To give Seagal his due, his Aikido skills are reputed to be some of the best in the world. But what he's doing in his movies isn't Aikido; it's stunt work. If he'd stick to that, he'd probably be okay. But noooooooo, he has to try to make "message" movies, where the "plot" actually tries to do more than string together one fight scene after another. And it's there that he falls flat.
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?