You are the most realistic self defense channel on YT. I am a lifelong martial artist still active post retirement. Aikido is my core with my boxing helps my defensive reads Thank you for keeping it ultra real.
I’ve started Aikido and Judo about 35 years ago and the two groups I’m most concerned about in a confrontation are trained Boxers and Muay Thai fighters.
I worked a series of jobs that unfortunately ended up with me having many uses of force. I can only think of two times I fought a trained person. Mostly it was just crazies, criminal street scum, drunks, and junkies. Aikido sufficed for the majority of those encounters, with a little bit of BJJ thrown in. The two trained fighters were a former wrestler whose hobby was attacking security guards and bouncers and a former member of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was a current firefighter (so in really good shape) that was having a psychiatric episode. I used weapons in both cases. A tactical flashlight to the head of the wrestler (multiple times) when he tried to choke me, and pepper spray on the former operator to close his eyes to give me a chance to close without him kicking the crap out of me.
@@djonfonsteen6331 That was my experience. All though it is worth noting that the street scum watch MMA too and may have been to a couple classes before dropping out or getting kicked out. It has certainly changed the way I see them fight these days. No real skill, but enough understanding of MMA to mimic it. Then add aggression and youthful strength and endurance and they can definitely be dangerous.
@@Aikibiker1 agreed. Anyone can be dangerous.. to me, its about surprise. Street thugs never, ever act alone. They're usually cowards. It's simple, you have to practice quick, surprise responses to all kinds of interactions. End it fast and clear the scene. The best tactic is to be humble, keep an eye out and move away from obvious signs of trouble.. this is the best and only lesson I got from a tough school.
I love you two's energy. If I was still in London, I'd happily join your dojo. While I love aikido, I think training in something like TKD as well give you an advantage. When I used to do TKD with my son, I could piss off the black belts because I have a long reach. I was very good at catching someone's leg doing a kick and making them hop on one foot. I had one black belt get pissed at me for doing it so the next time, he went for it. Yes it hurt but I still caught his leg. We had a drill in TKD to deal with people running at you. I used what I learned from aikido, and just brushed them aside. The was one veteran who had a prosthesis leg (full respect to him for trying) who I brushed aside and he asked me how I did it. I just said aikido training.
I'm so glad you guys made this video. I think the earlier video you are referring to is the very disturbing one where someone else with Aikidoflow demonstrated techniques vs. a professionaL or accomplished/skilled boxer. That was a very discouraging video, the only one in the series, IIRC, and I didn't really understand the point of it (as I mentioned in the comments). The only thing I came away with it is there are NO effective techniques against such an attacker, and you can only hope to get lucky and get out of it O.K.. KEEP ON GROWING AIKIDOFLOWERS!
The only way to do it fast, is to do it slow first. Then you practice every week in a dojo, and have uke’s test you. Repeat until you no longer have breath - know that you still will not have perfected it.
Adrenaline makes a difference and even trained people start to unravel in high stress situations outside the ring and alcohol or drugs also change things. Good stuff as always guys. 🙇🏻♂️
Don't run too fast. Let the guy think he can catch you. Stay out of reach, and taunt him on. When he finally gets winded, that is when you move in and take him down. I actually did this once when I was in high school.
This is aiki jujisu strike then lock you can't lock a monster without a strike to soften him up probably why o sensei said "take his mind" and 90% of aikido is atemi" Aikido is blending and harmony and softness no harm to uke
The problem with Aikido, and many other martial arts, is they assume that when a person throws a punch they are going to do it so slow or they will keep their limb extended so long that you can grab it and do some technique. In real life punches are in a flurry, faster than you can possibly react to. Bottom line you need fast reflexes. you need to practice your moves so often that they become second nature and automatic without thinking. When I played football if I was trying to react to oncoming tacklers, I got sacked. But if I decided before anything that I was going up a certain path regardless, then often I got through. Why? Because I was not taking time to think about it, so I was faster then the other guys. If someone attacked me, I do not care what their next punch will be, I am moving in will full force of my body. Of course it is still worth learning techniques and getting then in grain in your mind but you need to let then come out of the reflexes that you have trained. Do not think. Be of NO MIND.
Nonsense. Only when demonstrating do you show it slowed down. Azu was a doorman for 20 years, he knows how fast punches come in real life. These videos, or any early lessons you might take, teach you some theory but for practice you join a dojo and do it hundreds of times at increasing speed. Remember that we are trying NOT to get into a fight, that's why we don't initiate. We learn to respond to a threat (watch their other videos about body language and being ready for what might be coming). Once they move, we engage using all the training which gave us those reflexes you're talking about.
