Aikido - Ueshiba Moriteru Doshu - 51st All Japan Aikido Demonstration 2013

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Aikido Doshu Moriteru Ueshiba's demonstration at the 51st All Japan Aikido Demonstration at the Nippon Budokan.
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[@Lin-ij9vk]

I am just in love with how smooth Aikido is, that is if that's the right way to say it.

[@billdesinger8604]

In response to negative comments re aikido being all show, look up the word « demonstration ». This is an overview of the elements of aikido, not meant to hurt the opponent. Aikido in a genuine application, while being primarily defensive oriented, can break or otherwise damage joints or limbs.

[@raymondmendezjr47]

The art of fighting with out fighting. .

[@RajmundThe]

The art of flying and fake attacks

[@earlyburg]

Wow he got a lot better in the last 20 years apparently. Thanks for posting.

[@mattbrown4895]

I am enjoying the harmony exhibited. Ueshiba Moriteru looks to be a great master who cares more about not injuring his students/uke than making "perfect" waza.

[@tosheee]

This is a technique demonstration, and it's sole purpose is to demonstrate techniques, that is all. All of you with negative comments should see a sword art demonstration, whether eastern or western swordplay, the same, it is a demo. You can't expect chopped of limbs flying everywhere during a sword art demonstration, even worse, most sword art sparring uses mock-weapon, guess Einstein, no chopped off limbs flying all over the place. Plus, you can't find chopped of limbs anywhere on the street because nobody is allowed to carry live blades around nowadays. But do test a fencing athlete for example, they can't punch properly, they can't kick properly, but they sure as hell trained to move quicker and more precise than us. I've tested a sword art practitioner once, he doesn't even know how to clinch a fist, but he did guessed which hand I'm gonna use to attack even before my fingers are closed, while once I've said that sword art should stay in museums. True that this is one of the most impractical martial art, but if you said it's useless... hell, ballet dancing is useless, let's see if your muscle is as strong and flexible as a ballet dancer.

[@richmann2264]

You are the first advanced Aikidoka that I have ever heard calling Aikido “impractical”. If that is true, my practice was truly a waste - I was wanting to know how to deal effectively with violence in real life. I thought O-Sensi himself said Aikido was for that purpose... Aikido is a great fighting art imho - unless you are factually correct! I understand O-Sensei constantly refined Aikido. Maybe this is missing in today’s Aikido - the classical art, the arts that have incorporated Aikido principles not withstanding. It’s good Aikido can strengthen the body, as well as other benefits. I have always said, the ravages of age, infirmity and illness are the real life battles we must all face! O-Sensei had quite a past dealing with real violence. I wonder if he even considered Aikido a fighting art. But, like Judo, he never intended it for competition. Today’s Aikidoka are going to have to chose a path, and consistently state that Aikido is NOT for ring fighting - as has be clearly proven! If it is really “impractical”, then I guess nothing else matters. I still thing health and vitality throughout life IS “practical”!! But I think Aikido does have real world VIOLENCE controlling practicality, Aikidoka should find ways of demonstrating and polishing some of these real-world applications and participating in styles/demonstrations that do - on some level. I don’t know, but I DO think Aikidoka need to stop taking the bait trying to “prove” Aikido in a ring!!

[@jasonchangdalekrule]

@@richmann2264 I believe that what he means by "impractical" is that there are few situations where Aikido should be picked over other martial arts, since it seeks NOT to harm the aggressor. In most self-defense situations, it's unwise to trade personal safety to keep the aggressor safe.

[@sumchi3690]

Back in the day of Samurai against Samurai it was most practical.

[@timmay301]

the old guy is a very good dancer.

[@LIAikikai]

Thank you for making these videos available so quickly.

[@calypsopiter]

I really liked it. Meditation in movement, very peaceful, only looking at it was soothing.

[@TimothyOBrien1958]

Having studied Aikido, and several other arts, in several of these techniques, I'd have disengaged one hand, kept him focused on the other and punched his liver, taken his legs out from under him, etc.

[@domenicomilito2933]

Alla base di tutto c’è sempre la respirazione ,il ki è fondamentale,vedere un maestro all opera è sempre una grossa emozione

[@msmathcomp]

Thanks for making this great video available!

