Guillaume Erard Interview 

I like him, he makes a lot of sense. Great video.

I appreciate the discussion of competition as a “destructive force” that takes different forms (around 19:00 - 22:00), from the mature perspective of someone who has also competed.

Thanks for sharing and congrats!

Wonderfull Interview! I hope to see more interviews like this on this channel, and another interview with Guillaume Erard Sensei would be incredible. I had the luck to train in two seminars under him and he is a fantastic Aikido teacher from my point of view. In the other corner, I really appreciate your work Mr Hein Sensei, I feel that you have a really good understanding of Aikido, and most of the "youtubers" talking about Aikido don't...unfortunately

Good talk! I've experienced practicing with people from other dojos/lines and yes it can be frustrating because what you think worked stops working, or because you thought you were good and realized there are better Aikidoka. But to me, this is the best way to grow and evolve.

Two of my favourite Aikido guys in one video. 🤩

I just realized that Guillaume's channel is responsible for about 90% of the aikido demonstration videos that exist on RU-vid. Holy crap, I didn't know!

I have tried Aikido and I didn't like the way Uke is always trying to help Tori to make the technics work. And what I have noticed is that the most of the students couldn't make the technics work if I resist.

We still should have competition, you make winners and losers. Should bring growth. Question is who or what is your opponent. Aikido should still have same goals, growth and adapt.

Great technique brother

Interesting chat... As for "internal power", and Chris will know past arguments or opinions on this subject, which I put down to biomechanics and body conditioning... Tomiki explained how Ueshiba was able to do his "tricks" by the subtle use of isometrics... Personally I found I was able to do all these "tricks" fairly easily, so I don't really see what all the fuss was about when this was debated and argued about on Aikiwebb?.... Dan Harden & other "experts" on this subject didn't want to tell us how or why, which I find strange... A marketing ploy?.... Anyway, I've practised isometric exercise since my late teens... I found I could do all the so called "ki " tricks these "masters" of internal power demonstrate and so can Chris... The true sense of real ability is when you can perform aikido waza under real pressure, which I was an adherent of in the Tomiki aikido system also known as shodothugs, or heretics by the "traditional" orgs in general? According to many we DO NOT PRACTICE "aikido"... I find that weird and very strange...To me, body conditioning is very important if you want to be successful in ANY martial art.... What I find sad is the politics which have destroyed how and why this "martial art" is so fragmented... But its good to see that many latter adherents are questioning what they're taught and experimenting to find out!!.... Maybe that will bring aikido, as Ueshiba saw it, back to some respect as to its effectiveness by other martial artists and the arguments which abound on the internet and RU-vid ... Competition when young, to assess one's own ability, as a form of some kind self defence is obvious..... Later to see it as a health system when older, is fine... I disagree with Guillaume saying competition is wrong. Winning and losing in competition is all part and parcel of taking part... You are only "champion" until the next competition... It develops friendship & respect for your fellow player... That varies in what school you adhere to?.... But like him I'm being honest in our differing views ... To me, any teacher should be able to prove his or her worth if challenged, or have someone take his/her place IF challenged? ... Ueshiba did this when he was getting old, so what's the problem?... Therein lies the problem aikido now suffers and why its so ridiculed with fat, unhealthy obese "sensei" throwing their over cooperative ukes with ease!! .... The obvious is never obvious?... But there you go, its a personal choice when its boiled down to its key techniques... Kata is kata, free flowing or not, no one technique practised is exactly the same every time... Thats also obvious!! 👐

Hello how are you? I hope you are ok I hope you can produce new videos however if you had to move away from RU-vid ouch I understand.

Hein, please return to YT, let's see you back soon, it's been (as of Apr 2023) 8 months!!

I heard so many explanations from different people about what Aikido is to him. Why Aikido can't be something you put on the table? For example, it could be a martial art, self-defense system, dynamic yoga, a way to contact people, a way of developing Aiki (whatever it is), or pair meditation. It would be fun if you reply to this comment with your own vision of what Aikido is. There are no wrong points of view however may be different reactions and attitudes to replies.

Hello how are you

Hey have you ever thought of doing a seminar in a foreing country?

Sensie what is most useful ikkyou or nikkyou and why

Sounds like Guillaume’s concern about physics and internal power is wrong or rather somewhat misguided. If you exert force you don’t get half of it back and you don’t have to be strong enough to support it or whatever he’s trying to say. Simple example: if you sit on top of someone all of your weight is acting on them, you are exerting force. Yet you don’t have to do anything and the forces acting on you aren’t any different from when you would be sitting on the floor. Torque on the other hand appears to be a concept that deserves a lot of thought but is rarely given it, even though it seems to be the concept that really helps understanding balance and stability.