Nice video, I studied Isshin-Ryū a style of Okinawan karate. I received my Dan Belt at year 5 but knees finally give out so I instructed for a little while. Started a family and the rest is history.
@@terrycase7341 unfortunately it’s close to impossible to grab a boxers hand to perform a move that would brake or dislocate a bone. The other thing is that they throw a rain of fast and strong punches and it takes just a few seconds to frustrate a practitioner and lead him to a mistake that will cause an opening window for targeting. I mean no disrespect to traditional martial arts and as a former practitioner (7 years) i can say with confidence that unless one simulates his knowledge to modern reality and combines different moves and tactics from several martial arts, he will be stacked in a dreamy world where he sees him self as a superhero and will land brutally on his face. Muay thai in a combination with judo and bjj is a good way to go. And the number one factor in the fighting recipe is psychology which can only be improved and grow through experience in real scenarios. A ring or a dojo offer only 25% of that factor. My 2 cents and respect
Then why did Tyson visit (on many occasions) Aikido dojos in Japan? Watch Mike Tyson fight especially his footwork. Power does not come the shoulder it's Aikido footwork and positioning. He was also always interested in other martial arts including Jeet kune do as well as Aikido to learn how to find the most effective way to harness his core strength, that is why he has a devastating punch. Any fight training, boxing and/or martial arts doesn't give you a plan, it gives you the power and ability to be flexible in a fight situation and to be able to deal with any situation. This comes from someone who has been training for over 25 years.
@@panoskarallis6797 A kick boxing friend of mine wanted to show me a frontal double punch and asked me just do what I do. He did his punch but I knew when he was going to do it because of my training . . . you learn to read body movement AND I moved off line, into him ending with my fist a 1/2 inch from his face AND he was still looking in the direction of where I WAS . . . . in shock! Yes you learn basic stuff but over a 25 year period you cross-train and then make it your own. There ARE strikes in Aikido by the way.
I'm a retired career soldier, even though a commissioned officer, I've instructed CQB. (Close Quarters Battle, for the uninitiated...basically, hand to hand combat) Any form of self defence is better than none, and I denigrate no one for the skills they have honed. However, in response to the 'nonce' who presumed a boxer could throw four or five puches and overcome a proponent of Aikido, I have just this to say. I've used Aikido in combat, where my opponent was set and determined to kill me, it doesn't get more 'street' than THAT! I was equally committed, and motivated, but by subtle variation in technique delivery, effortlessly taking down my enemy and not relenting with a gentle release, I found Aikido the most effective control in my bag of dirty tricks. Swift, silent, and deadly. How did it work out for me....I'm writing this reply, how do you think it worked out?
Sou policial penal no Brasil e instrutor de Aikido, Kali e krav maga como também praticante de bjj. Na minha profissão já utilizei muito o Aikido e o Kali, pra mim funciona muito bem e não é competição não é vida real. Depende de como você treina e a finalidade de seu treino.
I have much respect for Aikido, being a practitioner myself, the downside to Aikido is that it takes a long time to be proficient enough at it to use in an urban combatives environment / street fight, some of the techniques are outdated, sword defense and knife defense, gun defense, nobody takes knife defense training as seriously as they should , the best knife defense training I have seen, an instructor was teaching outdoors, the class was conducting knife defense and knife take away drills, no one was taking the training knife seriously, the instructor then had the class stop, he found on the ground a twig a branch and stuck into and rubbed on it some fresh dog poo, then used it to attack the assistant instructor student, a completely different reaction to the poo stick, that is how the knife should be treated, well thanks for giving Aikido the proper respect as being defensive martial art it certainly does have many positive attributes, bearing in mind that it is not meant to be used in the ring, you should always be situationally aware of your surroundings, God Bless All heart ❤️
Any time you are attacked with a knife recall deadly; that is your way to fight back against the knife attacker, do not worry how the attacker or any one else thinks about the way you take them out and save your self !...
One thing to note.. a big part of aikido is learning how to fall and not get injured.. hence why alot of these throws seem exaggerated.. its because the opponent is displacing energy as effectively as possible to avoid injury.. a normal person would just fold if these moves were applied to them.. aikido teaches you to roll away and recover quickly
If one can't fall propperly after a technique, most of the time this mean you will get a fracture. Even a simple lock can inflict a fracture if applied with enough force.
@Tyler R Holt judo, bjj, boxing, wrestling are all better for real life applications.. but the flexibility and meditation you do in aikido can't be understated.. sitting in seiza with your eyes closed breathing for 20 minutes.. was therapy for me as a kid. I felt like I had the force afterwords
Aikido teaches you to use the attacker strength against the attacker, and use pain to over power the stronger person, it was the way women defended them selves from men that could over power them physically; but know the weakness of the body and joint locks the woman to use their power of the attacker against them in surprise counter attack and movements !
I had formal training in Karate, French Foil, and several other disciplines before I studied Aikido. I agree with some of the previous posters that Pure Aikido lacks practicality in the teaching. However, every student brings their Ken to the Do. And from this I agree with those who say that Aikido is a Master class. If you have a discipline, Aikido can help you take it to a new level. Because Knowing how to anticipate an opponent is what is really taught. The locks and throws are a vehicle to the understanding. What you really learn is how to anticipate... and deploy proper action, in every situation. It is attention that is key... and it is the specific exercises that teach this. Did you get to the blind navigation drills?
Taking the technique to a new level first of all does not depend on practicing Aikido or any other specific art but on going into the depth of application and hard combat.
I took it the other way around, started w aikido and the switched to other fighting styles, had 11y of experience before i did anything else and i can confidently say that the patience and attention that aikido taught me, made me really really hard to hit and fight against, also helped me notice the small holesor oportunities in an opponents defence
Antecipate your opponents moves needs a decent deai, maai and Tai sabaki. You can only acquire these, doind drills and randori. Aikido lacks both, even more so randori. It's biggest flaw.
It's essential to engage your opponent before the attack fully develops, don't anticipate, but react in a decisive and fluid manner that puts your opponent in a weaker, off balanced position.
I would have thought that Judo would be superior in a street fight. I did it as a kid ...... it's brilliant! In the past I don't think it had the recognition that it has these days.
@@hilairemoriniere1080 Don't debate! Go back to judo - a wonderful martial art. Or aikido - they are very similar and have many key principles in common (taisabake, kuzushi, idoryoku, etc.). In fact Kenji Tomiki (8th dan in both aikido and judo - the only 8th dan in two martial arts, and taught by the founder of both) described aikido as "judo at mai-ai" (judo at arms length, rather than at grappling/close position). You might consider Tomiki/Shodokan Aikido if you can find a dojo close to you. Tomiki sensei brought a lot of Jigoro Kano sensei's (founder of Judo) pedagogical/teaching style to aikido. But the important thing is to follow your desire and get back on the mat!
@@sigilofgremory9671 Ypu better have a good ground first before giving a serious statement. It better be a scientific & objective one. Not just relying on how something seems. Judo is a combat sport, created so Japan can have a sport with martial spirit and can enter the Olympic. Judo was developed from Jiu Jutsu. But again, since it was developed as the sport version of its parent branch, it is a watered down version. Many original Jiu Jutsu techniques / waza are omitted or forbidden in Judo. Just like Tae Kwon Do and the real Korean martial systems it stemmed from such as Subak, Hawarang Do, etc. Aikido was developed from Ai Ki Jiu Jutsu. The form of Jiu Jutsu which employ the manipulation of natural living energy ( hence George Lucas created "the force" in his Star Wars). So both aikido and judo came from the same root, but aikido was never developed as sport from the very beginning. It is actually meant as an improvement over Aiki Jiu Jutsu, yet still as a combat system. I have practised aikido for several years and used it on several real laife encounters. My mother was a judo practitioner. So i experience it that no, judo is not more practical than aikido. For example judo doens't prepare its practitioner to fight against harm intentioned weapon wielding opponent(s), nor multiple opponents, not to mention the combination of them. Aikido does. So, it is not just based on "what it seems". So excuse me, what is the round to your statement?
In the British Army we were trained in Aikido as a method of defence and arrest/restraint techniques. It is very effective and allows for other moves to be integrated into it for example kicks, strikes and throws.
But never allow your reaction to be only one style of fighting, use what ever works the best for you at that time and place, be as water flow into the openings and break the mountain apart !...
@@jimmybutler1379 One should always adapt for sure. Main problem with most techniques that you train on are that the injuries which they lead to are chronic and more often than not terminal. A broken neck, a crshed skull a crushed knee or elbow or wrist. or ancle. You arent very popular to train with when that happens. And most techniques in aikido performed iwama Ryu style is about efficient, ahum, elimination of your opponent. Its very far from being civilized.The techniques are secondary they are just there to give inspiration and some basic ideas on how to proceed.
i believe you... but the thing is, absolutely any activity is an effective fighting skill if you add in kicks strikes and throws. Traditional martial arts, gymnastics, tap dancing....
When aikido was first taught it was only taught to martial artists who were already distinguished and experienced. It’s technically very difficult. It’s not a fighting base and never has been. It should be treated like eating salt, salt by itself is has a foul taste. But if you know when and where to apply it, it can compliment many things unlike anything else. Msg, would be steroids.
