Morihei Ueshiba's three divine visions & the philosophy of Aikido 植芝 盛平

This video discusses the three revelations of O sensei and founder of Aikido Morihei Ueshiba, and truly sheds a light of insight and light on his way of seeing things and his philosophy and makes us really understand Aikido. And to truly understand this we should go through the process ourselves.
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[@littleziontree]

Thank you for this. I am a former Marine. And once you see these things. Once you've seen death. And created it. Trust me. You want peace and love...

[@mauropalmieri1568]

I began studying Aikido 25 years ago after 10 years of karate (predominantly Kykokushin). I am only a Nidan and have a long way to go in truly understanding the art, though Aikido has always made sense to me. The main thing I have come to understand this far is that Aikido is not a study of techniques, rather it is a study of principles that can be applied to techniques. This makes it both incredibly efficient or inefficient, depending on where and who you train with.

[@Chadi]

That's a brilliant way of putting it

[@trueintuition1961]

Thank you for this video! I am a former Aikido student (13yr old) and today at 61 I have re-united myself with Aikido along with my son (30yr old). Together we are committing to practice Aikido as a way of life and this lifestyle change comes at the perfect time for us both. Keep sharing your knowledge to the world, we all need peace, strength, understanding, calm at the times of calamity. I wish I had continued Aikido when I was a child, as an adult I am grateful to regain this fire of Aikido in my heart and understand that it is never too late for anyone.

[@basfallon]

Thank you for sharing. I have wanted to train aikido for awhile but at 59 I thought I was too old. Thank you again!!

[@gbrldz0]

When a judoka scores a clean ippon that is aiki, when a karateka performs a perfect kata that is aiki, when a bjj guy passes a guard effortlessly that is aiki. Aiki is a way of living and training, an understanding that only top martial artist/athletes will know. The Ju/Go evolves into Aiki. Thanks to Aikido we begin to wonder what the possibilities might be.

[@Chadi]

That's brilliant

[@gbrldz0]

Chadi Thank you

[@gbrldz0]

Ivan Novich Aiki is the combination of physical/mental energy. It’s being present in the moment, the ability to have a choice and not react.

[@jayim7996]

I agree with Gabriel. The concept of Aiki can be found in all arts. In Aikido, this is a principle we choose to focus on. Much of the footage you showed in this video is at Ueshiba's home dojo in Iwama. My teacher, Morihiro Saito was the one pushing Ueshiba up the steps to the Tago san shrine and assisting in Tairen Uchi (bokken striking exercise). What people think of Aikido as being light and ineffective was very far from the training done at the Iwama dojo. Proper angles, timing (awase) and effectiveness was emphasize. We trained static and dynamic, grabs and strikes, using full power and fast entry in it's advance stages. As well as Taijitsu, we were school in Aiki Ken and Jo and Shuriken. Solo and partner practices, as well as disarming. It was different from other Aikikai Aikido curriculum. This was the Ueshiba Aikido passed down to my teacher and my sempais. Look at Traditional Aikido, vol 1-5 to get an idea on the Iwama Dojo curriculum. Read the details in the teaching. Thanks for your research.

[@kiaikarate5387]

Well said

[@justins2454]

I think you have hit the nail on the head with this senpai I regretted my 4 years in Aikido before mma but now I see I may return to it after fighting and competing. now appreciate the art as much as I appreciate the martial

[@Chadi]

Indeed! Thank you for listening

[@Dragonflytube]

Thank you very much. This was a great video and resume many thoughts we often have about Aikido

[@briangrussing9327]

Extraordinarily insightful...you have my gratitude. I'm glad to know you're an honorable man...a type I thought to be going extinct. 🙏

[@Chadi]

🙇🏻‍♂️

[@Tony_Sargeant]

I like your words on how U C it. I am celebrating 50 years of constant Aikido, and I agree with all the words and how U C them on the path to O-Sensei. It still gives me the buzz that I had from year one. Thank U.

[@M-a-k-o]

Hey Chadi, these are some very deep thoughts which border on religion. Some pray orhers practise Aikido. In the end it is about enlightment and love. Take care.

