That was quite an interesting read, and something I've been reading about for a while since the internet has shown what Akido has often become. I think it's nice that people have a good time in a kind of active, spiritual endeavor, but like the author of the article I wish they'd cut the bullshit. It's OK to be a martial artist who never intends to fight anyone; you may not be taking martial arts for that purpose. It's not OK to be a teacher who tells them that their meditation and stretching is going to make them deadly hand-to-hand combatants though.