A couple of key points that (as far as I could tell) that I would emphasize: *) Aikido can hurt and kill. Specifically: (1) joint locks can be tightened to tear or break, (2) chokes (against a single attacker) can be applied not only to put the opponent out, but also to kill him, and (3) throws will drive an untrained person head first or will do other injury. (Notice that among the first things a new aikidoka must learn is _ukemi_--the art of safe falling and rolling--and every class begins by practicing these.) *) Aikido relies, not on physical strength or mass, but on the collective mechanics of the engaged belligerents, who are treated as a single mechanical system. Yes, with forces, angular momenta, and inertia. This makes the aikidoka as independent of his/her physique as possible. Some techniques (e.g., sankyo) work even better if the opponent is bigger: his wrists are then easier to lock.:)
Aikido is specifically designed to control any situation. It is not necessarily designed to not hurt an opponent but rather give you that option to determine whether or not to hurt them. A skilled artist has the ability to show their opponent just how easy they can take them out without getting hurt themselves. The opponent can quickly see how easily they were taken out and know not to mess further with the defendant or it could be worse. Defensive arts don't mean you're necessarily following a set of rules. They just give you that option to avoid injury without hurting an attacker but once you submit an attacker they're at you're mercy for whatever you decide to do at that point.
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As someone who practiced Aikido for 2 years (though it was a long time ago), I think people have a very twisted view of Aikido. First of all, Aikido requires that the attacker (Uke) attacks with full force, since the idea of Aikido is to use the enemy's force against them. You're not gonna be able to do that in a ring for example, cause in that situation, the opponent is expecting you to do something. Aikido is better suited for situations where someone tries to get a jump on you first, like in the beginning of a fight. Second, these techniques are brutal, which makes them pretty hard to practice. I mean, we're talking about broken bones as a result of many of these moves. Who is gonna be willing to have their arm torn in order for someone to practice those moves? That's why when you see people practicing Aikido, the Uke seems "non-resistant". This is to protect the person who is practicing with you. But were these moves to be applied in full force, without caring for Uke's well-being, the fight would end in seconds, cause it would result in some fucked up injury. Again, Aikido is not uited for the ring. There are other techniques for that. That is why a true martial artist will practice many different styles during his life.
I remember being told a number of years ago that that very reason aikido was not an Olympic event other than for demonstration purposes. It would cause too many injuries if practiced properly.
Studied for 8yrs, nothing said I had to use only aikido if attacked on street, I could still punch in nose or while striking neck put knee in groin, I come from some bad areas in Brooklyn NY. Learn to fight, else. Always last time resort. I liked the philosophy of it.
That’s every martial art that people practice and still go to work the next day. Not entirely convinced of the effectiveness of Aikido but probably wouldn’t be saying that to a true master. Any training that requires a compliant and predictable opponent is likely to be less than effective when employed in earnest. Some say Judo is pure sport but advanced practitioners of this are best left alone too.
This guy is hilarious. A trained boxer on the street would land 5-10 punches before the aikido guy had time to even think about a complicated wrist lock or throw. But it all comes down to people. An experienced fighter with a warrior mentality who happened to know Aikido could definitely use Aikido to win a street fight and would be a better fighter for knowing Aikido. Whoever had the will to win and strength and speed would win the street fight regardless or styles/arts known to participants. It's always the person, never the style.
A trained boxer is unlikely to assault someone on the street. Training teaches discipline, humility, and respect. What kind of trained boxer would just attack someone on the street? Your argument isn't even logical. Moot point.
To me Aikido has practical skills. I trained with karate and it complements each other quite well. Karate give you the striking power and conditioning and Aikido give you the soft fluid motion and tactile senses. I have been in a few physical encounters and for these time the Aiki techniques came out more as I took their balance and pinned them rather than punching and kicking. Once someone's balance is lost it's actually very easy to control them. Attacking balance is a major principle of aikido. Against the average person it can have its practical application but as mentioned this depends on the individuals ability and fitness. MMA fighters are hardened trained warriors as are any competitive fighter. Put an average hobby practitioner of any martial art again that level and it won't end well. Aikido is a great way to be fit and healthy and understand harmony with each other and all things. It is very much a philosophy to live by rather than a viscious way to beat the shit out of people. It is very misunderstood even by many Aikidokas. I would not say it's a self defence martial art, I would say it's a self development martial art. I to this day place a lot of value in Karate. If you train hard it is a very good art if you want to fight so long as you put the work in. MMA takes what works out all all styles for competition fighting and refines these and trains the body. Even the best fighters get smacked about so being able to take a beating is as important as dishing it out. If you don't like or scared of being hit, you are not a fighter and would probably be useless in a fight no matter what you train in!
Aikido was originally formed from Japanese Samaria. If for some reason there sword malfunction or there unarmed they could still keep alive long enough to grab there sword or another weapon. The stances and moves are brake down of there Samaria watch it close even better watch both side by side then tell me im wrong just saying
@@2009deegan yeah you are correct in theory but Ueshiba wasn't in the age of the samurai where that level of combat was common. Jujitsu was basically what was taught as a combat system to samurai but later came the aiki philosophy and practice. This lead to daito ryu aikijujitsu and hapkido as practical applications of aiki whereas Ueshiba was more of a spiritual pathway and the drawing of the sword is a huge aspect of Aikido for many reasons. Many attacks do mimic a sword for e.g with the open hand chopping downward. Exploiting such liner attacks and weak balance points of opponents is quite satisfying, but it's not very dynamic. This is one reason people knock Aikido for its practical application because traditionally the attacks are not 'realistic' to train for real situations. When researching aikido, what people mainly see is all the basic forms and techniques on video clips, but there's so much more going on than just doing the moves, and it is hard to understand by watching. I don't mean there is a secret that makes Aikido super effective that non practitioners can't understand...just that aikido has a lot of depth to the art form which goes beyond someone trying to hit you and then perform some kind of technique. This is why I enjoy Aikido practice (or used to) was to learn more about myself than how to defend against attackers. Though if someone comes at be with a chop to the head.... better watch out!
Iv boxed since i could walk got into tai boxing coz of John Wayne Parr thats my base, iv build my self around that i look at ever form of combat find what works for me and what doesn't. My biggest asset is my fight IQ for some reason i can read whats going. And getting a flogging is nothing after grown up with crazy uncles who beat the shit out of me every day borderline torture and i have autism so im wired wrong up stairs most things are hard and confusing. But fighting is like breathing its natural to me. Anyway sorry for gabbing on thanks for listening and talking like a normal person and not one of the know it all know nothing people who just want to hate on everything. Cheers
You are 100% correct. Except 1 thing. If a karate practitioner goes to full contact , they need to how to punch. When is taught power punching. I referred ti karate punches as powder puff punches. When used in a real fight. Karate punches just piss your apponent
@@herbbowler2461 lol yer its funny as shit teaching them to hold hands at the waist with palm facing up in what reality is that even considered an effective for anything blocking or punching. Iv boxed since i could walk and always studied all forms of fighting and find what fits me im fast and flight IQ at crazy level i should mention im autistic most the time my brain if all over the place i get lost doing shit. But when i flight its like the world goes silent im in my peaceful space in my head. Now its doing its thing and iv picked up on all your lil tells like a slight twitch befor a punch or a step or eye movement its hared to explain but easy to show. But would ya believe i can read ya fight mannerisms yet i can't understand how people really feel when taking to me. And i cant keep my mouth shut and always say whats on my mind sux coz its so hard to liar coz brain answer amlost instantly no time to think so i dont bother trying rather be hated for who I m and not who they say. Writing things is hard coz typing and think i get lost brain get to far in front and forget what i was writing. See im all over the place, back to the karate there just step dancing your moves should flow smoothly and full commitment and purpose no wasted moves done heaps of Muay Thai. Been studying pencak silat for my style its the smoothies and fastest wayto evade and attack at ounce. These Indonesian guys and girls and crazy good and there small making the head tucks and some move easy and fast for them thats why use what u can and forget what ya can't
Two things about Aikido. 1) Speaking as some one who studied Aiki for many years, almost every one of my instructors already had many years and usually more than one black belt in other more practical martial disciplines. 2) Aikido is a great martial art, however if you go into it with out any other prior training in some other practical combat art, either grappling or pugilistic, you could get your ass kicked. Aikido is sort of like an advanced degree in theoretical physics, it's some crazy powerful stuff, but it's on a level of abstraction that most fighters won't get. If you are curios about its usefulness though just watch any of the John Wick movies, The choreography there does some beautiful integration of Aiki into combat techniques.
I actually have to agree with you. Much in the Aikido curriculum assumes a certain knowledge of grappling and striking, or ignores it altogether. You sort of have to pick it up from somewhere else I guess. People who do nothing but striking or grappling won't get the subtleties of Aikido and don't even realize they are doing Aikido to an extent in their own arts.
Exactly Aikido only works in the movie and looks pretty good. In a practical sense its useless. Anyone who knows how to throw a decent punch will destroy a black belt Aikido practitioner
While I was a White Belt in Gracie JiuJitsu many years ago, I did some training with Aikido instructors. Aikido has its place in certain situations but is not as good as a stand-alone martial art. Aikido is good when mixed with something else. I tapped my Black belt Aikido instructors multiple times before I got my blue belt in Jiujitsu. Thankfully the Aikido instructors were cool and didn't get an attitude with me.
