V1 - Kamae! Aikido Body Positions - Hiroaki Izumi Sensei
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- PLEASE SUBSCRIBE - Hiroaki Izumi Sensei - The Physical Principles of Aikido - volume 1 "Kamae" - In the process of learning aikido, before you can even begin to engage another person in a movement, you must learn the basic structural principles of your own body. This initial ready position is called "Kamae". A fundamental foundation of all effective aikido, this balanced and aligned state is thoroughly explored in this video program in all the variations and dynamic transformations commonly encountered in many styles of aikido. Several exercises are suggested as well as numerous techniques dissected in the exploration of how "Kamae" fits into and affects the aikido you do.
It is his legacy by Hiroaki Izumi sensei. Thank you very much! R.I.P.
Thank you very much Sensei. Student from Sydney, Australia.
im an aikido practitinal.
this video is very interesting thanks for this pedegical explanation .
i would like to follow others videos for HIROAKI IZUMI SENSEI;
Great content Sensei
With all respect, I've never seen O sensei Ueshiba doing torifune like that.
There are many variations of the many exercises. They are just exercises.
Thanks for the video. I have to say that the Hanmi you are showing is not how we see the Hanmi in Iwama Aikido (or Takemusu Aikido), the front foot is in line with the big bone of your big toe not the heel. The hands should not be out like Tegatana as in real fighting situation, a good fighter will be tempted to grab your fingers. So we have our Kamae stance from our feet shaping the triangle with hips representing circle and stability of your upper body (Square shape at an angle so that the overall triangular shapes takes over) and we do the Hanmi without putting our hands out. The problem with not studying Bukiwasa deeply, leads to these issues with the Hanmi showing incorrect stance. I know this as I used to practice Aikikai Aikido and there are some details difference or perhaps lacks of accuracy. I could not see these until I began learning Iwama Aikido with Morihiro Saito Sensei. M. Saito was an Uchi Deshi of O'Sensei for 24 years and has given us a wealth of knowledge and techniques with Taijutsu and Bukiwasa that we can practice with details and accuracy. Both the Bukiwasa and Taijutsu are not taught separately but are part of the same Art so Bukiwasa is a system created by O'Sensei that he gave to Saito to continue with the traditional teaching of Aikido. Sadly today, there are too many variants and sometimes moving too far away from O'Sensei true principles and integrity of this Art.
It is a pleasure to see a critical post that has come from someone who actually knows what they are talking about. I certainly appreciate everything you are saying, having at times practiced with an Iwama group. Yes, very precise and specific, a strong no nonsense approach. I like the inclusion of kiai frequently, something I miss practicing with others. I would just add, for context, there were other shihans who were with O'Sensei for a long time and developed their own systems of teaching. Two that come to mind are the Yoshinkan group (Shioda) and the Tomiki group. Each of these have different basic kamae stances and tai sabaki they practice. I actually find it interesting to periodically practice with different groups, even aikijujitsu. They are all very different but the one thing they all have in common is that the students believe that their system is true and right and that their founder recieved the true knowledge from O'Sensei and that other Aikido groups strayed from "the path". Sigh. This reminds me of cults and religions. But I guess it is human nature. I will add one other relevant opinion that has been forming in my mind over the years. Every shihan who has a large group to train (or even any sensei with a small group) has to come up with some exact basics for beginners (those within the first 20 years or so) to practice as a starting reference point. Those basics are not actually how aikido is done, but gets one moving within the "ballpark" of what will happen at a higher level. It is actually not possible to directly teach the ultimate ability. Only the individual student can find it for themselves after years of practice, study, observation and thought. Aikido cannot be directly described or instructed. All you can do is set up the framework as a guide in the right direction. This is why the details of kihon wasa vary - the particulars may or may not ultimately matter. I have seen and felt amazing masters who appear to have no stance in particular. Undoubtedly Iwama style Aikido is excellent! But it is not the last word. Izumi Sensei (in the video) was for a number of years one of my seneis and I loved his nuts and bolts technical approach (reminded me of Iwama actually) and it helped me a lot. Outside of my experience with Izumi Sensei I have experienced a number of very different but highly effective aikido approaches. This an art, after all.
