Senseji, thank you for your videos, i think they really help me increase the level of my own aikido a lot, for the things you show are very creative and pure.
Well, there is such training as well in aikido. Also, the idea of the old martial arts is that you practice certain methods of defense until they become reflexes.
@TheRogueMonk for all the people that dismisses a technique or another keep in mind that fighting is all about timing. doesn't matter if he knows how to hit or not. this is just kihon, and it's going to work in a real fight if you can manage the timing.
Proof is in the pudding, especially with similar martial arts such as Judo, you practise techniques, both receiving and attacking and then move onto randori where it's used in practise. Eventually you start reacting without thinking what originally was the "pure" form you learnt during training, changes and adapts to the situation, may be something subtle like a slight change of posture or a little "ug to throw off balance or something larger like total footwork change to open up to it, agreed?
What makes these blocks "Aikido"? One of the things I've always enjoyed about Aikido is its lack of blocking. I enjoy how the art uses assertive changes in position to neutralize and ultimately control the attacker. I see you moving in your "blocks" which seems wise. What is the point of showing these "blocks" separate from actual technique?
The problem in videos like this one is always that the defender knows what the attacker is going to do and when he will do it. But in a real self defense situation, you don´t know when or how your opponent will attack you. So the first problem is to get out of the line of the attacker´s action ON TIME so that you don´t get hit. The best counter techniques are usless if one has a bad anticipation or a bad reaction time.
@Aikidostenudd your right, it's just the guy in the video is significantly shorter than you at it just looked like you could place your hand on his head as he strikes and he'd flop lol. good tori though.
Hi Stefan Sensei, was taking a look at your yoko tsuki block, could you let me know what kind of follow up techniques you would use after blocking such a hook?
Reuben Yap Oh, I practice just about every aikido technique as a follow-up from that entry. For example, shihonage, iriminage, kotegaeshi, and so on. I think you can see examples on some of my other videos.
I've studied classical Japanese martial arts. I'm very familiar with "randori" aka sparring--2 point, 3 point & no contact free sparring. None of these teach practical application as they're all pre-rehearsed, or do nothing to reinforce the use of defenses via the negative feedback of being struck, nor teach you how to take & recover from strikes.
This is a good method for training reverse punch defense muscle-memory. However, the problem I have with Aikido is the same I have with most traditional martial arts--they never go the next step & train at full speed *without* prior knowledge of what the attacker will perform. How can you know your techniques work if everything must always be pre-scripted, w/ totally compliant opponents? By training like that, you'll never work the kinks out of the practical applications of your techniques.
Senseji, thank you for your videos, i think they really help me increase the level of my own aikido a lot, for the things you show are very creative and pure.
good video. thanks for sharing the knowledge.
Well, there is such training as well in aikido. Also, the idea of the old martial arts is that you practice certain methods of defense until they become reflexes.
@TheRogueMonk for all the people that dismisses a technique or another keep in mind that fighting is all about timing. doesn't matter if he knows how to hit or not. this is just kihon, and it's going to work in a real fight if you can manage the timing.
@TheRogueMonk He has practiced karatedo for a bunch of years. I wouldn't want to try the techniques without taisabaki.
Hahahaha!
At 1:03 you see typical Stefan-action. Hilarious!
I do love the atemis ^^
-Alex
p.s. cya in Dezember
Proof is in the pudding, especially with similar martial arts such as Judo, you practise techniques, both receiving and attacking and then move onto randori where it's used in practise. Eventually you start reacting without thinking what originally was the "pure" form you learnt during training, changes and adapts to the situation, may be something subtle like a slight change of posture or a little "ug to throw off balance or something larger like total footwork change to open up to it, agreed?
What makes these blocks "Aikido"? One of the things I've always enjoyed about Aikido is its lack of blocking. I enjoy how the art uses assertive changes in position to neutralize and ultimately control the attacker. I see you moving in your "blocks" which seems wise. What is the point of showing these "blocks" separate from actual technique?
@maxgunn555, aha, now I see what you meant. He he... Well, as you can see his reach is a bit too far for that to be safe :)
The problem in videos like this one is always that the defender knows what the attacker is going to do and when he will do it. But in a real self defense situation, you don´t know when or how your opponent will attack you. So the first problem is to get out of the line of the attacker´s action ON TIME so that you don´t get hit. The best counter techniques are usless if one has a bad anticipation or a bad reaction time.
@touretul yes ... i do not disagree ..
@Aikidostenudd your right, it's just the guy in the video is significantly shorter than you at it just looked like you could place your hand on his head as he strikes and he'd flop lol. good tori though.
Hi Stefan Sensei, was taking a look at your yoko tsuki block, could you let me know what kind of follow up techniques you would use after blocking such a hook?
Reuben Yap Oh, I practice just about every aikido technique as a follow-up from that entry. For example, shihonage, iriminage, kotegaeshi, and so on. I think you can see examples on some of my other videos.
+Stefan Stenudd lmao ik ji jistu and judo and karate and i can kick ur old ass
+Cameron Ortiz So, let me see what you can do ;)
Ok
Why do u guys wear dresses in aikido lmao
What is the names of these blocks
You obviously don't know what Randori is.
What's he doing with the other hand.
if you’re talking about the karate master, it’s called hikite
@maxgunn555, well, I'd recommend to get out of the way first.
I've studied classical Japanese martial arts. I'm very familiar with "randori" aka sparring--2 point, 3 point & no contact free sparring. None of these teach practical application as they're all pre-rehearsed, or do nothing to reinforce the use of defenses via the negative feedback of being struck, nor teach you how to take & recover from strikes.
A lot of open spaces to strike
This is a good method for training reverse punch defense muscle-memory. However, the problem I have with Aikido is the same I have with most traditional martial arts--they never go the next step & train at full speed *without* prior knowledge of what the attacker will perform. How can you know your techniques work if everything must always be pre-scripted, w/ totally compliant opponents? By training like that, you'll never work the kinks out of the practical applications of your techniques.
for the first punch to the stomach all you have to do put your hand on his face as he does it.
is he a real karateka `? i would like to see it done with someone who really can hit... i am not saying he cant
no one fucking punches like that...
+The ore hunters Well, at least one does, as can be seen on the video :)
#bullshido
So how long have you been practicing aikido to be able to make that conclusion?