The Art of Steven Seagals TenShin Aikido
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- What is TenShin Aikido?
TenShin aikido is a method, or style, of instruction for aikido and the specific application of aikido techniques. This methodology originated and has become popular through the teachings of Steven Seagal Shihan (also known in aikido circles as Take Shigemichi Shihan). First and foremost, it must be understood that ALL techniques of aikido, there are literally thousands of them, come directly from O’Sensei and his unequivocal teachings. The saying ”aikido is aikido” is completely true and profound. All of aikido is O’Sensei’s aikido. It must also be said that not every aikido instructor, dojo or organization teaches aikido in the exact same manner, with the same attitude or application. However, there are extremely specific characteristics of TenShin aikido that have emerged from Seagal Shihan’s teachings that differentiate it from “mainstream” aikido of today.
Seagal Shihan became head instructor of the first TenShin dojo in Osaka, Japan beginning in 1975 (TenShin translated to English means “heart of heaven”). His manner of teaching aikido took on a very practical application driven and severe attitude, which, over the last 30 years, has emerged and transformed into today’s TenShin Aikido.
(~Luis Santos Sensei)
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*Sources:
- The Path Beyond Thought (Steven Seagal Documentary);
- Steven Seagal on the Merv Griffin Show;
- Steven Seagal Aikido Seminar, San Jose;
- Steven Seagal at the 33th all-japan Aikido Demonstration.
Music:
00:00 - Artist: Kokin Gumi Album: Zen Garden;
39:44 - Artist: TENMON Song: Omoide wa Tooku no Hibi
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Complaining about the attacks in Aikido is like complaining about why there are no high kicks in Judo. They're done in a deliberate way. The Ukes job is to allow him to perform and perfect the techniques so they're approaching him in this manner. There aren't really Aikido on Aikido competitions like boxing or MMA. His technique is definitely quick and solid though. Will this work in a MMA octagon? no. But if someone came at him in the street, their ass would be on the ground with a broken arm.
Yeah if they don't know how to fight. Training in an art that only works on people that don't know how to fight is a complete waste of time.
The attacks in certain schools vary from absolute nonsense to absolute intent.
That is why Aikido gets a bad rap. And it's the national schools which make Aikido look ridiculous.
However the small schools no one knows about are usually the better schools.
Research is necessary and moving away from home may be in order.
@@kenyattadanclar3498 Aikido is a surprise to an untrained attacker. The opponent just isn't where you thought they would be at the point of contact. Seagal's technique is based on his large size and he doesn't move his body much. He gets away with this because he is so fast with his hands. Smaller people can't use this style.
The ones that win in MMA are the wrestlers with brute strength and thick skulls that can take punches and keep coming at you.
I don't know about that. Akido dosent have the combat aspect like boxing, mma, muay Thai... Which makes me skeptical. If you don't do full contact sparring you want be use to handling anxiety in a real street fight an you won't be able to pull those moves off in a high stress street fight. There are no video on TH-cam of akido working in a street fight. Meanwhile there are countless videos of BJJ Wrestling MMA Boxing working in street fights.
@@kenyattadanclar3498 I just said the same thing.
By 1973, having been learning kenpo karate about 2 yrs at the time, I stumbled on an article in Black Belt magazine about a martial artist that did Iaido. He was a 7th dan in Aikido at the time.
His name was Mitsunari kanai. I felt Karate, Kung Fu, etc.. would at some point lose their effectiveness as age takes over. Reading about O-Sensei Morihei Uyeshiba, I realized this was the ultimate martial art. His skills became almost magical as he got older, well into his 80's. Because they no longer relied so much on physical strength. It's the control of the anxiety from within
that has to be dominated. I followed Sensei Yoshimitsu Yamada I believe at the time was 7th Dan, head of NYC Aikikai. I studied his technique. Also, Sensei Koichi Tohei , who stressed the KI.
After a 4yr stint in the U.S. Navy, and several years late. I relocated to North Hollywood, Ca. I decided to get back to studying Aikido. About 1986, looking up Aikikais in L.A. I found three.
One was in the valley. Another was in Little Tokyo. With all due respect, after sitting at both for a few minutes, I quickly realized they were basically going through the motions.
There didn't seem to be a serious approach to real life situations. The third Aikikai I went to turned out to be about 5 minutes from where I was living at the time, TenShin Dojo. I could still see where the walls had been whitewashed having been converted from a mechanic's shop. But when I stepped in, there was a tiny Foyer leading to a split barn type door, leading to what seemed
like a huge dojo floor. I saw this asian man, who I presumed to be the head instructor [ total stereotypical thinking]. But the man who rose to attend me was what seemed to be more of a caucasian man. After which he finally introduced himself as the head. Sensei Steven Seagal. He was very welcoming and encouraged me to attend.
From the first moment he took to the tatami, I could feel the energy. And after having been thrown by him, [I'm 6' 1", 200lbs.] while punching full force,
I realized I had finally found the real thing.
Much Love and Respect to Seagal Sensei. As well as Shihan Haruo Matsuoka, the most beautiful execution of Aikido I have ever witnessed.
Awesome story--and I mean the whole story, not just the part where you met and were trained by Seagal. Very Interesting personal history. Thank you for sharing that.
I'm glad to hear your comment, I'm not a fighter but I love the idea of it. Watching this video you must ask the question in response to all the bad mouthing of Steven, how could he possibly be a fake. Thanks for sharing.
