One only needs to look at his footwork to see how good this guy was ... smooth, effortless, graceful and beautiful. For those who trained under this Master were lucky beyond words.
how GOOD this guy was!??!yeah really good..i wonder how any years you have to train before you can use MAGIC to make people flip in the air? Like at 5:55
It is just correct form and understanding of physiology... and how the central and periphery nervous systems react differently to stress and attack. You would notice if you were more subtle that there is no magic, he first takes their vision, then their balance, then he throws them by applying his weight to their own structure in a way that they can't resist. That he has absorbed foundations to such a degree that they seem to disappear is very different than magic. I think the master actually does a very good job of explaining how it is not magic, he is indeed touching on their awareness even on the throws where he doesn't physically touch them... maybe watch the video at half speed so you can see how he goes for the eyes first... they even slow some of the throws down already so that you can see the thought process of the uke as they are thrown or disarmed. If you really think the only way this is possible is magic, then maybe you would benefit from taking an Aikido class, so that you could empathize with how painful it is to be even a little bit incorrect in your technique. It is much easier to understand when you feel the process on yourself.
He's still pretty good. He's holding an event in Florida next month. The shrine we trained at in washington for years closed last year and he relocated there.
This teacher is Koichi Barrish. He taught many seminars in the 1980s and I have some Japanese calligraphy of his, "Ai Ko" or "Love and Light," hanging in my living room.
Fifteen years with him so far and still training. I admit this might seem strange to watch but he can do everything he says he can do and more.As far as marketing there is a small student body and the emphasis is on training, not belt testing every six months that you get charged for and the mat fees are very reasonable.As far as his personal ability to defend himself he is very capable,very.As far as it being staged, you are discouraged (I use that word euphemistically ) from anticipating movement, the emphasis is on being in the moment.Things can and do change at any time.He is tireless in his pursuit of perfection as an instructor and human being.This video is not reflective of our current training and has not been since I have been with him although the principals definitely are.There are many more current videos available online that show our contemporary training.If you passionate enough to bash this one you might want to check them out.
My son and I had the honor and privilege of training with Sensei Barrish in the early '80's. It is all real and this video does not begin to show the half of it. Though we moved on and took other paths - we both still use what we learned. Most of all, we use what Sensei taught us to heal the anger of the world around us as we live in peace. What better means of "self defense" is there?
hi rwminicupify . questiOM . two years agoOo i finally managed to visit us again for two aikido seminars . one was with rev. koichi barrish . and i was . unfortunately . disappointed . seeing him and lost all these aiki.floOow.ki.thing ! do you know why this happened ? are there other (inspiring) videos from him ? i only found the russion ones in very bad quality :-( ... and final questiOM : are there any students who did continue his work and are working like him and *doing* like he did ? best wishes . thanks for your answers
I got goose bumps when Master Dobson chanted at the end. He reminded me of when "O" Sensei chanted. I have so much respect for Master Dobson and anyone who trained directly under "O" Sensei.
eltorro244 If you can wave your hands about and make me fly around the room like that al give u a cookie but for now ur just someone talking on you tube
Agreed! The guy is allowing himself to be thrown, I work as a bouncer where I utilise boxing and karate on a weekly basis, much of his technique is fruitless save for some wrist grabs/locks
When I saw it I had to know what it was before rejecting it. I can tell you that I am happy that I made the effort to find out for myself, and no one will ever convince me that it's not real or that anyone was acting.
Aikido at its purest is not a martial art that destroys but one that protects, its a mind thing. Most people fall into the trap thinking that Aikido is a SELF defense, at least I have and still do. There is no SELF in Aikido so it cant be a SELF defense, there is only protection of the life force and because there is no SELF, protection means of ALL living things including the person who attacks you. Aikido is inclusion of ALL things, nothing is left out. You need to open your mind to see this.
This is Master Terry Dobson. One of only two non-Japanese students to train directly under "O" Sensei. So for those of you who call this fake, SHAME, shame on you. TY for uploading.
I know this may look strange to someone who is not familiar with the tradition or the technique, but from what I can tell... the uke has no choice... the teacher is always a beat in time ahead of them and first throws off their balance in their eyes, and only after controlling the eyes, he sink his bodyweight into their blindspots. He is actually so much faster then his students, he waits until the very last moment before moving at all, but that is not an indication of fake-ness or forgery, but rather a demonstration of skill and ability. The best answer I can give to anyone who is skeptical is.... GOOD, be skeptical, go find someone who claims to have this ability and attack them, and see what happens! If they are a good teacher then they shouldn't mind demonstrating movement and proving that it is valuable... But you won't really know until you experience it with your own body, what is happening, what it feels like to be thrown in this way. The master is moving quickly and gracefully, so quick in fact that untrained people don't have any way to wrap their head around what is going on... but that doesn't mean that it is fake or a lie or anything so nefarious.