[@AlexandreSilva-fr2hf]

excelente a demonstração de aikido

[@joedelgado5336]

Awesome moves great teacher fantastic an very inspiring an educational. Thank you

[@francoisedouliez9092]

Magnifique démonstration, merci

[@watro1]

Great post. Thank you for putting it up here.

[@Porcupethtonia]

The attackers here aren't resisting any of these techniques; because they are just that: attackers. They are trying to attack their master's center of balance by "entering" (There are more forms of attack than just a fist. Ask a wrestler). Nobody ever won a fight by just resisting techniques. Resisting effective techniques (Key word being effective) only leaves you vulnerable to strikes and open to more aggressive attacks. Effective striking (Karate, Muy Thai, etc) is crucial to performing Aikido that's actually going to work in a real situation. I've been training in Aikido enough years that I know this from experience. A buddy of mine challenged me where he was going to fully resist a basic Aikido Shiho Nage (this technique: 0:14) . He's 5'10 220 lbs and I'm 6'2 230 lbs so we're basically the same size. He tried to pull away but I still used his momentum to lock him into the technique and take his balance, only instead of falling down gracefully by not resisting, it torqued his wrist, hyper extended his elbow and locked his rotary cuff as he painfully flopped awkwardly onto the ground. This left my poor buddy on the ground writhing in pain for a good 2-3 minutes. Resistance only works on techniques if they aren't effective, but it doesn't make an effective technique any less effective. Just my two cents. :)

[@1Invinc]

Well said. Not to mention, this is a demonstration. And joker comes into the comment section to talk smack about resistance is missing the point of a demonstration.

[@Porcupethtonia]

1Invinc Yes, there are many jokers and keyboard warriors in the comments section. :)

[@plusaeroservices3235]

What I see is that the attackers are not actually attacking him, they are just playing their roll on the demonstration and that is ok, but I wonder how many times had this master being actually attacked by someone? Would his martial art work the same inside and out of his dojo? Does not seem like it. He might have 50 years of practicing demos but no more than that. Martial dance and martial art are not the same, if it will not be effective to protect in a real combat you might as well play tennis instead of go to a dojo.

[@plusaeroservices3235]

Scott M OK, thanks for the imput, but then my appreciation is correct, he is training to beat his own enemy within and problably will not face a real one ever. He is entitled to do it but my point is that people should understand the difference. Some of them train with Budo masters and pretend that they are invincible on real combat. That is not the case acording to your statement.

[@plusaeroservices3235]

Scott M My mentioning of tennis is only to say that it would not in any way make you better in real combat the same as Budo practicing. It is actually dangerous to belive that you can move the opponent's mind. I don't doubt that this master can move his studen'ts minds as they belive in him but that would not work with someone that is not submited to his mind control. If you limit your range of action to your dojo you may actually belive that you have immense power without having it out of your determined range of action or group of followers. Now I understand why so many Aikido masters get beaten by other fighters, and why they look surprised when their "mind control" do not work. To carry a gun without bullets may apply in this case, or carry it without ever practice or shoot with it. When you may need it against a real opponent it might not work. It is very comfortable to train in a close range where you play the role of a master and all others play the roles of followers, and where they are willing to drop to the ground and not resist as anyone would normally do but that would be like living in a Segal movie.

[@moisesgustavocorreapinto5972]

leveza e magia em uma arte de defesa!

[@denverstapleton7621]

im tired of trying to emphasize the value of ALL Martial Arts, Great display! Osu!

[@victorespino5650]

The dude being flipped is working the hardest here

[@aristemiralencar2014]

Muito show. Apesar de eu não praticar ,gosto muito e admiro demais. Muita disciplina , técnica aplicada.

[@tyroneasterino5527]

This method of practice is for all levels in this first basic beginning kata the first entry level aikido up to each Dan and a thought. About closing in lethal situations if in defense from an attacker..

[@olivierbourgeois6920]

super demo

[@rsamuraiss8669]

Respect to you Sir !

[@BluePittbull666]

thx gr8 demo

[@marlenisilva6571]

So good!