You were lucky to train under him
er wow like did you smoke much crack then or just in your later years?and I don't mind seagull but really you get back on your pipe mate
Cool history but he is a sexual predator.........
i might not be a real fan of steven seagal but one thing i will admit is that he is the best Aikido practitioner that i have seeing, he is very natural and fluid in this art.
ridiculous….never would hold water in a street fight….absolutely ridiculous
@@sarahlisawall5666 that's not what the commenter said he never mentioned a street fight. he mentioned that he has fluid in his art. It's almost like a dance and it's quite beautiful.
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Stay in your lane know it nothings; puhlease get a grip and stop with the bullshido brigade; this applied on the streets would be equal to maiming and crippling people; even killing them.
You have no idea so keep your genius between those donkey ears thank you!
@@sarahlisawall5666 Yes it would! You don't know shit!
@@sarahlisawall5666 regarding street fight Steven know to use Aikido in such a way that will work perfect because he's combining Aikido with other styles so before he grabs your hand he pokes your eyes or punch your throat ..etc etc also he uses Aikido in a modified way and he knows a lot of styles ..
I enjoyed this video. Time moves so quickly, we turn around and we are old. What a blessing it is, to be a survivor.
I was thinking the same. I hope you are ok.
He is a real master of Aikido and what other people say.... he is the real deal. Ik 🙏 OSU 🙏 Greetings from the Netherlands
Respect ppl say a lot but as u see he s not fake cuz he made movies real deal
Thank u sir! He is!
👏👏 greetings from the netherlands too
It’s just choreography, it’s ineffective in self defense. I can guarantee you that every video you see of aikido , it’s all demonstrations never competing ,or a aikido martial artists challenging one another .
@@TheChosenOne161 Aikido cannot be used in sport because it is dangerous like sword fights... straight to the point (because in actual battle you expect to fight not 5 or 10 but hundreds of men and use little effort to last a long way - you still think it won't work 1v1 today?) and requires more precision and timing than most martial arts out there. Wing Chun also requires accuracy and mastery.
You can start boxing anyone today but you can't use aikido until you are a master and that's why people like you talk crap about the art.
You don't see Krav Maga competitions do you? that's because it's used by Israeli Militants to eliminate their opponents and so it is not something to make fun of especially since thousands of lives were lost in the battlefield because of it.
Aikido needs to be mastered before going out to the streets, Steven Segal is extraordinarily accurate and definitely mastered this art.
Absolutely brilliant! I wish was one of these lucky students to ever train with Steven Seagal!
*Mark of Death* is one of the first movies I saw that got me interested in *Aikido.*
Brett Jackson Mark of Death! What move is that? Omg crazy
Brett check out above the law. His first movies really shows a lot of Aikido
Aikido has his role in life. I took taekwondo lessons for some years, but after 40, your legs are starting to go and i start to wonder what was the point. Aikido lessons will be very usefull after a certain age.
The exercises I found to be a healthy one ,and if you live in forestry areas find a river or some cave shower type water fall , cold water sort of soothing to the muscle or find beach with waves if possible .. They’re great therapeutic exercises in conjunction with aikido rolls ..
Chuck Norris was fine after forty doing The Kwon do. Just a thought. I do find Aikido and Jujitsu more interesting though overall.
@@Mongoose-ct6us yeah, plenty of chuck norris' among us i suppose.
@@delmanpronto9374 Most people are fine and able to move after 40 if they excercise as little as one day a week. People age poorly because how they think.
@@Mongoose-ct6us ahh yes, mentality can overcome ageing. shame all these years, this was called being delusional.
Thank you for the outstanding performance by Steven Seagals Tenshin Aikido. Takashi Kuwana Aikido instructor in Japan.
yes.... some people dont understand why aikido was developed, not for sparring, mma, or any of the sort, my instructor always taught me, if you are in a fight, you have already lost....the fight is against yourself to see how good you can really become. its almost the perfect means of self defense, especially for the weak against the strong.
Wow! So much grace in his skill for such a big dude.
Steven Seagal is an aikido master with great eight dan experience and wisdom Greetings from Algeria city of Oran 🇩🇿🇩🇿
Don't care what all the haters say. This guy is poetry in motion. Even at 70 years old and 70 lbs over weight he effortlessly brings people to their knees or puts them on their backs.
.... as they collapse in laughter
He brings them down because its staged. No doubt Steven is skilled but those fights with multiple people are 100% staged
@@markhovsepian1469 so what your saying is that , if someone attacked steven in the streets , he would not be able to use his aikido to defend himself ?
Aikido is a martial art of choreography is ineffective in self defense…
👏👏his haters are jealous.. 🤣🤣
Thank you so much for posting videos that are not just bashing Aikido but demonstrating how it works and by Seagal himself. I'm very tired of the rhetoric bashing of Seagal and Aikido.
That music makes me want to rethink my goals in life...
THANK YOU for such an Amazing upload...This is the most footage I have ever seen. I honestly thought there were only a few clips from his early days..This was extremely relaxing and awesome to be able to see❤️Thank you for taking your time to put this together and share it with us all❤️🙏
One of the best demonstration on how to control an opponent using the least amount of exertion possible. This allows you to continue far longer in an altercation and be able to handle multiple attackers . Burning up to much extra energy controlling the weight of your opponent, will reduce the length of your endurance in the fight.
Ha! Funny how some people still think this shit actually works. It's fake, dude. Get over it.
Especially went the opponents throw themselves over on purpose...
