Aikido won't work in a fight until...

[@Sbv-25]

There’s already a bunch of comments criticising your technique, as always 🙄

[@RamseyDewey]

And it’s always the nerds who can’t fight.

[@batou1976]

@@RamseyDewey I’m a nerd who can’t fight and I wish I could do this just half as well as you do. 🫤😃

[@GraemeFaber-ls5wp]

@batou1976 you could, bro. Get out there and get some training

[@lastword8783]

As a 35 year Dim Mak master who has been victorious in many alleyway Ninja ambushes, I'm going to have to agree with the criticisms of his bad technique.

[@KelvindeWolfe]

@@RamseyDeweyTo get the wrist lock on a fist press your wrist on the knuckle of their index finger.

[@Priestbokmei1]

I’m glad you’re one of those who understand the efficacy of aikido for street self defense. People love to mock aikido practitioners, such as Steven Segal, but those who know how to apply aikido are formidable opponents.

[@RedFoxGrappler]

I enjoy this mindset: a martial art works for fighting if you practice using it for fighting. If you practice for choreography or meditation, then that’s what you can do, but if you practice for fighting, then fighting is what you’ll get in action.

[@strangebird5974]

This was a joy to watch. Your explanations are clear and your execution is top tier. I find aikido techniques can be deceptive in that they can seem simple, but there are a lot of fine details to making them work.

[@pasjonatpl]

I trained aikido for a while long time ago. It was very traditional aikido, so most of it was useless in a real fight but even with an opponent who didn't resist, it's all about timing. You need to feel when it's a right moment to apply a technique. If you do this too early or too late, it doesn't work, even in the dojo and with lack of resistance. So this factor only might be very confusing. Besides, most of people, when they watch aikido, look at arms, hands, maybe back a bit. But it's all about the footwork in the first place. Look at their legs. Why? It's a footwork that makes them to be in a right position to apply any technique. And everything else follows your legs. I guess this is the most confusing. People don't know what to look at. Legs and hips come first.

[@lethn2929]

@@pasjonatpl Correct, Shotokan has this exact same issue as well, many people do the arm movements and that's it, they're just going through the motions, not practicing a real technique and then they act shocked when it doesn't work on a live opponent lol.

[@nyclee9133]

@@lethn2929 have to spar and test out your art everything needs to be thought of someone is fighting me how do I use what I learned

[@varanid9]

@@nyclee9133 Yes, but, that's pointless, too, unless someone can show you HOW to make a technique work. Otherwise, you'll just abandon a good technique because it doesn't SEEM to work, due to lack of understanding. Just learning from bad instructors, then, using what you learned to spar is next to useless. You need a good instructor who actually understands what he's teaching. And that's very rare, unfortunately. Not because people don't know, but because too many prioritize clutching their pearls over opening their minds.

[@ozimantv]

I just wanna give props to the student. A lot of people won't realize this but when coach was using takedown techniques he was instinctively defending himself in a correct manner. A lot of people who are not trained would instinctively try to get out and get up immediately leaving themselves open. Yes rolls are easy to recognize as a skill but what I am talking about can't be learned by just practice and you gotta learn it in an actual fight or sparring session with someone who knows what they are doing and will punish you to establish correct getting up instinct with guard up and trying to slide away instead of just trying to get up hands being occupied with your own weight and being as defenseless as a baby.

[@awildstrongmonappears6770]

I’m not really into martial arts that much anymore. I really just enjoy listening to Ramsey talk. My family were all wrestlers in high school, and my siblings did Kuk Sool Won while my father and I did aikido. We traded ideas often. My dad gave us an idea for kind of drill that he got from wrestling when he was younger. We taped our hands so that you couldn’t grab as articulately and with your thumb like you normally would. This teaches you to control by just pushing and putting pressure. You never “grab” the other guy. My dad used to joke that he would close his eyes during wrestling matches because he didn’t need them. I wonder if that’s something that might actually benefit aikido practitioners abroad, so they aren’t such a joke. A lot of the moves seem like they have some validity, but they are practiced with low athleticism, low aggression, and without skepticism. Maybe one of the reasons why it seemed like it worked for Ueshiba’s disciples is because many of them were actually very high-level judo practitioners. Many of them apparently had a cursory understanding of striking as well. It may be as simple as that aikido is not an introductory martial art (from a guy who hasn’t done martial arts in 18 years 😅🤷)

[@johnmcadam7493]

Loved your comment. Full disclosure: I am a black belt in aikido. IMHO, all of the best aikido all came from another martial art, especially Judo. I have this theory that modern aikidoka are not as strong/proficient as the first and second generations because of the lack of a judo background. Shioda Gozo sensei is one of many good examples. During covid two things happened to me: 1. My own aikdio club closed down. 2. I became an accidental highschool wrestling coach. Loved it. Went back to my roots of kodokan judo where it all began for me. 3. I'm now training sport judo. Busted myself down to white belt and enjoying the martial arts journey. God Bless !

