Brently KeenGreat obeservation, after reading this I saw a vid on Youtube regarding Aiki-jujitsu of Soke Keido Yamuaue. He seemed to be consistant and coherent to Roppokai in some respects....inherently consistent because [Aiki Karv Maga] draws it's technical content from diverse arts with different operating systems, and thus sometimes conflicting operating principles/strategies. Such systems suffer IMHO from internal incoherence or inconsistency because the efficacy of their techniques depends on the "harmony" of the principles and their basic body movements. ...further increases this internal incompatiblity, because the basic body movements/principles are totally different.
Pls provide comment.
The vid is long 23 mins and starts off with Capoeira, then stick fighting, then aikido and finally the Soke is last. He is at the end. The referancing time mark is at about 16:40 mins into the vid, Martial Arts Exhibition - Risør, Norway July 8th 2000. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY60Y866D5A
There are other vids of the Soke of lesser quality doing a single technique. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KItwrQQ-AKo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D23iyVYiNII
My personal comment is that this Soke is in for a Hino or Kiai Master Ryu Kerin moment of truth.