I did not realize the level of skills this man has !! I have a new respect for him 😀👍
It’s just choreography, aikido is ineffective in self defense
@Ste Srad even if I was a master of aikido , it is still ineffective against self defense & hand to hand combat
@Ste Srad trust me aikido is as useless as going into a gunfight with a knife
@Ste Srad again aikido is useless, what do you wanna hear? In a street fight, at a bar fight , even in the octagon against an mma fighter you will get slaughtered or possibly killed … put up a link on how aikido is soo effective as you claim , can you do that?? .. & none of that dance crap , demonstrations, or that Steven seagal toss around bs. I’m a kick boxer/ boxer I would easily destroy an aikido fighter
@@TheChosenOne161, I have seen it work.
Ab einem bestimmten Punkt der Fertigkeiten der Techniken , hat man das Gefühl , alle Zeit der Welt zu haben ,
in der ernsthaften Verteidigung , alle in diesem Bereich möglichen Varianten durch zuspielen und sich für die optimalste zu entscheiden .
Es erfolgt eine unglaubliche Zeitdehnung ! Dieses und auch andere Phänomene , sind aber für mich ,
nur in der ernst gemeinten Verteidigung aufgetreten . . . .
Beim Üben reicht es völlig aus , dass alle Übergänge ohne Ecken und Kanten , richtig dynamisch rund und weich laufen . . .
Steven Seagels Technicken sind wirklich faszinierend . . . Ja , das Messer ist für mich die Königsdisziplin der Selbstverteidigung .
Das Messer verzeiht keine Fehler !
This is real martial aikido. Something has been lost in translation over the years. It has become too passive, and Steven knows the real version. It's no bullshit, he is/was the best of the best. Much love and respect to Mr. Segal, and
Anyone talking shit, doesn't have much credibility, or they just don't have their facts straight. I'm a wingchun man myself, along with a few other styles,
But I've dabbled a Lil in aikido. It's a hard art to learn, but makes sense for its intended application. All depends on who
Teaches u, the mind set, and your ability to perform the rolls, and timing, and traps & grabs. What people don't under stand, is falling and rolling are very important, because if u resist, u will break bones in your arm, dislocate shoulders, wrist, etc. So u always see people going with the throw, and not resisting it. Trust me, when u do, it hurts worse. I respect, and admire this martial art, and hope others find it. It is also very spiritual. And humbling.
im a wing chun man myself and ive also done jujitsu the 2 arts perfectly blend with each other as they operate in more or less the same range. I watched all his movies and observed how he prepares to enter the attack as it is launched much in the same way wing chun does we go to meet any attack and then redirect
Yes i know its all choreographed but if your a martial artist you can see the lessons that people like this do reveal even onscreen and its perfectly evident here on this video even Bruce Lee sought to use film to convey ideas and if you watv ch Way of the dragon its full of useful info . . . . . if you know what to look for same goes for Segal
I have to say though that blocking parrying and redirecting is not very workable in a real altercation but the preparation that is shown here will get you into the line
What about the rapes?......
@@drizzt8965 He didnt rape anybody he was accused of sexual assaults...accused not convicted...
@@NapoleonBonaparde We know the family of the Indian girl that he raped from Arizona. He is a sexual predator....
Aikido is the best way to defend against someone who tries to shake your hand.
Steven Seagal un grand maître, très fort avec une rapidité et une souplesse dans ses déplacements et ses gestes en trois temps et trois mouvements les attaquants n'ont rien vu. 👏👏
I just love how he enter into the attack. The Spirit of the Samurai. To Enter Bravely. Which is the opposite of most martial forms. Most step back to defend. Aiki you move inside or outside the attack. Redirecting the attack and unbalance the attacker.
Looks like it helps to be foot taller than your attacker also...
I actually taught a 3 year old to throw me. Please it’s technique not size. But add size and technique. Your done.
this is how wing chun works believe it or not
Bigsidable ....no three year old is going throw an adult.....give it a rest
@@bigsidable 😂
Only the ignorant criticize what they are not capable of doing, and think they are better than everyone else.
I could beat Seagal up within seconds - and I don't even have a fighting skill!!!
Just kidding - lol
I bet he's at least ten universes older than his critics. :)
@@srm8866 You do really. You mastered Stoned Monkey when you were only 9 years old. :DD
What you described is exactly steven seagal
tamo 96
Moron
I would not want to try and fight this guy. He's 6 foot 4 and the way he bends your arms and wrists🤔😳 that would hurt. Much respect for this style of fighting 💪 👏.
Steven Seagal sensei a propagé l'aikido à travers le monde entier grâce à ces films 😊
Thank you Steven Seagal for creating Tenshine Aikido.
Great Video enjoyed it Steven Seagal is truly a great master at Aikido one of my favorite martial artists
Agreed. And if he hadn't enter the realm of movies, unlike the other great masters of aikido, he would be even greater today.
And a fat smelly misogynistic jackass and con artist.
👍👏💪
Whether you like him or not he is an Aikido badass
o yes , he is HUGELY skilled in aikido , but a complete AH towards other people also using and training any art .
Exactly the same as CM Punk, and Dave Bautista being WWE badasses (SEE THEIR UFC DEBUTS) 🤣...
Neither CM Punk, or Dave Bautista are ACTUAL Badasses... and neither is Steven Seagal. He's a fat phony that would get mopped by an average fighter half his size in a real deal match.