@@malchir4036 again you missed the entire point. Not every situation is it necessary to beat someone to a pulp. If you're out with a friend and he gets drunk and starts acting up you don't necessarily want to bash his face in. Better to put him in an arm lock till he gets tired and calms down. No harm done next morning. That's the point of Aikido
@@fleepss2407 Yes, if you want pain compliance against a non-resisting opponent, aikido can work. I can also teach you how to do a chicken wing or a standing Americana in 5 minutes for how to escort people out of a venue. And then I will teach you how to counter it. And then we'll actively train the move. That's pretty much basic bouncer training. Now, try it against a resisting opponent and chances are big you're going to get your nose broken.
An aikido practitioner that is fully aware of its limitations and disregards ineffective techniques could win against an untrained opponent simply with better understanding of biomechanics. But a practitioner that is invested into it's fantasy would lose every time while they're trying to do fake and flashy moves Also, all gun laws are an infringement
Those flashy moves is just a means to out balance the opponent. A simple concept of aikido is flow, which is used in other martial arts. When opponent punches you, you pull them to the ground using their force and weight, twist their elbow and apply force to submit the opponent. You see that martial art as harmless because the practitioner stops at that point. But since we're talking about street fighting which have no rules, let's continue. The attacker is now at the ground and you have control of their elbows twisted. You apply force to dislocate and break the elbows. The attacker most likely will react in pain and hold his elbow. That's natural instinct. As he grabs his elbow, you pull on it, and twist it, keep it between your legs as one of your legs placed on top of the attacker's head. You pull on the other elbow and break it. Now, the attacker has two broken elbows. Again, this is street fighting so we proceed. You then twist the broken elbow so the attacker would be in pain and we can control hismovement. You sit your attacker, place your arms around him in a chokehold. Again, this is street fighting, right? No rules, like the video. You then use your strength to either choke the attacker or just apply force to the right to twist his head and kill him. Now, does aikido sound like a harmless martial art? Also, Jujitsu which is one of the most dangerous martial art is the basis for both judo and aikido which both has the same concept. The reason why the martial art is "harmless" is because they INTENTIONALLY stop before they break other's joints. I apologize. I watched two videos like this and it irks me how they see these as "harmless" and "useless". The idea of both judo and aikido is to control the opponent. The flashy moves are just means like that. It's like when you try to punch, you swerve like a boxer before throwing the punch. That swerving is those flashy moves you see in aikido and the punch itself, is the throwing off balance part.
@@themanidentifiedasdinosaur8138 akido is great for mind relaxation, but dont go judo or even bjj. Those really work. Any akido fantasy boy should go to a bjj and ask to roll one time - your black belts will get destroyed from white and blue belts with a few months practice. EASY.
Just step on mat with anyone who is above beginners level and attack them but only after you sign a waiver from lawsuit. It only looks fake junior, because the techniques are so smooth and precise,.I assure you it's not as pretty on the street as it is on the mats. I'm feeling a bruised hip right now from a throw onto concrete from my training buddy and be wasn't being aggressive. So step on a mat, you'll leave the mat with a different outlook.
@@themanidentifiedasdinosaur8138 As a practitioner of Ninjutsu-Te(Akido,Jujitsu,Shotokan karate, you are 100% on point. People that don't practice and only watch martial arts in movies and competitions, see it as 'useless' in real life situations. But those that do, realize not just how useful and dangerous it is, but Deadly.
I have saved my ass with Aikido several times. Arm locks from behind two times, two falls from my bike and it is a sad myth Aikido is harmless as it is breaking joints used in full contact. But it takes loads of training. The training is everything but straight to the point. It is like starting with putting seeds in the ground to grow trees when you wanna build yourself a house. I like that Aikido includes a lot of sitting on the knees. Something I never stopped doing, still 15 years since my latest Aikido class. Today I'm flexible as half my age thx to Aikido high falls I still do and time on my knees and therefore I can be sitting on my feet.
We were taught it as federal prison guards. It works, but breaks/strains/ruins joints if done hard. People can say whatever they want but joint manipulation is painfully encouraging and if you continue because they don't stop, shit rips.🤷
@@yewwtooob ohh, also I don't even think you are a co. Everyone I've ever met refers to themselves as a"corrections officer" or says they "work in corrections" What a weird thing to lie about.
Aikido seems like an art that is requires a ton of work. I saw someone write it off as ineffective but i can't believe it. Seems more practical than BJJ to me even though BJJ is easier to learn
@@kylehowell5610 did you miss the psrt where he said federal? Maybe he is lying, maybe not, but federal is different from the privately owned for profit prisons
Aikido gives you the option to guide your opponent without hurting them - generally - however you also have the option to completely incapacitate your opponent extremely quickly with devastating results. A person cannot fight with broken arms and legs….and the added psychological effect that would have on others…also in order to get to you they have to get past the bodies of those you place in their path. Stressing that it’s only effective if the person implementing the art knows it well and does it justice.
There could be something's that work but in a traditional Aikido school they don't live spar or go against opponents actually trying to land a punch. Any style that lacks actual resistance not light or just drill resistance Aikido is good for movies and flash but there lack of sparing to me makes it less than effective
@@kevinburgess2039 I understand what you are saying but if you have never really had someone try to punch or kick you and you had to learn how to stay calm use what you learned control your flight or fight I would question it even the more in war were it's life or death. If you only practice slow or just drills it is only false confidence that can make you believe in a real fight or life and death situation your art will stand
Not all aikido dojo's are about self defense. My instructor of 4 years called it self attack with a grin on his face. He was one of Tamura's favorite uke. He was a 3rd degree Aikido Black belt and a 2nd degree black belt in shotokan karate. I my self started with 4 years of judo before almost 8 years of Aikido. I then went on to do a year of karate, and a year of Tae Kwon Do & Hapkido. A punch in the back of the neck was one of my favorite technique that I practiced (the opportunity of). My Tae Kwon Do sparing partners complained about it, although I only tapped. Reminding me "it was not allowed in competition". Never had to kill anyone, so, it stayed one potential deadly blow.
Failed to mention that, whilst unarmed, a huge part of Aikido, is, along with Judo, throwing techniques. This alone makes it very dangerous. Seems rarely emphasised, but, a throw which is no problem in the dojo, with a training partner of comparable levels of ability, is utterly different from a throw against a stranger, who may or may not know how to fall. If one intends practising any throwing style, one MUST give time to the WHENS. Many, otherwise upstanding citizens, have ended up serving time for manslaughter, or even murder, not because of what they did, rather, what they Said, in the immediate aftermath. In the UK, one should remember to use, 'It was my honest belief...that my life was in immediate danger'; then again, even if one intends to 'just' punch an attacker, one must know that, if it's a corker of a perfect punch which knocks the attacker out cold, said attacker may crack their skull on the pavement, when they fall. Basically, be sure, not only of what your doing, by also WHY & WHEN.
Aikido was developed by O’Sensei Morihei Ueshiba as an offshoot of form of deadly AikiJutsu! Urshiba fought in the Sino-Japanese war under a deadly AikiJutsu master. Tired of the killing and maiming of the battles he came home to Japan. In order to separate himself from his leader he (as is tradition) developed Aikido! Despite popular misunderstandings, Aikido uses the same techniques as AikiJutsu with the only difference being the intent of outcome. AikiJutsu is intended to destroy an opponent by killing or maiming him. Aikido uses the techniques to cause only enough transient pain to convince the opponent to surrender or quit. If the situation were to turn deadly the Aikido can be changed to the deadlier form! Nevertheless, as a Practicioner of Aikido who has been in a serious street fight I can tell you that it works and allows for some added “Atemi” which are strikes that can make the total defense quite offensive! Kicks and punches added to the avoidance techniques can round out your Aikido techniques! (No pun intended!) The most fun and quite effective technique can include the “Aikido Pinch”. If ever in close combat and you find yourself in a headlock using this pinch will make your opponent think he’s been shot or stabbed! It’s hurts like hell!! See if you can find it on RU-vid or elsewhere! Koichi Tohei Sensei was a tenth degree black belt. An honor bestowed on him by O’Sensei himself. See if you can find him on RU-vid practicing the pinch during a multi opponent attack demo.
Trained aikido 3 years. Now train aikijutsu and Goju ryu. Aikijutsu is better on the street. Aikido training is usually with very compliant ukes. Too much non resistance to simulate a real encounter. Aikido is a beautiful art and will develop you spiritually. but for real-world self defense aikijutsu is much better. You're only gonna be as good as your training. Most Aikido schools don't emphasize realistic attacks by uke. This is a problem for street application of aikibudo. technique.
Many BS outthere on aiki...i firmly believe is about a mindset and the way youvtrain, for peace or survival war... I apply JKD principles its worked for me everytime...
