For those of you who don't understand, the wrist grab is the beginners way of teaching any and all self protection techniques

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I like this teacher...he doesn't hit you with the flashy crap..just hardcore disarming tactics.

absolutely awsome display of correct leg placement,and centering of balance.

Something also to consider is that Aikido is an offshoot of DaitoRyu Aikijujutsu- a very ancient art, whose curriculum has changed very little over the centuries. As explained by their current headmaster, Katsuyuki Kondo, a wrist grabbing defense was in response to someone trying to take something out of your hands that you were bringing to your master (kote gaeshi). It's also been explained that someone may grab your wrist to prevent you from drawing your sword. So the historical context must also be considered in addition to the training exercises for these arts.

I have been watching lots of videos tonight and actually this guy has good moves. More videos please.

I have 5 terms a week plus 2 times separate for Hojo and Bokken, but at the beginning one of those 5 was dedicated to practicing only the falling techniques for beginners. Improve your muscle and joints flexibility! It helped me a lot.

Aikido is a samurai art. It is derived from Aiki-jutsu (the forefather of Judo and Jiu Jutsu). As such it is designed as an art for disarming attackers wielding long weapons such as swords and spears. If a samurai lost a sword in battle then these techniques could be used to disarm an enemy and take his weapon from him. It is not meant to counter empty handed sport fighters like boxers and Mauy Thai fighters. But it can be blended with other arts if empty handed fighting is required.

Aikido is such a beautiful martial art.

This is a really good example of Atemi. If someone is trying to hurt you, take the first opening and hit hard. It doesn't matter where the opening is, they all work.

I had to learn that the hard way.. and after a pulled shoulder muscle I realized the purpose and the importance of falling techniques training once a week. I was a stubborn kid at first, like most of us..

Great tecnique shown here. You may not need or be able to realisticly excecute the full move but the first initial movement will place you at an advantage to escape or attack directly.

love the explanation in slow motion, I understood it better. thanks

all, martial art still has something to teach us, and we can apply elements of it in certain situations

good, clear instruction, nice job!

What is BJJ? If you mean Budojujutsu, I studied under Grandmaster Al Thomas (who passed away Christmas eve 1999) for MANY years. It is a combination of Kodakan Judo, Aikido, Yawara, Taido, Taijitsu, Okinawa Tai karate, and Kung Fu. Also, (though I've not seen him for awhile) I know sensei Rick Mirandette and am here to testify that he is both a good friend and an EXCELLENT martial artist! God bless Rick (and all martial artists) everywhere.

I want more vids from this guy!!

excellent

Muito bom ,essa é uma defesa tranquilamente , sem violência , só na técnica ! Gostei muito mesmo!

It was originally used by Samurai, so it is most effective at countering an attempted disarm or grab from someone that wants to hold onto you. That is also why the army uses a lot of it in their basic hand to hand courses. It becomes pretty effective when someone tries to grab your gun.

If the attacker's arms are longer than the defender's arms, you can break the grip with a quick double wedge separation technique then proceed with the strike to the chin and the kotegashi throw.

Great technique

In Aikido we are taught how to break fall (Ukemi) in various different manners and techniques, so when we practise on each other it reduces the risk of injury to Uke (receiver). I can assure you, if this technique was performed on a layperson, who has not been trained to break fall in these techniques, the guys head is getting cracked on the floor, and he's clean out.... fight over.

Nice little tips.

Thx. Sensei

very good iam a black belt myself nd all_ireland boxing champion nd i thought ur video was very helpful for begginers

great move!

@GlasgowBlueBear1690 Sensitivity is trained by many martial arts, not just Aikido. There are different types of sensitivity but the most common are visual sensitivity and energy sensitivity. Focus mitt training in boxing is an example of visual sensitivity. Chi soa in Wing Chun, Hubud in Kali, Randori in Aikido, Jiu Jutsu and Judo all require energy sensitivity. Stick and knife fighting require both. Aikido teaches drills to find the center of gravity in motion and disrupt it.

good video, and good technique

To avoid serious harm. The locks are dangerous. Of course you dont have to flip, you can also drop softly to your knees and fall, but by flipping you have a much greater chance to escape the technique. Same for the rolls etc. You can quickly regain your balance and be prepaired for an attack. Plus with a proper falling technique you reduce the chance of getting hurt while falling. Its a form of self-defence. Btw, we also flip during practice :) not just in demo's, same reasons :)

Nice technique.