This actually was perfect....he really is a master.. you cant question
I think it's incredible that he was able to teach in Japan he's one of the only westerners ever to do that
Because his wife's dad already was established and SS mooched and then dumped his wife.
and yet....COMPLETELY IGNORED by Aikido historians and the Aikido community in general. Stanleys Aikido Journal has literally zero interviews.
Say what you want about Seagal's Aikido.. Yes, he's now way older and fatter.. but his Tenshin Aikido does kick ass in the street..
Watch some of the videos from Rogue Warriors TV in Chicago.
Yeah I watch Lenny also 👍
He has arms and hands that rival kung-fu master's speed. That allows him to be slow and fat in the body, and focus on hand and arm manipulation. Most aikido is taught with larger body movement or the bigger attacker would just mow you down.
thank you for sharing this film Seagal Sensei very talented
Thank you for uploading this footage of Sensei Seagal. I have always admired the way he moves. His Aikido flows and blends so well with his uke, great timing and footwork. To this day I have never seen anyone who holds such a presence and moves the way he does. Class and a pleasure to watch, always!
Amazing. You do him great honor with this compilation. Well done.
Great video ….I still enjoy watching this stuff. It’s refreshing to see. Before the world of martial arts was infected by a bunch of roided out jockstraps who claim to be martial artists. Beautiful video. Thanks 🙏🏼
You mean before people realized this crap was fake and real martial artists who could actually fight become more entertaining to watch? Yeah, those were the "good ol' days". Long live bullshido!
@@kommisar. you obviously are oblivious to any kind of history or real life situations. A mixture of sport fighting arts are not the only thing that works. There are very important aspects that are not included for a reason as far as sport fighting. You cannot tell me that the samurai were not efficient warriors. The stuff you see today is exactly what you said it is, entertainment. I can guarantee that you would not be a fan holding a Coors while watching a samurai on the battlefield. I enjoy watching mma also but I also watched cartoons as a kid. I’d say it’s about the same. Mma is a cartoon version of what the arts once were. You did not train for a trophy or belt.
@@jujitsuman9934 How do you know what samurai battles looked like if they weren't around before the camcorder was invented? I never even said anything disparaging or critical of the samurai, so what the hell are you even talking about, you trash little weebo? The fact of the matter is you're sitting here romanticizing garbage like what Seagal does because you find it pretty while disparaging the stuff professional fighters do because you find it less than aesthetic. The effectiveness of a martial art of a technique does not need to be aesthetic to work. None of this crap works, which is why aikidorks have never won a fight and get owned by the girls on the wrestling team. Yes, all those "roided up jockstraps" are martial artists. Maybe actually step foot in a real martial arts school for once in your pathetic life and you'll recognize that. In fact, doubt you even train at all. You're just another keyboard warrior sitting on his ass talking shit in between stuffing his face with Hot Pockets. Again, what the hell would you know how samurai fought if you've never watched them? You're DEFINITELY not a military expert.
@Jujitsu Man is this video available with the real audio?
@@kommisar. Lol yet i have done security 20 years. Trained with the army for a special team and have used Aikido in real life. Have my 1st KO using Aikido. Your ufc mma favorites are not shit in a street fight. Suck at striking. Put a world champion ufc fighter in any striking competition and they lose. Have them fight a amatwur like Jake Paul and watch them look like newbies to te striking game. Mma is a joke. In my years of training and real fights i have never seen bjj in a street fight. Never. Guys on the ground get stomped. I have kicked the shit out of wrestlers in the street. So your mma is a rule based sport for queers and wannabe tough guys. Real martial artist know that too.
No doubt Segal is a master of the art form. His foot work is incredible.
yea , his hand job as well
His form is genuinely AMAZING !
Especially given his height and I have yet to see him ever appear off balance..Just watching the slowed down portions is really impressive to see how rooted he always stays no matter what portion of his motion you look at.
Truly Impressive ❤️
Wow first time seeing this video, 17 when I started. Now 56years time go's quick, learn to love your Self, and the 😢way of harmony . The peaceful worrier, enjoy life and nature, mother earth's is worthy of Love and light 💖 thanks for this video 😅😊
The choreography is excellent. What is aikido? It's not a martial art because the person doing the throwing has opponents who cooperate and allow themselves to be thrown. They extend body parts to be grabbed and they never resist. How does this work in a fight? Aikido never does competition nor sparring. So aikido practitioners never train to defend in a real attack situation. They are great at demonstrating whatever it is tbat they do. I mean it's very acrobatic and entertaining, but it has little to do with fighting. I don't have anything against this stuff. The aikido training that is dangerous is the way they train for défense against knife attacks. They do it the same way. The guy with the knife alllows his hand to get grabbed. The problem is that in a real fight the knife guy will extend and retract very quickly, trying to not allow his knife to be taken. In aikido demos the knife guy gets defeated instantly because he doesn't try to win. So a student having never been exposed to simulated real knife attack scenarios will think he can easily defend against a knife attack despite never being tested in a realistic scenario. He must be told that his weapons training is not effective in real life and to run away as fast as he can from any fight situation. The thing I don't respect about seagal is tbat he spent a career putting down real martial artists like chuck Norris and others who actually were real fight tested. I mean they did full contact fighting. Seagal only did this demonstration stuff with cooperating opponents. He was a bully and was known to beat up smaller guys who never trained at all. Seagal is 6 foot 5 inches. He doesn't need a martial art to beat up short skinny guys. His movies were totally acted like all movies. He was never tested in a real fight, even in combat sport. All his abilities that anyone has seen is what we see in this video which has zero to do with fighting.
