Hello TA,
After some thought I would like to be apart of this organization.
What stood out about this clan more than anything is the activity, I love that this organization is so active. I used to watch this org back in the day when I first started and hoped that one day I would be good enough to apply and I believe that now is a great time to show my skills and hopefully rank in with all of you guys.
I started toribash in 2009 and sense the start I have been drawn to aikido(All variants). I feel that this mod is probably the most competitive above all the others. There are a lot of styles and strategies. You can play low and defensive using momentum to throw your opponent or you can play offensive and push outwards to dq your opponent.
Now my replays are average, I haven't been able to play someone that isn't completely focused on winning. (meaning shoveling and lifting). I think there is more to aikido than just countering lifts so that is what I want to show more than just me just countering lifts or shovels.
Bay1: I was in a ranked server, so assuming this guy was going to shovel I lowered in an attempt to counter but soon realize he wasn't so backed out. Backing out causes me to get lifted so I attempted to pull him close and noticed his elbow was broken so I took that to pull his momentum and dq the arm that he really couldn't use.
Bay2: This guy didn't know what he was doing he pushed directly into my chest in which I switched the moment
Bay3: Another example of momentum management, saw that he pushed and just used his momentum against him.
These seem to be the majority of the matches I play with randoms. They push, I counter and win. Repeat.
I know these replays don't show much, but I am sure if given a test against a skilled aikido player I can really showcase my skills.