This is Koichi Barrish sensei, now high priest of Tsubaki Grand Shrine. You can see some other videos of him on youtube, he grew older and obviously get rid of this kind of... performance that you see in this video. However, I remember some of his students state how "he could really do these things, and more" - or something like that.
it all depends what type of Aikido there's many types of Aikido. Richard A Bowe. the Nihon Goshin Aikido Association. it's more of a street defense is very ineffective that's what I train in my dojo and stuff really works.Queens N.y.🗽
Really !! This is not Aikido. This " sensei " and the ukes are just clowns. How can people fall for this kind of scams. Wish these guys walked into my dojo.
i read since years here that especially the ukes are *fake* ! but as a long term aiki zensei and passionate (ex former pro dancer) i tell you the following : YOU CAN'T fake UKEMIS like this ! if you really look closely you see koichi sensei throwing them like out of nOthing ... how could they *jump ukemi* like this ? in perfect spriral continuations flow of his movements !
This is a demonstration of KI flow, of LOVE if you want to call it that. Not a demonstration to prove that Aikido works as a martial art, there is no need to prove that. Aikido does not and will not make you invincible, it has never claimed to be such a thing, it however teaches you how to share with others the caring nature of the universe within ourselves and towards each other. Think about the psyche of the attacker why does he want to harm you or take something off you?
Olha, talvez não. Olha no nome do video Ki Waza. Waza significa técnica ou prática. Ki energia. Nessas técnicas são desenvolvidas as habilidades ligadas ao ki. Então não é para o Uke reagir a força física, mas à energia, à tendência. Os ukes não estão simplesmente fingindo, mas estão reagindo da forma correta à mais sutil tendência de ataque. Isso melhora muito a percepção e a capacidade de antever um determinado ataque. Esses ukes executaram quedas muito boas! Concordo contigo quant a hakama
Both some interesting plausible and meaningful elements to this video but a lot of mixed-in BS. The instructor is actually very good if you know aikido but you cannot express a visual expression of a martial art the way they do. His philosophy and referencing to O'Sensei is very accurate but, on the physical level the average Joe does not get it. Strong violent attacked being reflected and subdued can be achieved but for the most part much of aikido is weak and will get smashed. These Uke's are falling like feathers in the wind and whilst I get the exercise of expression and receiving of energy but a good hard right hook the face doesn't get it. There is however a lot of very strong aikido out there that will smash an attacker on the street - many examples. There are often soft scenarios where the attacker gets some pain but is ultimately left unharmed. Its just not on show as it is not a competitive or a violent art form. People love violence. They are attracted to it. Practice it. Watch it. Bet on it. Violence however is not the ultimate win. 'To kill one hundred enemy in one hundred battles is not the highest skill, to subdue the enemy without fighting is the highest skill'. Warriors train for peace. Look at Anderson Silva. Machida and many more phenomenal athletes and true humble warriors who have never fought the street who respect the true essence of BUDO - and what is the true essence of BUDO? BUDO means to stop war/violence. This is the philosophy of aikido also. So the founder was absolutely onto something but leaning away from the destructive to the reconciliatory, to peace, to flow, to not being there, non-resistant, flexible, feather-like. But remember what the founder said the most important technique in aikido is? Ski. A punch in the face. Yin-Yang. Hard-soft. BJJ for instance. Soft. Pliable. harmonious. One-on-one amazing the best subduing martial art out there, no question. Would they go to ground on the street? Probably end up resorting to type, to muscle/training memory. Would that be good if there were two, three, four attackers? No. Your stuffed. Would aikido be better? Probably. If someone came at you with a stick, sword, knife, gun would aikido be better? Probably. Horses for courses. But the answer is no violence. Violence should only be justified in one scenario. The strong protecting the weak. The licence of true violence is to stop war. To bring peace. Could aikido be leading the pack? Perhaps. For you non-Aikido believers who have never been exposed to serious aikido teachers you might like to see stronger aikido, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A0D9w0lGFv0.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UfJQwgTT7w0.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EjNbASY_P1A.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-b2F0xRjpntg.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-b5wrkVx9okQ.html Aikido Weapons work: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XfQaYvBhceU.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kIvLfsojItw.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-II99lo-9Gcs.html
Its because he feels he is lacking something, that somebody else has what he doesnt have, he feels worthless and want to take worth away from others, he wants to harm people because he himself is hurting. How can we heal this person from this hell he lives in? By destroying him physically? why is there a need for us to destroy him? Does that not make us on the same level as himself? Think about this and you'll see where the truth of Aikido lies.
i read since years here that especially the ukes are *fake* ! but as a long term aiki zensei and passionate (ex former pro dancer) i tell you the following : YOU CAN'T fake UKEMIS like this ! if you really look closely you see koichi sensei throwing them like out of nOthing ... how could they *jump ukemi* like this ? in perfect spriral continuations flow of his movements !