[@kingkong8974]

You're right. I believe aikido is for people who already mastered 2-3 styles. In fact I wanna do aikido in 7-10 years. Doing boxing now, then back to karate, then aikido.

[@awildstrongmonappears6770]

@@kingkong8974 at that point, instead of karate, why not judo or jujitsu?

[@kingkong8974]

@@awildstrongmonappears6770 seen crazy accidents from the flips and throws. One wrong landing and someone's dead or screwed for life

[@ehisey]

@@johnmcadam7493 Every single effective Aikido master I have practiced with has been a high level in another art before Aikido.

[@kissofthecobra3761]

It’s one thing to blind side talk about TMA another to show a rare look into realistic approaches to TMA. Personally I feel the bulk of these online vids to no real justice but you actually covered a TMA in a way that makes sense. Kiddos🙏

[@acd-combatives]

You rock coach. I train BJJ (last few years) but I'm a 5th Dan in Hapkido & 1st Dan in Taiho Jutsu. I think this is the best "Aiki" / "Hapki" tutorial on KZbin. This is the only practical way to make your "Aiki" work with a resisting opponent. I've been a cop for 26 years and have used my Hapkido in the real world for years. Coach Ramsey, you did it again. GREAT video brother!

[@Kinotaurus]

"This is the only practical way to make your "Aiki" work with a resisting opponent." - this is also what was taught to in my beginners' aikido class 30 years ago. So no great revelation, just the basics.

[@awesomereviews1561]

A lot of aikido moves are present in catch wrestling ( especially wrist manipulations) so some techniques works.

[@adifferentangle7064]

There's something like 150 techniques and each "technique" is actually a sequence of different moves. I don't know if it's even possible to know them all, let alone test them.

[@jeremiahagnew5260]

The way you're doing Kote Gaeshi is very much how most modern Japanese Jujutsu schools teach this technique. Bravo sir!

[@harlemdeni]

Did.. did you just legitimated aikido? There was something poetic about this video. Your love for martial arts is REAL and it shows. Amazing video.

[@pm2050]

This is really good. Aikido needs more of this.

[@kamikarmy]

Could be a nice collaboration with Rokas, especially as he's one who went the no pressure learning way, called it ineffective and now he built stronger bases, back at exploring what actually works.

[@RamseyDewey]

Rokas is 10,000 miles away

[@viniciusdias5887]

​@@RamseyDewey True, but who knows the day of tomorrow? Maybe you two will meet in person again in the future.

[@kamikarmy]

@@RamseyDewey hope your paths cross again, you're both fantastic

[@adifferentangle7064]

​@@RamseyDeweyAnd a pathetic opponent. Oops I said the quiet part out loud.

[@BionicBurke]

This is basically how Hapkido explains the Aikido style techniques. The way you continue with a mistake into different options instead of stalling out and trying again is also how we do things in Hapkido. Only difference would be we try to force them into squaring up a bit more. Drag the wrist down below your waist as you pivot and then bring it across the waist in an armbar. Don't give them any option but to square up.

[@donyoung5091]

Two points. 1. The first step getting to the side is not how most Aikidoka do that. They’re not stepping to the side-they’re continuing the strike’s energy and pulling the opponent off balance. At that point the actual wrist lock takedown can work very well. Of course, saying that and DOING it are different things LOL. Just pointing out that it didn’t look like you were starting with actual Aikido. 2. Your summary at the end that Aikido is only a fraction of what one needs is genius. I’ve been trying to figure it out. The long winded version is that O’Sensei know a crap ton of effective martial arts before he created Aikido. So he knew “MMA” and did what was appropriate in each moment. But those who only study Aikido are missing huge bits of information. Also explains people who can effectively use Aikido. They tend to have a lot more in the toolbox than the standard Aikido curriculum. And they’re able to utilize moments of Aikido in the mix. Anyway, great insight. One other consideration. Catching a strike and applying a technique in that arm is incredibly difficult. Applying Aikido technique, at least against joints, often requires that the limb be stationary against the body. The bodies can be moving, but the limb needs to be controlled, just like how you pinned the wrist to your chest.

[@RamseyDewey]

Catching punches doesn't happen. That is not how you are going to get wrist control. Stay tuned, I'll help you out. I'll make another video about how to get wrist control. High percentage stuff. You're going to need it.

[@Arcknight9202]

@@RamseyDewey Would you consider including weapons in that example? It's my only curiosity about this. Your technique was great, I just wonder if the dynamics change a lot when weapons are involved. Not that I recommend being in such a situation.

[@RamseyDewey]

@@Arcknight9202 of course the dynamics change when you introduce a weapon. If you are unarmed fighting a person with a weapon, you are probably going to die, or at the very least, get hurt very badly, in spite of your best efforts.

[@essexaikidodojoshoshinkan3150]

The only way to test Aikido techniques to there full potential is practice in competive format. As a Tomiki Aikidoka we train to apply techniques against a non compliant partner in a Randori situation. We also play with Judo waza as well. Great video.

