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Its 2020. Starting aikido threads should be ban worthy.
These are from Ko Ruy Budo era not about Geidan Budo arts.Aikijitsu / Aikijujitsu on the other hand are martial arts designed to actually do some harm
Yes you learn how to shoot lazer out of your eyes, extremely deadly.These are from Ko Ruy Budo era not about Geidan Budo arts.
Very harsh, more harsh than Lethwei or modern MMA.
Nope.Yes you learn how to shoot lazer out of your eyes, extremely deadly.
In my very limited training experience in Aikido, which is under two years, I believe anyone taking up the art should have a black belt/equivalent in another style of martial arts. As well as an open mind.
Put it another way, most people now accept that wristlocks work in BJJ. It's just a matter of learning what works in application.
Watch this video
The real question for aikido and other bs martial arts like it should be: does it work better than doing absolutely nothing?
Friend this post, is informative and of interest to the forum. Excuse me. It shouldn't be forbidden!Its 2020. Starting aikido threads should be ban worthy.
Thanks friend for the support!This thread is whatever, but I liked the video
That fat bald guy trying to make the dude fall down with hocus pocus was super cringe
Its 2020. Starting aikido threads should be ban worthy.
Do you really believe that? You can only be a very similar person or have not watched the video. And Ueshiba was an actor and a liar.Answering the question yes Aikido can be used in self defence and or an mma fight, BUT not the way you imagine. Like Ueshiba once sayd, Aikido tecniques are only to keep you healthy and such should be considered what they are physical exercise. Aikido is mostly a philosophy and not a martial art, this is why an Aikidoka wont say he is an Aikido fighter but an Aikido practicioner. Aikijitsu / Aikijujitsu on the other hand are martial arts designed to actually do some harm and they look today more like a style of Jujitsu, Hapkido. Hope it was helpfull.
In my very limited training experience in Aikido, which is under two years, I believe anyone taking up the art should have a black belt/equivalent in another style of martial arts. As well as an open mind.
With all of my teachers in Aikido, it was constantly pointed out that "this is the Aikido way to do it" and "this is the ju jutsu way to do it". Ju jutsu meaning JJJ. JJJ were the techniques where you did not protect your opponent, and using them in juyu waza was taboo.
I'd already done karate (Shito-Ryu) and was athletic, as my teacher in that style stressed running, stretches, and calisthenics, particularly sit ups as the modus operandi. Then you train basics, kata, finishing with sparring or group kata.
The Aikido school I studied at is now gone, but there were lots of martial artists from many styles who came for the open mats, and the head of the dojo was very open to other styles.
I hadn't done much multiple opponent sparring until I trained Aikido, where it was pretty much a given that every practice, we were going to practice jiyu waza (free sparring) against 2 or 3 opponents.
Yes, they were restricted in the use of their techniques, but so was I, and it became clear that if I tried to stand and fight against more than one opponent, I was getting swarmed. Which I liked, because I've almost never had a one vs one fight up until then. Wannabe gangsters, like the Fresno Bullfrogs, want to jump you, they don't want a fight.
So the angling, off-centering, and foot work, which was stressed in every technique I learned became useful. Along with the freedom of not having to do anything but simply move the fuck out of the way, without someone bitchin at me.
Also the weapons. Use of the jo, use of a wooden bokken, and a dagger. Just getting to see those "looks" and occasionally sparring with them made me appreciate the use of distance, timing, angle, and line of attack, not worrying so much about the attack itself.
Just don't get hit or cornered, and don't try to force a technique that isn't there to be used.
As others have stated, Aikido was purposefully made sport for use by the general public, who aren't warriors or fighters, just people who want to benefit from martial arts, and it's unique way of connecting people through it's "aliveness".
If you're hung up on martial arts as only fighting, you're missing all of that heavenly glory. That is what Aikido is about, imo.