They are showing the technique slowly... in a practical level the attacker may grab the wrist (or shoulder or whatever) and then launch a punch or knife thrust etc, but when the technique is done quickly at real speed you would have been thrown before you realise your balance has been taken. Mostly at advanced levels, you apply the technique 'just' as they make contact, rather than let them grab you strongly, and 'then' do the technique... it's all about timing in aikido

Nice simple techniques. I may have to add the second move to my repertoire. That is a high compliment as I am trying to minimise my style.

Technique is more important than just being buff

Sweet.

that rick is really good.

@bailattelo i am not an akidoka... but i am doing japanese martial arts since many years...the thing is...its all about energy . your attacker is just energy...and you have to handle the energy..not the attacker!! and with a relaxed warriors heart and many years of training it doesn t matter if he comes like a zombie...or like an mma fighter or like chuck norris ;-) !

@Thensolomonsaid No I'm mistaking u for a person period! Sorry my mistake.

nice video

@GlasgowBlueBear1690 Practiced from is reference point. The goal is to develop sensitivity (the ability to feel and manipulate energy). That sounds all mystical, but what it means is developing ur sense of touch so that u can quickly find ur attackers center of gravity while in motion and disrupt it. If you're throwing punches then an Aikido-ka would probably just raise his elbow to cover his head and elbow u in the face at the same time. Then grab an arm b4 u can recover.

The quick release from the choke hold was good, but what if the attacker was a lot taller and had longer arms? What technique would be used to escape the threat?

@BriThai A mugger doesn't attack with focus mits on either, That's why it's called a drill. The purpose of the randori is to train both the uke and the tori in the movements and the applications of the technique. It is not meant to simulate what will happen in a fight. They are simply training attributes. Aikido randori teaches u to feel energy and react spontaneously to it with the appropriate response. This does not mean that a fight should look like randori.

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you step to the side, twist your hips and perform one of about 100 techniques if you know them, also doing anything is better than nothing and surprisingly peoples first reaction is usually good, it is what happens after that that makes a difference

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@MinmiPenguin His hands r around ur neck. Reach is no issue. The palm strike to the face is only an option if you can reach far enough. If not then the wrist lock alone will do the job. Once his wrist is turned the muscles of his forearm will be strained to the point of tearing. If he tries to resist then he will only add more pressure to the tearing effect. Same thing if he tries to punch w/ the opposite hand. You have to follow the direction of the force to relieve the pain.

jai tres bien aimé mais comment telechargé?

@BriThai As I've already pointed out, there are many Aikido students that hold dan rankings in other arts. Although I'm not an Aikido student I plan to study in the future. My current Master holds an 8th Dan in Shotokan and also has dan rankings in Judo, Goshin Jutsu, Aikido and Okinawan Kobudo. Many Aikido students have advanced and diverse MA backgrounds. So if u think that u can just manhandle them then be my guest.

@bailattelo If ur attacked then u have to handle it in any way u can. Kicking, punching, grappling, biting or whatever you've got are all valid options. The opportunity to use Aikido in a real fight is most likely to occur out of the ebb and flow of combat rather than being something that is planned. U just happen get hold to a limb or some other reference point by chance and then u react because u can feel what to do w/o having to think about it.

SIR, What if the attacker has a longer reach that you and you are unable to extend your palm to the face area? Thanks for your reply.

Well, there are combined places where you can learn both at once. I went to a place where they taught Judo, Kickboxing and Tae Kwon Do together. Needless to say, no one messes with me :)

I like the technics, They are shared by many forms and work well ... Is it me or do the natives get restless every time my man puts the moves on?

Sensei Mirandette also teaches Korean Karate at that school.