@@SOPACHNAYAJust curious Which Aikido School/Dojo did you train at, & your Chief instructor's name, & Dan? Did you study at Ueshiba school, Shioda school, etc? I studied for a very brief period in '90's - 2000 at The Aikido Center of Los Angeles, under Chief Instructor Kensho Furuya. RIP. I understand your negative view of "compliant" uke, but from my personal experience i was not one of them. As an Uke i always went aggressively & forcefully at the Nage, & was shocked at how easily my body was redirected into the mat, or knocked on my back - arse by a simple nudge/touch under my chin. It was at that moment i knew Aikido was no mumbo jumbo. It was in fact the real deal. Cheers.
@@bonhzeppelin55 3 years Aikido at a place in Lynnwood WA called Aikido Heiwa. The senses and owner of the dojo was a guy named Will Holloway. Nidan. His instructor was Lyaird Sensei (Not sure the spelling) Yondan The style was basic ASU - (Ueshiba) I didn't much care for the sensei or his teaching process, so started training in Goju ryu karate and Yamate ryu Aikijujutsu at Northwest Martial Arts in Woodinville. Much better training and dojo there.
I have over the years (I'm 72) mixed my Kenpo Karate with my Aikido training with what the military taught me in the early 70s to result in the fact that I have never ended up on the ground in a street fight nor have I ever been blindsided in a bar fight. I have used knives, chairs, car hoods, and anything else that will give me the upper hand. In the end that is what it is all about. Never turn your back on an old guy
"Beware of old men that other people refer to as "Champ" or "Sarge." There's a reason for it. You probably don't want to know what that reason is." --- My Dad
76 here on son’s account. Lots of cross training but my core philosophy and technical approach is aikido/aikijitsu. Never started stuff as an adult, never backed down. Many confrontations but only on the deck (briefly) when jumped by a BK street gang. Walked away on top. And had a knife pulled on me by an ex boy friend. Paced myself was wearing him down when a passing softball team made him drop the knife. I then finished the job so that it would be weeks before he was able to do anymore damage. Often use atemi just to create an opening, destroy balance or to telegraph a feigned defensive weakness on my part. And my friends and my son’s friends don’t call me Champ or Sarge, but after I stopped 3 attackers late one stormy night my friends there gave me the nickname Danger. That didn’t make me any tougher but since I was single at the time, it seems to have helped my social life. Calmness, confidence patience and a sound base of fundamentals definitely will give you an edge even when outnumbered as long as you can avoid going/staying down against multiple attackers. Good video,,,
Hi. I’m of your generation, killing time on my son’s YT. Only real difference was there was limited striking in my karate, more about positions and strategies. So I also trained a year under a GG champ who won all of his fights under two minutes of the first round. And I have been in the mix a lot just like you, and you are spot on. Kudos for knowing & speaking the truth. A calm mind plus a good foundation can do a lot in the streets.
@@tonyjones1560 nobody ever called me that. But after I went at it successfully against three methed up young guys one night during my middle years, my buddies started calling me Danger instead of just Dan. And given my four plus decades record on the street (never seriously hurt, always came out on top), maybe I could have been called Rocky (Marciano, not Stallone) since our records are similar. And yes, if you come after me or a loved one, I may not be as good as I once was, but for five minutes I am as good as I ever was. Think twice before you mess with any old man. We are not all weak and/or defenseless.
@@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454 Maybe not "Sarge" or "Champ" but the principle applies. I'd think long and hard before I'd stir up any BS with someone I heard others call "Danger," too...but I've never been the sort to start stuff with anybody, let alone complete strangers. Partly from my dad's advice, partly from being five foot five, and partly from two years carrying a radio for Special Forces. The most dangerous guys in the unit looked like lawyers and accountants but all them had gone to Vietnam with SF at least once.
I think importantly, aikido also teaches situational awareness and attack evasion through extensive foot movement training. I experienced the effectiveness of evasion in an actual multiple attacker situation prior to my aikido aikido and I realized the benefits of being able to slip and move out of range of the punches. Once free, there was time to think on how to respond, and where. The finish is the easy part.
I trained and taught a hard style of aikido for many years. It can work in a self defense situation. But against a striker or a ground fighter if he got you down you would be finished. Cross training is the way to go. No martial art is a complete system
Good post. Long time multi- discipline martial artist with an aikido core. Note that some BJJ guru said on YT that every ten years and/or 20 lbs your opponent has on you in BJJ requires an additional belt level to stay even. I have a few things for the ground but mostly I use a combination of footwork & atemi to avoid going to the ground. And if someone tried to take me down I would do all I could to take them out before they could. A few wrestlers have tried it but only one ever got me down and that was when I only had a year of boxing and a couple of Japanese karate. This art still can protect me as I age. BJJ not so much. But deadly IF you go to ground with them. Besides traditional bjj is fairly useless if you are jumped by a street gang. Even if you submit one the rest will stomp & kick you or even strike you with weapons.
Aikido and Judo were both developed from Jujitsu. Aikido (Way of Energy Harmony) was designed, as stated in the video, to deflect and defend an attack without seriously harming the opponent. It personified Morihei Ueshiba's Zen philosophy. The means Aikido, as a form of self defense, often gives the opponent another chance to attack again. And the attacker isn't concerned with the same high morality. Judo (The Gentle Way) was developed by Jigoro Kano as a sport form of jujitsu. (This was before jujitsu competition as we know it today.) It was designed with competition in mind, which is why even though some atemi (strikes) are taught in Judo, they aren't used as such in competition. Judo can be successful in self-defense as a competent practitioner (judoka) has the ability to 'gently' slam the attacker into the pavement. (A Judo instructor of mine once said, "You karate guys hit people with hands, feet, knees and elbows. We judokas hit him with the earth!" Jujitsu combines all of it making it the better choice overall. But in reality, it's not the manner or style of fighting that prevails but the fighter who's best at using it.
I love Aikido! Of the arts I've studied and trained in, it's the best. My experience, however, has taught me that a blend of other skills and techniques having Aikido as the foundation is most effective in self defense. The art coupled with your personal strengths and abilities along with knowledge of your environment combine to provide you with the best chance of success in a situation.
Every martial art has it's advantages and diadvantages, but the effectiveness of the discipline you learned depends on how well you are trained, your physical condition, and your mindset. As for Aikido, from what I have seen in the movies and videos, I think this martial art would give someone a huge advantage in a street fight, esp knowing that most punks out there are going to try to attack someone for money, rape, or because they are delious from drugs or anger. In any case, that means they are emotionally unstable and not thinking straight. Whereas the disciplined martial artist will probably have a calm demeanor and the discipline to subdue their opponet fairly easily and watch them run back to the street shaddows. Of course, a gun can be a game changer too?
@@MrDeano-eu9rg yeah, laying on the ground in a bar is surely going to scare the shit out of everyone! I can't believe BJJ marks take themselves seriously. A real opponent isn't going to follow your ass to the ground. They're almost certainly going to have a buddy with them, maybe several.
I recently had a chat with someone who trained a few years in aikido, he said it was useless and unintuitive. I'm the eternal optimist so I kept asking about the art and he said in conclusion out of all the martial arts he's done he would use about 2% of what he was taught in aikido and the rest he said you had to use on the dumbest opponent.
@@Heddanofarsan That says more about the training than i think you realize, you could spend 6 months training in BJJ or Boxing and be able to defend yourself decently in your two years how many times did you full contact spar with someone that didn't let you throw them around?
@@DiustheZ hit the nail on the head there... a lot of crap martial arts will pull the old " you haven't trained long enough " generally they get taken by like blue belts.
I took aikido lessons about 20 years ago for 6 months, from my experience I can tell you it is a supplemtary martial art, meaning, it should not be a focal point of fighting but rather an addition to already established fighting skills, it's great for grab defense, position, leverage and long range fighting mostly with armed attackers, it's not designed for MMA or other forms of controlled sport martial arts.
You learned basics in 6 months, takes years for instinct to attach the techniques to your reflex mechanisms effectively, that's when Aikido starts to really work.
@@manu-tonyo9654 aikido only works in an aikido competition. Try to use it in a street fight and have fun getting ko'd in seconds. Dont spread misinformation and potentially bring people to waste years practicing aikido thinking its gonna make them a better figher
@@DopeTracksOnly hahahaha aikido competition??? there is no competition or sparring in aikido. this just shows the level of your understanding of what aikido is all about - zero.
The person who invented the art of aikido wrote books. One of them describes a situation where a student was using his lessons in class to bully unsuspecting people on the streets at night... So the teacher disguised himself as an old man and found where his student was waiting for his next victim to come along... The teacher hid his hands in the folds of his sleeves because his fingers were covered in black grease.... When he passed by the bullying student jumped out, grabbed and threw the old man head over heals. The old man let himself be thrown but while being thrown he touched his student in four different key places. Then he sprang to his feet, turned and pointed at the student's shirt to let him know that while being thrown once he could have killed him four different ways. He claims the student never bullied people again. My point is that aikido DOES have some deadly strikes but it's usually taught as a sort of religion and only the most high level and disciplined students are ever taught those techniques. They're also not techniques that can be used in tournaments and competition. Even if the competition was a fight to the death, it would usually be against the aikido master's religion to enter into such a competition.