[@Chadi]

Thank you for your insight and i agree

[@Bryanpjc]

Your channel is quickly becoming my favorite. This is a wonderful look at Aikido from the best kind of perspective. I'd be beyond jazzed to see what you have to say about combining Ueshiba's philosophy and technique with Mongolian folk wrestling; or, if you're bored of double unders, maybe the Georgian grip! Fantastic channel, LOVE the insights.

[@Chadi]

Thank you Bryan

[@Bryanpjc]

@@Chadi if I had left a comment on every video of yours that I found brilliant, it would probably get annoying. Your channel is a true gem for those of us who are obsessed with the development, application, history and philosophy of martial arts. Thank you also for doing this in English, which I suspect is your third or fourth language -- we Americans are huge slackers in this department -- I can't say enough about the service and I plan on being a patron in the near future. I haven't even started on your Kosen Judo content, which is my biggest area of intellectual interest. I am sure they will be wonderful.

[@Chadi]

@@Bryanpjc thank you so much Bryan i really appreciate it

[@bigsidable]

Before I started Aikido. I had three so called Mentor in my life. Jesus,Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Lee. Then as I dug deeper into Aikido. O’Sensei became the fourth. Oss. His teaching has taken the violence out of my life. Satsu Jin Ken,Katsu Jin Ken. Kurai Dori.

[@jeffreyhotchkiss9451]

That's beautiful.

[@alanpower8234]

Nice to see a comments section of people who seem to understand rather than just try and rule it out as a non effective style.

[@scipioafricanus4875]

I think Ueshiba Sensei may have developed his philosophy after witnessing in combat soldiers that get into the killing and can't let go. PTSD various stages

[@Chadi]

It's possible

[@aluisiofsjr]

Very possible. I think his mind broke and he developed this LARPing "martial art"...

[@Aikibobby333]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I loved the video.

[@DIBBY40]

Thanks for the video. I have been led to Aikido from years of inner spiritual seeking and reflection. As I have meditated I have become aware of the inner suffering of the dysfunctional human ego in me which is largely locked away in the "inner" aspect of the human body. As these energies shift and move it is very clear that it is the power of Love that heals this. As I become more peaceful this reflects in my relationships. O Sensei is absolutely right that a peaceful world begins with a peaceful person who then extends this harmony towards and blends with all seeming disruptive energies; not for the purpose of defeat, but to lift all into Peace. For there really is no isolated, seperated people or creation. The Peace of one is the Peace of all. Sensei Ueshiba was a brilliant man and I feel that many simply misunderstand Aikido as a practical, technique based martial art that may, or may not, "win" a fight. It is not.

[@willburr5929]

Most martial arts teach competition. After a lifetime of competition, O-Sensei chose cooperation. He designed a system in which neither can progress unless Uke and Nage work together. This explains why many other MA practitioners disdain Aikido. You can't use Aikido to compete or destroy another person. Only to lift each other up.

[@Dirty_Trippy]

I believe that O'Sensei was not teaching people techniques. What we call the methods, for example, shihonage, are a way through which Aikido can be expressed. But they are not Aikido itself. He would claim that Aikido is without form. And because of this, it is spontaneous. Aikido is without form because it is a realisation, and the knowing that comes from this experience, if manifest by the experiencer, means that their whole life and everything that they do is Aikido. Because their whole life has turned in-tune with the Source and the flow of its Creation. When your heart is rooted in the still space that is the centre of nowhere, total harmony exists. The power of Creation is channeled through this sense of harmony, and any energies not created by Creation, but say, from the ego of man, are powerless in comparison. This makes Aikido like a dance because the true practitioner reacts spontaneously to an apparent ego energy through the one energy of the Source. This is Aikido.

[@s5ll664]

Hi Chadi. I really enjoy your videos. They are very insightful. Aikido is a great philosophy and practice. Blend with people and nature do not come into conflict. People can conquer other people and nature. However, in the end everything resolves, and we are subject to what reality is. Like many warriors who have actually faced war they often become monks of one type or another. I think O Sensei created his own version of the peaceful warrior.

[@RogueMonk]

Great perspectives!! Thanks for sharing ❤ love the idea that Aikido is O Senseis conclusion 🙏🏻

[@plusone8015]

Never disturb the peace; celebrate and protect it 🙏

[@elmalifico3708]

Awesome video. Initially I had no interest in Aikido, but as I’ve studied martial arts I’ve come to appreciate it even though I haven’t practiced it. I’ve thought of it also as my “final style” to learn. I feel like many of what aikido has to offer can only be understood and applied by an experienced martial artist.