@BriThai Getting a lock on someone in a fight is something that just happens. It is not a planned event or something that u can strategize or predict. U can only react to it instinctively when it happens. This is why Aikido trains the way that they do. Randori trains u to respond to the energies that are being exerted towards you. When u feel a certain energy then u instinctively react to it. That moment can come if ur in the middle of striking / grappling, etc.

i like the slow motion

I practiced a martial art called Kemppo, a creation of my last sensei. It's not like the American Kempo or another martial art, but use a lot of ninjutsu and aikido techniques; if u apply that move on a real attacker, he's not, he's not expecting these movements. In that video, the attacker know how to flip the body, and the teacher is not applying this move to hurt his partner: in real life, this hurt a lot, he would even break his wrist and entire arm, and the fall can stun the attacker.

Martial arts, or in this case aikido, it is not to inflict hurt, or do damage, it is to receive that person's attack, and using it against them. Street fighting and self defence are 2 different things. Self defence is used in our everyday lives, when someone comes out of an ally at night and try to stabs you with a blade, what do you do? Most martial atrs will teach you to strike back, fight fire, with fire, but aikido, uses the persons agro, to inflict damage.

@bailattelo In a fight sometimes things happen too fast for u to pick it up with ur vision. If u know how to come into contact with ur attackers body and feel the direction of the force being exerted and can instinctively find his center of gravity then u can disrupt his ability to fight against u. Without balance the attacker cannot hurt u. Being able to feel and disrupt the attacker requires sensitivity which is the ability to feel what's happening and not rely solely on eye sight.

Yeah Aikido is cool! So is this vid! Despite the odd sound effects, which I actually find very funny :-)

Aikido is powerful stuff. I'd like to try using Judo against it in randori to see if Judo w/b effective at all, but it w/b dangerous because the falls and the throws are different. In Judo we don't train w. joint locks (other than elbow) or throws by way of pressure on the wrist joint or neck. Also, the forward ukemi in Aikido finishes sometimes by rolling onto the knee. This is dangerous in Judo because if you get thrown and land on your knee, you may need surgery to fix it.

omg the sound effect

This uke is not even trying to resist.

@BriThai Also if someone resists the u reverse that energy and turn it into another lock or throw. It called lock flow and its how reversals are done. U don't lock yourself down because the guy is fighting u back. That only leads to a struggle for position and leverage which results in u ending up stuck one position too long. Then u would be an easy target for his friend to wack u on the head w/ a beer bottle. That's the result of meeting resistance w/ resistance.

@osensei2987 I agree. A well rounded game is more effective. That of course doesn't mean there's anything wrong with people only practising Aikido. Some people may do that simply because they really like Aikido and want to concentrate solely on that. Which is good, because that will probably make them a very good Aikido instructor. And even if it may not make them as good a fighter, it will still probably give them a better chance than if they hadn't trained anything at all.

@BriThai All JJ must learn ukemi (break falling). It's the first thing u learn as a white belt not matter what style of jujutsu ur in. Aikido, Judo and JJ are all different schools of JJ. If u don't know how to do ukemi (flip / break fall) then u will not be able to escape joint locks and throws. When uki flips he is actually training in escaping the lock or throw and often he is able to spring back up on his feet and continue the fight. Both uki and tori are being trained at the same time.

That the techniques. The point is how you apply them. It depend on your fluencing, power and the most important thing, your opponent abilities. So what keep in mind that: TRAINING NOT KNOWING.

I agree with you in that point. It can seen easy, but it's difficult to master these techniques; in fact, i do prefer simples techniques, like a kick in the balls, a punch in his throat or nose. To mastery the applications of the video, i think that a martial artist need a lot of training and a lot of years of practice.

the people who critize Aikido, do not understand it and never will as long as they think of it as a "fighting" art. You cannot understand non duality if your consciousness i

Can someone tell me why it is that in demonstrations the attacker flips all over the place?

@brottarnacke And footwork. A lot of movement, in and out, but most of all side to side is something which I think should be stressed much more in Aikido, in order to stay elusive. Against a very dangerous opponent, that is an enormous equalizer, not to mention when you need to find a way of running away from multiple opponents.