-Robert
PS practicing with your arms out is just a way to get students to get their attention and energy out front - obviously you would not fight that way! You don't have to worry about someone grabbing your hand in class!
@@AikidoPortal Thank you for sharing your views and thoughts, which I read with interest! I understand what you are saying: I began practicing with Aikikai Aikido in France with Tamura Federation and then Christian TIssier / Philippe Gouttard then I travelled to Uk London in 1991 and studied Aikikai under Kanetsuka Sensei and then tried Yoshinkan Aikido whilst I was working as Bouncer (in night clubs for years) and then changed the Art to Iwama Ryu Aikido from 1995 to date for practical reasons that I had found the Art of Aikido did not work (not blaming the previous Aikido styles) mainly due to my gained experience at the time. But what I can say is that Iwama Aikido is very detailed more so than previous styles in my honest opinion. M. Saito used to say that O'Sensei was still perfecting the Art of Aikido and that the one he was practicing was the deep Art combined with Bukiwasa, which is unique to Aikido so that the weapons are not taught as a separate Art but is a extended Taijutsu as it possesses the same footwork, same principles etc. Saito Sensei could demonstrate why this technique was incorrect and dissect it and show how it should be done and made a lot of references that O'Sensei has made some changes or modifications etc. In my view I see Aikikai Aikido and Yoshinkan Aikido as good forms of Aikido but there is something lacking is that the techniques are often done with one on one, whereas Iwama Aikido is one against many at all times, so when you have an attacker at the front you immediately deal with what you cannot see, ie you move away from the starting point and move to the side or go to the rear of your attacker for instance and to me, it is a demonstration of what O'Sensei finalised as Takemusu Aikido. You are right saying that there are lots of Shihan who studied under O'Sensei but they studied under him at different stages of his life and for a limited period of time. Saito Sensei was uchideshi for 24 years with O'Sensei and the Art evolved in Iwama considerably compared to other known forms...
@@nickregnier1 Good information. Yes, everything should be done assuming there are multiple attackers even if you do not see them yet, and assuming there are weapons about to appear even if you do not see them yet. That's why we do everything in our power not to end up rolling around on the ground as in Brazillian jujitsu. I like Shihonage because you can scan around 360 degrees as you apply the technique, then throw the person in any direction maybe even at someone else. Iwama seems to be the last defender of the traditional way - All Iwama dojos are probably pretty similar. Aikikai does not seem to be consistent... lots of different approaches. I actually enjoy that. But ultimately your view is valid and valuable.
-Robert
PS I visited an Iwama dojo in Santa Rosa, CA over a decade ago - the teacher there said that when he studied in Iwama decades earlier "people there" were saying that the Hombu teachers in Tokyo needed to be killed because they were ruining aikido LOL.
@@AikidoPortal Thank you Robert for your time to respond. I agree with you, we really do not want to be on the ground like MMA do. Their combat is one on one and in my view has severe limitations. The one against many, which I explained in many of my videos during the lockdown, is extremely important. I agree with your observation with Shiho Nage (4 sides) and if you take Kote Gaeshi for instance (th-cam.com/video/KdTwh5OQdvY/w-d-xo.html), there are too many variants with Aikikai and some have gone too far without realising that they took away what was put in place for maximum efficacy. Some instructors have decided to make their own twists but without realising, the 'twist' destroyed the technique and would not be effective in real application on the street. My experience was heavily influenced with my practical aspect working as 'Bouncer' or Door Supervisors in night clubs. So my research was deep as I wanted Aikido to work. What Saito Sensei showed were highly effective techniques and they worked far better in my work...
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