Aikido in mma

Discussion in 'Aikido' started by Markninja, Jun 13, 2012.

  1. Markninja

    Markninja Valued Member

    Hi guys, does anyone know of any aikidoka in mma or even in the ufc?
    Thanks in advance.
     
  2. Hannibal

    Hannibal Cry HAVOC and let slip the Dogs of War!!! Supporter

    Jason Delucia did a video series on "combat aikido" if I reacall, although I also thought he was a 5 Animal stylist. Andy Anderson fought in an early UFC too it other than that no

    Just Seagal coaching guys these days...
     
  3. Killa_Gorillas

    Killa_Gorillas Banned Banned

  4. Killa_Gorillas

    Killa_Gorillas Banned Banned

    haha

    paint the fence...
     
  5. Newguy77

    Newguy77 New Member

    Lyoto Machida used one before. Aikido rarely works on its own. All vids or real aikido are usually choeragraphed. I notice that it might work well with judo
     
  6. Markninja

    Markninja Valued Member

    Rik Ellis?
    I watched him fight and he's apparently an aikido stylist.
    I didn't see any aikido in his fight though (I don't think)?
     
  7. Markninja

    Markninja Valued Member

    Machida used one?
    One what? I don't understand
     
  8. Hannibal

    Hannibal Cry HAVOC and let slip the Dogs of War!!! Supporter

    It is not a style that suits MMA in anything but a marginally conceptual sense
     
  9. Rebel Wado

    Rebel Wado Valued Member

  10. slipthejab

    slipthejab Hark, a vagrant! Supporter

    Jeez... low end as it comes. The announcers are clueless... it's not a dress the guy is wearing. But with his fight ability it might as well have been. Unreal. Clearly a case of someone who's been fed way too much BS and believed it. He had absolutely no clue. None. :p
     
  11. Hannibal

    Hannibal Cry HAVOC and let slip the Dogs of War!!! Supporter

    Those type of fights always make me palm myself so hard in the face I get a concussion. I know fighters have to start somewhere but sweet zombie jeebers that was appalling!
     
  12. Killa_Gorillas

    Killa_Gorillas Banned Banned

    Guy was clearly fed the lie and swallowed it and while he is not necessarily representative of Aikido as an art he is - I believe - far from an anomalous representation of an average Aikidoka. I find it quite revealing that irrespective of the debate surrounding Aikido's utility within the sport of MMA, this video shows an (presumably dan ranked) Aikidoka failing to use their Aikido in a context which they are supposedly specifically trained for ie controlling and negating the threat of a larger, aggressive opponant who is swinging to take their head off. Brain Chow's a big fella and he probably has a fair chin... but a high level athlete/fighter his is not; he's a fat brawler.

    Besides that, the video is simply great for the LULZ.
     
  13. Smitfire

    Smitfire Cactus Schlong

    The recent fight between Shields and Akiyama has some moments that smacked of Aikido to me.
    Even though Akiyama is/was a judoka the way he entered and threw Shields was Aikido in nature IMHO.
     
  14. Killa_Gorillas

    Killa_Gorillas Banned Banned

    that was a great fight if I remember rightly... Akiyama looked slick.
     
  15. TiaChica

    TiaChica New Member

    Where in that video did the guy ever use Aikido? For all I know he wore a hakama trying to do boxing....
     
  16. Kurtka Jerker

    Kurtka Jerker Valued Member

    You mean entering using angles and footwork?
     
  17. Hannibal

    Hannibal Cry HAVOC and let slip the Dogs of War!!! Supporter

    That is exactly the point
     
  18. macker

    macker Valued Member

    i have trained at The Ellis School of Traditional Aikido, and Rik Ellis has been training there. I have also trained when he has attended the the club in Basingstoke. http://rik-ellis.blogspot.co.uk/. There is also a video on you tube i have seen where he demonstrates some Aikido techniques and how he used them in MMA.
     
  19. TakadaDojoKeith

    TakadaDojoKeith Valued Member


    Well, sometimes he literally is. :)

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7oDZBkIi8Y"]Sakuraba vs. Akiyama with Sakuraba and Referee's voice - YouTube[/ame]
     
  20. B3astfrmthe3ast

    B3astfrmthe3ast Warning:Extreme power!!

    well i think aikido is useful for its angles, Footwork, and "zoning" but your not gonna just catch punches out of the air or be able to just lock up someone with a wrist lock or something who is activly punching you in the face Bas rutten said something about it once aikido in mma that is and he said at one point what i just said and that you would really need to chase the style to make it effective
     

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