I'm no expert but I did take a go at practicing Akido for about three years and although the class I took was a beginners study of the forms in the principle of this marshal art that is basically a defensive form my sensi demonstrated ways to incorporate aggressive attack techniques in to the different movement in a pretty aggressive manner. Also we did practice somewhat with the bowcan staff and it turns out the samurai itself is very easily incorporated into the different techniques or forms aggressively and with deadly outcome. So out of that principle concept the individual can develope different techniques that are open handed extensions of the samurai capability. I've owned a WW2 Military version of the samurai and I practiced on my own with this weapon and going through those different forms using the sword feels almost magical, very Deadly and surgically precise. For home defense a novice can easily get to know the precision and power that can dominate affectively an intruder in a confined space even against a fire arm. But really my sword has never drawn blood and my mantra it never will never have to be drawn for that purpose.
The old Aikido man basically took him down with a Kosoto Gake at 6:44 .... Typically thought of as a Judo technique, but Aikido and Judo are basically brother and sister, so I'm sure he's cross trained. Obviously that outside hooking trip has existed in the original Jiu Jitsu styles long before Judo and Aikido were "created". Never should have been split up in my opinion. Never seen this clip before. Where'd you find it?
