I find that the classical fersion is too long as well, but a truncated version of the very circular irimi nage works just fine. Ive used it with...
Here is another way i explain my theory on the application of Aikido For illustrative purposes think of this. Aikido "technique" is very simple....
I never said i had trouble with shiho, i said its hard to use on short people ( cuz im tall )... and former Judo player here... hip throws are...
I like that form of shiho ( taking it to one knee ). My preferred techniques are Irimi ( both regular and sokumen/sayu undo ), kote geashi, koshi...
Doppleganger you are dead on right. It would also be good to verbalize things such as "stop fighting me" or "I dont want to fight you" loudly and...
You were in a bar... Why didnt you arm up and use a weapon? I dont mean slash the drunken lout ( from an officers standpoint that would be bad ),...
I just realized that im a moron and posted a reply to a very old post on this page.. please excuse me and continue whatever converation was going...
[split from http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12638] -------------- Aikimac, im a large man myself. Im 6'1 and a lean...
Timmy, Ive notice from a great deal of your threads that you are dis-satisfied with Aikido. I dont know why you are still on the Aikido forum, if...
what that means is better to live and fight it in court than get killed by a thug
Better to be tried by 12, than carried by 6. Bravo JD
Youve said it yourself, its the teacher. Youshinkan, Youseikan, Nihon Goshin... It comes down to personal judgement. If you get the feel that you...
SOG, Ive been doing Aikido on my own for quite some time, but in the Academy we were supposed to stick to the curriculum laid out by FDLE. FDLE (...
You have to understand there are many many versions of Aikido. All have some different goals and objectives. Yoshinkan is more concerned with...
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