The Art Of Fighting Without Fighting in a street fight

[@Zothaqqua]

Not just “I don't want trouble” but also “Are you OK?” “Can I help?” “What's the matter?” “What's wrong mate?” Have and express genuine concern for the welfare of your opponent, even if you then have to put them on the ground. The goal is that both of you win, because even if you put them down, you prevented as much of the fight as possible.

[@azuspointofview5110]

So true, great advice.

[@toddellner5283]

It's also great for dealing with the rest of the incident. If the police get involved, and jails are full of people who thought that would never happen, witnesses saying you did this will go a long way to deciding who ends up as in front of a jury.

[@louisvourloumis6990]

@Zothaqqua,Well said, & Very True!!!

[@Cernunnos777]

non violent communication is awesome and will help most of these situations not happen

[@simoneriksson8329]

100% agree :)

[@scottzappa9314]

I'm in Security and we have to do a class on how to de-escalate situations, and one needs to be almost totally passive when dealing with aggressive people. And one should not use phrases like "you need to calm down." It's of course always best to defuse it before it gets worse. Be like water, my friend.

[@aikidodio8080]

I Appreciate that you use Aikido for street applications. Non aggression, ueshiba would be proud

[@brianlmeyers6169]

Thanks, Azu, Jason. Great technique. Even better message.

[@azuspointofview5110]

Any time Brian. 👍🏾👊🏾

[@gambit752]

@@azuspointofview5110 There’s two concepts about Aikido that you guys at Aikidoflow don’t seem to realize. 1.) Aikido is 50% street applicable techniques, and the other 50% of aikido is more of a game that aikido practitioners play. What I mean by game is that when an aikido practitioner participates in randori or jiwaza, he is learning reflex development. His reflexes are becoming extremely sharp when he does randori and/or jiwaza because he’s using footwork and techniques to evade attack in a fast paced environment. Reflex development is CRUCIAL for a street fight because most street fights occur with someone going from 0-100 within a blink of an eye swinging punches at you. So yes, some aikido techniques might not be useful in a street fight but when you use those techniques in randori of jiwaza you are building your reflexes immensely which will then be useful in a street fight when you need to evade attack and counter. 2.) Aikido falls on two ends of a spectrum. On one end of the spectrum you have the spiritual aikido (often associated with Aikikai). Where practitioners are not concerned with the martial aspect of aikido. This aikido is practically useless because people treat it as yoga and basically a dance with zero martial substance to it. On the other end of the spectrum you have YOSHINKAN Aikido. Yoshinkan Aikido is the second largest aikido organization worldwide, and it is known for being very effective for street self defense. In fact, Yoshinkan aikido has been taught to the Tokyo riot police and Tokyo police department. Unlike Aikikai, Yoshinkan is very structured and has a lot more techniques in its curriculum. Yoshinkan also stresses form and proper hip engagement, which is also lacking in Aikikai. Yoshinkan practitioners are real martial artists and their aikido is deadly, which is why law enforcement officials prefer training in Yoshinkan.

[@enterthebruce91]

@@azuspointofview5110 Azu and Jason, thanks for this. Azu, you remind me a little bit of Robbie Lyle from AFTV! Cheers, guys 👊🏽

[@dale_ch]

Nice and effective without the aggression - no punching involved 👍💥

[@nickregnier1]

From watching your video, the technique you did is more Irimi Nage to me than Tenchi Nage. The story you explained working as Bouncer in Central London night clubs resonates in me strongly as I also used to work in night clubs in London as Door Supervisor having to deal with difficult situation and yes you are absolutely right about being cautious not to be seen as the aggressor. I enjoyed your video.

[@dbuck1964]

No it’s very accurately labeled as tenshi nage. Irimi nage involves a very different entry rotating away to the outside prior to changing direction for the takedown. Steven Segal did irimi nage quite frequently in his movies.

[@nickregnier1]

@@dbuck1964 Tenchi Nage is earth and Heaven feeling, meaning one hand goes up and one goes down often from two hands grip. This video shows none of that so it is actually Irimi Nage because he is seen stepping to his side past the attacker...

[@dbuck1964]

@@nickregnier1 Actually he explains that quite clearly that the way he did it in Aikido practice was from a double wrist grab with one hand going low and the other hand going high. I’ll agree that his modified version is really more of an arm clothesline technique than anything truly from Aikido. There’s no redirection or manipulation of energy whatsoever; he’s really just slamming a clothesline to the throat while stepping through. This works great as long as you’re bigger than the other person, but you try this on somebody bigger than you and he’s just gonna look at you and get mad.