@@shia_labeouf Look, let me set you straight, I never said Azu could not effectively execute these moves. I was making the point that it looks good when demonstrated, but to be effective using these techniques requires a huge amount of practice and dedication, which most people do not demonstrate. Sorry that you come to such outlandish conclusions, apparently without reading precisely what has been written. I am sure it works for Azu, hell it may even work for you, I have no way of knowing, but if it does, you must have dedicated yourself to loads of practice and experience. The fact that Azu was a bouncer and had opportunity to use these techniques in real life also contributed to his ability to use Aikido. So tone it down. You seem to get pretty excited for someone who supposedly practices AIkido, In fact I took 7 years of Aikido when I was a teenager, so I know a little bit about what is suppose to be the AIkido mindset.
In real life, it is not that simple. I've trained Aikido for six years, and when I had a bare knuckles fight with a tall guy, it was complicated to use some aikido technique. Finally, I could neutralize him because someone else helped me. Sorry for my grammar, I'm from Argentina, I'm not a native citizen.
Not realistic the speed the opponent can withdraw the attacking arm is much faster the stepping next to the opponent. A wing chun practioner can easily at the same time twist his body where his bodymovement will be much shorter and quicker and with hit the person trying to step back next to him. This aikido technique can only work if the punch is with full force, as it will take more time to hold it back.
Aikido is a legit martial art but it needs to be updated Light sparring and drills for real attacks will make Aikido work. But at the end of the day its all about how you train and apply the techniques... A boxer is dangerous but he has no defense against kicks, then boxing sucks... A judo guy must also know about boxing and kicks or else he wont be able to overcome the problems
🙏Please🙏 try to pass it on a real and non-compliant boxer🥊. This is sad, but you are giving fuel to aikido 's haters. ps : I loved Aikido once and still like it but I was desillusionned about it.
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You are the most realistic self defense channel on YT.
I am a lifelong martial artist still active post retirement. Aikido is my core with my boxing helps my defensive reads
Thank you for keeping it ultra real.
I’ve started Aikido and Judo about 35 years ago and the two groups I’m most concerned about in a confrontation are trained Boxers and Muay Thai fighters.
I worked a series of jobs that unfortunately ended up with me having many uses of force. I can only think of two times I fought a trained person. Mostly it was just crazies, criminal street scum, drunks, and junkies. Aikido sufficed for the majority of those encounters, with a little bit of BJJ thrown in.
The two trained fighters were a former wrestler whose hobby was attacking security guards and bouncers and a former member of the 75th Ranger Regiment that was a current firefighter (so in really good shape) that was having a psychiatric episode. I used weapons in both cases. A tactical flashlight to the head of the wrestler (multiple times) when he tried to choke me, and pepper spray on the former operator to close his eyes to give me a chance to close without him kicking the crap out of me.
Professional trained fighters very rarely or will never act like bullies, ever. Proper street fighters only scrap for money. Bullies never reign long.
@@djonfonsteen6331 That was my experience. All though it is worth noting that the street scum watch MMA too and may have been to a couple classes before dropping out or getting kicked out. It has certainly changed the way I see them fight these days. No real skill, but enough understanding of MMA to mimic it. Then add aggression and youthful strength and endurance and they can definitely be dangerous.
@@Aikibiker1 agreed. Anyone can be dangerous.. to me, its about surprise. Street thugs never, ever act alone. They're usually cowards. It's simple, you have to practice quick, surprise responses to all kinds of interactions. End it fast and clear the scene. The best tactic is to be humble, keep an eye out and move away from obvious signs of trouble.. this is the best and only lesson I got from a tough school.
I love you two's energy.
If I was still in London, I'd happily join your dojo.
While I love aikido, I think training in something like TKD as well give you an advantage.
When I used to do TKD with my son, I could piss off the black belts because I have a long reach. I was very good at catching someone's leg doing a kick and making them hop on one foot. I had one black belt get pissed at me for doing it so the next time, he went for it. Yes it hurt but I still caught his leg.
We had a drill in TKD to deal with people running at you. I used what I learned from aikido, and just brushed them aside. The was one veteran who had a prosthesis leg (full respect to him for trying) who I brushed aside and he asked me how I did it. I just said aikido training.
Great energy 💪
Detailed explanation, thank you both 🙏
I'm so glad you guys made this video. I think the earlier video you are referring to is the very disturbing one where someone else with Aikidoflow demonstrated techniques vs. a professionaL or accomplished/skilled boxer. That was a very discouraging video, the only one in the series, IIRC, and I didn't really understand the point of it (as I mentioned in the comments). The only thing I came away with it is there are NO effective techniques against such an attacker, and you can only hope to get lucky and get out of it O.K.. KEEP ON GROWING AIKIDOFLOWERS!
Every thing looks good in theory. I have never seen anybody actually use this in a real fight. Real time is much different than slow motion.
The only way to do it fast, is to do it slow first. Then you practice every week in a dojo, and have uke’s test you. Repeat until you no longer have breath - know that you still will not have perfected it.
Dude's a bouncer in London. He's done this plenty.
You also have never seen your brain, but still believe it is there 😂
Adrenaline makes a difference and even trained people start to unravel in high stress situations outside the ring and alcohol or drugs also change things. Good stuff as always guys. 🙇🏻♂️
I think attributed to Bruce Lee: "never box a boxer "
Don’t play the other person’s game.
