[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJs-2Uhjtk8"]Shodokan Aïkido Satoru TSUCHIYA Sensei 2007 - YouTube[/ame] Satoru TSUCHIYA Sensei Shodokan / Tomiki Aikido
No, Aikido does not have ground work, In the system I practice we do have strikes, of course in a real fight it could go down to ground that's why I have studied judo as well. I am sure that most serious long term Aikidoka and those from others styles, know that many of the traditional attacks done in kata are from the past. In Aiki wrist are grasped to stop a swords man drawing his sword. Iaido and Jodo have no relevance to modern society but you know what people practice and enjoy what they do, the very reason I have practiced Aikido for over 38 years. I also think that my real fighting days are behind me, at nearly 53
irimi-nage ! [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3NmaYu2Kvc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3NmaYu2Kvc[/ame]
Good video. If you execute the techniqe with skill it will work out in real combat. The thing is you got to understand a real fight. I've been in many and you have to, when in the street, move fast and with strength. It cannot be the half assed version of things that we see at the dojo by 80% of the people. They seem to think that their opponent will be always the uke that flies backwards every time they lift a finger, albeit it barely with effort.
Yes, Judo is awesome. Who wouldn't like this martial art? You get to throw people (Nage-waza). Plus it teaches you to grapple and there is some ground work but not emphasized especially in tournaments. Judo is generally 80% tachi-waza (throws standing) and 20% Ne-Waza (ground work). BJJ is the other way around; I love it because it opens a whole new game of combat where you must wrestle with your opponent and succeed. In fuedal Japan you had to win against another warrior and basically rip their arms and legs off and choke them to death. The voilence is still there in some of the advanced kata. Aikido is not a weak art. It is very powerful if used properly. You could easily strike somebody in the face with a fist when performing for example Shomen-ate. I see Aikido as an expansion from a base of knowing how to block punches and use strikes (atemi-waza). You just got to use punches and or kicks sometimes.
There is a perception by some that an Aikidoka will not use punches or kicks. I have heard people say there are no kicks in Aikido. I know this is false. But there is not an emphasis on atemi-waza. This is also what makes the art such a great art. You get to use Kansetsu-waza (joint locks) instead of just blocking a punch and then punching the person back. But Karate is awesome! I am partial to the Japanese styles of fighting. I see Aikido as an awesome and huge peace of what I built to be a great fighter. Bjj and Judo are the other two pieces and I throw in some skills that are not my style but incorporated into my budo of warfare, boxing, Karate, Wrestling.
Its odd so many people try to apply one statement or idea to all of aikido, forgetting there are many styles of aikido that all have a slightly different approach in their training.
atemi in aikido Hi, Any serious student of Aikido is quite capable of making atemi . The fact is that in Aikido one should be proficient in striking etc and know where to strike.In most aikido waza there is potential for strikes etc.However aikidoka, in most cases , make the choice not to use atemi , unless it is absolutely essential. In other words Tori has the choice to treat uke either with an Iron Fist or with a Buddha Heart ie with extreme firmness or with kindness and compassion, without maiming the person.Since one of the Founders main objective was to create a benevolent art , most aikidoka aim to subdue or neutralises conflict with minimum if any injury to the opponent.
I feel like striking is often overlooked in aikido training, both atemi and uke's attacks. I base this only on my experiences from training, visiting dojo, and viewing others on the internet...which is obviously not inclusive of all aikido. I wonder if people opt not to use atemi because they believe it interferes with their momentum, or they are just not confident in striking due to lack of training and simply don't think to use it much. M. Ueshiba Sensei is often quoted as saying aikido is 90% atemi.
This is how I view Aikido. "I am a warrior of universal peace." Therefore I defeat evil with my military (martial) ability. Remember O Sensei knew many different arts and was a warrior of samurai tradition. I feel that people who learn Aikido with no sense of how to strike are not fully equiped to battle an adversary that is out to kill you. It was easy for me to learn how to strike an opponent; most any martial art this is exactly what is taught. What intrigued me was this ability to not just strike (atemi) but to use arm bars and throws to accomplish mastery over a situation of combat.
You know I like Tomiki (Shodokan) Aikido. I feel something must be done in order to keep Aikido from dissipating into Tai-Chi. And even Tai-Chi can be used if you understand the movements to kick somebody's ass. Slow motion to fast motion and you got Kung-Fu. But Judo became such a dominant martial art because an element of it (throwing, grappling) became a sport that is world recognized and a part of the Olympics.
Promo video for the 1 year intensive Yoshinkan Aikido Kenshusei course in Kyoto with Jaques Payet Sensei. I was there recently, great bunch of people, good energy in the dojo and I've always liked Payet Sensei's Aikido. Good video for anyone interested in studying in Japan for a while [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g_BKjvcIPc"]AIKIDO IS LIFE - YouTube[/ame]
I read about that in Angry White Pyjamas. Sounds cool, but the guys (in the book) had a bit of a false sense of what fighting is.
Angry White Pyjamas was about the Senshusei course at Yoshinkan Honbu. Payet's kenshusei course is a little different. A few dojo do a kenshu program, but there's only one senshusei. I don't know much about Payett sensei's course...ours is a 10 month program with mandatory attendance at every class, but ours isn't a live-in program.
It was generally half arsed. Each waza was still done on an opponent who basically stood there and let him do it. Compared to everything else going on the highlighted techniques seemed a little unnatural.
Also I would guess that would be a reversal of the given roles - Aikido Instructor vs BJJ Student in other words It looked like an example of how you would blend Aikido within a BJJ framework. Actually not too bad considering
Found this little gem next to it though! [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30Sa0PLquFg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30Sa0PLquFg[/ame] Interesting to see how much of a chi-fairy Ueshiba isn't on a lot of them. He puts those moves in like they mean something....I like that! Of course tehre are a few fall down uke examples, but hey, it's an Aikido demo after all!