With this said, I took 3rd place in the USA high school wrestling tournament for central Florida league in the 145 lb weight division and I definitely used pressure points I learned in aikido with almost every move. People watching would never see what I was doing when I took my opponent down and often it was my opponent taking me down but either way they'd soon regret making contact with me at all because everywhere I grabbed or touched them was sending shocks of shooting pain up their limbs and body parts. When I took someone down to the mat I wasn't just slamming them onto their back. When I landed on top the big knuckle in my fist was between us and pointed directly into their sternum with all of my body weight on top of it so all they could think about was how much it hurt trying to breathe for the next minute... Aikido definitely is effective in street combat especially if you're not trying to kill someone.
I practised Aikido for a number of years. In a street fight if a person is lucky Aikido might help, but most of the time it will fail miserably if you are not being attacked with a standard Aikido attack (as that is all you train for). It's a surprisingly good form of exercise but I wouldn't recommend it at all for self defence. Learn how to control your space (don't let him get too close) and learn to hit really hard instead.
I learned how the body works; the joints, muscles, balance and things like that through the 'techniques'. Do I do fighting? Nope. Never needed it after started training AiKiDo. That's ood enough for me...
@@martind2218 Thanks. I would not enter the ring facing a boxer with just aikido. A friend of mine used to do aikido before he became a boxer. He's now one of the best boxers in Norway - just thinking in a new way...
Aikido is a joke friend. Glad you've just taken it up so it's not too late to quit and take something that will actually help you should you ever need to defend yourself.
@@joereidy5732 I disagree with your statement wholeheartedly. If you have a good sense and follow good practices then it is very applicable in fighting situations. However it takes someone that knows how to fight as to apply it and when to apply it. If you're at McDojo for any martial art that is a pay to earn your belt place you'll get owned badly. However if you're taught and practice the how, why, when applications of it then it can work. You get out of any martial art what you put into it!
@@bbarker5766 Well, tell me friend, and be totally honest, how many real serious fights have you ever been in? I'm not talking about wrestling around with your brother, or sparring. I'm talking about someone really trying to take your head off?
@@joereidy5732 I don't keep record like a sport. Plenty of bar room brawls and others outside of that. Have you studies Aikido?? If so how long? I've studied other arts as well but Aikido the longest.....
@@bbarker5766 You have studied Aikido for a long time so you have what we call "skin in the game". So, I think we should just stop right here. This is not going to end well otherwise. I wish you the best. Take care my friend.
@@alexferrana3979 Yes his school is Rosemead calf. Went by to visit him very sad he's retired now. He really cares about his students and taught us the Korean way of courtesy and respect.
@SupremeEgyptianGodsMan Hapkido is actually a blend of taekwondo, aikido and judo. I'm guessing you really like taekwondo. Well hapkido has the punches and kicks of taekwondo, joint locks of aikido and the throws of judo. Not much ground game though, so adding some grappling is very helpful.
@SupremeEgyptianGodsMan No martial art will make you unbeatable or superhuman, where did you hear that? I practiced hapkido for over 15 years, so I can verify there is a lot of aikido and judo in it. It is also similar to jujitsu with certain techniques. How long did you train and what were the techniques like? I'm assuming you did kicking and punching drills. Was there any sparring? did you learn techniques to defend against punches, kicks and grabs? What were the movements like? Straight in, circular, etc? Did your sensei teach you to use your opponents strength against them? it's a very defensive art and takes a lot of practice to get the timing right. What do you mean, it failed and didn't work for you? It sounds like you took it for a few weeks and picked a fight with somebody, I hope I'm wrong in assuming that.
Box is good, till you forget about your legs against a opponent who doesn't. You need to mantain distance in a street fight, if you are too close, you cant see your surroundings well, or if you have more than one opponent, meaning that you need to adapt every martial art to a street fight, no matter what It is.
Bruno, Hieu. You are right. My judo/jiujitsu sensei used to say: You only need this three rules for self defence. 1.- Do whatever it takes to prevent a fight. 2.- If rule 1 failed. Run as fast as you can. 3.- If rules 1 and 2 failed. Use all your resources legal or ilegal to win the fight.
@@mikesmith-ie6st exactly. Most of the time MMA fighters spend the time wrestling on the floor, less time wrestling standing up, and very few time boxing. If you are a good judo/jiujitsu fighter, you have what is needed to win.
One thing that isn't mentioned here is that Aikido is, even more like most other material arts, about balance. It counts heavy on the disbalance, or bring in disbalance, of the other.
Aikido saved me from being mugged by 2 undesirables in NYC. I'm a 4th kyu in Aikido. So you understand: It takes 9 kyus (levels) to attain your first black belt. A 4th kyu is 4 levels away from black belt. I'm just a novice still. I'm from the Jersey shore about an hour from New York City. I had to meet somebody around 9:00 p.m. in Manhattan for drinks. Long story short, two adult males approached me as I was walking. They told me to give them my wallet and watch. The one had a knife and the other didn't have anything showing. If they had a firearm they probably would have showed that instead of the knife so I knew that they most likely didn't have a gun on them. It all happened so fast as if I've known Aikido my entire life. I grabbed the wrist of the one guy that was holding the knife and I performed an upward palm strike to that scumbag's chin knocking him back on the ground. He was talking as I did it and it seems he bit his tongue really bad because there was blood everywhere. And the other one I brought down really quick with a move to where later I found out I had dislocated his shoulder. The second scumbag ran away and while the first one was still on the ground. I got on top of him and put him in an arm lock to where I was in total control and could break his arm if I wanted. If he struggled it would only cause him immense pain so he just laid there as I had him in the lock. There were two people as witnesses and I asked them to call the police who came in like 3 minutes because they were actually right around the corner walking towards us. The reason why I fought instead of giving them my wallet and my watch is because even if I had given them what they wanted they still could have hurt me for thrills. There's a lot of sick/sadistic people out there who get enjoyment out of hurting others. I didn't even have to think about what to do it just happened so naturally and so quick. It's like my sensei was inside me and just took over. Now I'm not a fighter whatsoever and would rather walk or run away from people like this but they were blocking me and I had nowhere to go and I knew I had to strike first and as hard as I could to avoid injury or worse. It was a very scary situation that I was never in before but thank God I have been going to Aikido classes for the past 2 years to where I knew how to defend myself it seems more than the average person on the street.
I have a REALLY, REALLY hard time seeing an aikido master do well against a pro mma fighter-both aikido master and mma fighter being in the same weight class, that is... Steven Seagal is a BIG guy who certainly knows his aikido. Beyond that, he is famous for telling his tall tales, so yeah, Seagal isn't as tough as some might think he is...
I have trained a few martial arts. Particularly BJJ, Judo, Muay Thai, Arnis (stick fighting), JKD, and some Silat. I trained in tandem with all of these, but judo, for about 4 years. My primary arts now are BJJ and Judo. I have an additional 2 years with these. The reason I chose these two arts is because of their ability to use literal / actual resistance of another person that has the same objective as you. Judo is to get a full throw, and BJJ to get a submission. I have been doing BJJ and Judo for the last few years. I really pay attention to the setups, and position of every technique. You really need to have a good understanding of simple tools, and some general idea of some physics. Judo and BJJ use pressure at very specific points of the body, fulcrum points, moment, and gravity (balance of an opponent). We use all this to exploit against a resisting opponent. I just don’t see this in the aikido exhibitions. I see a very willing and non resistant individuals jumping and running around. When a super fancy technique is preformed I see a person willing jump in the air and do a very pretty summer salt. I have never seen it utilized on a non willing individual intent on causing harm to the practitioner. So in my humble opinion if you want to actually learn how to fight take 6 months of kickboxing, learn 5 or so throws from the clenched position and learn them well, and get a good year of no gi BJJ. I think that would get most people 10x more ability than most people that would want to do you harm. Also carry a gun if you are legally allowed to and train with it regularly.
For someone that is enthusiastic about learning how to protect myself and have my family protect themselves, thank you for this knowledge! I've been looking into Muay Thai and BJJ.
"no gi bJJ" the gi is actually supposed to help you learn how to use somebody's clothes against them. Only marks think their BJJ is superior to everything else. It's like Ford marks saying Ford is better than Chevy.
@@stevecinneide8183 I live in Texas close to the coast. The heaviest thing people wear is a t-shirt 10 month out of the year. Plus I did BJJ for 4 years exclusively in gi. I feel that no-gi is a better option for me.
Oh stop. You're being far too sensible for online discussions of martial arts. To talk about martial arts online, you have to first assume that everyone is constantly getting into street fights. Also, you must assume that everyone is a master of each of their chosen martial arts - and that they only can ever learn one and apply it inflexibly. Reality is just like a video game fight, don't you know?
@@ems7623 mma is the mix of different martial arts, its not purely fir tv. Your confused with wwe. Mma can be muay thai+bjj+sambo or whatever. One martial art cant be a mix of multiple. You dont know enough about mma apparently to talk about ut
I have to add that being trained in a primarily defensive art does not limit the practitioner from striking to injure. While it may not be done in practice, the ability to strike faster and harder than the average Joe is certainly there in a high level practitioner. It's not just the breathing control, it's stamina and extreme focus.