[@daisyrubyburgosbarrenechea5020]

Artes Marciales es una disciplina para nuestro cuerpo :)

[@cmpf3158]

practiced for a while, I know they didn't fake it. They don't have to catch you if you think they have to grab first. What they do is touch you slightly in a purpose to control your movement in a rhythm as they wish so they can run their technics against you, and of course they have to move faster and in an efficient way too. That "dancing" by uke you saw is actually a way for uke not to get injured; you'll get your hand twisted if you don't do that, that why they practice how to fall either. For the big guy out there, you think you're strong enough? You'll be surprised of what kii can do. * I don't practice it anymore since I was too busy with works, but I wish I can join the training again. I'm new to aikido, but I do understand the pain when practicing it. Try it yourself before you judge them.

[@richardjhon_rj1985]

Lindo aikido y los ukes muy expertos

[@user-xd7ws1ns3y]

Наверно не легко жить в тени славы своего отца. Очень плавно и красиво выполнено, мне понравилось.

[@JamesWalker-ky5yr]

I just love Aikido. It's not actual fighting, though. Back in the day, I had the opportunity to work out at a top Aikido school. I would slightly change the angles and the black belts would be confused. Aikido makes you strong and the camaraderie was exceptional. As with BJJ, watch your joints.

[@dragons3768]

que coisa impressionante, maravilha, sensacional, eu ficaria a noite toda aqui postando elogios

[@MiAikidoDominicano]

Este es un video de colecccion, no dejen de verlo

[@betikewatdo3287]

Aïkido is letting go of the need to win and learning the art of allowing

[@JoseFuentes-fn3dl]

It's not about competition. This would not be a good competition art anyway. It's about quick restraining and pain compliance to immobilize an attacker.

[@hlee2]

Keep in mind that this is just a technical display of techniques that sometimes may appear flashy and not practical to use in a real fight. However, there are Aikido techniques that are tried and tested to be reliable and that is why certain aspects of it are incorporated in training military and security forces worldwide. While many may think that this "rehearsed" performance is silly, why not look at it as a practice session as there are no real tournaments in Aikido? At least they are not practicing against a sandbag or a wooden dummy lol....

[@KousikZaman]

steven seagal will be very happy to meet u

[@ultramax6442]

So you mean to say practicing aikido is better than punching the punching bag?

[@GregDAuriculotherapie]

Bienveillant,centré,sobre,fluide. Du grand aikido

[@silington1]

Aikido's for dodging not fighting, you throw your opponent down and run away

[@suhardirachmad5178]

LUAR BIASA... MANTAP

[@vonmilash823]

Swing your partner round and round...

[@markdirigible9062]

sometimes it looks like the attacker is complying with the Master, but it clearly is a matter of avoiding injury to go with the fall, There are some great counter-joint and counter balance moves in this video. If a real attacker tried to injure the Master, I think they would be on the losing side of the equation.

[@rsamuraiss8669]

++MikeDunn, it is called flow of movement, it is necessary in demonstration environment otherwise big Injury can occur. my respect to you sir,,,,,

[@andyhomer4015]

No disrespect my friend, but have you ever used aikido outside the dojo or against a non compliant opponent?

[@aikidoclubGamajundojo]

КРАСИВО

[@solsist__3291]

The thing I like with akido, it does not have senses who bring pain, there mellow.

[@robertwylie4296]

Look, no one fights in the dojo, so what happens is maybe you avoid one attack and then lead someone into a wall, a bench, a bar and try not to get them killed, it's called using your environment, why punch or hit someone when you can let the environment do that for you, something like aikido is very different in a urban environment where there are lots of hard objects, cars and walls, poles. Also aikido is much better appreciated once you come back to it from more realistic self defense, not fake street fighting sparring, which is fighting not ending. Fighting and let's say ending a situation are very different.

[@trackak0s21]

if the techniques are applied fast with resistance its very possible you will break an arm!

[@alexcernea3626]

For all those saying that this looks staged. You are absolutely right! It is staged to demonstrate the techniques. But I challenge you try touching Doshu Moriteru in real life. You will... NOT be able to do it. Period! His "attackers", are sensei (teachers) themselves and they know how to fall, roll and not to oppose the movement applied by Doshu Moriteru. Someone like you, will most likely end up with a broken hand, in the best case scenario. If you want to learn more, I suggest you do a search about the founder of Aikido, O-Sensei Morihei Ueshiba. Your search will come upon stories told by those who witnessed his fights with Japanese Karate masters of his time and how he was not even touched in these fights.