You are right Aikido has Zero to do with fighting. Its purpose is presicely that, not to fight. That's what makes it a wonderful advanced art. Well done.
If they do not.go with the throw it will break bones and trust when they come at you they ain't playing around
Maybe we as humans are not supposed to be fighting at all. Maybe the "Gods" intended for us to learn these disciplines as a means to appreciate our turbulent universe. Maybe if we stopped the fighting we could advance as Earthly beings instead of destroying ourselves and our environment. Peace.
Agree as per my comment above.
Why every art has to be measured by the realistic aspect? Real situation? Real fights? What is real? Is MMA real enough to you?
You don’t rig on Superman’s cape
You don’t spit in the wind
And you don’t try to grab Seagal
This is awesome! Love Steven Seagal and have since I was a kid watching his first movies. Amazing how quick he can be at full speed for a bigger guy. The time he has put in is evident. And how people watch and listen to him during his demonstrations and classes say it all. If he gets a hold of you no matter who you are he is clearly in control. Lol.
Hi 1 Bad Z. You're right. He did have a dojo at the corner of La Cienega and Santa Monica. I quit for a while and lost touch.
Then after a few years this had to be around 88 at least, I happened to drive at that exact corner of La Cienega in Hollywood.
I saw an Aikido sign on a second floor brick building. I found out Seagal Sensei had relocated there. I went back for a little while
but it just didn't quite have the energy it had in N. Hollywood.
Yes, the building was prettier, but it didn't have the raw grit or the huge floor. Plus, Above the Law and his second movie had
already come out by then and it just felt like some of the students drawn were for the Hollywood star factor.
When I attended N. Hollywood dojo, he wasn't in any movies or acting yet. I was shocked when I saw a commercial on TV
with his face advertising Above the Law. I had no idea he was getting in movies.
Speaking of Shihan Haruo Matsuoka, during La Cienega time, a friend of his was coming to visit from Japan . He asked if I
could do him a favor. I took them to Disneyland.
I had and have great respect for him and his great skill. He was Seagal Sensei's number 1. By the way, thank you all for your kind replies.
And yes you're right I was lucky.
❤❤ 1990 my journey started with Mas Shoji Gardena Aiki ki. Remember 1995 meet Fuyura Sensei Los Angeles Aikido Thank you 🙏
I TOOK AIKIDO FOR A FEW MONTHS IN THE MILITARY BEFORE I HAD ORDERS TO SHIP OUT. MY SENSEI LOVED ME AND MY FRIENDS BECAUSE WE WENT AT EACH OTHER WITH BAD INTENTIONS!! USED TO BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF EACH OTHER!! DID THE SAME THING GOING HARD AT OUR SENSEI SND HEVJUST DIRECTED ME AND MY FRIENDS TO THE NEAREST WALL!!
the art that originated aikido is a form of combat where the samurai, when losing his sword, should continue fighting, or disarm the opponent. Today, many of these techniques have undergone modifications or adaptations. it would be very difficult for someone to go to the octagon with a sword in hand, but in a street situation anything is possible
I used to train in kito ryu jiu jitsu 40 yrs ago, which had similar moves to aikido in some of the defence techniques. This was a great art, which i still teach sometimes in my weapons class. And way before all this brazilian jiujitsu.
It was a true art, and real self defence, but unfortunately it is a dying style, as many are, as they have had to change to suit current way of life and the increase of brazilian jiujitsu.
Im just honoured that i was able to learn and still teach some. Osu
Anyone who becomes weaponless in a battle and is going against someone else armed and trained is completely fucked. Not sure what weebo LARP'ing garbage you guys have heard or are into, but there's no way you're doing anything to a guy with a sword, let alone who knows how to use it. A samurai is probably better off committing harakiri than trying to disarm someone with their sword out. Besides, samurai mostly used bows, spears and later on guns.
It would take years to master it, it is not easy as it looks.
Philip Lombardo he makes it look so easy it’s crazy. But learning in Japan the actual Art of doing it by Masters, ya he’s good.
@@nowthatsartyupmine1525 he was exposed.
Truly mastered his Art!! And used it well on screen !
Aikido needs sorting out because it's becoming a laughing stock due to people not initiating the attack, not learning omote techniques, not training in kotai and not doing any randori. If you don't make an effort to learn the jujutsu, then what are you learning the Aiki of and what are you going to apply Aiki to? I want to get some traditional jujutsu done and then return to the Aiki part to add that to it but I'm sick of ring fighters putting Aikido down and not offering a solution for multiple opponents. I don't want to grapple a guy outside and have his mates stab me while I'm putting him in an arm bar!
Well steven seagal has black belts in karate judo and kendo so i bet he would
The Master at work. You watch him do this, and you watch him do that with these moves. But! Have you noticed just how PRESENT he is. No Martial Arts Anger. It is the Angry Aggressive Man who is the Most easy to disengage to a Present in the Moment Master. He is a Daoist, he sees the opponent as already subdued. Incidentally the movies he made were governed by the movie moguls, not by him. He wanted to teach Non Violence through short acts of Violence in his movies. They would not let him, THE WORLD WANTED VIOLENCE, which is now found in 98% of all movies on the planet. Little wonder the World is a Violent place .. WE FEED IT!
Its utterly amazing how Steven Seagall is COMPLETELY ignored by aikido channels and aikido historians. Seagal is the first and only aikido action movie star, hugely populair at the time, but since he went to Russia a favorite target of youtube trolls. I guess the aikido community is too elitist to apreciate him.