[@Chadi]

I agree

[@KARATEDOJOVERSE]

Great footage and thank you for an amazing narration and sharing your honest opinion ✨🤍🙏🏼

[@rolanddane5015]

Thank you brother, this was great. These masters although well known seem to have kept hidden like gems. I appreciate your contribution 🙏 respect 👊

[@IronMantisMartialArts]

Thank you Chadi, excellent video.

[@tkgawa]

Really enjoyed this video. As I've turned my mind back to practicing martial arts, after not doing so for many years now, I've found myself attracted to Ueshiba and Aikido, which I interpret, for now, as a practice which wrests the mind and spirit from conflict and illusion. However, I understand, that there are other things that I need from the practice of a martial art such as resistance and the understanding of effect that comes from moves intended to, at the least, disable. Before joining one of the Aikido dojos in my city, I'd decided to study Balintawak escrima, and, due in large part to your excellent short video essays, Kodokan Judo. This video supports that plan and gives me a sense of confirmation on how I'm thinking through the process. To really appreciate Aikido, I'd need to reintroduce myself to training with resistance, so as to not expect in it what I would from an art whose direct aim is combat.

[@heracliosilva3835]

Beatiful message! Inspiring.

[@christophervelez1561]

Cool to see people come from this angle over aikido. Not everything needs to be combative but the context is what is important.

[@Chadi]

Yes we need to look at the founder's life

[@Lambert06Pasquale06]

That's an interesting perspective, and I agree with you on that as well for part of my own experience. I would like add a point I consider the center-piece. What he was talking about (as in The Art of Peace) was not philosophy of a tired man who has seen too much suffering and had some religious ideas. It is conviction. The experiences he talks about are the result of contemplative practice. They are very common among those who practice things like meditation diligently, so he is not talking about ideas, he is conveying his perception of the world how it is, how he actually perceives it. Everything is interconnected, the universe and I are one, etc etc. very common, and experiences like these can be explosive and life changing. What I have heard and read about Ueshiba leads me to believe he had no fear, doubts about himself, and full conviction. These are usually the biproduct of successful contemplative practice. Being in the buddhist world for about 15 years now, I know many people who have had experiences similar to this and more, so O-sensei isn't special, although this element makes him stand out from other martial arts founders. I've had my own few experiences when I used to do kenjutsu that was shocking. Not like his of course. In my opinion, this point of view allowed me to appreciate aikido for what it is. You are not following your partner, or blending or whatever. You are your partner. When I went back to aikido recently with this in mind, everything was different. Practice was amazing and enjoyable (as Ueshiba said it should be). Before I used to practice with a lot of resistance and water testing etc. and of course you feeling like to are getting better and doing something martial and it's tough and grueling, but a part of my mind was thinking: why is this so complicated? I've done judo and I think it functions better without all the unnecessary footwork. Would these moves really work? But once you adopt the "enlightened" perspective, it all makes sense and you don't have to make aikido anything else other than what it is.

[@akoko383]

Thank you for your video😊From 🇯🇵

[@Chadi]

Thank you so much ❤

[@unagiman2750]

Thank you Chadi this explains a lot. Maybe I’ll always be doing martial arts. from karaté, now to BJJ and judo, when I start to ache to much either mentally or physically, Aïkido will be waiting.

[@mizukarate]

Everyone's got to go through a process.

[@Marcoshary]

Very interesting video, Chadi

[@jeanmarcwatier760]

Hello Chadi, Will you be doing a video on Shoji Nishio in the near future? I personally think that what you are explaining in this video is exactly what Nishio sensei was. Thank you for all the videos and information.

[@Chadi]

Thank you Jean Marc!

[@Martialarts1on1]

Very good video!!

[@LatinTraveler]

Excellent presentation and conclusion. Trained and experienced other different fighting arts. Totally agree without reservation that Aikido works better for people with prior fighting art or actual fighting experience. Of course, it could be difficult for an Aikido school to have fighting experience as a prerequisite and be financially sustainable.