[@andyhomer4015]

Nice to watch, completely impractical in the street though would never work, but I appreciate the skill and grace of it all

[@Sgtbigmike]

I respect this martial art a lot but I seriously would rely on more street fighting sensitive martial arts like Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, or even Boxing. Trying to "catch" punches will put you at great risk of getting knocked out. Doing this to where you can get proficient enough to use this on the street will take years whereas you can learn basic self defense from the more popular MMA in a matter of months.

[@kendalisadouche]

There is a big difference between self defense and combat sports. If you take what you do in a cage to the street there could be big problems, especially with the reality of combat, no rules, multiple opponents, weapons, people that are bigger, faster and stronger than you... Real self defense focuses on explosively and decisively putting an injury on your attacker. MMA purposely avoids the sensitive areas of the body for obvious reasons, because it's a sport, and in the situation where you need to use something physical, you will do what you train.

[@My_You_Tube]

HollywoodKendrick amen

[@juhahalonen2622]

+Sgtbigmike You can get a gun faster and the end results for defending are what you would expect from a quick and brutal solution to a problem. You can carry a knife and thrust it into someones throat as soon as you feel threatened. You can kick a person to their head with your heel. These are all just solutions and ways to overcome a problem. A violent solution to a violent problem is the most straight forward and easiest. It is also the one with most pain, yours or theirs. It is easy to brutally attack without restraints. Some choose a peaceful method like Aikido which takes years to master and through practice of it they can gain insight not only onto a martial art but to themselves. This insight will be translated to a new level of human understanding, which allows a person to avoid violent confrontations all together. If escalation to physical violence does happen, these individuals can disarm the situation with least amount of harm to themselves or the attackers.

[@-sisjsksn]

But still MMA is more effective than traditional martial art

[@wedkarstwoKOOWypuscRybe]

i to jest perfekcja ruchu

[@dejanmarkovic3040]

There's one thing I don't get about Aikido. Do we train to defend from other aikidoka? If yes, what' the purpose of it? If not, then why aren't we trained to defend from genuine fist hits? When you google the effectiveness of aikido, there's always some demonstration with a master for whom the students have too much respect to actually try and hurt him and they fall like the bad guys in those naive '80s action movies without actually being forced to fall. If there's a risk that the master will injure the attacker, then he is not skilled enough, is he? I mean, I live in Serbia where most people go to the gym, or they practice other martial arts, or boxing, or kick-boxing, whatever....and thoe are the people who want to pick a fight....and those are the people who can really hit...some of them can hit so quick that it would require impeccable skills in aikido to even see it coming and thus prevent it....and even then if you are just one part of a second late, for which there is much more probability than to actually react timely, you can get seriously injured or even killed. Nobody's gonna attack you with a sword in reality, no mattter where you live, not even in the heart of Kyoto....even there you might go out for dinner or a drink and some frustrated, insecure idiot will attack you and what do you do then? I mean I love aikido, I love the philosophy, I love the non-violent ideal of defence and establishing harmony, but it's still a martial art...just because Jedi in the Star Wars movie are partially inspired by Samurai, doesn't mean that if you train aikido, you have Jedi skills and you can ''use the force'' to deflect any attack. I would really appreciate if an aikido master would find the time for a relatively elaborate reply to my question, and thank you in advance, whoever you are.

[@gryf13bs]

+Dejan Markovic Man actually it's not that we don't want to hurt him, it's that we can't. he is too strong. and Aikido don't use strength at all, that's why we need to train slowly.

[@Pjrfreitas]

Hello Dejan Aikido in its essence is the art of peace this means that although it comes from a martial background and does have a lot of effective and damaging techniques in its essence it’s a way to know oneself and improve our own way to handle any situation that arises. Combat it is only one outcome from a confrontation. What aikido teaches most is that you have limits, you can be fast as lighting striking but I guarantee there will be someone else that is faster. There is always someone stronger, what you learn is that even those people have limits. Martial speaking aikido base is working by stressing joints and use the unbalance of an attacker against him to help him understand that him attacking is futile and unnecessary. We as human beings should be pursuing a more peaceful way of interacting and we are aggressive by nature, aikido can work has a gym for instance as an escape for that. Morihei creator of this art intended to have something more spiritual a way to connect humans in a positive light and not in a more peaceful way. If you walk around in your life afraid that something is going to happen or you are always thinking you are going into a fight the odds are that it will happen, but if you walk confident of yourself with positive energy it will be a very rare situation you will need actually to use any kind of martial art in the street. Aikido it is more than a set of techniques it is a spiritual path and philosophy of life.

