@itimgosset7900 Yes

@@AikiBushi Thank you very much!

Not sure of the exact translation of suriage or where the name came from. The deflection came from Seagal Sensei. However when I mentioned the name to him he didn't seem to recognize it and preferred to refer to it as 'slipping' more than deflecting or suriage. At a Matsuoka Sensei seminar once, I had mentioned it to a few of his senior students. They nodded in acknowledgement but chuckled saying they just referred to it as 'this deflection', making the motion. I guess this is just a long winded story to say - I don't know :)

@@AikiBushi Thank you. I appreciate it. 🙏

Yokomenuchi is part of every Aikido curriculum. Additionally, while yokomen does not mock any empty hand attack, it does mock armed attacks like knife and bottle. About just switching yokomen with the attacks you mention- sometimes. It depends entirely on the elbow at the second and third stage of the strike. A hook will often require adding a second step to the deflection if going into shikaku no kamae. In fact we often just use a completely different deflection for a good hook.

@@AikiBushi but why defend as a BASIC against the rare attack with a weapon and NOT against the common attack of a fist? it's out of date, inefficient and ludicrous and the more Aikido dojo's that move to change this the better. We've not used shomen/yokomen for year and it improved what we were doing overnight, also exposed the weaknesses and unreliability of certain techniques against a hard cross or roundhouse.

@@nikosskeptikos6295 I am happy to hear you are developing a practical art! Congrats! But, who says we don’t train with all of those strikes? To answer your question: I like Aikido. The culture, the respect, the principles, approach and techniques. While we always seek more effective and practical applications of techniques, we never forget our roots. And by changing too much, it is easy to inadvertently lose what/who you are. If you are seeking nothing but pure practical application, do you still bow in/out/to others? Wear a gi? Speak in Japanese terms? All of this could be considered out of date, inefficient and ludicrous. But it is the heart of the Aikido culture, remove them and I’m not sure I would feel like I still had Aikido. I feel I would be closer to boxing or wrestling training. (Not taking anything from either of these as I have enjoyed training in both, just stating the training culture differences.) I would also recommend reconsidering removing shomen from your curriculum. A proper shomen strike is very effective. I have used it against boxers, jujitsu, wrestlers, even MMA guys and I can almost always crack them in the nose. Sometimes even when they know it is coming. Done properly it is very hard to defend, and most modern fighting systems have no defense for that angle. But don’t take my word for it, try it out. (BTW: I would love to see what you use for deflecting a good hook.)

@@AikiBushi depending upon the angle, uke nagashi

It is not what it look like. No head impact, it is all on the hand. Kind of like a back handspring as an example.

@@AikiBushi I understand the head is not being impacted. I did this type of throws, Ukemi in Aiki arts for years. However, after doing much research on how the brain receives injuries. Even with perfect soft Ukemi the head/brain is still being rapidly decelerated. That causes brain injury. I just refuse to train like that anymore. Not to mention.. going straight in with a chin jab or web to the throat is more efficient. lol I like your guys training and content.

@@gregoryrogalsky6937 I too, trained in traditional Aikido for years. I understand, and agree with, what you are saying about traditional ukemi. I have been injured more times than I can count. It was what inspired me to find a better way. However, this is not traditional ukemi. This is our ukemi, it is very different from traditional. We have a very unique way to train and execute our ukemi, designed specifically to prevent injury. This ushiro sutemi is shockingly light. I am not exaggerating when I say students would rather perform this ukemi than breakfall from, say- kotegaeshi. I would invite you to show up at one of our dojos with an open mind and try it out. Given a fair chance, and performed properly, I promise it will change your opinion. I had a student in Westford MA named Artie who, at 70 years old, could perform full breakfalls without injury using our ukemi. I urge you to try it before you form an opinion. Not everything is as it looks. I think you might be surprised.

Excellent question. You can use ukenagaeshi against a hook/haymaker, but is is less effect if the person is as tall or taller than you, because as you say, the deflection tends to pick up under the elbow instead of on top of it. I have always had issues with this as the transition becomes 'loopy' and introduces an opening. We have been developing a trap type of method to use for these strikes based on our suriage. Once we get the kinks worked out we will introduce it. Great question, I love the way you are thinking of this stuff!

@@AikiBushi Thanks for replying AikiBushi and great to see you sharing your ideas too! I been analysing and experimenting with this deflection, I noticed similar concept in boxing where shoulder and elbow roll to counter incoming jab or cross but not as much as hooks. I have to go back and check them out again. In Winchun it's used against linear punches. I do find that when a blade hand deflection from inside out against an incoming rear hook, then transiting into elbow roll it will help to move outside of opponent's pocket. Combining the two seems to help. Thanks again! :)

"In reality"? "Sokumen"? I can't tell if you are a troll or you have a great technique that I don't know. But, in all seriousness, I would love to see what you are talking about. I have searched but struggled to find a good, effective sokumen iriminage. A video example would be great. I am always up for learning good technique

These deflections were introduced by Take Sensei (Steven Seagal). Check him out for full history

@F.M. Vega: Execution of some deflections and techniques. For example, sayunage. In Tenshin it is performed as a strike, in Bushikan it is performed with torque. From the outside they look very similar. As an uke you would know immediately. I hope this helps!

@@AikiBushi Arigato Gozaimasu

@ruben mena: We will be re-opening (Post COVID) in Chelmsford MA. We are also looking at starting something in central Florida

@ruben mena: We also have a location in CT

@ruben mena: Yes, I trained with Take Sensei.

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