[@marekkrajewski9662]

Think you for your insight. I think aikido is for people who already know how to fight.

[@christianboddum8783]

People used to come to AiKiDo with a background in other fighting arts. But training has room for both beginners and those with background, the techniques are the same at the surface level, but you can clearly tell who understands the the deeper levels when training. FWIW

[@skipskiperton4992]

Thanks Chadi, far too few people with an understanding of what Aikido is,

[@Chadi]

Thank you

[@kubikiribasara3499]

Brother Chadi your video did more for aikido in 13 minutes than Seagal did in 40 years.

[@extasyy]

greeetings from latvia

[@Chadi]

Greetings Sir! And to all the good people of Latvia

[@wendellignatin1228]

I certainly believe one should constantly strive to improve ones self. I lift weights in order to make my Judo better. I used to jog once a week. That was before the damn corona virus.

[@Chadi]

Damn! Hope it gets better soon

[@wendellignatin1228]

i believe on day I will jog again!

[@christianboddum8783]

I can see there is still a mixup of the AiKi concept of old and the AiKi O'sensei talked about. The AiKi of "old" is a technical term of entering without force, but with no spiritual connotation. O'senseis AiKi was a completely different concept, I would like to see that understood more. FWIW

[@CharlesMartellus]

Chadi, since you live in France why don’t you do a video on Jacques Seguin? I think he’s one of the greatest ashi waza practitioners in the world. An interview would be off the charts!

[@Chadi]

I'll reach out

[@mizukarate]

I have to say I read about these visions years ago. It made me try Aikido. It was fun but not my favorite martial art.

[@kiaikarate5387]

Well done video....

[@skipskiperton4992]

very good Chadi

[@MrUpscaleman]

The more important distinction is the birth and evolution of hard style and soft style.

[@DonaldVerkler]

Yes❤😂😅😊! Awesome 😎💯❤

[@aasserelzoghby6781]

By the way, if you add kuzushi to aikido, it will remove the 'aiki' part of it as aiki means to blend the energy Kuzushi is made out of nothing by movement or a sudden lift of the body (like in seoi nage) Aiki is where you take your opponent's strength and use your's too to make a "powerful throw" (im not saying it work, but it is a nice idea like in judo's uki otoshi)

[@bigsidable]

To hone ones skills in non violent confrontation. One must hone his spirit. Of non violence.

[@dimodrenchev584]

Well Lao Tzu said: those who are best fighters don't do like to fight ,those who are best generals hate wars!

[@rashidmartialarts9513]

Well said 😊

[@Chadi]

Thank you:)

[@codekama7396]

Do you have any social media? Great video btw

[@Chadi]

Thank you my instagram is chadi.ae

[@towag]

Precisely Chadi... Its the logical conclusion.... No one wants death and conflict, but to understand it you have to experience it in a way that is similar... Talk to any real warrior and they will tell you the same....

[@Chadi]

100%

[@TT-lg7ip]

Respect for all your work, Chadi! But I find it interesting how all that larp'ing shows, that us humans are driven by emotions and dreams instead of by facts. "Hey, that thing clearly does not work"... "but its so neat, I WANT it to work". Aikido became a sect when Ueshiba was old and nutty. Maybe next you could look into Doshin So and Shorinji Kempo? That's past a sect and a full-on religion now, based on just the myth of 'Shaolin'.

[@Chadi]

I'll check it out

[@aluisiofsjr]

It would be great if Chadi start to debunk martial arts myths: Modern Ninjutsu, Shaolin Monks, Pankration Athlima.

[@TT-lg7ip]

@@aluisiofsjr That would be great! For Ninjutsu check out Anthony Cummins, for Judo Yves Cadot, for BJJ Robert Drysdale and for Taekwondo Alex Gilles... his book A Killing Art is the best way I found anyone dispelling myths and marketing propaganda and uncover uncomfortable truths, but still respect the art.

[@aluisiofsjr]

@@TT-lg7ip , Swordsage made a great Shaolin Monks debunk video as well.

[@michealpuckett8856]

Aikido can be damaging or easy on an opponent, largely depending on how hard the attack.You don't create bad karma by hurting the attacker his own energy hurts him. Knowing how to hurt an attacker but choosing not to makes you a pacifists. Not hurting an attacker just because you don't know how makes you a whimp..

