Advanced Aikido Techniques Part 1

[@SilentAdventurer]

RIP Donanvan Waite Sensei. You have inspired generations

[@CRAIGkyus1ndo]

@AikikaiAikido, I have trained in Aikido 12months also jujitsu for 25years and judo for 3years and Muay Thai for 3years. It is the first time iv seen this footage and this is an excellent representation of aikido, it incorporates circles, spirals, triangles and wave motion. I would like to see more of these videos if possible as I am very impressed with the quality.

[@armmarti1]

Great respects to Yamada Sensei! I enjoy his techniques and his attitude to Aikido.

[@rockstarplayer4gamer989]

😀

[@user-ok4jw5tz7p]

Excellent technique from Yamada sensei and excellent uke from Donovan Waitie sensei

[@tomcat2222]

I've trained somewhat in Aikido (still just starting out). I can tell you from practicing with other students, you really do need to know how to roll. Because if you fight against a technique, and do it wrong, it really hurts.Now is Aikido perfect? No. Does it hurt? Does it work? Depending on the practitioner, yes it does. There are certainly ways around some techniques, but many still work. Try it, then criticize. Good luck learning.

[@GodanHatamoto]

Yamada Sensei has excellent techniques. I enjoy watching him.

[@billdo6505]

Yamada Sensei...marvellous...sublime.

[@CamFulbr0ght]

That was very slow and beautiful movements. Thank you.

[@jpelegante]

There are many videos about many techniques, all of them pretty good. But if someone wants to look a some excellent ukemi, then sticking to Donovan´s videos are the wisest choice.

[@gardgardner5824]

The demonstration is simply for those who know Aikido... Those who do not, are completely taken by surprise.... I would say deluded..... The Sensei is using complicated hand, wrist, elbow and, centre of gravity techniques, to achieve the desired result of throwing his uke...... Such techniques, just as the waist and leg movements by Steven Segal in his movie fight scenes, are imperceptible to the untrained eye...... Of course, uke is thoroughly aware of the technique and is well prepared for it, which unfortunately is not the case on the street or, in war..... Nevertheless, I would recommend Aikido to all...... Life is a circle and, Aikido is understanding the circularity of motion, all motion, including, definitely including that of an attacker..... When Aikido techniques become part of a fighter's natural repertoire of defensive moves, he or she are there, with the Special Forces...

[@fohnjoster]

Thanks, Unfortunately no one wins in an email discussion. I love aikido, but people train for very different reasons. Some are "New Age" junkies and that's fine. I've been lucky enough to have teachers who focus on the self defence of aikido as well trying to reconsile the "idea" of aikido as an art that brings people together. Everyone should practice their respective arts with respect for others. Yamada Sensei is a great ambassador of the martial arts.

[@cyrilechua]

yes you are right.. when somebody wants to knock you down...knock him first. and it is better to give than to receive this is the motto of most practitioners of martial arts

[@lion782]

Exelente demostracion del poder que posee el aikido.

[@imitchellgill]

Yet, that's all we have. An expectation. I just want to see Aikido in action. I want to see it versus a striking or grappling style. I think EVERYBODY does. That's all I wanted and you started spreading it nice and thick about my art and here we are. Amazing how you are not self-aware at all.

[@qosqo]

Yamada sensey is such great master, there is no push and pulling overacting or efforting to much only the perfect using of breathing power and the sensation of neverending apprenticeship, great video thanks a lot.

[@alfonxandro]

Exclellent Aikido representation. Very good quality.

[@HUBERNAY]

increibles tecnicas. Tan fluidas que parecen facil de hacer. Me encanta el AIKIDO.

[@luilun]

I took this for about a year and the reason why it looks like that is because if you don't go with the flow you will have a joint break or injury. By allowing yourself to be thrown you prevent from getting injured

[@DHL428]

Excellent video! Thank you very much for sharing. The techniques are so smooth. The uke is doing an excellent job, too. If you do not know how to fall, you will hurt yourself badly.

[@Remoxx]

Excellent demonstration. Domo arigato. "We must keep the spirit of budo no matter how we practice."

[@naymyanmar8591]

Thank you aikido teacher Mr. Yoshimitsu yamada.