[@user-qg9rp1ci9m]

Great video. Good advice regarding how others view you although you are defending yourself.

[@anthonystevenson7944]

I hear you.Thankyou.

[@deborahtravis9181]

Priceless lessons thank you - could you please show defence techniques for women as they attack differently from men

[@TopblokeGolf]

I’m not interested in martial arts but this is so intelligent and entertaining. Love street psychology.

[@azuspointofview5110]

It means a lot that someone who isn't into martial arts, still enjoys what we do. Thanks.

[@cryptomadaussie8994]

Magic technique and terrific messages to go with them.

[@azuspointofview5110]

Thanks Crypto. 👍🏾👊🏾

[@mad29118]

You guys are awesome 👍

[@jeffreystinger]

👁 ABSOLUTELY, SMASHING MATES!! LOVE YOUR SOUND EFFECTS TOO….👏🏼

[@dragon7060]

Thanks, Azu, Jason

[@bienveqe]

another great video, you´re awesome guys ! big hugs from latinamerica.

[@jeffreystinger]

LOVE YOUR QUESTIONS MATE! I NOW FINALLY AND TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THIS LOVELY MOVE…. I ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING NEW FROM YOU MATES!!! CHEERS!! 🇬🇧♥️👼🏻

[@azuspointofview5110]

Anytime Jeffrey. 👍🏾✊🏾👊🏾

[@terryashmore8541]

Tenchi nage heaven and earth throw, head to heaven then down to earth. Thanks for the great videos guys

[@Nibs333]

My heart skipped a beat when u quoted the cop.

[@busheerr]

Aikido works and keeps you out of jail, it works people.

[@falsenotefest]

Thank you, both of you are really great

[@fligagoogoo]

Great to see you back bro

[@smd883]

Excellent video gentlemen!

[@Johnconno]

I miss London, that street you're chatting in looks pleasant. No people. Where are they?

[@magna-cartus]

Beautiful technique.

[@geraldbradford86]

I would like to thank both of you gentlemen for the awesome videos you put out and I would like to thank you for using a Bruce Lee phrase from the movie Enter the Dragon the art of fighting without fighting

[@vromanator74]

She stabbed me just right above the left temple and there the comb stuck in suspension. I looked up at Diane and said” I guess I don’t have a mother anymore “. She said I am NOT your mother. I said, I guess your right. And swung and knocked at 23 year old OUT COLD with is later known as a Ridge Hand Strike. For punishment, 21 days eating from the kitchen sink scraps or trash can. Thanks Patrick E. Johnson for ditching Jean and Diane. They would have destroyed everything you would have ever work hard for. Since, We are Genetically linked to Self Defenses. Also, Pre TBI Marine and Combat Soldier . So, I love Values , even when they weren’t demonstrated!

[@azuspointofview5110]

Thank you for your appreciation. Bruce Lee still is one of the greatest.

[@rooksfoot1184]

We could take this boat......

[@-Atmos1]

Great video " The Art of Fighting without Fighting "

[@patrickbut-not-a-saint9418]

Another excellent video lads! Love the production here too Please could you tell me the track you use in the background here?

[@leciareeve8089]

Thank you!

[@habibmalik1619]

A good technique, nicely explained.

[@ClintsCrypt]

For those in karate, this is another application for kage-zuki or mawashi-zuki. You could apply them just like this tenchi-nage. 🙂

[@stephenhans189]

Balance counteracting force.

[@adamfrank1630]

Osoto gari, mate. Look into it.

[@onthemoney7237]

You guys are great 👍love to meet you come to New York or Jersey have some self defense classes surely you could cover your cost and much more thank you

[@jamalovichjamaleddin4222]

Juki chan has said:the best fight you can do is to avoid that fight.have a musical day😎

[@paulportlock-smith5058]

Brilliant content gentlemen. Just wondering if the techniques will work irrespective of type of punch?

[@jb6368]

13 years on doors in northern Ireland to boot during 90's and never once on assault charge after many "fights". This was pre aikido BUT I had the aikido mindset unknown to me. I never seen doors as fight but opposite to stop fights and conflict etc. Then I discovered aikido late 90's and it clicked. Then in early 00's I joined prison service and again aikido proved it's worth more than once,,it's control and restraint is it's strength not fighting but halting conflict. I can not fault Aikido and it's methods ,,it's not UFC guys as the comparison today. It ain't fighting it stops it so please stop comparing aikido against UFC ffs,,,please.