Entertaining choreography. Similar to Chinese acrobats, makes for great movie fights
Extraordinary and generous share here in this material, thank you for this insight into some of the martial arts and life experiences of Sensei Steven Seagal who most clearly executes his mastery of this high art in which all must begin with respect and decididly end in respect. What a pleasure to watch this.
Beautiful
Poetry in motion
Its incredible that so much ppl fall for this
Hermosa recopilación. Gracias por subirla.
He was my inspirator me to learn aikido several years ago
We can see that Seagal was a good master in the 70's. I respect that.
Steven Seagal is the real deal in Aikido and a genuine Master! Whether Aikido is really effective or not in a real street fight is another story though but safe to say it is probably best to do other martial arts and not rely solely on Aikido in a real confrontation. Rumours that Seagal keeps doing flatulence at his seminars and the smell is utterly horrific are irrelevant to his skills and knowledge.
Every fight ive ever had ...none of them knew really how to fight. Just basic street shit. And if you are good at this they would get done all the time. Most people who can fight have enough respect and understanding not to bully people. And the people that are rarely have a clue.truth
@@johnwoodcock6468 - How old are you and what city are you from because you're idea of basic street whatever differs from that of people who grew up in harden areas that toughened them up their whole lives and a lot of naturally tough fighters come out of these neighborhoods and train and becomes even better than the person who grew up athletic and did martial arts because mommy and daddy wanted their baby to do something interesting.
You know how I know? I'm one of them guys who really did fight his whole life. I grew up in harden areas and I knew standing up and taking it down concepts before MMA got termed and became what it is today.
There are real street fighters who know how to fight and it might not be pretty but it's brutal. I've beat up kickboxers, boxers, wrestlers, and karate guys easily from the tricks you learn from the best teacher and that's trial and error.
@@gqloc5987 only london. 46 year old
@@gqloc5987 alao.what im saying is the people u get into an argument with are usually nobodies. Im saying most people who i have bumped heads with are not good at fighting. All the people that can really fight never pick on quiet people. Like me. Im very quiet.
What heard every form sway learn some of anther to adjust and be able unbalance your opponent.
I am sure his Chi is in the highest level, only a scale under the sacred old man on the mountains over the clouds of Kun Lun, but he is 287 years old and however this is an outcome coming from the age, but sensei Stevensama is a genuine spiritual child of old man on the mountain over the clouds and his sacred mission is way bigger than the teaching of the art of the arts aikido on mortal human beings, but he is a high degree priest, one of the 13 that keeps the energy balance of the planet in...balance. Stevensama hides his true superpowers tho and this is perfectly correct because he is capable to lift an African Elephant with his mind and send him to the outer space. Stevensama is so modest.
Hi 1 bad Z. Aikido Ten Shin was in North Hollywood, y e a r s before, he relocated to La Cienega and Santa Monica Blvd. I know, because I
was lucky enough to live less than a mile from the dojo. The students that attended in those days were people that were driven by a passion for Aikido.
Not movies. Not celebrities.
It was a large gritty place where you learned to really defend yourself. It's kind of like entering a hardcore bodybuilding gym, sweaty gritty seriously heavy weight
clanging, vs a frilly pastel chrome weight place where everybody seems to take the room to socialize.
The classes were intense. On Friday nights, black belts like Larry Reynosa, then 3rd dan I believe, would drive all the way from the city of Ventura, another
black belt, came from San Diego, these gentlemen, and other black belts, would come from far, every Friday, every week. I believe Reynosa is now Shihan, 6th dan.
Shihan Haruo Matsuoka, then a 3rd dan, took soo much punishment as Seagal Sensei's uke.
You ask me, "what do I think of Seagal Sensei after Hollywood?!
I see a pattern of people who seem to reach a certain pinnacle of achievement in any field. Whether it's movie star status, the worlds best band, being
the richest individual. M a n y , M a n y , M a n y people, will always try to pigeonhole, criticize, denigrate and bring you down.
Why?! Because these individuals have something you don't. Making a standout impact in any field, takes an exceptional level of dedication few of us are
willing to give.
If people criticizing Seagal Sensei would spend more time looking in the mirror, rather than judging him, they would have no time because they have so many
flaws to work on, they would be too busy correcting themselves before they get judged by somebody else.
Super élève and beautiful school
Thank you for the moment,it's big vidéo
Merci Lukas
All the techniques and interactions show in these videos are ultimately choreographed, as I would expect in a martial ART
This Man is a Straight Elite Artist there is No Fake or some other sort of Failure He Practiced the Inner Technics and Combined it with Several Serious Martial Art's Karate Kobudo Juijitsu Judo and Emin Boztepe-Wing Tsun Overall He became a True Martial Artist with Superior Skills! This Man has a Knowledge of a Grandmaster!!
Pardon....Mona Moure ❤
Seagal , in my opinion, has very good footwork and posture.Two attributes that are important in every martial art form.
Thank you for the videos. The tenshine Aikido is the progressive technique and has a bright future.
He was in love with his Aikido , I too, now ot moves on to another in its harmony
I trained Aikido for 5 years. I achieved, hakama. And i was so proud. Then Aikido bored me. I started to train Wing Tsun. After 1 week of training, i could defend myself better, then after the 5 years of Aikido. Because in Aikido we did know every attack, before we defended. Aikido is a lot like dancing. Very beautifull movements, but only usefull if you have trained for many, many years.
