Please, rl aikido is hardly effective in real combat. Judo is another story. Possibly the most effective martial art for street self-defense since you can always close the distance, grab their sleeves and throw/trip them over. And then go for a choke/arm-lock. RL aikido is just fancy movements and demonstrations.

Also, it would be incredibly lucky to come up with that throw on the spot, that's why you should practice it and make it a part of your playstyle. That's what this org is about imo.

And what snake is talking about: If u throw them to the left, you will want to balance on left leg, since that's your center of gravity. If you raise the right leg at the same time it will add to the downward movement of your opponent. That's pretty intuitive imo.