[@jb6368]

@Senior Fitness and Finance it's true,,all the people against it will compare to UFC etc. That in itself is like comparing chalk and cheese. In all honesty I have used aikido endless times to "Restraint and Countrol" and it was fauntless. I jumped into full on conflict fights and aikido was the dampener. It works without effort if applied correctly.

[@MadeInManny0161]

Eye jab & Groin strikes

[@dmcc1703]

Great stuff gents!

[@tetsuo2x3x]

It looks like a cuff. What part of the arm you use? Middle? Thxs for sharing your knowledge

[@gambit752]

There’s two concepts about Aikido that you guys at Aikidoflow don’t seem to realize. 1.) Aikido is 50% street applicable techniques, and the other 50% of aikido is more of a game that aikido practitioners play. What I mean by game is that when an aikido practitioner participates in randori or jiwaza, he is learning reflex development. His reflexes are becoming extremely sharp when he does randori and/or jiwaza because he’s using footwork and techniques to evade attack in a fast paced environment. Reflex development is CRUCIAL for a street fight because most street fights occur with someone going from 0-100 within a blink of an eye swinging punches at you. So yes, some aikido techniques might not be useful in a street fight but when you use those techniques in randori of jiwaza you are building your reflexes immensely which will then be useful in a street fight when you need to evade attack and counter. 2.) Aikido falls on two ends of a spectrum. On one end of the spectrum you have the spiritual aikido (often associated with Aikikai). Where practitioners are not concerned with the martial aspect of aikido. This aikido is practically useless because people treat it as yoga and basically a dance with zero martial substance to it. On the other end of the spectrum you have YOSHINKAN Aikido. Yoshinkan Aikido is the second largest aikido organization worldwide, and it is known for being very effective for street self defense. In fact, Yoshinkan aikido has been taught to the Tokyo riot police and Tokyo police department. Unlike Aikikai, Yoshinkan is very structured and has a lot more techniques in its curriculum. Yoshinkan also stresses form and proper hip engagement, which is also lacking in Aikikai. Yoshinkan practitioners are real martial artists and their aikido is deadly, which is why law enforcement officials prefer training in Yoshinkan.

[@geraldremington2262]

Aikido's value is that it allows for variations in what attack is presented and the degree of vehemence / violence used. This is why it is excellent for police. The object is not to crack and crush and maim, but to subdue, control, arrest. The "special" titles given to Aikido can be absurd. The dojo and its teacher's philosophy will show whether they practice dance or war.

[@Nobody-mz7zh]

You are somewhat right about aikikai, but that 'dance' is also a fighting style just like almost any move, if you understand the movent of the body and the passage of flow, breathing techniques etc not only your own breathing and movement but also your opponents too, and you will flow as one with your opponent and they will go where you want them to go, the dance is extremely symbolic and transcendental, master the dance and both forms my friend

[@kneejerkreactor9100]

If my opponent is twice as tall as me, I'll just continue with the pacifist stance

[@arthurrodarte8624]

I think this is a right time right moment move. As a smaller guy getting close would be a mistake in most cases. Now if guys distracted and or have his hands down then sure but this looks like a good way to get KO If the other guy knows how to throw. I have used this move and I’m not saying it’s not effective but as with anything, you have to know when to use it. I would say used wrong could end someone’s life if they hit the throat of some one which iv has done to me and is not fun.

[@Retrogamer71]

Respect to the do-flo

[@frankrosemond3073]

Do you have an affiliate gym in the USA specifically El Paso, Texas?

[@paulallen3639]

Next video should be a match in the ring. I wanna see all your skills in action. Amazing techniques

[@АлександрМаркин-н8в]

all perfect.. but if opponent doesn't grab your arms? :-)

[@LeeSmith-qy3or]

Great. OK, I am not as tall as you, you outweigh me, you are stronger ... how do I modify your technique? Thanks in advance.

[@conspiracycracker5254]

The popcorn clothesline is a chicken diner winner fer sure.

[@Nikoman531]

"The art of fighting, without fighting" "I wanna take his head of his neck" Love you guys, great content as always!

[@Grunt49]

Bas Ruten liked a forearm.

[@Wordzwurth]

seems similar to "Osotogari" in Judo

[@susanohara4274]

For any martial art to be combat effective, full contact free style sparring is absolutely necessary. Modern Aikido, Tai Chi and most of the Chinese internal martial arts lacks this! Kata (drills/fixed patterns) are only for learning the techniques. Its impossible to learn to be effective on the street, the battlefield on in an MMA ring without the practice of free sparring.

[@geraldremington2262]

How many sessions have you visited? Aikido is Japanese and it does include strikes (atemi) and free-style (randori). Tai Chi I cannot answer for personally, but it's been described as slow-motion muscle memory training.