[@fifedog06]

the "skirts" are used only at the highest levels (black belt, sensei, etc), and they are for helping the teacher keep his one point, balance, and they have a tab in the back to make you keep your lower back straight.

[@ketsan]

And this is the value of weapons work: It shows you multiple strategies for putting your opponent behind you in the loop before the fight even starts. If you want to fight with swords you have to get past your opponents sword and get control of the line of attack before you can even think of striking. Which means you have to learn to close off avenues of attack and open up others so that your opponent is forced into doing something reasonably predictable allowing you to kill him.

[@naymyanmar8591]

Thank you Mr.Donovan for your excellent uke.

[@OneGettingBetter]

I was skeptical when I started. I practiced "resistive defense." For my doubt, I ate mat a lot. When you resist in a fight, you become tight and start telegraphing your weaknesses, making it that much easier for your opponent to reacquaint you with the floor. This is how O Sensei got so many students: They were trying to figure out how the little guy put them on the ground. People that have been practicing a while know that they resist at their own peril. It's better to roll with the punches.

[@bucephalus48]

I don't dare comment, Sensei Yamada, I can't second guess his "stuff", you know? I can say that with all of life's tremors, Aikido is the only peace I have found. It is profoundly sensible, I wholeheartedly would promote it, even after 25 years in the striking arts. It does not compare, it's a whole 'nother box of stuff. It's real. Before WWII, Sensei did it to you, after WWII, you had to come to him first! It was now "peaceful".. It's all based on 3' razor blades! One move had to work.

[@miloedo]

Sure it works... even more than those whom does hard techniques... Aikido gives inner peace an templance... it helps better that any other martial art because you learn how to be calm with a clear mind in aggressive situations plus use the body mass straigth... what you see in this video is "Practice" aikido uses jiujutsu forms for training, but it has no form... we can punch, kick, pull hair, pin eyes, pin articulations etc. ones you know aikido there´s no need to figth.

[@shungerford7]

The use of attackers forces against him. Plus development of harmony within ones self.

[@ketsan]

The Aikidoka's reaction speed is therefore faster. By the time the attacker is positioned to kick or delivering the kick the Aikidoka could already be back on his feet and because he's ahead in the loop he has the advantage and can seize the initiative futher disrupting the OODA loops of the attackers who are now forced to react to the Aikidoka. This is what randori teaches, the disruption of the OODA loops of multiple ukes to the point they cannot effectively attack allowing escape.

[@ieppurd]

nice to see the working with each other - opened my mind about understanding aikido

[@archie26]

RIP Yamada and Waite Sensei. Warriors of peace ☯️🥋🙌💪

[@nta699]

Both Shihans have made their transitions. Their legacy remains.

[@bucephalus48]

Having been an Aikido student for more than six years, and having received, and delivered these technigues, I can say with much clarity that these techniques are effective, and based on physics. Big, strong, out-of-control bozos are hard to deal with, in any art. But if I had one art to pin my hopes on, this would be it. Is there a magic art? No, but sensei Yamada gives a wonderful demonstration here of standard Aikido technique. Sword culture. Life or death. Make the first move count.

[@ketsan]

In Aikido we have this party trick, we get say six guys and they surround the Aikidoka and try and drag him down and then the Aikidoka collapses the pile. You have to experience an Aikidoka's base to believe it. I was shocked by how good my base is when I started judo.

[@Akbarquaran]

Keiko!! means Train! (Training). It means you should never forget to keep training, sometimes it's useful for all of us to just practice hard.

[@dhanmb]

for me, in all martial arts , i idolizes the aikido as its work is smooth and gentle, yet deadly.second is tai chi

[@Fredman5551]

i still cant believe the beauty of aikido. If used correctly, its just as painful as jujitsu and muay tai. but at the same time puts on an awesome visual display like tae kwon do.

[@ketsan]

Ukemi is the art of recieving technique part of which is what to do when you are falling. You forget that the attacker would be kicking at a target that had probably thrown himself clear and was actively moving away from him. I'm not talking about rolling on the spot here, I'm talking about systems of escape and evasion. You should play british bulldog, teaches you to stay on your feet when six guys are dragging you down. Awesome game.

