Folks, if you haven't seen Ender's Game in the movie theater yet, I think it's worth the watch. I read the book in high school. The premise has only gotten more relevant.
If you do watch, look for Aikido in the movie. The most obvious references are the hand-to-hand fight training (I saw kote-gaeshi, hiji-garami, and a couple others in quick succession), and several fight-against-the-bully scenes that were relevant, too.
Then there were the less obvious references. Lots of verbal Aikido on Ender's part, when he works with one of his team leaders, for instance. Or his whole approach to the ultimate enemy. Or the final "irimi" that ends the movie.
Anyway, worth the watch.
Mike
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