I used to live 10years in Japan & had practice Aikido for more than 40years, practicing with many Sensei...but according to what should be Martial Art (not a sport), Yamaguchi Sensei was one of few who did real Aikido! I practiced with him in Japan as well as France, where he did come at the request of Tissier Sensei... Natsukashii... Arigato for the video!❤
So glad you enjoyed the video. I had second thoughts about posting it, since it’s so short. So I was very glad to read your message. Yamaguchi Sensei was truly special, wasn’t he? I also lived in Japan for about 10 years. I was in Kamakura. Where were you?
@@liasuzukisvirtualdojo6240 No, but their cartoonish, spastic responses to very basic techniques, is absurd. You can see Sensei getting annoyed by it too. No, he has no "powerful energy". He's a tiny little man, that has never been in a "real" fight against a "real" fighter, and neither have you ;) Ukemi should be light as feather and flow like water, these area bunch of out of shape sycophants trying to suck up to the Boss. Just like you :)
![AIKIDO practice with Seigo Yamaguchi sensei at Kamakura, 1993 [Atsushi Mimuro Video Library]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/EqQdOXD79k8/mqdefault.jpg)
I used to live 10years in Japan & had practice Aikido for more than 40years, practicing with many Sensei...but according to what should be Martial Art (not a sport), Yamaguchi Sensei was one of few who did real Aikido! I practiced with him in Japan as well as France, where he did come at the request of Tissier Sensei...
Natsukashii...
Arigato for the video!❤
So glad you enjoyed the video. I had second thoughts about posting it, since it’s so short. So I was very glad to read your message.
Yamaguchi Sensei was truly special, wasn’t he?
I also lived in Japan for about 10 years. I was in Kamakura. Where were you?
I have not trained in Japan yet. Maybe someday.
Maybe you can join us when we go in spring, 2023. Where are you located?
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Yamaguchi was a living legend. Too bad he had such terrible uke for this demo.
Haha… Oh, wow… Have you trained with those uke? And have you yourself taken ukemi from Yamaguchi Sensei?
@@liasuzukisvirtualdojo6240 No, but their cartoonish, spastic responses to very basic techniques, is absurd. You can see Sensei getting annoyed by it too. No, he has no "powerful energy". He's a tiny little man, that has never been in a "real" fight against a "real" fighter, and neither have you ;) Ukemi should be light as feather and flow like water, these area bunch of out of shape sycophants trying to suck up to the Boss. Just like you :)