Okamoto sensei is still in great shape in his age of 83. His current techniques are even much better than this video. He still teaches us every class by his hands. What a great sensei he is.

Okamoto sensei demonstrates Aiki mastery. I am always amused by those who watch Daito-ryu videos on the internet and think they understand. You simply cannot understand without having practiced and felt what a master can do. But if you think you "know", well who am I to argue. Only you can convince yourself otherwise. I invite you to attend any true Daito-ryu school and feel this stuff for yourself.

Great to see more REAL aiki here on youtube. Thanks for sharing this!

Thank You for posting this clip! Please post some more if you have the oppurtunity!

With Yoshi Shibata Sensei as translator.

Okamoto sensei is a perfect and great Sensei.He is very important a person for world of Daitoryu.Domo Arigato Gozaimashita sensei for everything :)

Great video. Great Shihan. Thanks for postig and sharing.

Only to repeat what I previously posted. If you want to understand - go to a Dojo and experience it for yourself - perhaps you will find that it is BS, but maybe you won't. Talk is empty without the experience to back it up.

It is Nishida 7 th Dan in Kyokushinkai karate and 5 th

If you guys had a dojo here in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, I would be a very happy man.

i love martial art!

The complicity on the fall is actually fall breaking, if you grab strongly and don't fall you'll end with your fingers dislocated. Besides, it's not necesarily the ki that he's using, it's a careful manipulation of pain trough joint locks to the wrist. I agree that they "fly" too much, but some things can't be done without hurting your partner. Even self defense systems are practiced with an eye on safety. See the videos about Ogawa ryu, they are very fast and reallistic in their approach.

"Roll eager" is the biggest understatement since the announcement "we have a malfunction" after the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion.

@haschid There is a dojo in Brazil. The organization's name is Meikakukai. Search for "Maekawa aiki" on KZfaq.

I guess you would say that if you hadn't seen anything like that happen in real life. But I have, with my own eyes.

This is NOT fake! Nor are the uke roll happy, this is pure Aiki, if youve even been on the recieving end of this level of technique, you WILL understand! A master of Aiki has mastered the ability to control ones balance through manipulation of one muscluar/skeletal structure, either roll or land flat on your face; worse end up in extreme pain or serious injury! Its just Physics & Physiology! Of course there is a solid foundation of JuJutsu behind these highly advanced Aiki techniques!

wow!

If I heard correctly, aiki was translated as "conditioned reflex"... lol!

That can very well be , i heard he was together with Mas Oyama´s wife (organization) , i do not know if he also got the time to do Roppokai now

hes just chiling

Can these aikido techniques apply to tigers, dogs, sharks ... etc if not fakes ?

Judo is a sport, meant for and designed with fair play, and one-on-one combat in mind. Judo isn't going to help you survive being attacked by 3 guys with baseball bats and knives wearing motorcycle helmets. Aikido and jujitsu can teach you how to do that. Your ignorance is surpassed only by your eloquence.

Shows the abilities of ukes.

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I'm always amazed at the number of Aikido people who say they have been attacked. It seems there is an awful lot of muggings of Aikidokas going on because so many of them claim they've been repeatedly attacked and Aikido saved them. Well I don't know what kind of places all you aikido guys hang out in, but I'd be more convinced if I saw aikido actually used successfully in a competition. So far I have seen absolutely zero. How about one video example, just one?

it tells more about you and your lack of knowlege of Daitoryu , but if you havent try it thats why , you do not belive in it go and try if you can find some one near you , check that it is a real Daitoryu branch

If the point behind Aikido was to "devastate" your opponent, you woul be right. As it is, Aikido focuses solely on you surviving a lethal attack, not macho bullshit in rings with referees and rules and a set time and place.

In many techniques it looks like the Ukes become paralyzed and they cant move. What you can say about that?

It is natural and can be found all over the world. Even modern day Mayans (h'men) can "play" with ("hot and cold") energies.

kaia

Actually, thats not true. What he is using is VERY much so, ki. Its a little different in the sense of technique in what I do, but the energy use/ approach is the same. You have to let got because you are being thrown. You could grab on, put you'll end up slipping your hands out from his wrise anyway so there is really no point. However, daitoryu (other than takumakai) has no joint emphasis, but just is throwing your opponent with aiki.

Blndrfist, the Sensei is there to teach, you are there to learn. You go to a firing range to learn how to shoot do you a) listen as you are told about how to aim, reload, safety on/off or b)shoot the person teaching you and laugh about it? You most likely got here from a "jujitsu" search looking for MMA/UFC/BJJ stuff. I'd suggest that if you are interested in that stuff you go to your local dojo/fight club and do a demo class, i'm sure that some of there stuff is fake ;-)

I do believe you, my friend, but that guy below (mircodellaroca1986) doesn't. I think HE needs that explanation. Bye!

people who just talk down to it , like i can se , or i know, ect its telling more about them and there lack of knowledge , i admit it is very difficult to se what is going on , especially if one is not training in these arts.

Now that's hilarious, a guy who likes Coldplay calling ME gay! HA!

lol i rest my case!

This is not Aikido. Aikido contains 1/100 of Daito Ryo's technics. US SEAL uses Aikijiujitsu as H2H fight style. You may ask them to demonstrate.

"but I'd be more convinced if I saw aikido actually used successfully in a competition" As you probably know, aikido has no competitions, so that's kinda hard ;)

Is this a circus troupe?

Bring a wild tiger, dog to demontrate next time if not fakes.

Hey, Blndrfist, why don't you just go to a teacher like that one and spend the 20 bucks it might cost to participate in a seminar? First of all the Sensei here is only "demonstrating" possible "techniques" ... what would be the point if the attacker would always try to trick the Sensei, so he never can show the "intended" technique?

How convenient for Aikidoka practitioners. They can continue to claim what a devastating fighting style it is without having to show proof.

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It's much harder to take on Multiple attackers than pin one unarmed guy. A proficient Aikidoka would have no trouble negating a single attacker. You do know Judo is from the orient, right? That it was developed from the same samurai arts as Aikido and Jujitsu? You have achieved nothing but making yourself sound like a fool.

bha??? i don't like this style... and the technics don't convince me of all!!! i prefer steven segal when he move... it's only my opinion... hi everybody

Yeah, nothing magical about this. Push up to make the enemy rise up onto his toes. After that it is very, very easy to twist him down just like turning a steering wheel, or pull him down and to the side like like pulling on a church bell rope. Rise and drill, sink and overturn. Or push pull to make the enemy over-commit in one direction, and use his momentum against him. It does not take any strength at all. It is why Sumo wrestlers take a low, flat footed stance and keep their bodies upright. If even one heel gets lifted off the ground, or you lean in any direction, your goose is cooked. Physics, yo. That being said, these Ukes are faking it big time so the "master" does not lose face. Anyone with half a decent wrestling background will not let himself be thrown easily. Technique gives you a great advantage that is sorely needed when facing larger, stronger enemies, but it is still going to be difficult, and it is still going to hurt. It is not magic.

Clearly fakery and a total sham. How can anyone watch this and think it is real? You can CLEARLY see the students recoil and launch themselves.

Are you serious...? What a bunch of cra.p