I agree with you on Seagal's politics and what were his movie flops, but so does the rest of the movie-going public.
Most of the martial arts techniques he used in 'Marked for Death' were Aikido techniques, but of course they have to be staged stunts.
Who does these things for real on the set? Look what happens to Jackie Chan in his movies.
It's all staged, or am I misunderstanding what you're saying?
I'm just saying that there's a difference between using Aikido techniques on a sound stage to make a character look tough, and using Aikido in a street fight or a tournament to overthrow an opponent. In the latter, there are no rehearsals or retakes. And the opponents aren't union stuntmen trained to pull punches so the "star" looks good.