True one must train continuously to counter any attack. I train Kung Fu, Jeet Kune Do and Shotokan before I started Aikido. Blend them all together created a well rounded self defense form and application.
Hey found this video that i thought you might be able to appreciate . This i have witnessed and can assure anyone inquiring that This Art of "Ten Shin Aikido" is Quite Real and I am a 35 + yr Practitioner of this Defensive Art ... Since the very first time i saw him fight i was Immediately Hooked ..because my intentions are to merely survive any attack . i do not wish harm upon others ..
He has been an inspiration to many in the ARTS
To all the teachers that I see thinking that this is a joke, I would like to see them in front of Seagal to demonstrate that they are better than him.
Many talk trash about this man but I bet not many have the balls to face him one on one. He's good.
I like how he showed counters to like kicks which people think aikido masters never train against but Steven seagal changes the rules i guess
love this😂 i'm also a practitioner of aikijitsu the missing link..
Aikido masters pressure points, but it's more than what one may assume because it's not meant to be used in competitions or unnecessarily, it's all about eliminating the opponent/s as quick as possible, if somebody understands, we are talking dangerous and illegal, that's why you don't see it in MMA, it was actually meant for real sword and spear battles or wars, strictly not for entertainment or competitions.
A great teacher🙏
Don’t know much about aikido itself however, with my background in Enshin karate, using Sabaki (method) especially the two handed pull (countering a punch) is extremely effective in bare knuckle full contact karate. In the matter of fact, I’ve somewhat modified the Sabaki method to be used in Muay Thai with gloves on. (Instead of grabbing the gi or jacket, you use arm lock or hook to control the opponents movement)
He’s seen blocking the opponents punches then spinning them off. Imagine, adding knees and elbows from the “blind spot” from behind the opponent to take care of biz. Sabaki is used in Ashihara and Enshin karate. Look it up
His style of Aikido is very much like Yoshinkan Aikido.
Man I miss Aikido.
Idk why the algorithms suggested this old "Invencible Saolin" kung fu like video. But i really like the fake strikes and flying actors/acrobats. They're really good like in the real movies
Nice when all your attackers are so compliant.
That was cool and beautiful!
Thank you for the video!🙏
He’s a joke now with age and bad toupees but back in the day he was legit! Great video regardless of scripting.
So when you’re 70 I’m assuming you be considered a joke as well LOL 😂
I believe all the other forms of the art will require its practitioner to perform the art in a systematic manner in a controlled environment. However when it comes to the street as many fuss about, you perform without rules, you fight with the flow that's why the good fighters always try to personalise their disciplines for themselves. The notion that an aikido fighter would fight like this on the street is just basic ignorance. Make no mistake, from what i see here, seagal can take any opponent down. He will win some and lose some. Connor Mcgregor (mma) lost to mayweather (boxer)
Not that i disagree with you but clearly Mayweather vs Mcgregor would have ended in short order with vastly different results in an octagon under mma rules. Also, i will add that if one is limited to only one skillset be it aikido, judo, karate, wrestling, etc. Most often, if not, almost always, in a real world combat situation, said expert would succumb to one that has mastered or is atleast well versed in multiple arts. Versatilty is key in survival. I cant imagine that anyone would seriously suggest that Seagal would present a real threat to a John Jones if survival were on the line.
Not that i disagree but take note of what happens to ALL examples of boxers against mma fighters when
OK folks I see people have a wide variety of opinions about Steven seagal so let me set the record straight sensei seagal is absolutely 💯% Legit & the real deal,he is a grandmaster Aikido 7th Dan/degree black belt practitioner of the art,also he's a high level black belt in karate, Judo,& kendo! I myself am a high level black belt in several disciplines of martial arts including Aikido, kendo,jiu-jitsu,Kung fu, jeet kune do,Judo,plus I'm a catch submission wrestler,also have experience in boxing, kick boxing,& primitive weapons fighting expert so I know what I'm talking about & I'm just telling yall that he just like myself has devoted his entire life to the study of martial arts,he studied & taught at his on Dojo in Japan for 20 years! I've met Steven seagal & trained with him & he watched me give a martial arts demonstration then I watched him give one & I'm considered a master,even grandmaster by many but I was actually in awe of his skills,fluidity, speed,grace, agility, balance, techniques, & overall ability! He's also a nice guy,good sense of humor, musician,good actor obviously, & just a cool respectable man. I don't know why alot of people don't like him,think he's a joke,talk BS about him,etc but all those people don't know him like I do & simply don't have a clue what their talking about.
His uke were incredible. The uke created the master.
It's amazing the way Segall has kept himself in such superior physical shape. Today he looks almost exactly the same as he does here. And his physical appearance is just a manifestation of his inner character as reflected in his unparalleled integrity and the universal respect the world accords him.
what are you talking about? serious or cynical? unfortunately Seagall is grosly overweight and thats a shame. as an aikidoka you should also be "in harmony" with yourself.
For the rest, Seagal is a legit aikido master, unfortunately completely ignored by western aikido historians.
@@JustMe-vz3wd You are absoluely correct in saying that he is ignored or maligned by most aikido teachers. They fail to distinguish his Hollywood persona from his true life respectfulness for o-sensei and Aikido tradition.
His martial skills extend far beyond what is taught in most Aikido dojos. Steven's a really nice guy.
@@peterbestetti It tells a bit that the (western) aikido community is a bit snobbish culture, with their fancy hakamas (which are very unpractical for training purposes), their names in japanese language on their uniform, etc. While Seagall is an aikido pioneer, studied aikido in japan, speaks japanese and had a dojo in japan, there are ZERO articles about Seagall in Aikido Journal, and aikidokas in general look down on him because he isa moviestar making movies with combative aikido kicking the bad guys instead of smiling and hugging them.
