I really think he is a windy, self absorbed bully, but I deeply admire the martial art that he originally was trained in. Aikido masters do not agree with the level of aggression that he has taken his personal approach of the art to. Aikido is one of leverage and control, with little striking, and is almost gentle in it's design and execution. A gentleman's martial art, if you will. I think it is a great martial art for the police man, when done correctly. I believe Seagal CAN shoot well, as he has that drive to master an art or challenge, just how well, who knows? Watching him on the series at the police range doesn't really tell us at what distance he is capable of pegging the head of the silhouette....it could be 5-10 yards. Not that impressive.