[@nappyheaded]

Great video Ramsey. What you said in the video about sparring and competing is right on the mark. It's very sad that I can spank all these aikido guys because they don't do anything that resembles sparring in their class. I do tomiki aikido which means I spar regularly and I compete in tournaments. When I crosstrain in other arts I'm able to pull off aikido moves against other people no problem but I wonder if I would be able to do the same thing if I I didn't do tomiki style.

[@ChrisKoprowski]

Kotegaeshi tip: Step to the outside as you did but then step back with inside foot and apply technique. Do NOT step back in front of him. It’s safer and you have more control.

[@martialgeeks]

Ah yes, Kotegaeshi, my favorite grappling technique of all time....saying that "in public" is hard haha, because it gets associated with aikido and therefor must suck...even though it's a totaly fine lower precentage technique🤷‍♂️

[@avlinrbdig5715]

My favourite grappling technique is Nakadashi.. but then again, that is more of a finishing move ... Sorry for the terrible pun

[@martialgeeks]

@@avlinrbdig5715 that's fu*ken' hillarious...people will google that shit 🤣

[@adandyguyinspace5783]

Where did you get your numbers from? What research methods did you use?

[@avlinrbdig5715]

@@martialgeeks well.. like I said.. when you are in a tight mount.. it is a good ending

[@martialgeeks]

@@adandyguyinspace5783 "lower precentage" is a colloquialism, what I mean by it here is; chances of two equaly skilled opponents (that both know the technique) pulling it off are lower than pulling a double leg/single leg etc. Because very many specific things factor in for a succesful kotegaeshi

[@gnos1s171]

@RamseyDewey in daito ryu aikijujutsu, the predecessor art to aikido, that technique where you use a middle block to apply pressure to the shoulder to take the person down is a technique that is actually used in the style, it's called ippon dori

[@ravdobikjarb93]

As an aikidoka and CACC wrestler your technique is fine. Don’t mind the “puritans”. Been in those circles and they should be avoided. Good stuff.

[@MartialArtsMiddleground]

I stopped training in Aikido a number of years ago for many similar reasons others have. I still see a lot of value in what I learned but like many it is really hard to explain it to people who ask about it. I am two years late to this but this video is one of if not the best video explain how Aikido can work. I like how you are talking more about the principles than the straight-up Kihon or how the techniques are taught step-by-step in Aikido styles. Thank you Ramsey Dewey.

[@makingthematrix]

Thank you for this video :) After many years of training aikido, and then a few of kickboxing, nowadays I think about aikido techniques in a similar manner. I still like to train long, complicated versions of them - because they both look pretty and because I can study all the details while doing them - but I always have in mind how they can be simplified to their basics and used in less controlled situations in self-defense.

[@B..B.]

Ramsey, thank you. For me this kind of breakdown are gold, gems. So high in value. I will start going out there and train more.

[@edi9892]

Two more details: 1) most amateurs trying to do a wristlock try grabbing the wrist directly, but starting with the arm and then sliding down is so much easier. 2) You can hyperextend the elbow in the set up and after the technique you get another chance of doing damage to the joints. That's three opportunities in one technique!

[@MrMeltdown]

1) yes 2) yes 3) with all the body movement there are ample opportunities to throw in an elbow whilst doing the move… even if it doesn’t connect it can distract… if it does connect you don’t always need to continue the wrist lock

[@MynameisBrianZX]

The obvious threat of the hyperextension would make anyone whip around and set up the wristlock even more. These moves may be lower percentage but they’re great options to build on solid fighting fundamentals you won’t pick up in obscured kata.

[@rockmanxja]

Yes🎉 trapping the arm is much easier since it’s much slower.

[@elijahoconnell]

my papa, steve rodgers, was a brown belt of taekwondo and trained under troy dorsey, a black belt in judo under carl geiss, and a fourth degree black belt in aikido under nick lowery. he taught me all that i know about softness into my wrestling, and aikido is very applicable to fencing.

[@jacobharris954]

You're dad is captain America

[@Monkstameth]

Amazing. I drilled this exact stuff. My teacher called it karate-jutsu. I heard of Aiki-jutsu as well. I train bjj now and instead of pulling guard I will try incorprate this in my standing game! Thank you. I thought in bjj "aikido" was almost perceived as an insult... Thank you for the smoothe demo!

[@Aikibiker1]

Try hitting kotegaeshi from an arm drag where you turn toward your opponent as you step in. Kind of like a Russian arm drag but your arm ends up on top instead of underneath.

[@braedenmoses]

What a flow state, Ramsey! Great instructional and quite a pleasure to see you rolling so fluidly from one explanation to the next in such an organic way. Os

[@callumdent]

With guys like Ramsey and other youtube martial artists, does it feel like the old traditional styles are somewhat being cobbled back together to actual practical styles, after years of being watered down and transformed into barely useful choreography?

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Yeah, at least on the media because i've always been close to actual legit traditional martial artists

[@lethn2929]

The knowledge has always been there in traditional martial arts but this is one thing I am very glad is being mainstreamed, MMA guys don't realise how much of this knowledge has been robbed by scam artists though to be honest as we've all seen in our lives sometimes they're not necessarily scammers they've just had bad teaching constantly handed down to them.