[@slavneslavne]

Аикидо је симпатичан за дружење и упознавање девојака, и за кардио кондицију ако често вежбаш. Није за борбу. Његова сврха, ако тражиш дубље, је комерцијална, уљуљкивање да си безбедан а ниси, и циркуска представа. Додуше ту сврху имају многе друге "вештине". Неке су применљиве као теквондо, али и даље чешће непрактичне у реалној употреби због високих ударца ногама, што је у реалној борби недопустиво опасно. Права корисна вештина је рецимо бокс.

[@ThePhilipoconnor]

When are the students/'opponents' going to actually attack him with an actual attack???

[@slimvictor]

+Phil OConnor This is a good question, because it is too hard to see what the heck is happening in Aikido. I have been practicing for 4 years and still don't understand, mostly. But see my reply to Dejan Markovic (just above) for a short explanation.

[@marc-andrebrun8942]

Never! We learn to adapt attack with the level of the partner. People who practice aïkido don't have time to waist with antagonism so we always cooperate. The thing is to share time each other to make some progress. I think, Aïkido, is not suitable for ordinary people; it requires a certain kind of aristocratic spirit.

[@karimpaulrifaat3443]

Bien. Venue. ❤

[@karimpaulrifaat3443]

Pour.. La dance., ❤

[@juanceto07]

como se llama la pelicula ?

[@Damian-cj2zu]

Coś pięknego :-)

[@dapidminiAiki]

in some dojo you'll find that some -if not most- of the younger guys WILL try their best to resist your technique. and since they know what you're going to do, they are much more non-compliant than most people outside the dojo..

[@normski262]

As normal, the best at a skill always makes it look so, easy, bugger, wish I was that good!!!

[@pecktd]

Mucho arigato gozaimasu, Guilaume San!!! Are u training in Hombu Dojo!?

[@Sgtbigmike]

What is the name of that small bit of music at the end of the video? It's beautiful.

[@Sgtbigmike]

Nevermind, I found it some how. If you need the name of it look up the track called "Japanese Summer" by Guilluame Erard.

[@MikeDunn]

It looked like the opponents were flipping themselves.

[@Centrinario]

They kinda were, but that's because they had to. When someone twists your joint, your body has to follow suit or the joint will snap. The first thing you learn in AIkido is how to fall. If you fall correctly, you avoid harm.

[@shogun5638]

MikeDunn to know aikido is to understand it to do that you need to learn it. uke's don't just well you say flipping. which it's called breakfalling they don't just breakfall themselves it's techniques what's applied that you have to go with it. if you didn't do that 100% injuries would very much happen so now you know just like I said and also golden boy mentioned ?

[@pimpdalyrical]

Well yeah. Otherwise they go down head first. Even on a mat, that's not going to go well for them.

[@earthandwind820]

I learned Hapkido and one of the first things we were taught how to do was fall and roll.

[@ToniMattTony]

They are flipping themselves . Aikido is a dance, your partner has to help. As far as Aikido as a fighting system or a self defense, forget it.

[@kesslerwatson4085]

Wow

[@shellykilker4564]

Oh it works, trust me!

[@jimtal3513]

I know i had someone in my team that he broke his hand and he had to go to the doctors for months

[@Tetrodioxide]

One question: Would this martial art work on a gang of ferocious attacking squirrels? I have reason to ask this.

[@luisroiz7229]

Esta bien para evitar que te quiten el reloj de la muñeca

[@ohermanndavebrahi6691]

you have the right to fight: you have many sport or martial art for that... Aikido is not what you need

[@MarkedInBlack]

If they didnt flip, they would have dislocated/broken wrists and/or hyper extended elbows. The flips and rolls are to prevent injury. Maybe not practical in MMA arenas, but effective against bullies, drunks, and tough guy street punks.

[@H4I2I2EE]

Can you be more specific? What technique doesn't work against what and why?