The reason it seams staged is because of uke, not nage. If uke were not to like dancing and rolling so mutch, this would not look so fake. But ukemi is fun, so who's to blame the guy. ;-)
i read since years here that especially the ukes are *fake* ! but as a long term aiki zensei and passionate (ex former pro dancer) i tell you the following : YOU CAN'T fake UKEMIS like this ! if you really look closely you see koichi sensei throwing them like out of nOthing ... how could they *jump ukemi* like this ? in perfect spriral continuations flow of his movements !
everyONE who thinks this is *fake* . is putting himSELF down ! because denying such skills (i would call natural, if we all would allow it !) means to deny ONE of the SOURCES of it . our great teacher oO.sensei ! the duty of EVERY student is always to continue the path of the teacher . if we don't do things like this (which oO.sensei did easely) we still like kids *playing* what we call *aikido* . without acknowledging the universal power inside of it ... (yeah . it's love !) «greatings» frOM an exploOoring zensei of switzerland ... land of cheese . chocolate and KI 8-)=
Esse vídeo havia sumido, que bom estar novamente na rede. Trata-se, simplesmente, de um dos maiores exemplos de charlatanismo que existe nas artes marciais... Só queira entender como esses "alunos" se sujeitam a participar de algo tão ridículo como essa demonstração de fraude e desrespeito com as artes marciais e seus mestres. E ainda há fotos desse Sensei Barrish usando hakama branco... Quem é esse cara no Aikido para usar hakama branco ?????
is there some video on how to do this ki staf... beacuse it look so fake,and i can't bolive untill i have some explonation or 'till i do it. If someone find eny vidio that can explain and teach me so that i can do this, please answer ba puting link's... Thanks
Les uke de cette vidéo sont absolument grotesques...font limite des triples salto alors que leur "gourou" les touche à peine...c'est à cause de ces illuminés que l'Aikido est sans cesse décrié; je le pratique et, chez nous, pas de trace de ce genre de tour de magie à deux balles, si tu veux parvenir à faire chuter ton adversaire, il faut créer le fameux déséquilibre, déséquilibre qui sera provoquer, 80% des fois, par un bon gros atemi. A voir ce type avec son éventail, je crois qu'il se pense la réincarnation d'O sensei; ce n'est parce que ce dernier, à la toute fin de sa vie, se laissait filmer à faire tomber ses uke en les frôlant qu'il l'a enseigné cela toute sa vie...il était vieux, moins fort que ce qu'il avait pu être, était pas très apte à divulguer au premier venu toutes les techniques d'Aikido qu'il a put jadis enseigné...
Ethic?... moral? BUshido? where are them? How can an AIkido Master lie to people through this mean of comunication showing something so unreal, so unpractical, so weak.. AIkido is beautiful, and I really mean it. Not this. This is a game. Is just to show lack of respect to Aikido , to its followers, to play with its escence.. And how can People believe in this?
+Roki Gamboa I trained under lots of different styles, because I moved around a lot-- some teachers were completely traditional, some interested in judo or jujitsu or practical police street techniques, some who had black belts in deadly fighting arts before starting Aikido. Certainly some of those teachers would also think this is baloney. But luckily I have trained with some who were close to this style, so I can see what he is doing, know how it would feel to be uke. His placement and energy are impeccable. He has a very fine martial awareness, is never open to attack. Uke is in fact completely controlled. Never met Barrish myself, but I do know enough that it is obvious to me he knows just what he is doing. If you get a chance try this sort of style, you will find out for yourself. That is the only way to convince yourself- I know from my own initial skepticism.
This is a joke and insulting that he calls it Aikido. Those morons that he has jumping around on the mat for him should be ashamed at taking ukemi like that. Ridiculous.
Lo que este tipo hace, probablemente funcione, aunque no sé si todo. Independiente de eso, hay un Uke que se dedicó a actuar durante todo el video. Molesta ver eso, se ve ridículo.
Acredito no Ki, já vi e senti técnicas de Ki, mas no caso desse vídeo acho forçado demais, e tem mais uma coisa, se esse "mestre" é tão bom, se a técnica dele é tão eficiente, por que nunca ganhou status e reconhecimento mundial ? Por que há pontos nesse vídeo que não se vê nem nos vídeos de Morihei Ueshiba ? É uma coisa a se pensar.
Staged is the wrong word.It's rehearsed.When you train everyday with basically the same student ukes a pattern develops between Uke and Nage and that pattern shows itself in demonstrations.
People who post this kind of dance ......do aikido an injustice ....Aikido is a martial art....not a space cadets play thing.....come down to earth and stop posting this crap !
+2007EMILYELIZABETH Please keep an open mind til you can feel it for yourself- by spouting uninformed opinions you are an embarrassment. This is a martial art, he knows exactly what he is doing, would chew up any of us and spit us out- if he wanted to. I never met Barrish Sensei, but I did spend 2 5-day seminars with Hikitsuchi Sensei, 2 3-day seminars with Kato Sensei, related styles and completely effective. Actually they represent only one facet of O Sensei's art. There are many valid other facets, it is true. Like the blind men and the elephant...The reason this sort of style is often not seen is because it takes real talent and dedication to do it- other paths are more obvious and more easily learned and demonstrated and explained. Plus, some teachers keep this sort of thing as a sort of secret and don't teach it. didactically- the student has to "steal" it from the teacher. Or, some don't know how to teach it, or think students won't want or won't be able to learn it. To me though this is more interesting, feels better on your body, is deeper and more subtle, and also ultimately much more effective in different senses.