[@alexanderren1097]

Yes, there seems to be a pretty big Renaissance/Reconstruction/Rediscovery within “traditional” martial arts systems. It seems like a similar process that occurred starting about 20ish years ago with ARMA/HEMA with the rediscovery, interpretation, and popularization of Medieval European martial arts using all of the fighting/fencing manuals that had been written in the 13-16th centuries being pulled out of museums and archives, uploaded to the internet, and widely disseminated. In the case of “traditional” martial arts we don’t have very many written and illustrated manuscripts but we DO have a lot of kata and other forms. Once you recognize that 75% or more of the movements in forms are actually wrestling, grappling, throwing, and other takedowns then you can start looking any form and start to “read” them as a living document and see what kinds of techniques are actually encoded in them

[@descoutinho-e1y]

I think the coach may have suggested don't want to misquote the guy that its fair and fine for kids 3+ to learn the watered down barefuly useful choreography because who wants really young kids to learn cage fighting at evening karate day care. They learn flexibility strength stamina, respect discipline in a safe environment playing with a bunch of other kids wear superhero PJs and get to compete in games sometimes for medals and trophies. And when they are older they have the basics in place to do the more legit stuff if they want to get the bruises and have the stomach for it or they can switch to classical indian dance forms or ballet. Their call. But the time will not have been wasted

[@williamqpnguyen4110]

ramsey you are great. you inspired me to study more in different martial arts.

[@rollinOnCode]

SWEET! nice ramsey! this answers so many questions about how to make aikido functional. i LOVE wristlocks - this is great.

[@dedydet6646]

I've seen aikido practitioners 'forcing' aikido techniques onto balanced opponent (which is they supposedly not to) and don't incorporate atemi into the technique (which is they should often do). I think competitive grapplers have more experience and understanding about it

[@silafuyang8675]

The technique is OK, at a beginner's level. Just uke should not simply hold the hand. He is pushing, pulling or trying to do something with the other hand. That is why tori is moving at the side, cause there is danger coming towards him. Also: where is your kuzushi? Do not only work in the horizontal plane. You should push uke's arm down too. If he resists, then let him go up himself and he will help you unbalancing him. You should make the tai sabaki step again in order to avoid him grabbing your leg too. Also, uke'movement is protecting him from elbow lock and gives him advantage in striking because of his momentum. If timing is wrong, tori gets hit. There are many situations here, it os not only a simple hand grab. Aikido is often misunderstood.

[@lons5472]

Hey Coach nice to see u back online making awesome vids. Hey my sensei gave me this tip (i'm from the Tohei Sensei line). Try putting all techniques towards the ear, it works wonder's in breaking balance. I try to give an example, say you use Nikko from a Kata grab (lapel or shoulder area). Take your nikko lock and aim it towards Uke's ear.

[@piotrd.4850]

Aikdo - like lifting - comes from the floor through legs and hips. Rough analogue is argentine tango; upper body mostly follows. Watch Daniel Kempling's "Aikdo from the Core".

[@Canut0]

7:45 OG Aiki Jujitsu 😂 Great video Coach, thanks 👍🙏 🥋

[@Sbv-25]

Speaking of Aikido, Coach, have you seen Funakoshi’s 9 throws? It’s more examples that Karate in the older times practiced takedowns. Some of them look like Aikido moves, and others looks like Judo throws. Would you be interested in making a video about those techniques?

[@ironjavs1182]

Pretty nice video again. Just pointing a technique made in video 6:18 is in aikido as well... it is called sotokaiten osae and the goose neck is nikyo.

[@leoaraujo8590]

this is exactly how we train in hapkido, and my kiosanim even tells us always to "keep circulating around" which is basically what you were explaining abou the gates and pivoting.

[@parjau4554]

I see Aikido a bit like I see Wing Chun. People have discarded them (more so Aikido) because purely by themselves they don't really work very well in a real gritty fight (though Wing Chun can in a very quick close combat situation). However, as you have shown here for Aikido, they are an excellent supplement to the established effective martial arts of Boxing, Wrestling, Muay Thai, BJJ & Judo.

[@piotrd.4850]

Well, who would have thought .... system designed to supplement weapons fighting works as suplementary.

[@adandyguyinspace5783]

If they don’t work that means they suck at the fighting style and can’t make sense of that. People will always blame something else rather than themselves and that’s in general.

[@ironmikehallowween]

MMA is the only way for fighting. We once called this concept cross training, but actually that wasn’t adequate. We learned this, and then we learned that. This practice, although on the right track, was the wrong path. The different techniques must be married and blended to one another, flowing effortlessly from one discipline to the other; Recognizing that they were once a common discipline with one goal. They were later separated to highlight certain preferences of practitioners or spectators. Thanks for the video

[@adandyguyinspace5783]

“The only way” is a fallacy of generalization and if you look at it from a certain angle, no true Scotsman. So you’re saying that boxing on its own doesn’t work, Judo on its own doesn’t work, any fighting style from any country whether lost and resurrected or not can’t work if its not being used in tandem with another fighting style, which is obviously nonsensical. Also we all know you’re lowkey talking about MMA as it is as a sport where only 4 specific fighting styles come together. You’re not talking about mixing TMA together. Lastly a lot of those TMA do implement other forms of fighting. For example taekwondo and the different styles of karate and Kung Fu all have grappling.