[@cheryang7104]

I think I have seen some of these grabbing moves in Tekken game.

[@Jrflippp990]

I love to see people's comments about Aikido. They basically boil down to this: I can't do that, so it's obviously fake/choreographed/ineffective. Thanks for putting the video up.

[@morgenholz]

The art of learning how to fall without being hurt.

[@jordanmackenzie6014]

Aikido is a great art to practice for your health and has self defense practicalities against an untrained combatant. It would be very limited against a modern MMA fighter however. So many people practice MMA these days and even more watch it on TV, we should all consider MMA as the bench mark if we want to prepare ourselves for a real world self defense situation. As a law enforcement DT and military hand hand to hand combat instructor I review dozens of cases a week by video and I can assure you that the untrained street punk is fighting like their idols in the UFC. Or at least they are trying too. Aikido combined with some Judo and some hard style Karate would make for very effective self defense skills.

[@Centrinario]

You have horrible logic. Any martial art, Aikido or anything else, is only as effective as the person using it. There are no benchmarks. MMA is a sport. Comparing that to self defense won't make sense because the two simply aren't alike at all. If you were a true martial arts instructor, you would know this.

[@jordanmackenzie6014]

spoken by a person that has never been in a fight in his life

[@jordanmackenzie6014]

there are always benchmarks. Golden fool

[@Centrinario]

Timothy Grabarczyk Who said anything about athletic abilities, dumbshit? I said that the "benchmark" she spoke of is something she invented but doesn't actually exist. MMA is a sport. Not self defense.

[@ChisholmCooke]

An effective mix training would be Aikido and from that point, any aggresive counter attacks inbetween the movements. It's not one to just fend off you're opponent these days, or for that matter any point in history... one must demonstrate a sense a being that will not take being attacked lightly, reverberating it back in great force, not wrathful and not vengeful, but rather animal assertion of dominance.... Because let's face it, that's all some of us animals really understand.

[@joelsonarcas6287]

👍👍👏

[@Pressplay267]

Umm yeah this would definitely not work in a real street fight it just looks good that's about it

[@TheRealAnarchrox]

Itust be argued that this demonstration makes it look as though the martial arts is ineffective due to the "attackers" going along with the moves used on them. It looks more like a graceful dance. I'm not saying Aikido is ineffective but I am saying the demonstration for its purpose is ineffective.

[@brandaanvandebotermet4579]

+TheRealAnarchrox you woudn`t want to injure your students would you? even if you cooperate some techniques remain painful to a certain extent

[@sobreaver]

It looks so... 'dumb' but when you got one of those big guy throwing you on the floor for real, this art's respect just raise by itself whether you want it or not ;)

[@kalbogwapo1536]

Looks like the surface have been scratched... just the surface. These are the known masters/grandmasters what about the unknown???

[@tiamat2009yt]

The guy with dark hair likes spinning through the air... so much so that the other guy hardly touches him and he does cartwheels

[@Spjungen]

One thing I wanna see more of is cross-disciplinary sparring...i.e. an Aikido defender taking on a fast, proficient, and aggressive Kung Fu or Jiu Jitsu attacker, or Muay Thai or something that's really focused on fast, aggressive attacks. I personally dislike these kinds of arts now that I've grown up and matured since my childhood when it all seemed "cool," because you're not only fighting life energy through the aggression, but giving your intentions away and making you more predictable. For this reason, I truly love and respect the art, spirit, and philosophy of Aikido as a reactionary form, rather than an instigative one. Nevertheless...there are some fast, skilled, and deadly fighters out there and Aikido should hone itself against them and expand its horizons, rather than have sparring and practice strictly between Aikido practitioners.

[@agustinmolina6660]

There is a reason aikido is not competitive, my friend. We don't want to test the strength of our muscles or prove we are better than another martial art by standing on their bloody and bashed bodies. We look forward to perfecting every move. i have a 2nd dan fukushidoin that teaches me and he keeps learning with higher dans and even with us, his students. It is true that if you want to know how to destroy a man's face with your knuckles, a few months of something like boxing is enough, but in the end, that's all you get. Aikido gives you spiritual flexibility against everything not only physical opponenents but life throws at you. If you think Aikido is not for you, follow another path, but if you seek for a lifetime of training and learning with great spiritiual rewards, you are welcome to tag along and follow the Aikido with us.