[@uglybunny]

Yes, I think aikido would be effective against modern MMA techniques. A simple example: MMA fighters often shoot in for a leg sweep. A defense is to lower center of gravity and oppose the force of the attacker so he cannot take your legs or disturb your center. From there you apply rotational force to takedown your opponent. Instead of receiving the force and opposing it an aikidoist would simply step in, take an arm, and rotate his center to apply ikkyo and submit his opponent.

[@Akbarquaran]

The more you train in Aikido the better you can respond to quick punches like some1 was writing in here, and the more effective you become in controlling any opponent. Though with the more time you spend and better you get, the more you understand we are not training to bring harm to others but to make Peace. MMA and UFC have different purposes, so please don't compare them. Cheers :)

[@emperador1962]

I belonged to San Juan Aikika Aikido, my Senior Instructor Javier Vazquez Bravo Sensei and fellow practicioners follow the teaching of Yamada Sensei. i.

[@SaveDogsTV]

beautiful dance and choreography. Looks good on stage.

[@ketsan]

@Goergebenson That's because you think the moves are application techniques whereas they're actually body conditioning techniques to train the body to work as one collective whole.

[@TerreCiel13]

Another beautiful video .... These techniques show how much self-control can allow movement at the same time very strong and very fluid and aesthetic, and always in the priority not to hurt the opponent ... But I did not even this level! Thank you very much friend!

[@ketsan]

Which brings us full circle and back to my original point. BJJ doesn't seriously consider multiple attack senarios and therefore it is a tournament fighting art. At least in the UK it is because 1 v 1 is rare here.

[@jmouka]

very nice.. i've always liked yamada sensei's power and fluidity!

[@Lana_1989taylorsversion]

This is an Excellent demonstration.

[@ketsan]

No it just says that if you end up on the ground you'll be dead before you can do anything. Roughly speaking that is. Ukemi is the main defence here, if you feel like you're going off balance you take ukemi to escape your opponent and that should buy time to get up again. Hence in really good dojo tori often has to chase uke across the mat and hit him before he gets up.

[@Esteban0075]

I am new to Aikido and i always see people Comment on how it isnt practical in a fight and that its a defensive art....well a good martial artist will walk away from a fight any ways. but i like Aikido because its a fluid motion. its not stopping force with force its moving with force . I have studied JKD and now Aikido. I very much prefer Aikido.

[@N0ZWa4Z8ack]

Aikido is defense without maiming anyone. Aikido techniques can be changed In fighting multiple terrorists, Aikido would be used with other martial arts techniques. Spinning enemies would be used to keep other terrorists away (like a shield), then flip or throw terrorists onto others. During throws or flips, it's best to dislocate at least 1 enemy joint &/or break some bones. Injured terrorists can't fight as effectively. As terrorists untangle themselves, there'd be time to neutralize another.

[@ketsan]

OODA loops have to do with any decision made by a human being. The Aikidoka is aware that he is falling before the opponent is so he is ahead in the OODA loop. Plus the Aikidoka only has one course of action so his OODA loop is faster. The attacker has many different options to choose from and many other variables to consider all of which which slows down his response. Then there's the time needed to close the distance to strike and the fact that he is stationary kicking at a moving target.

[@salsalover69laters]

@salsalover69laters ...so he sent his students accross the world to launch Aikido schools to teach how to 'harmonize' with an attackers energy and then direct them in a caring and safe manner. This becomes a basic principle in life via training on the mat. He was tough as nails, but obviously a very spiritual man. The funny thing is aikido is based on defending against multiple attackers using samurai sword and technique, so it is extremely effective and if warranted can be very lethal...

[@legacy8130jj]

The choreography is magnificent great for close encounter take-down

[@michaelallen527]

We train 3-on-1 or even 7-on-1, it doesn't matter. Breathe and move, that's all it takes.

[@ketsan]

I've seen pissed Aikidoka stumble over things and be on their feet again before anyones really realised that they've fallen over. After five years ukemi becomes automatic, you even cease to try to save yourself from falling you just go with it and use your body's momentum to take ukemi.