[@sardalamit]

I had a lot of Q's about the topic discussed. Which got cleared. I have always been confused between playing Judo like..let's say Ronda Rousey Vs the way it is spoken about in Kano's Mind Over Muscle. Whether to go all out ? To hold back just a bit. I understand it now. It's a process. A harmless man is not a peaceful man. He's just harmless. When someone who can do a lot of damage (like Ueshiba) chooses to hold back, he's being peaceful. Post lockdown when the dojos open up, In the past I have had people rushing at me and me worrying more about the technical grace, smiling like a naieve idiot...not having that killer instinct. I have had people going in for a leg lock during Gi sessions and my reaction has been "eh! Oh! What are you doing? ..." Rather than just going in for a tit for tat response.

[@Chadi]

Yes blend with it more

[@bigsidable]

The man is in his 70s. And he wield the Jo like he is in his 20s.

[@benconforzi5696]

Interesting, The way Ueshiba talked about the God of the universe. Makes me wonder if he came into contact with the God of the Christianity.

[@flavioferreira4978]

Ueshiba was a pratitioner of the Oomoto Kyo, a Shinto sect.

[@michealpuckett8856]

Think the study of Shin to is needed . Reckomend books by William Gleason as a start

[@HollyNihon]

Kenpachi Murai (DOB 1889 Nov 8) is known as the Judo King of Hokkaido who defeated Soukaku Takeda, Morihei Ueshiba, and Kyuzo Mifune. When Takeda went to Otaru, Hokkaido, Hokkai Times held a dialog between Takeda and Murai who was then the captain of Hokkaido Otaru Commerce High School Judo Club. Takeda told Murai, “I strongly recommend that you abandon judo and learn Daitou-ryu. Judo is just a dance, isn't it?”. Murai issued a challenge to Takeda on the spot, and Takeda accepted the challenge. As soon as the match started, Murai grabbed Takeda's rear lapel, pulled him down to the ground, and caught him in front choke. Takeda struggled to escape, but was choked out. The match reportedly lasted less than 15 seconds. After this match, the news that Takeda was trounced by a high school student together with the criticism “Daitou-ryu Aiki-Jujutsu does not come even close to Judo” immediately propagated throughout Japan. Consequently, the presence of Daitou-ryu Aiki-Jujutsu was rapidly forgotten. This incident is reported on the website of Saigo Faction of Daito-ryu Aiki-Jujutsu. www.daitouryu.com/japanese/column/jujutsu/col_shime.html After this humiliating defeat, Takeda started to carry many concealed weapons 24 hours a day, all the year around. Several years later, Murai visited Ueshiba's house to request a match. Ueshiba, knowing how his teacher Takeda was trounced by Murai when Murai was only a high school student, invited Murai into the house, and served liquor and expensive meals to entertain him. Later, Ueshiba accepted a Bo-jutsu vs Judo match challenge from Murai. Ueshiba was confident that, with a long weapon, he would easily prevail over barehanded Murai. When the match started, however, Murai easily dodged all the bo attacks. Murai then explosively jumped in to grab Ueshiba, and slammed Ueshiba onto the floor. Ueshiba was incapacitated by the impact of the slam. Murai then joined Kodokan. Mifune at the time was 5th dan, and was claiming, “Nobody can choke me out.”. Murai challenged Mifune in Kodokan. Mifune accepted the challenge. In the match, Murai caught Mifune in choke, and forced Mifune to surrender. Murai later taught judo in North America and South America, and was eventually promoted to 8th dan. He later returned the 8th-dan to Kodokan, and joined Hakko-ryu Jujutsu. In 1958, he went to France to teach Hakko-ryu Jujutsu. www.kwoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=3957

[@Chadi]

I'm reporting on this today

[@HollyNihon]

@@Chadi Hokkaido Otaru Commerce High School Judo Club participated in Kosen Judo. While Murai was in the school, Hokkaido University Prep Dept did not participate in Kosen Judo competitions because they had no chance of winning against Hokkaido Otaru Commerce High School. After Murai graduated from the school, Hokkaido University Prep Dept Judo Club returned to Kosen Judo competitions.