No use what’s natural for the energy
I think, the most effective defensive sport against boxing is running
stupid lol
Don't run too fast. Let the guy think he can catch you. Stay out of reach, and taunt him on. When he finally gets winded, that is when you move in and take him down. I actually did this once when I was in high school.
Amen.
Most boxers I know out in a lot of road work…
@@kevinschmidt2210 Of course, it can be enriched with various variations :) By the way, this system may be called Runkido :)
Nice moves!
Looks nice! Now, a pressure testing would be great to prove it working!
20 years of being a London bouncer is pretty good pressure testing. That's why we listen to Azu.
Hard to imagine the person still standing after the elbow. Do you have to do anything else if they are already down?
No halfway competent puncher will make it so easy to get offline and trap the striking arm.
This is aiki jujisu strike then lock you can't lock a monster without a strike to soften him up probably why o sensei said "take his mind" and 90% of aikido is atemi"
Aikido is blending and harmony and softness no harm to uke
U caught me hiding behind the bikes from u when I had IEU u bellened
The problem with Aikido, and many other martial arts, is they assume that when a person throws a punch they are going to do it so slow or they will keep their limb extended so long that you can grab it and do some technique. In real life punches are in a flurry, faster than you can possibly react to. Bottom line you need fast reflexes. you need to practice your moves so often that they become second nature and automatic without thinking. When I played football if I was trying to react to oncoming tacklers, I got sacked. But if I decided before anything that I was going up a certain path regardless, then often I got through. Why? Because I was not taking time to think about it, so I was faster then the other guys. If someone attacked me, I do not care what their next punch will be, I am moving in will full force of my body. Of course it is still worth learning techniques and getting then in grain in your mind but you need to let then come out of the reflexes that you have trained. Do not think. Be of NO MIND.
Nonsense. Only when demonstrating do you show it slowed down. Azu was a doorman for 20 years, he knows how fast punches come in real life. These videos, or any early lessons you might take, teach you some theory but for practice you join a dojo and do it hundreds of times at increasing speed.
Remember that we are trying NOT to get into a fight, that's why we don't initiate. We learn to respond to a threat (watch their other videos about body language and being ready for what might be coming). Once they move, we engage using all the training which gave us those reflexes you're talking about.
@@shia_labeouf Look, let me set you straight, I never said Azu could not effectively execute these moves. I was making the point that it looks good when demonstrated, but to be effective using these techniques requires a huge amount of practice and dedication, which most people do not demonstrate. Sorry that you come to such outlandish conclusions, apparently without reading precisely what has been written. I am sure it works for Azu, hell it may even work for you, I have no way of knowing, but if it does, you must have dedicated yourself to loads of practice and experience. The fact that Azu was a bouncer and had opportunity to use these techniques in real life also contributed to his ability to use Aikido. So tone it down. You seem to get pretty excited for someone who supposedly practices AIkido, In fact I took 7 years of Aikido when I was a teenager, so I know a little bit about what is suppose to be the AIkido mindset.
In real life, it is not that simple. I've trained Aikido for six years, and when I had a bare knuckles fight with a tall guy, it was complicated to use some aikido technique. Finally, I could neutralize him because someone else helped me.
Sorry for my grammar, I'm from Argentina, I'm not a native citizen.
Akido was designed to fight if you lost your sword and you were in armour...just like takwondo was designed to kick opponents off a horse in combat
looks like oni kudaki in Ninjitsu
4:30 doesn't work on someone is fighting back
Not realistic the speed the opponent can withdraw the attacking arm is much faster the stepping next to the opponent. A wing chun practioner can easily at the same time twist his body where his bodymovement will be much shorter and quicker and with hit the person trying to step back next to him. This aikido technique can only work if the punch is with full force, as it will take more time to hold it back.
no one throws 1 punch
Also, most people pull their arm back after punching. It is really hard to catch a fist or arm from anyone who has any training, or practice at all.
Aikido is a legit martial art but it needs to be updated
Light sparring and drills for real attacks will make Aikido work.
But at the end of the day its all about how you train and apply the techniques...
A boxer is dangerous but he has no defense against kicks, then boxing sucks...
A judo guy must also know about boxing and kicks or else he wont be able to overcome the problems
bref on rentre irimi nage comme avec un tanto avec coup direct de coude à la tempe et on finit shiho nage.
How would I get away if you two where the bullies
Simply ask for autographs !
🙏Please🙏 try to pass it on a real and non-compliant boxer🥊.
This is sad, but you are giving fuel to aikido 's haters.
ps : I loved Aikido once and still like it but I was desillusionned about it.
Boxer / puncher will come at you with a 1-2-3 combo, he will not stay still after his first punch and immediatly readjust himself to your position.
Ms hurly called u a bellend
Aikido is a strange martial arts......
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