[@pdxbmwfan5824]

Morale of the story, people are animals and cctv/surveillance is a must.

[@victorvelazquez62]

Divertido aprender 👏👍💪🤜

[@m54evabeatz]

I Think football LINEMAN should take up Aikido pretty much doing it anyway

[@Combat556]

When was the last time a passerby called the cops?

[@daviddavid7667]

Come n get it

[@mahmoudmecelti9958]

Ps use best technique aikido for real fight with demonstration . Thank you

[@AikidoVirtualDojo]

How would you explain the difference between Tenchinage and Iriminage?

[@azuspointofview5110]

They are very similar but during a Iriminage, I would turn my attacker.

[@AikidoVirtualDojo]

@@azuspointofview5110 From my experience in Tenchinage I would be looking for more "Earth" part (in addition to "Heaven" part) than in Iriminage (which I would probably call your "hard entry" variant presented in this video). More a naming convention, both techniques can be effective :)

[@davek7511]

To me, this is closer to iriminage than tenchinage....

[@nunninkav]

It's a fricken clothes line, lol. Nage this nage that, nope, it's a clothesine. Issue settled.

[@AikidoVirtualDojo]

@@nunninkav LOL

[@sduncanfoto]

Love that your 2 mid age guys

[@ibraids4431]

At minute 6:55 I heard something! What was that ?

[@trevorstroud9334]

WWE approves this message...

[@Nobody-mz7zh]

Also another thing, you have the wrong idea of fighting without fighting my friend, Bruce Lee meant using careful words and actions to avoid fighting at all costs when he said that... Winning a fight with words.. Talking your opponent down etc

[@hestonpfheffer1299]

What's your style?....

[@Groundandpound431]

👍

[@a.kmojarrad8979]

If the police had watched this video you'd have definitely slept that night in jail, thanks to your unnecessary explanations about making what look like what. Very educational vid, for the fuzz!

[@johnnystevens-lp9ve]

This the only way to throw down f the clowns

[@Nobody-mz7zh]

I'm the guy you clotheslined, uv just admitted it to the World on camera, so now I think il press charges

[@Nobody-mz7zh]

I'm joking but thought I'd demonstrate the possibility if I was you I'd alter this vid and delete the admission

[@alexandrasvulfgang1205]

or: explain a double leg takedown without knowing fundamental grappling skills.

[@MOAB_MOAB]

The Art Of Lying Heh, heh, heh, we're gonna look at this... "Take that head ...off!" "Make it look like..." "And BOOM!! Muh!" Heh, heh... heh. Lets have more of this, heh; and especially more of those "GWAYTIS FIGHTEZ EVARZ!" fings. Heh, heh. Y'all are as gone now as that kid with the Batman fetish. Heh, heh.

[@BrubMan]

i think this instructor doesn't understand the art of fighting without fighting. how are you showing fighting techniques under the category of not fighting.

[@callumbrown5490]

Every video all these guys do is a move that looks like a close line in wrestling when have you ever seen a fight when they guys won by using a close line unless its wwe which is fake name a mma fighter that's used one of these moves if it was effective in a actual fight wee would have seen it by now... a single leg or double leg that's much quicker and since the roman times has been used in fighting the old wrestling that was in the first Olympics they were using single and double leg takedowns and if it's done rightly it can't be stopped but try close line someone in a street fight you will get knocked out

[@edwardferry8247]

Why does none of this work in actual fighting, like the UFC.

[@naifgobory6212]

And if it work in UFC ? So what ?

[@edwardferry8247]

@@naifgobory6212 it doesn’t work 😂 ..

[@naifgobory6212]

@@edwardferry8247 I was asking you what if it’s work ? What will Aikido practicians will gain. ? And what will they lose if it does not work ?

[@edwardferry8247]

@@naifgobory6212 ah yes sorry. I was saying in a real fighting situation (UFC) this clearly does not work. If it did work in isolation there would be no need to have a broader range of skills such as: boxing, jujitsu, wrestling, Muay Thai etc. I think watching things in slow motion with someone moving in predictive compliant ways isn’t transferable to real fighting.

[@naifgobory6212]

@@edwardferry8247 ok , thanks for your explanation, however I am sure you know very well any player with one single art cannot compete in UFC or MMA competitions, even boxing , the professional boxer skills are not equivalent with kicks , grappling and wrestling, although the boxer strikes are deadly , and he can defend himself and block hits ,

[@emmeyefive7484]

you are advocating deceiving the police, and although that's a noble act, because they are totally unaccountable, what about your victim?