[@Chadi]

Do you have a photo of him??? I can't find any

[@HollyNihon]

@@Chadi www2.odn.ne.jp/meiqbudokan/mori14.html when he was in his 80's.

[@Chadi]

@@HollyNihon domo arigato

[@mizukarate]

I always say Aikido is a good secondary martial art. It should not be most peoples primary art.

[@christianboddum8783]

I say the opposite as Aikido can't be a flavor to to other arts as it is all encompassing, but AiKiDo was the door for me to explore other arts, I would never have have done other arts if it wasn't for AiKiDo. FWIW

[@mizukarate]

@@christianboddum8783 interesting take

[@thunderflower7998]

In Japanese mind ..why didn't Ueshiba see his teacher when his teacher showed up in that Tokyo newspaper headquarters dojo? This is the only question I have real trouble to answer with evidence and Japanese mind or backed up texts... Had Ueshiba s sons ever wrote a memoir on Ueshiba s travels...thoughts....confessions? Any explanations?

[@Chadi]

I don't know either

[@briannorris9730]

His son did write a biography on Ueshiba. I’m reading one and have the other in my list of books to order.

[@thunderflower7998]

@@briannorris9730 title?author?publisher?

[@briannorris9730]

The book is “A Life in Aikido :The Biography of Founder Morihei Ueshiba” by Kisshomaru Ueshiba and has a preface by Moriteru Ueshiba. For my addition the ISBN 978-1-56836-573-2. I found it a hard find but he seems to have lead a varied life. The book jumps around but can be expected when a person talks about family and the situations and people they want you to know that influenced the people they know.

[@tigershotokanfgr8040]

I do partially agree with what u say. He was sick of war and killing...but u can talk and talk and at the end yr only sharing a small part of the art which is yr experience of the philosophical view of someone u never met... There are many people who trained and lived with him; learned his philosophy, the "do" but also the way of self protection by using the techniques of the art... The problem with aikido is also that people want to use it for a purpose it was not created...like fighting against an MMA fighter. U must consider as well that the kenjutsu or the art of the sword is very attached to the aikijitsu or viceversa. ..the way of the samurai..."objects or artifacts to throw people with"...this art was the vision of a samurai who's main tool for defending himself was the sword...free hands or aikijitsu are an expression of the use of the weapon. Moreover, several instructors don't know how to use it. Or what ikkyo means...money is what they care about.... Suenaka sensei talked in his book about the circle of love (where there was u and yr loved ones as well)..whoever trespassed it u had to be able to defend it and it was not by praying... He also talked about Ueshiba using atemi almost all the time, inflicting little pain on someone to be able to carry out some techniques. Therefore, we can't forget that there's the loving protection of all things in which a part of that philosophy explains that one must not cause more than the necessary pain on the opponent...one has to be able to use force gradually (which is very difficult)..according to Suenaka sensei and other ushideshis, Osensei believed in the samurai's saying that expresses that someone must always try to avoid any conflit but, if u can't succeed then cause pain rather than causing injuries; cause injury rather than maiming someone; maim rather than killing . If you have to kill, squeeze the attacker's life 'till the last drop of blood. Kill clean coz life is so valuable that can't be waisted even before death.

[@tonykuli]

He was a Saint and opposed to the war

[@bluechip17]

If what O Sensei experienced was true enlightenment then you are correct it can't be transmitted you must find the way through your own experiences. Similar to Guatam the Buddha, techniques can be taught which might help you get there but that is all. Akkido and it's ultimate functionality is the same. IMO

[@Chadi]

Indeed

[@jb6368]

Aikido works,,has its place. Today everything is comparable to UFC . Aikido is not fighting ! It interupts conflict as I see it. As doorman/bouncer for 13 years then prison officer for 15 yrs I used aikido to great results. It's not a UFC style so stop comparing it to such ffs. It's a ideal control and restraint art so use it as such in its context.

[@samimusahaddad331]

I respectfully disagree with what you said about having to be a physical fighter first. If the philosophy is in the mind then every person who has a mind has his own battles to overcome in life Spiritually and if this philosophy doesn't work for all minds alike then it is flawed and obsolete.