[@adiyos9275]

easy look but very dificult to do

[@neryfernandes6914]

Arigato Gosai Mashtá

[@filmzen281]

What are the pants that they are wearing called?

[@guillaumeerard]

filmzen these are called hakama. You can read an article I wrote about it here: www.guillaumeerard.com/daito-ryu-aiki-jujutsu/articles/why-do-yudansha-wear-hakama

[@hotviggen]

+filmzen hakama .. the pleats have meaning .. folding is a honorable ritual ...

[@isaiahkenny3544]

OSU!

[@user-xs3qt8pf1f]

Танцы.

[@jtstar10]

In slo mo, aikido is game...at full speed, game over, Aikido!!!

[@lohphat]

None of those "attacks" were active. They struck a pose and approached simply to be compliantly thrown. They don't represent a real attack scenario against a swinging, strong, potentially armed opponent. This was more an uke demonstration.

[@scarx89]

I can't understand why they just can't have a real person attack them instead of this choreography. A demonstration would be much more believable and entertaining if the guy didn't already know every move his assistant is going to do. Not bashing Aikido here, just want to see if it is practical not just against random noobs but against some one that also is skilled.

[@AndresGonzalez-ej5iq]

Ok, go and try a class of Aikido and as a Uke (attacker) don't fall to the ground, don't move, just resist the counterattack. If you have any joints after the class you can tell if its practical or not. By the way, first learn that Aikido is not a violent Martial Art and always try to cause as minimal harm to the opponent as possible. Good luck.

[@MrFraserj]

Andres Gonzalez and then do the defences on your knees as in the clip. I practice Japanese Ju Jtitsu and I have tons of respect for a man that can move like that on his knees.

[@khaledlhl4871]

But he don't know !! they take an another aikidoka because he know fall, someone who does not know will really hurt

[@maltejedstrom9324]

I wanna see people actually being able to take down the master sometime..

[@brandaanvandebotermet4579]

+Malte Jedstrom Aikido only focuses on defence so there is no offencive in Aikido. If the master is the attacker well than the student will "take him down"...

[@maltejedstrom9324]

Then what is their goal? To learn how it feels to be taken down? Please tell me, I don't understand what their goal is...

[@marc-andrebrun8942]

I can tell you. The goal is to share time with fellows to improve ourselves with good practice and make some progress in both physical and spiritual aspect. Fighting is a waist of time, so the first thing you learn with aïkido is to avoid it.

[@user-sw8oo9fl4y]

Ево жи силу против ниво это айкидо👌👌👍

[@bqfilms]

Aikido is practical but you have to be quick. remember; you use your opponent weight and power against him

[@conradogarcia9109]

Mi non bre es conrado estudie judo en cuba antes del 59 en la academia militar del caribw fuicanpionde esgrima nivel nacional en el 8 11 60 llege a miami alos 20 enpece el karate increible con cinta blanca o amarilla mi maestro louis jacob reto a un 4 dan conmigo lo hice tretrocer hacia atras barrios metros di kick boxing le gane a 4 de mas esperiencia kung fu igual gane a superiores a mi etc etc se ding mac y otros estilos vivtoria y 50 anos

[@yoshit9819]

Unrealistic. Fights don't happen this way. No one comes at you in this manner. The most effective is usually the least complicated technique. Punches, kicks, wrestling (jiujitsu)

[@NIGHTSTALKER973]

+Robert Acosta its true that this is unrealistic but this is the soft version of aikido this would never work in a real fight and not all aikido is the same styles like tenshin aikido and yoshinkan aikido would be a far better choice for a fight

[@yoshit9819]

+Dominik Doherty ok. Thank you

[@MrAcropolis1]

what's the name of this dance again?

[@agustinmolina6660]

All these "A ---- would beat an aikido master without trouble". are you so emotionally incomplete you seek to make yourself stronger by piling up victories against others under your feet to feel higher? Is that the reason you follow the path of your respective martial arts?