[@martialgeeks]

@@adandyguyinspace5783 technically you're fully correct, but I think what he's trying to say is the methods of training that we see in mma is the way to go if you want to learn how to fight as fast and as efficient as you can, but the same then goes for Kudo, full contact ju jitsu, combat sambo and pretty much any "style" that engages in such training methods...since such training methods demonstrate their reliability time and time again...but it's not exclusive to the "sport of mma"

[@adandyguyinspace5783]

@@martialgeeks Got it. The things I wouldn’t have to say if people fully formed their thoughts haha.

[@martialgeeks]

@@adandyguyinspace5783 that's why epistemology and propositional logic is so cool to study..clears stuff up

[@descoutinho-e1y]

@@martialgeeks Dems fighting words. I fink.

[@AtomicTetragon]

Hi Ramsey! First of all I love your channel and appreciate the knowledge you pass on to your viewers. What are some key problems in the Martial Arts/Combat Sports/Self-Defence world that you think need to be given more attention to be solved? I had a few ideas: 1. Ensuring standardized teaching quality, 2. Navigating the delicate balance between tradition and modernization, and 3. Maintaining the integrity of Martial Arts. I would love to hear what other ideas you may have, and if possible, thoughts on how these issues can potentially be solved.

[@gaetanmarcelin9813]

Thanks grand master chozen one , I am gonna steal a couple moves from this as I did before, from a couple of your other technic videos , thanks for putting these out there !

[@rollinOnCode]

@Ramsey - have you looked into Qinna? chinese joint locks? it is a fascinating study that also has a number of wristlocks & armlocks.

[@hermeticinstrumentalist6804]

Awesome video. That outro music is so groovy.

[@RamseyDewey]

Thanks. I make my own music.

[@hermeticinstrumentalist6804]

Nice! I'll be sure to check it out then.

[@MartialArtUK]

Interesting content, if I say alot of Wing chun peoples kung " is in the hand " . Good tai chi " is from the body " . This understanding applies to all martial arts in the journey from beginner to expert .

[@rainbowskyrunner]

If yout train it to make it work. Test it under pressure, and stress to grow the adaptability potential of the technique. See an increase in the viability of the technique as a result. Solid vid. 😌🤙🏾

[@mastermcelona]

Great video Ramsey, you're a wealth of knowledge.

[@milty66]

There’s also an element to kotegaeshi where you are driving ukes elbow towards their hip in addition to the other points

[@WadeSmith-oe5xd]

I used to the Front Wrist Lock to tap out a professional MMA fighter who had over 20 wins back in 2016. He was trying to mount me by passing my guard, and I caught one of his wrists and tapped him right out, even though he was in the standing position, and I was on my back on the ground. This happened in the Gracie United Dojo in Ponchatoula, LA near Hammond, LA. I tapped him out twice in a row, both times with the Front Wrist Lock. He was a second degree black belt in Gracie Jiujitsu. I have 6 years Isshinryu Karate and japanese Jiujitsu training 15 hours per week, and another year of Gracie Jiujitsu under Raphael Ellwanger of Gracie United Dojos.

[@notdanroth]

Immaculate pedagoguey coach. Love your style 💪

[@inmemoryofin]

Ramsey good looking out i admire the approach. It's cool seeing people reevaluating aikido and taiji. I watched a guy's video who set out to myth bust taiji, kinda got himself started on what looked to me like a good path, and became an kind of accidental self taught student in the process. I tried a different comment before but I was in a shitty headspace. Take 2. Anyway cool videos Ramsey, it looks super cool there. I'm somewhat dojo-less here and I miss it.

[@LORDVADER357]

Depends which one is stronger and faster. Speed rope jumps makes you extremely fast and explosive. Squeezing tennis balls makes your grip stronger.

[@amuroGenki]

Really nice Ramsey. Thank you very much.

[@M.C...]

Good stuff! For the « karate block arm bar takedown » though, I find I get more leverage by applying the pressure just above the elbow instead of the arm pit (and I’ve actually used it live). Have you tried that version and what are your thoughts on it?

[@DillonGreen-xz1dv]

I agree with you

[@atomicmass8451]

can't you set up the wrist lock from the arm bar? Slide your thumb to the back of there hand and place your other hand on top of your thumb and press down inwards and to the centre line of the opponent braking the wrist.

[@michaelamos3836]

I like Coaches videos. Commenting for algorithm.

[@Kinotaurus]

Amazing... an MMA practitioner finally figures out that "unworkable" techniques actually do work if applied correctly - with proper body alignment, footwork, continuous motion etc.