They're certainly practising Taekwondo in this dojo too ;) In my dojo there's a photo of Ueshiba (of course), and guys who practise TKD in this same dojo may wonder the same thing about the photo :p

It doesn't really matter but you have to execute techniques differently depending on that. You have to be further away from a taller person. The worst is a smaller person than you actually cause you often have to get very close but also further down to excecute the technique

Im giving in not because Im right its because Im wrong. Aikido is clearly something fantastic thing. I still clearly see Aikido not being a fighting system.

That's right, I train in Hapkido if you dont fall... broken wrist/hand/arm etc!

One concern about the first defense is, Would it work if the attacker's arms are a lot longer? The tori would then have difficulty reaching the attacker's chin. In the defense against the grab, the flow seems interrupted: the attacker stops.

@MrStathis77 BJJ uses submission techniques that are found in both Aikido and Traditional JuJutsu. However, BJJ uses the ground to immobilize the attacker b4 these techniques are used. The real disadvantage of BJJ is that u also immobilize yourself in the process thereby making it more difficult to escape if u need to. BJJ puts u in a vulnerable position on the street which is an uncontrolled and hostile environment.

i think the punch in the face is more wing xuan or not?

Now the question becomes, what happens if the assailant is much taller and your arms reach can't impact their chin like that?

@ExtraLuke My guess is that they share the doj with a tae kwon do or another Korean art group

Correct and right, in Korean Hapkido this is called 부채 Bu chae. If a little girl gets you in this wrist lock properly you will fall down immediately!

@GlasgowBlueBear1690 FIrstly, Aikido is not a fighting system. It is mostly developed for spiritual enlightenment. Aikido-ka as such are never seen in fights of any kind (competition or otherwise). However, from the standpoint of technique you cannot say that the techniques will not work if used at the right time and in the right context.

many dojos are shared. I would guess there are people practicing taekwondo in there too, since it became so popular as of late

hes not actually chocking them, just using their monentum and balance breaking... all aikido techniques have to take balance from the point of impact (in this case wrsit grab contact) otherwise like you said they can be countered. If you manage to take a person off balance there's little they can do. That's why it is the most important part of any aikido technique, so that any throw or joint lock can be applied

That's my sensei

Tegatana irimi kotegeashi ? Nice !!

How are you do defend when your attacker has longer arms than you, preventing you from reaching his has effectively??

like i said i have love for a lot of the arts there are only a small few that i find a lil smell of fun in so you know you can do some research online then do it, look i did was point out that all the arts that are used in mma are all sport based arts as in NOW not there roots

If you turn the attacker's wrist like he did in the first technique, prepare yourselves to recieve a nice left hook in your face. Good night!

TomekEdwards said "why do all these schools teach a front two hand choke defense...never happens" Happened to me once. It also happens to a lot against women.

what's the 1%?

what happens if the other person has a longer reach ????

@brottarnacke Only in America where u have the McDojo effect. In Japan and perhaps other countries ppl who study Aikido have advanced black belt status in other arts. Aikido is only part of a complete curriculum of budo made up of arts that they've studied like Judo, Jujutsu, Karate, Kendo, Iado, Kyu-do, Sumo, ninjutusu. In the west I think the spiritual aspect of Aikido is the focus moreso than fighting purposes.

Could be tons of reasons really... could also be sharing the dojo with others, perhaps also doing Taekwondo there, you never know :)

Have you ever considered that they may have Korean martial arts classes in the same hall.

what if his arms are longer then yours?

Yeah, I love traditional martial arts. I've studied several different styles of karate, done judo and even kobudo. The one thing all of these arts have in common is a lack of realism in training. But if you have a half a brain these moves are not hard to adapt for realism.

Aikido looks fake, but any person who has felt it knows it's real. So in essence, Aikido is unbelivable.

they share the same dojo with Korean martial arts classes such as TKD.

try to always strike first...or if he strikes first, a good counter attack with anticipation