or 'tan'." I love both styles. One was invented by armored Samurai against many armored, sword-bearing opponents. The other as hand to hand (basically) and to finish as fast as possible. Both can be performed effectively by a small person, or woman against a bigger assailant. Huge fan of both and Mr. Segal, though his cheese has slid off his cracker a bit in his later years, he was one of the only "Anglos" to ever be allowed to teach in Japan, he was--and still is nasty. He helps train arguably the best fighter in the world: Anderson Silva, so let the facts speak for themselves if you don't like him. For a true appreciation of his style watch his first two or three movies when he was just doing his Aikido. Brutal, fast, and beautiful... like me-- Ha!