[@fredricclack7137]

Seidokan 🥋☯️

[@HollyNihon]

The “hei” part of Mori-hei is pronounced in the same way as the “ha” part of “hatred”.

[@Chadi]

Thank you

[@jasonloree4676]

that is sort of true. Mo-ri-he-i . the final "i" (ee) character may not be emphasized, but it still exists. も- Moh り-Ree へ-Heh い- ee. typically, all vowels are pronounced in japanese, even if the pronunciation is relatively "trimmed off" at the end . A- ah I- ee U- oo E- eh O- oh. At least that is what I was taught in language studies.

[@HollyNihon]

@@jasonloree4676 It is absolutely true. I am a native Japanese.

[@jasonloree4676]

@@HollyNihon excellent! very interesting. It is always good to learn. So you would pronounce もりへい and もりへ exactly the same with no change in emphasis or inflection?

[@rafael9910]

Oss

[@Chadi]

🤙🏻

[@fernandohsantos]

@Chadi, it seems like you're changing your mind about Aikido...

[@Chadi]

It's a constant search, it can be a great adding to our years of fighting

[@_BillyMandalay]

He could have continued as a sadistic, violent martial artist had he not had a spiritual conversion of sorts. After all, his family was wealthy. Martial arts saved him from being a rich, privileged jerk, and turned him into a teacher of true budo. The atomic bomb woke him up too. Made him think... What IS the POINT of the martial arts ? As one kungfu master one said, the usefulness of kungfu lies in its "uselessness". Yin Yang. The emptiness will be its fullness.

[@omegads3862]

Martial arts means martial arts. The way is not through disowning our ability.

[@christianboddum8783]

Can you prove the atomic bomb woke him up? His enlightenment in 1942 gave AiKiDo it's name. I hear people throw around the atomic bomb argument all the time, but I have not seen any statements from Ueshiba giving it credit. What are you sources?

[@jd1ify]

He dreamt of barbelo

[@chrismalhomme7414]

Aiki la voie DO propose ce cheminement là !.. Peu importe celui qui marche s'il comprend qu'apres avoir monté la montagne il doit monter encore .....pas de but en soi excepté l'existence qui ne demande que çà !

[@joeguillaume296]

It could be that ueshiba was high or drunk when he had these thoughts or he realized training combat was a joke and the only option was avoidance. Are all forms of martial arts illusions of real combat? Is aikido the reality of combat? The only way is avoidance? This topic must be discussed further.

[@Chadi]

Yeah this is a good topic of discussion! I think also when you've been to war and fought pirates and thieves you get sick of fighting, of anxiety, and of life or death situation, that all you want is peace and divine love

[@joeguillaume296]

@@Chadi yes. I think the whole fight thing is overrated. None of it is fighting. Only fighting is fighting. The life analogy was good. Well done.

[@Magnulus76]

He had a spiritual/mystical experience.

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[@dereksnider7148]

What if you do not want to be a fighter? What if you only want to learn defensive maneuvers that do not cause harm? What if you are a pacifist? Why can you not just take Aikido and understand its purpose and intention?

[@bigsidable]

Katsu Jin Ken.

[@kevionrogers2605]

Aikido deals with survivorship; the battle after the war.

[@Chadi]

So true

[@jb6368]

Aikido is what you get when a ju jutsu guy finds religion lol

[@littlecreekmonastery]

That's actually an interesting point. Ueshiba was a Jiu Jitsu master before founding Aikido. And it's always of great interest to me how some martial arts masters philosophically 'evolve' as they age. Within the context of UFC, their deeper, later life insights are often dismissed as being impractical or too lofty and esoteric. I, myself, have discovered that stance of dismissiveness to be a huge mistake. Martial arts teaches us to not underestimate an opponent. Yet we often far too often underestimate and casually dismiss Ueshiba's 'older' teachings. (Not you, JB... just in general.)

[@highchamp1]

Daito Ryu Akijujutsu? Aikido was OK but superseded by better techniques (BJJ)? Tokyo police? (same also for Kung fu, Karate...) Remembering that Kickboxing was the thing in the 80s and 90s. The spirituality of Morihei Ueshiba was pretty far out man!