[@Malt454]

I studied Aikido for 5 years, and it's true that there are a lot of benefits to it that aren't "combat based", but, at the same time, it's very easy for it to become a system that, in practice, is less than fully effective in a fight situation. It's easy, and true, to say that "fighting is not the goal of Aikido", but it is a martial art, so that figures in somewhere. It's not about the effectiveness of the techniques themselves, or really the mechanical advantage they give in handling an opponent, but in the practical difficulties of timing your movements to the attack of a non-rushing opponent and in the application of controls where the result will be a possible break or dislocation as a result of opponent resistance rather than the "roll or flip out" that one is used to in practicing with uke. Looking at the video above, even though it is just a demo, there is very little resistance being put up against the techniques. This is not to say that the master could not throw/control uke, but it's more a case here of uke, from practical experience, knowing not TO resist the technique at the risk of being injured and instead worrying about making their breakfalls. As such, it's not a demonstration of the effectiveness of Aikido against real attacks and accumluation of such experience can be slower, and harder to amass, than in other martial arts.

[@pimpdalyrical]

Malt454 You seem to have missed the point of that broadly translated quote. All of the benefits are "combat" based. As long as the extent of your definition of "combat" isn't some fist fight in a bar. There's little resistance because resistance is phony. When you honestly try and stick a knife through my stomach or hold my arms down for a buddy to pummel me, you don't hold back or freeze up. You give me all the energy I need to control you. Now granted, these guys are well trained and know how to give realistic energy at a slower pace for demo's sake. But they're more real than the kyu rank Uke just sticking his hand out and freezing up. Go back to class. There is a lot more to learn than you can get in 5 years.

[@Malt454]

pimpdalyrical I'm not saying that the system isn't good or effective, only that in its harmonizing your energy with that of your attacker, it's slower to lend results than one which depends largely upon your own energy alone.

[@MrVicJass]

Malt454 the word harmony implies ... HARMONY with .... Harmony yourself and other world ! The your opponent is the other world.

[@Malt454]

POST Mokia Sure, but harmonization with your opponent at full speed and under stress requires not just knowledge but muscle memory and instinct, and that's slower to develop than in disciplines where your opponent doesn't serve as a source of energy but primarily just as a target.

[@truethought2581]

Pretty much choreographed. I want my time back.

[@robertomartin2709]

This is a demonstration of techniques, that everyone is very clear about it, and that everyone who believes that this is very soft, who knows that there are blows in Aikido, is called ATEMI.

[@juunishibeast]

ANYONE FEELING THOSE TIGHT JOINT LOCKS WOULD KNOW THIS IS NO JOKE! P.S. AIKIDO TECHNIQUES ARE NOT ALLOWED EVEN IN mma, AS THE DAMAGE IN APPLYING SUCH LOCKS IS LIFE-CHANGING, TALK ABOUT AIKIDO BEING A NON-COMBAT SPORT ....HAHAHAHA

[@Arzak8]

I agree with this. However, I don't think Aikido is very photogenic. It looks a bit fake to those who don't understand it or are not looking closely enough.

[@EED19892010]

how can he do it so easy !

[@nguyenanhvu5651]

8 hours per day for many years

[@stigtuneback1966]

he is an instuctor in the art and years of practice .

[@Clown7916]

His opponents practically throw themselves to the ground to make him look good.

[@agustinmolina6660]

Clown7916 Clown, his opponents throw themselves to the ground to avoid getting his joints snapped. If you are curious about the matter, i invite you to go to an Aikido dojo and ask them to give you a demostration, But please avoid bashing those things you don't understand.

[@Clown7916]

Agustín Molina I understand the subject perfectly well. It is all a pathetic charade, with students who have drunk the kool-aid doing their best to make their instructor look good. If aikidoka want people to believe the "we're too deadly to spar/train with resistance" b.s., they should provide credible evidence to support said claim, like actually winning a challenge match. This isn't the first time martial frauds have justified not sparring and training with resistance by trying to convince gullible rubes that they are too deadly to fight seriously.

[@FranckBonnefond]

Uke a priori trop engagé dans la posture de la chute programmée , : pour indice : les yeux de UKE( attaquant) ne fixent pas ceux de sa victime potentiels- qui renverse l'attaque .

[@anthonyniester9701]

Why are they all running up to him and giving him their hands that's what I want to know they're just running up going here take my hand flip me my turn I want to be flipped hurry up you flipped Billy enough is my turn