An Aikido throw can be devastating depending on speed as well as when you let go. You can be thrown in the air and let gravity be your enemy or you can be driven INTO the ground and enjoy the punishment of Mother Earth's Fist
And staying calm in the attack so your counter attack is done correctly and it takes the attacker out of the fight ! always read your attackers moves and react to take the fight out of them !...
In any actual fight time is your enemy. Every second engaged is a moment that you could get injured in. Waiting for the next move lets your odds go down if you're not stalling for the cops or something. This is why Aikido has a little mentioned technique of "stepping in". Effectively goading your opponent into attacking by shortening, but not closing, the distance. Aikido is both fast and slow in it's use. The breath control initiates a type of meditation that extends your personal time view. You think faster, making your opponent seem slower. Lastly, there is the dirty throw that everyone avoids talking about. Remember that the first bad thing about a street fight is the street. A hard surface that one might use as a weapon. You can flip someone, or you can slam them. "There's no such thing as a fair fight. There are fair matches, with rules and a judge or referee. But if you're fighting? That's not fair." -Fedrick S. Hubbard, father of ten talking to his seventh son.
The breath work that makes you think fast and feel like your going fast must be the loud ass MJ from the streets you’re inhaling 💀 as for the throws, don’t just fall bc they twisted your arm it literally doesn’t take that much resistance to fight an aikido throw all the throws shown have been people flowing with it jumping before they are thrown. It’s bs asf
@@offwhite5346 is off base.. oh look. a troll. Never smoked. Now, can you try to grasp the concept of a controlled rush? In training you don't do things that break your arm. But yes, it's another world to take someone's forearm that tries to resist and turn an elbow out of joint. Then have a body land on your toes. You have to commit to acting like you meant to do that.
@@riftalope you’d get beat before you can grab an arm 😂 if you think you can catch a punch then throw them with that same arm you watch too many movies
@@riftalope 🤣 foo who? No ones gonna believe this bs especially with the “it worked for me” “trust me bro” “I dislocated someone’s arm” and yeah he must’ve been standing still 💀. Bro it’s not real stop before u get killed
I have been practicing Ki-Aikido for the past 15 years now and my experiences have told me that Ki-Aikido isn't meant to being used in a fight. If you start a fight, you have already lost. It is far more important to stay calm and make the best choices. Fighting someone is never the best choice, both the winner and the loser loose. As Tohei sensei (founder of Ki-Aikido) once said: To unify mind and body and become one with the universe is the ultimate purpose of our study.
You forgot to mention that Aikido is a joke martial art. It is based upon the Uke's full cooperation or whatever technique that is being used will not work. The typical street thug would completely destroy the Aikido black belt. The best thing an Aikido practitioner can do when confronted by a thug in a real situation is to run very fast toward other people while simultaneously screaming like a girl
@@joereidy5732 well if you think that, that's okay. But I have never seen typical street thug or felt the danger of someone attacking me. If the 'bad guys' start attacking you, you are already too late. That's what you learn, being your best self and prevent this from happening.
@@mieskeb8095 Obviously you want to prevent an attack from happening. But if you can't then what? You think you are going to spin people around and toss them on their heads like Aikido pretends to do? You will get destroyed friend. Take up something worthwhile like Boxing or a practical Karate class where there is hard sparring. You need to learn how to throw a punch and yes even take a punch. I ran Security for some of the largest clubs in NYC. And also headed up Security for large concerts. I've seen it all. And Aikido is a joke! The guy who is going to win the fight MUST know how to punch/kick and how to take it without quitting. One more point friend. I don't know how big you are but it has been my experience that size matters. So start lifting weights. You may not be the biggest guy but lifting will help you immensely. Why am I taking the time to write this lengthy post? I can tell that you are young and I don't want you to get hurt thinking that Aikido will ever actually help you if you are in a bad situation. . I wish you the best and please heed my advice friend.
@@joereidy5732 Have you ever tried Aikido? If so you would know that it isn't just about 'spinning around' what you refer to. All I can talk about is my experience and from my experience I have never been in a fight. The reason why I write such a lengthy comment is because you keep insulting people who practice Aikido by saying what they are doing is a joke. I am not trying to convince you to think otherwise, I am merely giving you another perspective. I believe fighting is never the solution, finding a solution to go together and work in harmony with your environment is the thing we train for.
@@alexanderdelarosahidalgo3092 because Aikido is basically useless in MMA. It can be useful against untrained street thugs or someone who isn't even actively trying to fight, but against more or less trained person it won't truly work. Aikido also doesn't really have any tournaments or competitions, unlike judo or jiu-jitsu, which is just more practical in grappling and fight than aikido
@@alexanderdelarosahidalgo3092 pretty sure someones used stuff like nikio and sankio before Not common place tho But also aikido is not combat sport and has never claimed to be so its straight up ignorant to even compere the two
Exactly, martial arts in general uses techniques that are meant to capitalize on the weaknesses of an opponent, thus giving the fighter an upper hand. If you want a 100% fair fight take turns punching each other in the face or something 🤷🏻
Yep all street fights are fast fury punches until they grab one another then falling to the ground or one falls, getting their head kicked in. All techniques you've learned mean zero. It's like jcvd said. All looks pretty on the big screen but in real life I kick someone, I may end up having my leg fractured or broke or wrestled to the ground. Too many variables
Well. I'm an Aikido Black belt, and I have train several years... Also train Kalah system. Aikido is great as discipline, and beautiful. But in real life... It's very different. They are any rules, always are weapons, everything is changing, and no one is alone or stay just waiting for your move. I highly recommend you to practice Aikido and use it wisely: avoid any fights, run if you can; but if they are no options, really friends, do not expect that your aggressor are going to be kind. Also prepare yourself to survive in real situations. Kalah system could be a better option. 😉
if you are black belt, didn't you go through randori? That you have to fight 10 attackers and disable them? without necessarily causing hospitalization at least?
If your referring to aikikai then yes but I train aikijitsu and it's completely different. It's the system that was used before ueshbi watered it down after WW2. A complete combat system in every way.
The reason I took Hapkido over Aikido. Hapkido is everything that Aikido is, plus tons of powerful kicks and strikes, ground fighting...and the entire weapons board. I was very lucky to train with Supreme Grand Master Kwang Sik Myung and Grand Master Jun Saeng Yoo. The difference between Hapkido and Aikido is this: Aikido they give the opponent another chance, just like he said in the video. In Hapkido...we make sure you don't come back. One of my favorite techniques is referred to as The Dance. A grappling technique that puts your opponent in such a position, the next step forward you take, could brake their neck and lower spine at the same time. Breaking bone, ripping off appendages, breaking digits, breaking necks, tearing tendons, dislocation of joints, choking you to death, striking with extreme power in very specific places. Electrical points. Meridian points. Most original martial arts are based on this. TKD uses about 60. Hapkido all 365 have a chance of getting nailed. This is Hapkido. The art of coordinated power in harmony with man and nature.
But using any of that would land you in jail. Aikido seeks to restore peace and make the world a better place. It isn't designed for destroying people. Of course those options of strikes, kicks, chokes, and headbutts are available in oyo waza but we would avoid using these unless it was a life or death situation.
Absolutely. Unfortunately most students don't get past the basic training and joint development to be able to speed up the attacks, without injuring their joints when breakfalling. Every technique can be broken down and with the momentum hugely effective.
In my opinion, grappling arts are best utilized in tandem with striking in a self defense situation. If you get proficient in aikido/bjj along with kickboxing or even just traditional boxing you can step up your self defence game immensely.
Bjj and kickboxing are combat sports. Combat sports are not self defense. Aikido is useless mcdojo nonsense. Mannequin training has never done anyone anything, no live drilling, no sparring, no evidence its ever worked on anyone ever🤷🏻♀️
@@kylehowell5610 Absolutely wrong, combat sports are self defense. Most likely the best these days as well. MMA gyms end up being the best for street carry over mainly because of HOW they train, more than specifically what they train.
@@sword-and-shield Combat sports are absolutely not self defense. Check this out it'll help you out. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YasrIOX2ZlE.html
@@kylehowell5610 except combat sports aren't real life. Nobody is going to let you put on an arm bar or a triangle choke or whatever other exotic positions BJJ people do. Saying MMA is better than traditional martial arts is like saying hardcore pro wrestling is better than what the ancient greeks did.
I’ve trained in fighting skills for 30yrs, primarily in Wing Chun and Tracy Kenpo, but I took a year of Aikido before starting the others, and watching Aikido blackbelts was a huge eye opener as to hoe unrealistic and ineffective it would be in a real life full speed fight. This is precisely why I quit, to focus on more practical realistic styles that are efficient in a real fight. I mean no disrespect to the Aikido lineage and art, this is just a practical observation. If you watch Aikido blackbelts, you see that even if full speed sparring their opponents are still doing choreographed movements and allowing the blackbelt to demonstrate the technique. If Aikido really wants to show itself as a legitimate effective self defense method, they should have people attack them at full speed with actions and reactions that would happen in a real fight. Even a blackbelt in Aikido will be hard pressed to get ahold of the hand of even an unskilled street opponent. So consider me really unimpressed when it comes to learning essential core street skills, which is where it is needed, not in a dojo with fancy clothes and opponents going along with your techniques.