[@ketsan]

I've seen that video. Mobility is the key to everything in Aikido including multiple attack. Judo for instance you do while stationary, I think the same holds true for BJJ stand up. At the moment of throwing you're stationary. Aikido though is, apart from koshi nage, done while in motion. If you're moving then they have to move too and it's hard to move and fight a moving target at the same time and you're shielded by the guy you're throwing.

[@uglybunny]

The very first technique you learn in Aikido is an armbar from the ground. You're right not all Aikido schools emphasize atemi -- that is to say not all schools teach strikes that make contact. This is for safety during training. In a real life situation where an attacker is non-compliant these same "strikes" may actually hit and cause damage. I'm sure the reason he added BJJ to his repetoir was to experience another martial art. BJJ has many, many good moves that I am not denying.

[@Akbarquaran]

@MrDavidX96 Yes,sometimes there is some force and people start to learn how to use Aikido effectively, but there is a very thin balance between harmony and brawling, please don't confuse the two. As per fights between aikidoka vs others : like a grand master called Fujita Masatake shihan once said : "we all train so maybe one day when we will need to apply our knowledge we would have a better chance to convince the others that they were wrong to attack. And don't forget Keiko! Keiko! Keiko!"

[@Kinematonic]

It was a pleasure to watch!

[@wheyez]

Many of these aiki techniques can be applied to forceful strikes with great effectivness! However, you must realise that many of these grabbing techniques have stemmed from the samurai era, where it would be a common attack, in an attempt to prevent a samurai from drawing his sword, for various reasons! Also applies to being grabbed in the street, common for women, also in bars ...etc! This is a very good demo, also look up Nishio sensei & daito ryu, as they are also very good! oh steven segal!

[@ketsan]

I mean we still attack weak points in the armour during weapons work, we still use weapons in conjunction with throws and joint locks koryu jujutsu style. Weapon attacks are still the basis of our attacks, defence against and use of a weapon is still the basis of our kata. We still use kata! The reference point for technical correctness is if do the kata with a bokken and if your cuts are in the right place your kata is correct. Although it isn't koryu the koryu influence is easy to see.

[@ketsan]

There's a difference between a punch and a thrust. There is no direct defence against punching in Aikido, you simply have to enter in and clinch. Thursting through is a different matter, the intent is different it is actually a weapon attack. Rather than just hitting the opponent the intention is to drive a weapon into the body. And even then you don't catch it you rely on timing to be in the right place to meet it.

[@guererodelluz]

real life does not evolve around fights, real life doesn't work like that. There are other things like: social dynamics, health, education, intelligence, success, goal setting, money making,fun,personality, confidense, humour, charisma,relationships, feeling good, nature,people, pr.....etc In that sense, i think Aikido people use it and make it work in every aspect of their life. As for real fights(very rare)>depends on the character,situational awareness, who hurts first...and luck

[@mattsmith111991]

To people asking if aikido is effective to some degree yes but it is more off a philosophy aikkijujutsu is the practical aplication for self defence

[@roythomas4164]

matt smith

[@imitchellgill]

It was a Nick Diaz fight against a guy from Japan. He just friggin stood there with both hands up and wide waiting for the jab. He planned to block it and counterpunch with power. That was the plan. It sounded GREAT!! What happened? Diaz landed a merciless jab while looking at the guy like "are you serious?" and eventually knocked him the fuck out. People who convince themselves that they can easily block a punch are in for an ugly surprise. This guy was a pro and found out it was futile

[@imitchellgill]

We have adult, beginner and advanced classes. Blue belts train with whites and purples help out too. Great community. You don't have to tell me that all the ranks train together. I did it. I remember watching first kyu at work and I remember them telling me that applying Aikido in a real fight was damn hard. I remember watching the advanced students train and I still maintain that it was unrealistic. 6th kyu or any you still see the training and the results. More than you can say for BJJ

[@Mrpepebart]

excelentes tecnicas dan un panorama mas amplio de la tecnica marcial del aikido su disciplina, genial , felicidades

[@colodius]

the problem with the techniques being shown here is that: the attacker must also learn Aikido. It's like: "Ok, I have to fall now". Sometimes it feels more natural to use the basic aikido techniques, when a normal-person-uke can fall effectively. Kote gaishi is my favorite.

