Wrestling Ring Cage
Would a master of Aikido be able to defeat a polar bear in a cage match?
In your standard size WWF wrestling ring could the techniques of Aikido, administered by a high ranking sensi, be able to neutralize the attacks of an enraged polar bear?
I wouldn’t presume that any of the grapling/locking holds would be of any use against the polar bear’s strength or anatomy. I’m interested in knowing if the techniques that help to evade attacks and redirect physical momentum would be applicable in any situation that demonstrates the nature of a physical attack from any source.
For those wanting to know to “what end” would this fight continue, let’s say either until the polar bear became tired or bored; at which case both parties would be returned to their natural environment.
I picked a wrestling ring only as an example of a place where there would be no natural terrain to be used to an advantage (e.g. trees to hide behind; rocks to throw…).
If you choose to literally factor in a caged wrestling ring, the cage itself nor the ropes can be used.
Quite the unique scenario you have come up with here 
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Having experience as an Aikido practioner, in addition with some other styles, I would have to say that with such limited space and the distinct difference in anatomy, the polar bear would win.
While the entire basis for Aikido is redirection of an opponent’s energy, many of it’s techniques would become useless against a polar bear…let alone in an enclosed area…mainly due to the differences in anatomy.
There are not any strikes or “grappling” in Aikido, however many Aikido practioners do incorporate Judo and Jujutsu into their Aikido training to some degree. Most of those techniques would be completely useless.
The motions and main waza (techniques) of Aikido were built around the empty hand techniques of the Samurai who were skilled in using a sword, and are identical in many ways.
So thus almost 100% of all of the joint manipulation techniques, the throws, grappling, would go right out the window…leaving the practitioner only the following to use at his disposal:
- pressure points
- tenshin waza (foot movement techniques basically)
- general redirection techniques of any oncoming strikes / slashes IF he is lucky.
Some may debate “well he could kick the bear in the nuts, or throat or knee cap” but two points here. First there is no strikes in Aikido. Second if a practitioner DID have some karate experience, no matter how powerful they were, chances are very slim they would do anything more than piss the bear off even more with a well placed kick.
So to answer your question, I give you two ways to think:
a. If an Aikido Sensei / master were given a bokken, or a sword, chances are very high they would defeat the polar bear. Without it in an enclosed area? Chances are very slim.
b. A TRUE master of Aikido would not even allow himself to be placed in such a situation to begin with, and let’s face it….polar bears don’t normally attend cage matches, and even if they did…a true Aikido practitioner would not get into such a thing by choice.
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