@@Jazzman2476 fighting tactics that are realistically practical, direct, precise, and brutal where necessary. I can only say for me, WC and Kenpo provide these tactics. I am also impressed with Krav Maga. I haven’t examined many others. When you find something that for you is efficient and powerful, go deep with that as the core foundation - a few movements, a few principles. Everything else, even within a specific system, add a broader arsenal of options, which is good in a prolonged engagement where you don’t want to telegraph your actions. Intention. Situational Awareness. Speech tactics for de-escalation. Deflection or Redirection. Strike points, and knowing how much power to apply.
Anyone with any type of formal martial arts training has an advantage over a lot of people unless they don't realise their limitations because that's where a experienced streetfighter's strategic flexibility and unorthodox moves can succeed! I was taught to dispatch my opponent/s with as much fury as required with as little expenditure of effort to stop the confrontation with walking away beforehand the preferred way to deal with the problem if able!
I had the opportunity to meet Koichi Tohei in the early seventies on one of his visits to the US. Probably the leading practitioner of the art at the time. He was a formidable individual. There is no one that could take him in a fight. Funny thing is he would never get in one. I watched as he invited some guy in the audience, who was shouting crap, to come down and fight him. The "fight" was beyond ridiculous. Tohei simply sat on the ground and invited the clown to attack, in any manner he wanted. Tohei seemed to have his eyes shut the entire time while the guy danced around him several times and made timid approaches but never actually attacked. Eventually the attacker stopped, in frustration ran from the building. Tohei stood up and explained that his attacker was unable to throw a punch or a kick because Tohei did not have an opening in his mind. Think about that. I have for 40 years. To be attacked one must first have the realization that an attack is possible. If you can remove that from your mind, there can be no attack.
Lol rubbish. You're spouting the same no touch nonsense that all these fake masters subscribe to. Dude in the crowd was probably a plant. 'ran away from the building' Lolz good one man. EDIT : So no has ever been hit when not looking AKA sucker/blind punched. Just lol delusional.
_"Aikido is for non-lethal defense"_ -- This is 100% wrong. Aikido can be VERY lethal. Most of the throws and joint locks can do permanent and irrevocably massive damage. When _practicing_ Aikido, we don't actually do that damage and we _can_ perform these moves to simply disengage, but there is a fine line, a very minor move, between throwing someone across the street and ripping their arm out of the socket or shattering someone's elbow. Just because we don't destroy each others' joints in the dojo, doesn't mean we can't do it.
Yes and no. Given its founder's intentions, it is fair to say it is about non-lethal self defense. But you are indeed correct that it is a powerful combat methodology with possibilities that depend upon the intentions of the practitioner. It is important to honor its origins and the implications of the core spiritual principles make it substantially more powerful in light of human evolutionary development in relation to our use and misuse and overuse of violence. And how we might unwind the tangle of our self destructive tendencies.
I've practiced karate judo and jujitsu full contact for years and I can tell you that these throws are only effective if your opponent is willing to do a somersault as you pull their arm down. I only saw a couple of real throws in this video. landing on your hips and legs doesn't really do any damage anyway. All of these aikido practitioners would be in total shock as soon as somebody started wailing on them. As a matter of fact I've seen it before. if your martial art doesn't train full contact, you're not prepared for a fight.
Thanks for clarifying this. I noticed many variables like weight and distance just to name one. The timing needed is crucial too. You essentially have to be flawless before the fight happens and reverse the energy as soon as it is thrown your way. It seems like a great fighting style to add to other fighting styles. I wouldn’t learn it by itself though.
Aikido is one of the most dangerous and lethal martial arts, but for the practitioner who believes he can defend himself using the techniques that he learned in the dojo
I’ve never lost a fight to a Aikido practitioner. I do boxing, ninjitsu, and karate. This video shows a bunch of people “playing along”. Aikido is not an effective fighting style. An aikido teacher closed his school and took up MMA because of how ineffective the style is. That says it all. A teacher quit doing it because he found out he couldn’t beat a kid trained in MMA. Aikido doesn’t work in real life. Show one video where it does.
All MA are effective. Its only the practitioner who is ineffective. The ultimate goal of MA is to cease war as opposed to winning it. But as for gladiators, competing to shame your opponent is a loss.
I don't know where you learned that aikido techniques are intended to only work against non-lethal attacks, but that's completely wrong. The samurai techniques that Ueshiba used come from the battlefield after centuries of brutal civil wars in Japan, I don't know of any non-lethal attacks from that bloody era in history. Those techniques were intended to *quickly* kill or injure your opponent, even Ueshiba himself spoke a lot about the life-or-death situations that aikido prepares for. In that sense aikido is one of the best arts in a street fight where knives or other weapons as well as multiple attackers could be present. Too bad that many modern day sensei do not practice like that because they don't grasp the historical context and the weapons origin of technique and many aikidoka nowadays are a joke. This is where such wrong statements as "non-lethal attacks" or "you have to wait for your opponent to attack first" come from. Re the latter if you watch old videos of Morihei or read his only book - Budo Rensho (Budo Training in Aikido) you would notice that in many techniques the "nage" makes the first move in order to get advantage on the "uke" and to elicit reaction that would lead to proper throw or joint lock.
Thé original aikido guy was around a long time ago and things have changed a lot. Today most aikido is taught without sparring and without any competition. How can you learn to fight without fighting against an opponent who is trying to hurt you. Aikido today involves one guy who throws another guy who is cooperating 100%. I'm sorry but that is not a way to learn to fight. You have to practice fighting in order to learn to fight, don't you think? Just watch any aikido demonstration and see that one guy throws and the other gets thrown, letting himself be thrown.
@@NotQuiteAsianOG originally called Daitō-ryū Jujutsu, which ueshiba would then take takedas teachings and come to make aikido. I have not been able to find when the added the aiki. BUT ORIGINALLY WAS Daito-ryu jujitsu. Compare and contrast as you like.
Did you mishear what they said or have you written it wrong? :) What I heard is that (although Aikido was derived from battlefield and therefor potentially lethal skill sets) Ueshiba removed the lethal techniques to defend against attacks in a non lethal way. Not that it was designed to defend against 'non lethal attacks'. I think the vid reiterates several times the fact that attackers are likely to use anything and everything against you in a random act of violence. That doesn't sound like 'non lethal attack'. :) Other than that, I absolutely agree 100% with everything else you said. Aikidoka, in general, aren't pressure tested in any useful way. You may have come across YT channel 'My Martial Arts Journey '.He realised after getting jumped on by a gang, his aikido was useless.He tried his skills on other fighting styles and was left embarrassed. You're right... Aikido is taught in a spirit of cooperation, not resistance and wild, unpredictable violence. That was his experience... many techniques simply did not work when resisted. By contrast... I watched a few YT vids by Azerbaijan Aikido... now THAT looks impressively effective.
The difference between Aikido being "nice" and brutal is up to the practitioner. It only take a little bit more twist to cause severe damage to a joint, or two make one land on their face instead of their shoulder.
That’s exactly why you strike them first and/or during the execution of techniques. I mean really strike them in key places. Exact how is up for debate. I use elbows, hammer fists ,etc. Others say you can injure your attacker at all- that’s naive IMO. 😎
@ fun fact: basically all Asian martial arts are bullshit meant for children at community centers. Barring Muay Thai and jiujitsu which honestly Brazil did way better
Hey, Ive been a Martial Artist for over 50 years, I started in Keyokoshin in 1969, and studied until 3rd Dan, In 1982 I was introduced to Wing Chun, and I still practice VingTsun today, I also practice Aikido, Chineese Kempo, and Bostaff. When I have to fight, I use all of it. I do find Aikido to be a very smooth art, I like , I tend to mix Aikido with Wing Chun, and Keyokoshin together, very effective. :]
wow, you must be a fighting machine man! 50 years.. i would like to learn a little bit Wing Chun just for fun, but i am already 50 years old. I'm in gut shape and did some taekwondo and jiujiutus back in the days, but that is long age unfortunately. I forgot it all :) Do you think, i have a chance to learn at least the basics? I don't wanna do sparring or real fighting with a partner, since i have a broken knee from skateboarding a few years ago. Maybe, it's better for me to do tai chi, lol.
This video has the potential to get people seriously hurt, if you want to learn an effective self defense do NOT learn aikido, try brazilian jujitsu and tai-boxing
I practiced Aikido for 10 years. I used it in law enforcement to safely disarm and subdue aggressive individuals, without causing serious harm to them, or myself. However, if I encountered an experienced fighter who wanted to hurt me, Aikido was not enough. That is why I also practiced Krav Maga, as well as some MMA techniques. These three together, along with my acquired experience fighting, made me feel confident and effective at stopping individuals who were bigger, stronger, and experienced fighters, including those wielding deadly weapons. Multi-discipline training is key to being an effective fighter for most real-world situations, especially those you might not expect. I would add that without regular meditation you cannot master self-control. Self-control is also key, for you can know all the best techniques for self-defense, but if you have no self-control, you will lose against an opponent who does.