[@salsalover69laters]

As with any brawl one guy thru a punch and the brawl spread because of malicious intent on some parts and fear of being attacked by others who threw the first punch at someone else instead. I first learned Aikido in 93 and have since never earned 1 belt...I concentrated on the principles of aikido such as blending with an attack and throwing....but I have learned so much more from Aikido than physical technique...I have been in many situations that were deadly, but never had to use technique!

[@nickninja27]

In my opinion, aikido is a great style for fighting multiple people.

[@PhillipCameron]

a gentle man none of this apology stuff goes on the boxing site its good to hear life is too short to be angry all the time but some people can get you close take care

[@ketsan]

I've never seen an Aikidoka knocked down and not roll back onto their feet. It's practically instincitive in Aikidoka.

[@ketsan]

Got the book! As I suspected it's just old school Judo. Amusingly a lot of it is found in Aikido too although we add tai sabaki to produce kuzushi and use atemi etc.

[@VincePicton]

4 post comment:- I think it is very sad that people seem to be missing the whole point of Aikido: It was derived from Judo/Jujitsu anyway, but more importantly it is known as 'The Art of Peace' for a reason. You can be taught to defend yourself easily with a gun in just a few hours, but to defend yourself with a feather takes a lifetime. In the process however we forge and temper our mind to become calm, peaceful and accepting of other people and to accept that they have their own views.

[@ketsan]

People are always like "Why doesn't anyone try punching during your randori" and the answer is that tori isn't going to stick around to get punched. The only option is to grapple and getting that initial grip on someone that's moving and using atemi isn't easy, if you close enough to grab you're close enough to get punched. If you manage to get a grip they can harmonise with it, use your movement to off balance you and you end up on the floor.

[@ketsan]

You said if the Aikidoka tripped over or stumbled, that was the premise under discussion.

[@ketsan]

And I admitted that ages ago. It's interesting that so many BJJ schools seem to ignore the standing side though. That's because 40 and 41 are techniques and this video is kata.

[@TheDarkRaged]

now i know what yoshimitsu really looks like!

[@ketsan]

Depends. In training you generally throw people across the mat, in the street and if you're having a full on training session you throw them through the floor. There have been times when I've not taken ukemi correctly while being thrown across the mat and I've been badly injured, as in three months hobbling around on crutches. I dread to think what would happen if I screwed up while being thrown INTO the mat.

[@suckerpunchxx99]

I am 5'6" and have used a mixture of Judo, Jujitsu, Aikido and Kung Fun in many situations. It only takes one good slam to the ground, into a wall or a good wrist lock and they don't want anymore. I am also trained in Tae Kwon Do, but I prefer to use the attackers own energy against him.

[@purplesaxark]

The technique at 2:02 is just plain awesome!!!

[@ketsan]

Before you can say what Aikido needs you actually need to know how Aikido trains. Normal Aikido training in the high kyu grades tests everything sparring tests. My instructor will get the biggest guy in the dojo to try and lock me down. I'm constantly having people try and take me down and every time I enter in it has to be in such a way that it puts me in a dominant position from which I can't be struck and from which uke can't recover. If uke can resist I'm doing something wrong.

[@julianlookh]

Honestly, try doing that Aikido thing in MMA or K1. Students who fights, the best defend is to go for a quick finishing move. I love Aikido for its elegant moves and mind blowing locks but it is more of an art. Your opponent is not going to slow-mo attack u, is not easy to fend off a quick punch, moreover to grab it. Cheers

[@SirTKC]

very beautiful ! Inspiring ! From a very young aikido student.

[@Ddrove]

If I breathe - that's Aikido. O'Sensei

[@fudo9]

@isaeagle4031Thanks you for that very understandable explanation. I believe the title - Advanced Aikido is misleading. Using your fine example tenkan can be performed by grounding the centre and using a hip rotation. This takes out an unnecessary - step back - step forward - and make the technique dynamic.

