Hi All,
The fact of the matter is there is no best martial art for security doors or otherwise.
some forms maybe more practical than others but its really down to the person and the situation they find themselves in..
I have never trained in Akido but from my understanding and speaking to people face to face and on this forum recently it takes a long time to become profficant at it.
All the moves and all the techniques in the world wont help, when the adrelin kicks in, your heart feels like its going to explode, and your sweating like gary glitter in court.!!
Everyone has to find something that works for them, what works for me might not work for the next person.
it is true however that looking or being aggressive can call your job on the door into question with the management, your company or even the police and S.I.A, but as long as your prepared to justify what you've done, and you know how to write a statement, and have a little knowledge of the law this will go a long way...!!
One of the reasons i do not like akido amongest other martial arts is becasue it seems to be a case of "if i grab you like this you do that, or if you grabbed you like that id do this" fine in a dojo but making it work one on one in the street, on the door is a different matter.
Akido maybe fine for the police, these guys do a difficult and hard job, but you usually have 3 plus officers dealing with one aggressor on a friday&saturday and they are far better equipped than the doorstaff.
we as doorstaff have to deal with the same type of "client" as the police, using extremely limited tools, i still strongly advocate using a fence, trying to talking an agressor down, psyching them out, and using a pre emptive strike closed or open handed....!
There is no best martial art for security..... There is no best martial art period................
