What does "Aiki" mean- The reason Aikido exists.

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Christopher Hein's interpretation of Aiki and why the founder may have named his system Aiki- do. This is an explanation of the Aikido system in a way that might help explain why Aikido isn't good for fighting- it was never meant for that purpose. Instead Aikido is a unique system designed to deal with conflict in its early stages. This methodology allows the practitioner of Aikido to avoid physical conflict altogether and resolve the situation before it comes to physical violence.

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@CryoToast 20 дней назад

Very well explained and impactful concept. This truly is something that martial artists need to focus on to be any good, whether anyone realizes they're doing it or not.

@turbopowergt 19 дней назад

Thank you for creating an approachable framework for aiki that shows the entire continuum, and I like the approach for working back up towards friendship and love.

@ChuShinTani 18 дней назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@ItsSoStevie 19 дней назад

I'm glad you're back

@kristianOLS 20 дней назад

For aiki being a term used for aikijujutsu. It was also used in kito ryu an art that uaeshiba studied as well

@GarethBruce 20 дней назад

Beautifully articulated. A while ago, during a yudansha session, my Sensei posed us all a question. "If you could describe Aikido in one word, what would it be?" After much thought (and several days later) I answered him after class one night. "Synergy" I said. "Working with what you are given to create something that is more than the sum of it's parts." I feel this definition holds in your own framing as it has no polarity. It can be both a positive synergy (towards friendship) and a negative synergy (towards conflict). Thanks for the introspective video.

@surfkraken8182 20 дней назад

Nice way to show the uniqueness of Aikido in all martial arts.

@williamcorreiagusmao9836 19 дней назад

Great

@mjsuarez79 20 дней назад

I remember commenting on another video - which I believe was critical of aikido - that perhaps looking at aikido as a martial art or combat system is the root of the problem. If one approaches aikido as a philosophy or approach to conflict resolution, it might be more impactful. In short, aikido should focus less on the physical exercises (5%) and more on the study of interactions and relationships (95%). Then again, my perspective is from the outside looking in.

@AikiCircus 19 дней назад

Asymmetric conflict: my opponent is in conflict with me, but I'm not in conflict with the opponent. Mental aspect: it is as it is, and social emotions are not active. When the social emotions are off, there is no myself and it's the state of observer. In a state of observer, I do not act because there is no I. Action is caused by body reflexes and spontaneouty. So it's not about moving along this scale vertically. It's about leaving the scale. Practical aspect: one can test that in a dojo from curiosity, but three points need to be taken into account: accept everything wrong what uke does, accept own errors and accept interriptions from the trainer. Stay in the observer state. From current masters that I know personally, Philippe Gouttard understands that well. He always speaks about acceptance and requests ukes to fight.

@ChuShinTani 19 дней назад

I think I coined the term, "asymmetric conflict".

@AikiCircus 18 дней назад

@@ChuShinTani Yep, but your understanding of asymmetry is parallel response, though in opposite direction. I speak about no-response and "not-doing" (I suspect, Castaneda has invented his story of not-doing because he practiced karate) 😊

@ChuShinTani 18 дней назад

@@AikiCircus The relationship is always on a scale of relationship- you can't remove yourself from that scale unless, you stop having a relationship. Not having a relationship is the opposite of "making human beings one family." Families are relationships.

@Vengeance8888 15 дней назад

Heinz Sensei is the only sensei that will speak the truth about aikido

@lyfe_of_lai 18 дней назад

Well here’s the thing: lots of martial arts teach de-escalation. It’s not unique to aikido. Furthermore, combat techniques were created in the event that conflict resolution fails. Fighting is always a last resort, but necessary at times. This is where I, and many others, disagree with the philosophy of aikido

@ChuShinTani 18 дней назад

If by "teach" you mean that most martial arts say something to the effect of: you should only use fighting as a last resort, or always avoid fighting- I agree, most martial arts schools say this type of thing. If you mean that they actively teach de-escalation, I disagree. Grappling arts teach closing the distance, limiting mobility and taking your opponent down- that doesn't do much for de-escalation. Striking arts teach, finding your most beneficial distance then repeatedly striking your opponent until they quit or die. Again not much for de-escalation there. Aikido offers a systematic way to increase distance between you and an attacker, giving you an honest chance at de-escalation. I also agree that sometimes non-physical resolution fails. Aikido answers with weapon use while distancing and buying time- also a sound strategy in such situations. Thanks for the comment.