The STRIKE ATTACKS in aikido, by Stefan Stenudd

[@MultiWayout]

That opening of the hands and relaxed posture between moves is very important. Good work

[@gladiatorkingoftheburnings2577]

The cool thing is i have started to take up aikido for mma and it has been good i used some stikes in my sparring and i have pulled off some throws pins locks and chokes in my bjj rolling aswell

[@RandAlthor939]

I've done AIKIDO for 23 years . This is it's one major floor . I no longer practice mainstream AIKIDO. Because I don't want to be a dance master . Now I practice AIKIDO against boxing , kicks , elbows, grappling. Yes I've had to adapt it but at least it works now . To practice against strikes or takedowns your first need to learn them properly

[@teneoaristocrata3270]

Thank you so much for your video i am really learning a lot.

[@taylorbee4010]

My former Kung Fu teacher said that a lot of times Japanese styles would just separate different techniques in a different styles for sake of catagorization but really they're All one. They were all originally one thing

[@rcombatlife9838]

Thank's mr Stenud for this good " real punch attaque " but in aikido we don't see a counter against those real punch ataque , we only see a conter of " telephonique punche" coming from one meter slowly .

[@StefanStenudd]

@rcombatlife9838, I've seen that in aikido, too. But definitely not only that. There are many different ways to practice aikido.

[@tmarevisited118]

Arigato gozhimasu. Many people think we do not train for real striking in aikido and it's one of the reasons they think it's an ineffective art. We learned many strikes where I studied aikido, and many specialized hand "weapons" to go with them (by which I mean striking with different parts of the hand in different ways; uraken, kakuto, seiryuto, ipponken, boshiken, nakedakaken, etc) Looking at your hand position when you demonstrate the back fist I was wondering; do you also teach "snapping" the fist and striking with the first two knuckles rather than the small bones of the back of the hand? Apparently this is a subtle detail that sets us apart from other martial arts that teach the back fist.

[@StefanStenudd]

Rae Heskett, yes, I teach aiming with the bottom knuckles of the index finger and the middle finger - also in regular straight tsuki. That way, the wrist will automatically have an angle giving the most support and stability to the fist.

[@appliedmartialarts1266]

Rae Heskett The reason people doubt the effectiveness of Aikido is the lack of full-contact sparring. Training theory is all well and good, but it has to be supplemented with pressure testing to be effective. Just like boxers don’t only train on the speedbag. I personally would love to see your sparring matches. There's got to be an mma or something gym near you, go in and ask to spar, they’re usually super nice people.

[@tmarevisited118]

@@appliedmartialarts1266 it's in the plans. Honestly. Nothing is "near" me as I live in rural West TN at least 2 hours from any city. I studied in Memphis, and there are in fact a few MMA gyms there. I've scouted a couple and intend to approach them after the holidays and we get the funds to make the trip. The thing I want people out there to know is that *some* aikido schools (like the one I went to) *do* spar! It's not all that common right now as I gather (honestly I thought they all did until I kept running into all this doubt and negativity from other martial artists) but it does happen. At least one organization actually has competitions even, and students from our school would compete. I never did, but I used it in real fights and that's good enough for me. I have no problems with sparring. It's just a matter of finding a partner and filming it!

[@appliedmartialarts1266]

@@tmarevisited118 Well, when you do spar, i'd love to see it. I imagine that you did Tomiki Aikido? That style does do sparring, similar to judo in some ways. I know the struggle of the traditional martial artist. I myself am a practitioner of Goju-Ryu Karate. Most people doubt the effectiveness of my style, and I set out to prove that it can stand against other styles. My channel, is a dedication to that. It's a way for martial artists of all sorts to do honest sparring and test their techniques. When you spar and film it, I would love to see if you remember me.

[@RandAlthor939]

You don't I know this because I'm a third Dan in AIKIDO. There are not any real strikes ever . If you don't believe me .go try your Kotei gaeshi on a boxer . AIKIDO needs to return to combat roots or go into the future as nothing more than a fighting ballet.

[@kirameira425]

素晴しい！有り難うございます！

[@StefanStenudd]

Thank you too, kira meira :)

[@gogglegoogle5165]

合気道は初手から掴み(掴まれ）、入り身、当て身を取りと受けが相互同時に狙う。 現在の合気道における打法についてはこの動画で示されたものが一般的だが、古流では曲線的に眼を狙う打ち方や金的を蹴る蹴上げ、肋骨の下部を挟むように一本拳で打つなどの当て身を用いていたのでそちらを指導される先生も多い。

[@StefanStenudd]

Kono Hito, I'm not at all sure I understand your comment (Google Translate is far from perfect), but I guess you refer to the many different types of strikes there are in budo. On this video, only the basics are shown and they are indeed the ones practiced the most in aikido. As for atemi responses, though, there is much more variety since they adapt to circumstance. That would be another video... :)

[@gogglegoogle5165]

@@StefanStenudd I am not good at English, so please forgive me that it is difficult to communicate correctly. The majority of Japanese aikido students do not understand that there is an attack on aikido. That's why they don't know why they connect their hands with aikido practice. They can't explain why they chop their forehead. I believe that your attacking skills will be the most important foundation for Japanese people to learn aikido. However, the method of hitting aikido may seem strange compared to classic jiu-jitsu. I mentioned that there are various strikes for Japan people.