[@GEACHAPI]

Es hermoso este arte marcial, espero no tener que usarlo nunca, y para aquellas personas que están pensando usarlo para pelear, no es el propósito

[@horsey74]

I was toying with the idea of doing a video of my overweight self, topless shaddow boxing after 4 tins of strongbow. I'm just a touch worried whether my vid would have such a polished finish as this video and I'm almost certaint that it wouldnt be quite so technically stylised. Any views

[@ketsan]

It's not about moving the bokken it's about making sure your body positioning, distancing and angles is correct. Uchi Kaiten for example you cut the femoral artery which ensures you're at the correct distance to stretch and unbalance uke, then you make 270 degree turn to decapitate them, which also locks up their shoulder, elbow and wrist, which gives you a lever to bring them down with. But if your cuts aren't in the right place, your none of it works.

[@NeoIbnuSoodin]

aikido is not about attack..it about to reflect ur opponent's power

[@ketsan]

I don't talk much about BJJ I talk about ground work be that BJJ, JJ, Judo. Actually the local BJJ class is far more expensive than my Aikido class and they have different classes for different grades. In my dojo everyone regardless of rank trains together and does the same stuff on the whole. Daito ryu is koryu jujutsu, it's a system created by people that survived on the battlefield long enough to teach what they'd learned and that was passed on to Aikido.

[@fohnjoster]

Everyone realizes that this is just "practice" right? one might not use any of these techniques in a self defence situation, but you will use the elements like: balance, coordination, off balancing, safe distancing, connection with partner, reading body movements. Like BJJ, aikido is more about body postioning, relaxation, and feeling your partners mistakes. How do you practice those things?? One way is to focus on those while practicing techniques and applying them to Randori.

[@imitchellgill]

Interesting choice of words. "Aikidoka avoid the clinch." I try and avoid the flu. Still get it. Aikidoka could find themselves in the clinch or taken from behind and they have no time to react. Or, they can slip and trip over something on the ground. It happens not fighting. If you want to try and avoid it, great idea! But if you DO end up on your back, you need options to get away. BJJ trains for this and nobody advocates your back in a street fight. Doesn't mean it can't happen.

[@imitchellgill]

I think it makes a lot of sense to train for a worst case scenario instead of trying to minimize it's occurrence. An Aikidoka can be back on his feet before anyone can react. Anyone else think that this sounds vaguely superhuman? Reminds me of the guy in a UFC waiting for opponent to punch. They figured they could block and counter punch. Sounded good. Ended badly. Got nailed at will. Training accidents are in a controlled environment. Can't be compared to a skirmish elsewhere.

[@imitchellgill]

Great. Add them to your favorites so I can see one. And then I'll find a one on one fight in the UK.

[@ketsan]

I still am talking about multiple attackers, the assumption in Aikido is that it is multiple attack. Did I say faster than anyone can see? Did I say it was infallible? I'm just stating that there's far more to Aikido than you think. I've seen Aikidoka fights, I've used Aikido. Aikido draws on nigh on 1000 years of battlefield experience, we do have quite a lot of bases covered, more than most people realise. But then most people get 6th kyu decide they know everything and leave.

[@ketsan]

The same could be said of Aikido though. Aikidoka are seriously hard to take down because we're used to taking ukemi which so much of the time is an attempt to regain posture after it's been broken. Eventually you end up being good at it. It would seem though that whatever's written that in practice, as shown from the various videos, the prioity of the BJJer is to get down on the ground ASAP.

[@N0ZWa4Z8ack]

The man being thrown & flipped did some acrobatic moves & break falls to avoid injury. An untrained opponent wouldn't be that smooth. Though traditionally Aikido is meant to avoid serious injury, there are risks. The demonstration opponent was using wise precautions.

[@TheKillHaa]

i just met a 4Th dan on this, explainme with fewer an painful ways what aikido is. :p simple amazing, i came to youtube to see more of tihs. thanks for share.

[@imitchellgill]

Here is a bit of BJJ education before you start reading the Gracie's book. They don't like being on the ground in every situation either. They also point out that the fight sometimes ends there whether you like it or not. You better have options. Remember, there was a member of the family that always ended up on his back. They needed a strategy and they explored many options. If it didn't work it wasn't kept.