[@RamseyDewey]

You would shocked how many MMA practitioners are better at using aikido techniques in a fight than aikido black belts.

[@Kinotaurus]

Well that kind of proves that rather than "aikido doesn't work", the reality is "most aikido schools / instructors suck".@@RamseyDewey

[@RamseyDewey]

Nah, most of them are good enough at teaching the moves. The problem is that you need to know how to fight first before you can use any of the moves.

[@evandroantonucci2653]

Very intelligent, practical interpretations. 👊🏻👍🏻

[@JoaoVictor-el6pz]

Can you make a video analysis on 52 blocks and what could applied in sparring or a fight

[@jhor8113]

Interestingly your full kote gaeshi combo is almost identical to my interpretation of the final sequence in kata saifa, except in stead of using your forearm, which does show up elsewhere in kata shisoshin, you use your hand. Great to see someone independently come to nearly the same conclusion as me.

[@williamkarlsson785]

Great video. You are spreading wisdom for all who seek. Thank you

[@BeamMonsterZeus]

I like to watch these to know how much better off I am training under your guidance as well as that of a muay thai gym in my town. I lost 75lbs over the past 2 years just committing to the routines and practicing solemnly in my apartment. I don't think any of this would work with any of the sparring partners I've had, just in case the message of these vids are not clear

[@monkpato]

I really like that wrist lock from the omoplata!

[@robertb8673]

Hey you use your core for kote gaeshi. Just like Rokas developed it while trying to make it work.

[@EnterTheDream]

We learned Aikido style locks in Taekwondo for the self defense portion of gradings. We also learned traditional hand striking like Karate for Patterns and Techniques demonstrations and of course lots of kicks in sparring. What else does Taekwondo need to make it more effective?

[@lihchong2267]

Are you sure you didn't do hapkido? I went to a school that did both, and hapkido was basically Taekwondo - forms + grapples and extra strikes.

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

I'll tell you, someone that mereky knows the boxing Jab + Cross AND spars regularly is dangerous. If you want to make your Taekwondo more effective, you don't actually need more techniques! So here's what yer gon' do: You tell your fellow practitioners to spar you, alright? But this sparring will be different, first of all, your partners will be allowed to punch, kick and grapple in basically any way, and they can also catch kicks. If you feel like it, you can tell them to use knees and elbows too. Now then, the catch is that you will only be able to use a set of techniques, let's say Ap Chagi, Yop Chagi, Dollyo, Bandal, dwi and Narae chagi (you know all of those, right?) You will also be able to push and frame your opponent away but not punch them (this is so you can focus on your kicks, but after you get good at it you can start punching and doing other techniques) Now then, first you'll do simply free sparring following those rules, then you'll tell your partner(s) to use different startegies against you, tell them to be super aggresive and rush you down so you can learn what to do, tell them to be too pasive and defensive so you learn what to do (but tell them to actually counter, not just run away) and so on so forth. After that, you can start doing some drills, you get into an specific scenario and then practice it around 6 times or until you feel like you can do it at any moment. Want examples? Alright! If you have a ring, get in the corner and tell your partner to try to keep you there and to also hit you as much as possible, if he keeps yoi there for enough time, he wins, if you get to the other corner, you win. Abother drill can be a grappling one, let them get into an specific grip, it can be a leg catch or a body lock. If you get out of it without being taken down, you win, if you get take down or hold for too long, you lose. If your partner is worse than you at any of these things, you can get more than one to even things out! If you can scape the corner while three partners are trying to stop you, then you should be able to do it against a very good fighter as well. Remember! For the drills, you will follow the same rules that i told you about. You can only use certain kicks, push, pull and frame. You can also allow other techniques but if you want to look like Taekwondo, try to focus on your kicks. That'll be all, i'm happy to help, tell me about your results, i'm a Judo/Japanese Jujutsu teacher but i've done many, many martial arts, and try to teach about them all

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

​@@lihchong2267lol true, btw Hapkido is such an awesome martial art Grappling from Judo and Aikido and kicks + Punches from Taekwondo and Karate. Pretty awesome

[@jamesfrankiewicz5768]

As an long-time aikido guy, I appreciate you making the video! Due to the same, I decided to mull it over for a couple hours before posting my comment. This version of kotegaeshi does indeed look reasonable from a BJJ context. That said, it is derived from Rokas' "functional aikido" experiment, the catch being that Rokas only seems to have learned what I call the "exhibition takedown" during his original aikido training (at least, that's the only version even his long-haired videos ever showed). By "exhibition takedown", I mean the takedown that lends itself to an easy forward-flipping high fall, which is actually the weakest version of the aikido technique: that is, if the opponent isn't set on taking a high fall they will suck you into a close-grapple like this scenario, or if they complete the high fall, they can reverse the remainder of the technique before you can pin them (if they know what they are doing). The exhibition version is not actually as commonly taught as the primary version of the technique as KZbin makes it seem. There's another aikido version of the takedown that usually results in a low fall (which I view as superior to the exhibition version): as the opponent rounds the corner, you step even further away, keeping their arm under tension and guiding a bit downward, continuing to break their balance forward. (Also, if they round the corner too sharply, hit them in the face with your free hand while you are stepping away). You then add the takedown as they are trying to catch up and recover their broken balance, and this done with your own hands down are your belt level, or maybe a couple inches lower. There's plenty of small elements to it that I left out here ("get out and train"), but that's the gist of the difference. Final note: I prefer the ring finger on the crease of the opponent's wrist (with the thumb on the metacarpal of their ring finger, just below their knuckle), it's a bit more secure. However, if your hands are a lot bigger than theirs (like Coach Ramsey on a typical-sized Chinese trainee) your ring finger tends to wind up too low on their wrist to make it happen, so the middle finger is a valid back-up for that case.