[@StefanStenudd]

@@gogglegoogle5165, thank you. Now I understand :) Yes, it happens a lot also outside Japan that aikido students are so eager to practice the aikido techniques, they might not study the attack techniques enough. I strongly believe that for one's aikido to develop well, the attacks need to improve, too.

[@hanzoart5098]

very nice love it

[@kyzo3961]

Which part of your body do you use to strike in aikido?? As far as I know aikido mainly focuses on grabbing, joint locks, free fall, throws, etc. so i'm a bit confused on how you should properly strike in aikido, I know aikido has strikes in them (small amount) but I never seen one in practice or sparring, did research on them. Striking is prohibited due to aikido's rule on not to harm your opponent and/or fellow peers.

[@akumabakemono1447]

No, is not prohibited. Aikido strikes are called "Atemis". There's a lot of Aikido styles and some of them like Iwama Ryu or Tenshin have a solid amount of different strikes.

[@silverdandylmao]

Aikido specializes a lot on takedowns and disarms, thats true. I'm a novice, but i did notice another thing. A lot of times, i'd be mid-technique and i think, "yo, i could totally punch/kick/stab this other guy right now," and then i proceed to end the technique in a peaceful manner. In class, we do things slowly and gracefully, but i realize that if we really wanted to, someone could get really hurt, especially if your opponent has no MA training at all.

[@tavtav3526]

Sensei can I ask for question. There's spread two different tsuki which in my chase(dojo), we train tsuki to be a vertical punch(like wing chun punch). Which punch that really a tsuki? Vertical punch (wing chun) or horizontal punch(boxing & karate)? Thank you

[@StefanStenudd]

Alfian nahuda, that is a good question to which I have no definite answer :) There are so many different ways to strike, also in karatedo. Shoji Nishio sensei showed us 15 different ways to use the hand in strikes. The basic one in karatedo is with the fist horizontal and turned fingers downwards, but several other ways exist - also with a vertical fist. In addition, there are differences regarding what part of the fist is used in the punch. I prefer the base knuckles of the index finger and middle finger. The choice of strike depends very much on the target and the situation. The word "tsuki" implies a straight forward thrust, but specifies nothing about the form of the fist. The same word is used for a thrust with the sword in kendo and iai. In aikido, the basic karatedo tsuki with a horizonal fist is the most common, but I would say it is good to practice also some other strikes. For example, mawashi tsuki (which can be seen in the video) is important to experience.

[@tavtav3526]

@@StefanStenudd thank you for your humble answer. I train the variations of it.

[@mythsandblindspotsinthefig4207]

Question: Do you practice these strikes to really hit someone if attacked in the street or to counter them in class with your defensive techniques?

[@StefanStenudd]

I practice the strikes to learn them and to learn the aikido responses to them.

[@mythsandblindspotsinthefig4207]

@@StefanStenudd Thanks for replying. My question is clearly in regards to Atemi, not counters and when I say "you", I don't mean you personally, but the Aikido you represent. Now, when you learn Aikido responses to strikes, you are not learning strikes, but responses to them. A different thing. When you learn how to do strikes, you learn how to use strikes, not responses to them. Having said that, I am sensing you are implying that you don't train atemi to effectively hit someone, but just to learn how to do the moves, them being necessary. This in the context, that we do want to hit someone. Correct?

[@StefanStenudd]

@@mythsandblindspotsinthefig4207 I believe my previous answer still applies.

[@mythsandblindspotsinthefig4207]

@@StefanStenudd No effort put in for me understanding it, even though you wanted to respond. I understand, suit yourself.

[@kimcarson4219]

Atemi in Aikido is used as a trick to manipulate the enemy in order for you to use the technique against him. But if you really want to hit the enemy with atemi then suit yourself. But, in Dojo Atemis is used to counter them. Hope that helps

[@juniorkanyinda6962]

Aikido is both offensive and defensive...

[@Adreysasnei]

Good luck 😎👍💣

[@perrypelican9476]

What is the point of this video.

[@VenturaIT]

99.99% of aikido schools don't teach strikes

[@Gawain_Phoenix]

That doesn't mean that don't exist, even the founder Morihei Ueshiba O- Sensei used to teach his students kicks and punches and do the same with my students.

[@Gawain_Phoenix]

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[@silverdandylmao]

You kinda have to learn, especially because in order to learn proper defense, you need to put up a convincing offense. Aikido is about redirecting your opponent's momentum, so even in a classroom setting our sensei made sure we could throw a "real" punch, with proper form and momentum, to be a redirectable threat

[@VenturaIT]

@@silverdandylmao aikido is not so simple... O-Sensei said that aikido is 90% atemi... atemi means striking. The aikido you learned is just the introductory course.

[@terciary]

looks you by some reasons omitted metsubushi

[@StefanStenudd]

:D

[@وليدعلىحامدابراهيمفوده]

Why don kicks,?

[@Menyhard]

Awful

[@t1msar926]

John Menyhard go to hell

[@MrShal7]

so much rubbish is every where on the internet

[@StefanStenudd]

Also among comments.

[@StefanStenudd]

David Cope is trolling my channel. He has no videos of his own on his channel, but if you are curious - here is a video where he is doing bokuto exercises with the head teacher of his dojo: facebook.com/Aikido.Reichstett/videos/1754134211303231/

[@t1msar926]

Haha what a geek David is