[@Chadi]

I think later on after judo and bjj etc Ueshiba did his own thing he didn't care anymore

[@gameboymeh7203]

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[@Chadi]

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[@aasserelzoghby6781]

Well if there is no competition in martial arts, firstly, they won't be effective, secondly life would be boring and too spiritual and finally it will make a lot of martial arts like wrestling disappear.

[@1Captainafrica]

Chadi, thank you very much for your content. I appreciate it and I want to from the depth of my heart that I have learned a lot from your channel. I wish you all the best.

[@Chadi]

This means so much to me! I really appreciate it

[@flugendorffilms6130]

Aikido is applied physics.

[@Chadi]

Aren't they all??

[@flugendorffilms6130]

It feels like physics is the goal or focus in aikido, but just the means in other arts.

[@flugendorffilms6130]

As if self defence is just the starting point to understand the universe, and it’s (aikido) willing to leave self defence behind as it gets deeper. Whereas others have self defence as the end point or main motive (?)

[@florineduardoprea1359]

Demon appears to the angels. This happened to "osensei" .the simplest Christian knows that.if you have no discernment ,You take the demon as divin.we see in the lives at the holy fathers how the demons appeared in the form of angels of light and only in the name of Jesus Christ drove them away. Jesus said :given me all the power in heaven and in Earth. Draw your own conclusion

[@christianboddum8783]

I became a christian while training AiKiDo seriously, and I question some things O'sensei has said about religion. It's clear he had a supernatural experience, but also clear he didn't encounter Jesus in person, that would have been obvious, and the evidence would be there. It is still a fascinating mystery what O'sensei went through, and his art is important. When I have asked about the spiritual side of AiKiDo, all my teachers have been clueless, and that made me very vary of what I was training. I think the training is a great tool for sharpening your mind and perception, also for a christian, but as a spiritual path to take the place of Jesus Christ, no, end of story.

[@youspriz1]

No true mysticist would allow himself to be filmed .Of course Ueshiba was a great martial artist and his education method should be adopted by all martial arts and outside of them

[@voidsword8095]

yeah, as your first martial art Aikido is horrible.

[@vano-559]

So you claim that you should do Sumo, Japanese Jujutsu and only than Aikido like Ueshiba did? It's reasonable advice but how many Aikido teacher we could find with such experience? In such circumstances we could find about 100 teachers around the world. It doesn't match Aikido corporations spread strategy.

[@Chadi]

Not necessarily just have you fair share of combats

[@vincentfoster6811]

You'd serve yourself well if you learned how to pronounce Ueshiba's name correctly.

[@Chadi]

What does that even mean?? Is this your way of discrediting my arguments made in this video??? If you have a disagreement say it, don't go the cowardly passive aggressive route to tell me you don't agree with my presentation.

[@vincentfoster6811]

@@Chadi LOL, it's quite a good vid. I'd say once you understand the difference between a fight and an attack you'd understand more about the battle field origins of Aikido. My comment on your pronouncing of Ueshiba points to you not doing any real research into the man.

[@Chadi]

@@vincentfoster6811 what's the difference??? Tell me, I'd say fighting and sparring are pretty essential for an "attack", applying something on a resisting aggressive is very much useful. Something not done at all in Aikido, and I'm a Christian Tissier black belt.

[@nikolaosmandamandiotis8970]

OK so you say aikido is for retired old men who fought years ago and want to stop fighting? So why learn aikido which is again a martial art and not become a gardener for example? 😂

[@Chadi]

Haha no that's not what i meant! The second vision states that techniques were no longer for injuring or breaking but to teach you something else, you can retire from competing at 25 after 20 years of judo, not necessarily for the old people

[@nikolaosmandamandiotis8970]

@@Chadi In gardening you learn something else and there is also less injuries you might break some brunches though!

[@Chadi]

@@nikolaosmandamandiotis8970 true

[@nikolaosmandamandiotis8970]

@@Chadi gardening >aikido 😂

[@Chadi]

@@nikolaosmandamandiotis8970 i wouldn't go that far haha

[@michealpuckett8856]

Aikido can be damaging or easy on an opponent, largely depending on how hard the attack.You don't create bad karma by hurting the attacker his own energy hurts him. Knowing how to hurt an attacker but choosing not to makes you a pacifists. Not hurting an attacker just because you don't know how makes you a whimp..