Interesting idea, but it seems to me that it leads to a sort of arms-race (no pun intended) of speed, which, while it's not the central thing to iai/ken, makes me think that the kendoka/iaidoka has a bit of advantage...plus the maai. The aikidoka better remember to clear the line and all that...
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