Aikido is very effective martial art for self defense and street fighting, it teaches how to defend yourself against boxing punches, kicks, knife, bat/stick, sword. You can easily defend yourself against boxer, street fighter, school bully or armed criminal. You must do techniques quick
@@smithk1201 It has little to no practical use in a real fight. The moves have to be done in a way where everything goes perfectly and there's almost no resistance. Besides that, it's a great way to develop your body and spirit. Definitely relaxing. Not something I'd ever use in a real fight.
@@smithk1201 Which doesn't negate any of my points. You don't know how to wrestle your opponent or how to punch him or how to kick him. It might not be his first confrontation. Your eloquent and beatiful throws and counters won't work on somebody who will punch multiple times or even resists your throws.
I use to practice Aikido and it can be useless in a street fight (of course a lot of things depends) better kickboxing + judo or if you have "violent aikido", 1 against 1 it's ok, more than that with aikido in the street... Good luck. Better if you don't have to fight or avoid it
@Canyons Liveries and Limousine Service Transports I use to fight a lot like many of my friends too, everyone of them has a martial art or practice some contact sport, i came from a really hostile place, i know many martial artist who got stabed while they try to grappling o grab, if you can dislocate my shoulder without get punched in your nose, an elbow in your head or a kick in your jaw, go ahead, 'cause the 2 guys who tell me the same with Aikido didn't, i like Aikido, BUT FOR STREET FIGHT DOESN'T WORK, IT'S NOT EFFECTIVE, i do boxing and some kickboxing nowdays 'cause of that, so, tell me
@Canyons Liveries and Limousine Service Transports And don't offense the thing i trying to say is, you need to train a lot, have a really good technique and streght, it's not like you do Aikido for a year and that's enough, and i'm not saying like you will never do nothing with Aikido, but in a street fight you have many things happening and can be a risk, so say like can be usefull in a street fight it's a lie, i respect Aikido practicioners and senseis but the reallity i saw tell me diferent things, that's why i wrote what i wrote, i practice for some years, if you can avoid the fight always can be better
@Canyons Liveries and Limousine Service Transports You didn't get it 'cause you didn't read what i wrote, this "can be useless in a street fight (of course a lot of things depends)" and this "you need to train a lot, have a really good technique and streght" without that it's just useless for the normal civilian who wants to defend from some situacion in the city, if you're part of the Forces you're not part of the common civilian, you know how to use it 'cause you train for it, you have enough streght to repel or avoid an attack, if it truly work for you, good. You have the knowledge and the experience the kid who was 5 years in Aikido doesn't, in my country in the Capital 300 people got killed per week, Aikido just really works if is and "agressive aikido" 'cause the traditional at least to me, didn't work to protect myself, but boxing did
@Canyons Liveries and Limousine Service Transports And again, i respect the people who practice aikido and who teaches but all the things i saw show me that the most of the people who practice are not really prepare to have a real street fight, that's why the best way i try to avoid but in case you need to fight, well... and good for you 'cause you train hard, you put it on practice and was functional for you, that's the idea, that was supposed to be, not all the people are you, sadly some people got stabbed and die trying to defend theirselves, you been in really hard situations with a lot a possibilities to die and you survive.
Aikido works great against Aikido, Wing Chun works great against WIng Chun, Boxing works great against boxing....etc .But if you have never been in a street fight before, its a very different story, The seasoned street fighter is out to do serious damage, he knows how to use the environment to his advantage, He is used to the adrenal dump and he is used to using his gross motor skill, because your fine motor skills diminish very quickly. He is going to be throwing rapid fire haymakers at you, If any one thinks they are easy to block think again....This is not the controlled single haymaker of the Dojo...Oss Jodan attack, yeah right, he's going to be kneeing to the groin throwing leg kicks elbowing, head butting and he is not going to let up, till you are down unconscious or dead. Often the Martial Artist thinks, "I Know 350 techniques that I have at my disposal, the Street fighter has may be four or five, But five techniques are easier to remember than 350 techniques" As my WIng Chun instructor once said "In a real Street fight the Martial artist can quickly become a multiple choice loser". Not trying to be an asshole just stating the facts.
Does it work? Does any martial art work? If you truly know it, I would say so. But these days more and more states allow concealed carry. Don't worry about the true martial artists, they won't touch you for no reason.
The Japanese studied tai chi an used a Japanese style together to create aikido It's a very gentle internal art. Ching man ching was a known master of tai chi. Study history it's origins to know the roots of aikido.
I think we will eventually have AI deliver a final answer on which martial art can win a majority of the time in no holds barred fighting. Programming an AI with all the speed an advanced practitioner can leverage for each art, and all possible moves their art trains them in, and able to move to use those with maximum speed again would allow the various moves to play out like a chess match when it can calculate speed, inertia, reaction time, etc. for every move and counter move. And you could run thousands of encounters to see which dominates over time. My suspicion is that Aikida has a shot, because in a world where attacker and defender are equally fast, the attacker puts themselves at risk when they extend the attacking limb, whether fist or foot. By definition this will either put them off balance, or offer an opportunity to grapple and pull them off balance due to the forward motion and extension of the attacking limb. A martial art like Aikido that focuses so much on center, and balance and countering moves would seem to offer an advantage. I guess I'm proposing that on a level playing field where the opponents are equally fast and maximally skilled in their art, a defender would have a built-in advantage.
I have a friend who was born in Japan and good with aikido. He had a fight with 5 burly guys. He beat the shit on all of them. Never again. They're scared near or close to him. His dad was a U.S. Navy seal who rescued those astronauts ( apollo ) in the ocean. He said he's a brutal son of a wakamaka.
I never practiced aikido before, but... Someone told me, that in order to apply any torssion, or throw, you almost always need to hit your opponet before, wich makes sense.
I think that Aikido will work when opponent is in very close proximity. One of the weakest part of a human are the fingers. He grabs you, holds you...you attack the fingers. Your adversary can have several broken fingers at the joints in a few seconds. This is where Aikido is very deadly. Joint manipulation. Its beautiful. Just takes a little bit of pressure on the fingers, wrists, elbows, and if on the ground...the knees. A few broken fingers on both hands...your Bully...is all yours for lunch. Combine boxing, Judo, and Aikido and you can't go wrong. Of course...if I had my choice. Thai Kick Boxing, Judo, and Aikido. Great Mix.
In all the comparisons I've seen with Aikido and real situations the practitioners never are warriors. I've mainly seen students and teachers who love Aikido but dont seem to train for practical use and only for its traditional value. I respect rhat but I feel all martial arts were intended to be used. I like the teachers who have turned into a combat art. People fight differently than they used to so I feel these arts should have some transformation. How do you think the founders would feel if they were alive and learned that their old basic systems were non longer practical unless there were adjustments. They would adjust to save face and show that they are effective.
The problem that has crept into Aikido training is that movements are telegraphed before application e.g.for the wrist locks, arm locks and take downs, even in the lower black belt training. Real fights often occur with dummy moves and deceit designed to throw off your opponent's defensive strategy. However, I have seen some high level black belts who have been very effective, especially when they have studied an additional martial art.
Better than Brazilian Jujitsu. Not everybody is going to roll around on the ground like in a wrestling match waiting to get punched in the face. The objective of Aikido is to take down their attacker before they can do anything. I see it as discipline, speed, control, balance, weight and gravity.
All martial arts can be useful depending on how well you are able to adopt in that martial arts and use it in real life. There's no perfect outcome when it comes to martial arts regardless of what it is. Pre-war aikido was considered a combat martial arts. After the war it was changed to become more soft so aikido can be extremely brutal depending on how knowledgeable you are and how imaginative you are.
While I am a blackbelt karateka, on my school I joined a demo Aikido. I was completely overwhelmed by the simplicity how my attacks were blocked by the aikido sensei. ofcourse it was only a training, but it was very effective. Ha, I am sure I have to train Aikido also!!!
I’m pretty sure you wasn’t actually fighting your instructor 😂 you probably throwing punches at turtle pace & then creaming your pants, when the instructor blocked your attacks
@@BBFazer I’ve practiced it. My cousins trained kick-boxing & kicked my ass all the time. My dad took me out of Aikido & put me in the boxing gym with my cousins. I only started Aikido because of Steven seagull. I am not one to dismiss martial arts training unless it’s useless. Aikido is not for everyone & there is a reason MMA has skyrocketed into every growing popularity! Are you aware of a former 6th Dan black belt instructor called Martial Arts Journey? He trained in Japan for 7 years & was an instructor for 10 years! His RU-vid channel (Martial Arts Journey) he dismisses Aikido & says it’s extremely flawed & not practical for real life self defence, especially in todays world. He also has a sparring session with an amateur MMA student & the Aikido 6th Dan black belt instructor gets his ass kicked. He can’t even grab the MMA fighter. Train another martial art son & thank me in a few years. I recommend BJJ for 1 year & then start training Thai Boxing or just train MMA classes three times a week.
@@KingPrintmaker No. I don't mean someone else. And i don't mean "have practised it once sometime for a several span of time" etc. Have you yourself, proven what you said in a real encounter? Because i have practised aikido myself. And have utilised it on real situations. To found out that it couldn't be so easily encountered as "with a can of grease". Or are you saying that i was hallucinating? Not to mention that i am not the only one who has ever achieved so, regardless of Morihei Ueshiba himself.