@@JustMe-vz3wd You are quite right. If only people listened to WHAT he says. It is all too easy to mistake his clear statements for arrogance, which they are not. He simply has strong positions which in general I find to be correct. I'm a little too old for training now, but I had intended to attend a local dojo to just watch others train. I was disappointed when the sensei lampooned Steven Seagal for no good reason other than allegedly having given Aikido a bad name. Steven applies several martial arts in his movies; he never claimed to be using pure Aikido. Also, they are just movies intended for entertainment, although he did try to communicate his environmental concerns in a couple of his movies. The recent TH-cam offering by the young Karate exponent is a serious lesson to anyone who maligns Steven. No one seems to bad mouth Bruce Lee for incorporating Muhammed Ali's boxing style into Kung Fu on the film screen, nor for being a little too realistic with his stuntmen. If anyone makes even a small criticism of Bruce Lee, they are hounded to death on the Internet. Go figure? Steven's martial credentials are beyond question and he is a true master, and actually humble.
@@peterbestetti the beautiful and strong attitude of Osensei of his Asian attitude of love and compassion towards the oponent, is too often misunderstood by western aikidokas as some weak hippy peace love have a flower in your hair kind of attitude.
Thats why these people get upset when they see an aikidoka who kicks the butt of thugs and criminals (in a movie.) For them, you should hug a thug and give him a big wet kiss.
Stevens sensei Hiroshi Isoyama and other oldtimers, are as tough as Steven in his movies. They would kick any streetthug in real life the way Steven does it in his movies.
i love his old movies often with an environmental touch. His later movies are pure crap. what happened why he changed... :-(
especially when you are old, or sick, or injured (except headache or concussion) one should practise aikido bc its like a medicine. i practised with 90 year old people who could barely move. it is a GREAT learning experience. :-)
Very good performance of his disciples
hi 1 badZ. It would be very typical in the days of O-Sensei Morihei Uyeshiba to do that. I didn't hear about Seagal Sensei, but I did about Mitsunari Kanai.
Back in about 1973, he was a 7thdan.
And he relayed a story about how it took a while to be accepted into the class. In those days around the 1960s, some could not afford to pay for lessons, so if they were lucky enough to be accepted, they would become Uchi -Deshi, that is a (live in student). But it meant total dedication. You had to maintain the dojo. Cleaning, sweeping. Plus doing laundry, cooking and anything
O Sensei required. But those students were the ones that went on to become the new masters. Men Like Morihiro Saito, Yoshimitsu Yamada etc...If at anytime the Master felt someone was unfit for the study for whatever reason, he would kick out the student, sometimes, in the middle of class.
I have heard people criticize that Aikido works well For Seagal Sensei because he is so tall. But actually , the founder of Aikido was about or just under 5 ft tall. He was very small.
Many who studied under him complained his grip was like a vise and quite painful. He was a very spiritual man.
Interesting anecdote. When making the original 'Star Wars' movie, George Lukas is said to have heard about the incredible abilities of O Sensei, and that he was the inspiration for Yoda.
If you look at Darth Vader, that's the helmet of a Samurai.
*These are Seagal's pre-buffet days.*
Has anyone ever noticed that when seagal does a demonstration, he never actually plays the attacker it's like he doesn't want to look bad in front of the cameras
He is dancing!! Fantastic
Aikido is based on a comprehensive knowledge of the human body.
Understanding the physical limitation of the body skelton, using those fundamental limitation of human movement.
I’ve been training Aikido for 15 years. Works great in the MOSH PIT. JUST SPIN OUT OF THE WAY. NOT BE THERE.
Although I'm not really convinced of Aïkido (Judo und Karate are better) I have to admit that Seagals jointlock and hand applications are very quick ! In order to reach such a high level you have to study the technique intensively and to train hard...
A couple of things that often get overlooked when people are disrespecting Aikido and that is a) one of the greatest weapons in a street fight is the ground and if an experienced practitioner happened to get hold of you, you would be hitting the ground hard and fast, and that will hurt b) in a street fight much of Aikido is impractical, however, not all of it is, and if I was in a fight, Aikido would be me back up, it wouldn't be all that I did.
In a live situation, I have used Irimi nage, and Sumi Otoshi to stop fights, but that's only because I got to the back of someone quickly, and secondly, I got the other person's arm. I was at the receiving end of a fast Sumi Otoshi and I had no time to even think about it. As a consequence of a bad breakfall, I fractured my leg which took years to heal. No martial art is going to save you. You should learn a few swift combos that have nothing to do with martial arts, they will help just as much.
I have used Aikido in real life and left someone unconcious from head hitting a marble floor. It works in real life in right situation by the right user.
Aikido black belt test is the hardest out of any martial arts.
I wonder if his students from Japan ever thought it was strange that he was balding when he taught them, and then had a full head of hair after he made money making movies
One thing when you meet Seagals:
DO NOT SHAKE HIS HAND!
The biggest problem with a guy like this is he has never been measured or ranked…same with Bruce . We will never know if they were truly real fighters. I think segal is just An actor.
Ever see him do that phoney shit to someone bigger than him
@@apollo-so5yj I don’t claim to be a fighter like this pretender. And my opinion is just as valuable as yours.
Russian guys love Steven Seagal..!