All bs....

👀eye opener ! Thanks a lot !!!

In a real situation this will get you seriously hurt..

Because fat martial artists

I like the imagery of working the edges. Works for a group attack in any martial art.

While watching what was achieved during his swimming analogy, I was impressed with how he demonstrated a slow-motion, good-safety, easy-to-see version of the normally wilder, spaced-further-apart, chaotic-bodies-slamming-all-over-the-mat type of full-speed randori. The biggest visual difference here looked like his swimming version had a smaller radius compared to the usual version of randori which takes up half the room. The more students present who can practice something safely at the same time, the more productive the class period is. I need to introduce this into the club where I practice.

ridiculous nonsense.

Stupid. "Working the centers... now make sure that when you come at me it's not with any real intent or physical contact of any real kind or else me wagging your arm over while touching your shoulder won't end up looking as cool as when you completely go along with my half assed movements." Geeeez I'm glad we're over this now

Absolutely embarrassing and actually dangerous to be making people think they can defend themselves with this nonsense. Someone feinted a jab at your head then shot for your legs you wouldn't know what to do...let alone if someone threw a jab cross roundhouse head kick combo. Please realise this is all meaningless nonsense in the world of fighting and self defense.

That's too cool

not loads of crap, he actually has some good advice in this video. Randori is really about Zoning these guys so your only dealing with one at a time. Our Randori is brutal and eventually you always go down and you get a pile of people on you. But Zoning is what keeps you up longer. Using them against themselves and your foot work is what keeps you, for a while, from fighting more than one at a time. I like using someone as a shield for a while then tossing them into another person. Eventually they don't want to play with you and they start to question coming in on you. This is what you want in real life, them questioning weather its worth the pain and anguish to get to you. Of course my style of Aikido is more like Aikijitsu so we tend to be more real and rough than a normal Aikido dojo.

nice practice

great techniques. Respect!

I just bought Sensei Gleason's Seminar DVD Eastside from budovideo and just wanted to say that it is well worth the money. His explains and demonstrates the techniques in a organized and easy to follow manner. This DVD is starting to catch on in the Aikido circles in that I noticed it is even available for rent online from goldstarvideo.

Interesting. I've never seen two-sword techniques before. (I also haven't been to too many seminars...) I didn't realize how different the weapon styles really could be. This is Saotome Sensei's style correct?

I have to say, this was very interesting to see. I never knew there was a nitto-ryu in Aikido as well. Goes to show the use of two swords is more common than I thought.

Perhaps this videographer is not filming action from varied angles.It seem from the video that there apppears to be the possibility of Ai Uchi [Mutual strike]especially in the movements related to Waki Gamae.I would have appreciated a better view of overall motion.May I also say that the man with the pony tail and beard is inclined to let his partner see his sword while he is in Waki Gamae?

amazing work. Just for future reference, ive noticed that the majority of the video's have almost all the sound going through the left device (speaker headset or w/e).

uhhh what lol?

cool concept with hockey gloves...removes inhibitions

One of the best sandan test I have seen!....The uke is really committing to the attack!...the techniques look powerful!...Great job man!

interesting

とても上手です。

nice practice

@gledyard So similar to the sword, a line from the hara out the tip, a line through the left hand, or rear hand, about 45 degrees into the earth, and then a line up from the head, down from the spine, and one out the back from the hara. Cool. Watched your videos on the Kazeutabudokai channel, great stuff! You should package that on DVD's and sell it. Best explanation of how energy actually works that I've seen. Well, off to my Aikido class! Keep the videos coming! Domo arigato gozaimasu sensei!

Love your stuff on how to work with the energy! Question for you, how does the energy, and the energy lines, work when using the jo?

Now thats how randori should be done! Excellent

@budomaster11 And you make such blanket statements why?

@towag Actually that last statement is true. If the aikidoist is good, the attacker is throwing himself, the aikido practitioner is just there to help him out. Try aikido before saying its all crap, you'll realize that there is nothing fake about it at all.

@budomaster11 say that to Ledyard Sensei, or Saotome Sensei, or Ikeda sensei, or countless other 6-8th dan aikido practitioners. You'll find that you will never be able to hit or resist them.

@danktat I bought a sword from Sensei Goldberg. Small Aiki-world isn't it? I just love the way Ikeda Shihan teaches

@towag It's principles, not techniques. As an MMA fighter, I find it very useful. It teaches moving off his center and out of his attack. It's very useful PRINCIPLE for getting past someone's reach. If you trained and had any ability to listen, you'd know that. Most people just want to punch and kick, but might I remind you that Royce Gracie won UFC without even throwing a punch?

@budomaster11 You're assuming that him being fat is a handicap. It isn't exactly HEALTHY, but it's not really disrespectful to himself. It could be a combination of genetics and a western diet. Most foods you get have a lot of fat, and if he's not designed to process it, it builds up. That weight is an advantage in jujitsu or judo from the top. it allows him to rest and trap the other person on the ground with ease. You call yourself a master, but you obviously are an amateur.

@IronHorseAmerica Arrow, you made it all look so easy. I am blessed to have gotten to do so much work with you and have your help getting my training better.

I like the way you do very simple and so effective , thanks for sharing with us, I will adapt it to my system harajitsu ryu Queretaro, Mexico Renshi Roberto Saavedra

George Ledyard - Sensei is one of the best people anywhere to work with for tuning up randori practices as well as weapons work. Nothing tricky or fancy, just solid work. He teaches several four-day intensives each year on the subject. Highly recommended. Iron Horse America produced this film. It highlights the use of weapons as a teaching tool for 'empty hand' martial arts work, that goes way beyond aikido. Anyone interested in martial arts would benefit. Pick up a copy.

Thanks for watching. We had a lot of fun. Great thanks to all of our friends who trained with us or came to support our demonstration.

Looking goooood!

@budomaster11 Well look at Steven Seagal.... That whale is regarded as a badass by Aikidoka.

nice quote @ 3.05 - thank you 4 posting!*

@budomaster11 But... Where are videos of your great skill? None?

do the people who are trolling this even LISTEN to what hes saying during the video?

My last name is Ikeda

@towag Of course you can make comments. But you can be more cordial ... that's all. You're a martial artist. You should know better than that. Take care.

@towag Wow! Do you really feel the need to make comments like this? You have no idea what you are looking at. Please take this type of comment somewhere else.

Load of crap

His seminar in Brazil was amazing. I hope so see him again so soon as possible

That is my sensei (David Goldberg Sensei) taking ukemi for him :-)

Amazing the conection of Ikeda Sensei. I 'm very happy that Ikeda Sensei will come to Brazil soon

you gotta fuckin love good teachers, toooooooooooooooooooo fuckin bad he's not one.