[@RamseyDewey]

Nope. I learned how to do wrist locks from people who know how to fight long before KZbin existed.

[@brucehuddler7518]

Thank you, great video

[@KaptainCanuck]

ALWAYS grab with the pinky, ring, and middle fingers and never the pointer/M/R. The second set has a weak grip while the first is stronger.

[@christiangauthier727]

Ohhh! This Video was just SO good!

[@fiftyfadesofgrey]

This is all practical practice which makes combat works. Steven Segal wouldnt like seeing that he has to work this hard an burn calories.

[@dadimadh4528]

"Can I laugh in your face?" - (kidding... it's a video about Aikido & couldn't pass up the opportunity to quote "Sensei" Seagal)

[@HotHeadGio-y5t]

Will you make more videos about Catch wrestling?I really enjoyed your "Takedown to submission" series.

[@RamseyDewey]

You want to learn the dirty rotten mean stuff, huh?

[@nicklemere8524]

I just love your videos. Always great info for training. I have much gratitude for what you do. I was watching this one and wanted to comment on one of the techniques you demo here. When you have hold of the wrist (thumb pad/pinky carpal grip) and hold the back of the opponent's hand to the chest and lean forward... try it with only turning it halfway, so their hand is perpendicular to your chest. Much more immediate pain reaction and it requires less force for the desired result. Let me know your thoughts.

[@wyattbronx007]

Mr. Dewey. Please do more Kirk foo videos! I need a good laugh.

[@wyattbronx007]

Ramsey I was thinking that episode with Kirk, Star Trek Spectre of the gun when he fought that guy in the OK corral that was pretty cool the way he ran kicked him in the chest all that stuff. He also forearmed his collarbone like crazy. Very interesting. I wonder if it would work in real life?!happy new year

[@BMO_Creative]

Great info and advice as usual RD! Hope your knee gets better! Have you looked into PRP or Stem?

[@Amleth89]

Nice vid Ramsey! You are right with the information of an aikido guy knows of a real fight, I need to add that the seconds step of your kotegaeshi should be away from him too, not coming back to the center otherwise you can get hit if he had the time, it happens a couple of times to me hehehe, Hugs!

[@peterkhew7414]

Actually, Aikido techniques are derived from Jujitsu (specifically Daito Ryu), but they are interpreted and performed differently. Most Aikikai styles focus on keeping the opponent extended by maintaining distance and using timing to flow with the opponent. Whether you can replicate and apply it in the street is a different matter. It does make you more aware of people around you after training for a while, so you naturally walk around people without bumping into them. This is perhaps why the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, says that his art is not meant for fighting. He also wanted it to be accessible to everyone, regardless of age and fitness level. You might want to check out the similarities between Baguazhang and Aikido. There was a conspiracy theory floating around in the 90s that Morihei Ueshiba might have observed kungfu while he was in Machuria and then incorporated it into his Daito Ryu, which he learnt from Sokaku Takeda.

[@adandyguyinspace5783]

Anything can work, anything can not work, it’s all based on the individual.

[@crisstoff89]

The problem with these types of martial arts is that their strength lies in their precision and detail wich is easy to make a mistake and make it "useless" because its also a bit situational compared to regular striking or wrestling arts where you dont need everything to be perfect to win. You dont have all the opportunity and time to grab that wrist and in a split second to turn it like that and move your body out of the way but you can miss a punch and still have enough space for a second one to connect or a kick or get into a standing choke. Once again Ramsey , its a very good video of how it can work but its very situational given how everything can be so fast and go so wrong

[@alLEDP]

What do you think of the concept of aikido as a ‚add on nice to know technique‘ for unarmed vs armed fighting

[@manjitheerratic5127]

Number One Martial Art Demystifier on KZbin

[@hermaxmicrowavemak]

I would like to do a grappling sparring session with an Aikido practitioner. I have some experience in BJJ and Judo. Honestly, I'm curious about how it would be to compete with them.

[@juanmoralesvideo]

Honest question. What is preventing him from punching you?

[@chop_chip353]

Good ole pain compliance.

[@GuillermoGarcia75]

oh, coach I'd like so much to spar with you... I feel I could learn soooo much.. china it too far away though...but may be.... some day. Best wishes till then.

[@richardforde1]

I did Aikido for like a year once upon a time. I never felt like it was good for fighting but it was fun and you got a better gender mix for something you are doing at least partially for social reasons. If we're all being honest with each other free style, boxing whatever is kind of a sausage party. I ended up quitting because it wasn't enough of a work out and you want to be shredded when you're 20. Regarding the wrist technique the funniest thing I saw was guy just cartwheeled out of it. He was really good at gymnastics anyway. I kind of doubt that would work in a fight but all of us in our angry pyjamas were like that guy sees the matrix

[@djsangre]

Aikido works very well if you learn it after some other art and you already know hot to fight. If you’re a beginner and your first learning is Aikido, I’m sorry. It’s the same with Tai Chi. I trained Tai Chi after 20 years of other kung fu and I was impressed of how much Tai Chi improved my previous skills.

[@stephendettweiler746]

@Ramsey Dewey Did you go over these things with Rokus helping him with his desire to make Aikido work?

[@RamseyDewey]

We talked briefly about the top double wrist lock, but since I got injured so badly, we weren't able to make the video we had planned.

[@stephendettweiler746]

@@RamseyDewey Hopefully in the future

[@inregionecaecorum]

But what if your opponent is hypermobile? Hypermobility can be both a curse and a blessing in that what might have resulted with a break in most people ends up as merely a muscle sprain if your joints have that degree of flexibility. I am speaking from experience.

[@RamseyDewey]

If your technique isn’t working against a particular opponent, use a different technique.

[@jasonmartell7112]

Hey Ramsey I got a creatine question and so far none of the body builder you tubers will help me. And I suddenly remembered how you usually answered all my questions. I've been lifting for about a year. I'm about to quit smoking and start taking creatine. Since quitting cigarettes makes you gain 5 to 10 pounds in the first 3 months and so does creatine but in the form of water weight. Would it be bad for me to put on all that extra weight in just 3 months? Would if be safer for me to quit smoking first and then wait 3 months to start creatine? I'm also concerned about stretching out my skin too quick. Thanks for any input you could give me. I want to start this stuff as soon as possible.

[@williamkarlsson785]

Your body will adapt am pretty sure. So do both.

[@RamseyDewey]

Quit smoking as soon as you can. The harmful effects of cigarettes far outweigh any potential imaginary harm from a few pounds of water weight. It would be highly unusual to get stretch marks from gaining 5 to 10 lbs, even quickly. It’s going to take to about a month of daily usage (about 1 gram a day) for your body to covert a creatine monohydrate supplement into bioavailable usable creatine phosphate that you can actually use as a catalyst to replenish ATP. So, if you want to see the faster recovery and higher energy from a creatine supplement, start ASAP. Alternatively, eat at least a kilo of meat every day to get that one gram of natural creatine phosphate daily.

[@jasonmartell7112]

@RamseyDewey thanks Ramsey I'm gonna go ahead and start both plans ASAP

[@1Blkkato]

whats being left out is Aikido is the art of footwork and surprise as wel thats why they wear the type of gi so you cant see their feet. most people on the street are not familiar with Aikido's type of fighting. Aikido has so many quirky set up's

[@jatsantsa]

Hey coach how about writs locks from clinches?

[@basilistsakalos9643]

May I suggest to try it by rotating on your central axis, in essence your spine, instead of bending your trunk. Don't bow in your basic form. The technique is a classical Jujutsu one, not just Aikido. Best case scenario if you stick on the hand the moment it retracts. You can't force gyaku waza.

[@GeeBeisH]

@RamseyDewey Of topic, Is the kneepad you're wearing joint supportive as well, and where can I find a pair?

[@RamseyDewey]

That’s an ASICS brand knee pad worn over a knee brace.

[@GeeBeisH]

@@RamseyDewey thank you

[@fredriksjoblom5161]

Thank you! I always thought aikido was worthwile even though every aikido dojo i've come across was not. My friends think i'm delusional ofcorse 😅

[@hierontatohtori8696]

Excellent Aikido and teaching.

[@Emperor_x8]

Actually this does raise a question at what point is a technique or martial art not a part of said technique or martial art when you change the aspects of footwork and positioning? Also has anyone heard of Mongolian judo? This version of judo moves the neck during throw which puts pressure to the neck for some reason I keep every time I research it I keep hitting dead ends or the actual Mongolian judo team can actually get ahold of their training methods or exact techniques

[@RamseyDewey]

Was that a typo, or are we actually discussing throwing cars? 🚗

[@Emperor_x8]

@@RamseyDewey definitely typo

[@colemanstarr5404]

If i recall my aikido lessons many decades ago, the object was to get the other person on the floor face down

[@Yoandrys23]

Wrist Locks are not Aikido. Wrist Locks are as old as people had hands, Aikido is the "flow", is the "throwing" the opponent without hurting them until they give up, Without it that's just Jujutsu, AikiJututsu, Dayto Ryu, Hapkido, Qin Na, etc.

[@kamenriderman]

So you have bagua video too?