Questions tagged [aikido]
A Japanese martial art that focuses on using an enemy’s energy to either throw or pin them using natural movements, posture, and movement.
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Name this technique against Chudan tsuki ('knife' to the abdomen)
I'm trying to remember the name of a technique, if it even had one, and would welcome suggestions.
Uke and Tori stand facing each other, stance is unimportant. Uke attacks Tori with a tanto; its a ...
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Would aikido high feather falls work in judo?
By the title one should notice there is a distinct way to fall in Aikido. In judo & most karate like styles i have never seen these types of falls.
In most Japanese like systems the ukemii is ...
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Did Ueshiba successfully explain his aikido knowledge to his students?
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This is an excerpt of an interview with Takako Kunigoshi, a direct student of Ueshiba, in THelper's answer to Who were the first female aikidoka?.
Editor: During Ueshiba Sensei’s ...
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Aikido locks/throws while wearing ken in the obi
In some Aikido styles (I have seen this only from people who trained with Tamura, like Suga sensei, but maybe other schools do the same) there is a whole series of techniques where Tori slips the ken ...
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standing and crouching posture name in Aikido
I'm trying to remember the specific Japanese name of a common posture/stretch I used and heard of in Aikido during training and warming-up.
Basically it was called by our sensei "standing and ...
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Can Zenpou hiyaku ukemi be used to replace Zenpou kaiten ukemi?
I want to know whether it is possible to always use Zenpou hiyaku ukemi instead of Zenpou kaiten ukemi?
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Accuracy and historical veracity of goshi-no-kata knife attack: Yakuza link?
In the Shodokan Aikido goshin-no-kata, there is a technique (the 24th one) where uke's steps with the tanto in both hands and draws it. Tori grabs uke's left hand and executes a tenkai-kote-hineri. ...
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Shodokan or Tomiki Aikido, which is the proper name for the style and organization?
I'm not a student of it, but occasionally the style's namesake comes up, sometimes referred to as "Shodokan Aikido", and other times "Tomiki Aikido". I don't know which is correct, and I believe it ...
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Considering domestic violence, what does Tae Kwon Do teach its practitioners in order for them to protect their loved ones? [closed]
I recently read a comment where the author said he did Tae Kwon Do for self defence and to protect his loved ones. How does Tae Kwon Do, do this?
The World Health Organization estimates a third of ...
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What is the difference between “Real Aikido” and traditional aikido?
"Real Aikido" is a Serbian martial art founded by Ljubomir Vračarević originating from traditional aikido. I have been training traditional aikido for 4 years and trained aikido with aikidokas who ...
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Benefits of training with suwari waza
I'm curious about the purpose of suwari-waza practice, the Aikido technique sometimes described as "knee walking", although I'm aware that the two are different.
I know some styles like Hapkido and ...
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Benefits of training in a hakama…
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In Shodokan Aikido, we do not train with a hakama whether a yudansha (first degree black belt or above) or not. Mostly, this is for safety during randori-ho (free play) training: one less thing to ...
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Can Iaido help one's Aikido?
I practice Aikido Iwama Ryu which has a strong weapons emphasis.
I often have trouble centering as I get too tense and I suppose I try too hard.
Anyway I love weapons and was wondering if Iaido can ...
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Explanation of the goshin-ho kata…
The goshin-ho is a set of 50 self defence techniques that are part of the curriculum for 四段 (4th dan), 五段 (5th dan), and 六段 (6th dan). The start can be seen here and the middle here…
I am looking for ...
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How to avoid knee pain/injury during Shikko waza?
In Aikido there are suwariwaza techniques which are done on the ground and one should walk on knees or sometimes pivot on one knee for tenkan. Some schools make the students walk in shikko like 10 ...
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Single slap versus double slaps in 2 hand ukemi
Based on what I see and hear during my practice, some students (even teachers) do ukemi with double slaps. For example, when the tori executes shomen ate and the uke does ukemi, I hear two consecutive ...
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Spread-finger tegatana versus Squeezed-together-finger tegatana
In Yoshinkan aikido, the tegatana looks as follows.
The fingers are spread and we feel relaxed.
But in Shodokan aikido, the teganta looks as follows.
The fingers are squeezed together.
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Can any arbitrary technique be used to counter a certain technique in Shodokan aikido?
My teacher demonstrated counter technique (a.k.a kaeshi waza) and it seems to me that there are fixed pairs, for example
shomen ate can be countered by waki gatame
kotegaeshi can be countered by ...
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Origins of the ura-waza
The ura-waza (as shown in this video) is a set of ten counters to the basic seventeen techniques of Shodokan Aikido. Those are shown in the first part of the video. While I know the technical details ...
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Can Karate Stand a Chance Against Aikido [closed]
I'm not an expert in martial arts but I always wanted to know if a offensive-based martial art, like Karate and Taekwondo, is capable of lasting or even defeating a fighter that uses Aikido. I've ...
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The risk of breaking teeth when executing shomen ate or ai game ate in competition
In shodokan aikido competition, both aikidokas don't use mouth guards. Considering the nature of resisting opponents, it will be difficult to push the opponent's chin exactly, there is a risk of ...
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Aikido seiza: Why is the left toe placed over the right toe?
A student asked the Aikido master the reason behind keeping the left toe over the right toe when sitting, and he told her "I honestly don't know". He later said that one reason might be because of how ...
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Getting more comfortable sitting in 正座 (seiza)
We often end up sitting in 正座 (seiza) for some time during class. This is much longer during demonstrations and gradings. In addition, a whole corpus of techniques (suwari waza, ghosin no kata) do ...
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Looking for videos about Shodokan Aikido Basic Techniques
I just become a member of Shodokan aikido. As there are many members with different level, I am also taught many techniques in one session. It seems to be difficult for me to remember these ...
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Apply Falling Technique in Real Situation
I have been learning Hapkido (and also Judo, Aikido, and some other similiar arts) for around 4 ~ 5 months now and one of it curriculum is falling technique (낙법 / nakbeob) that we studied so when we ...
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First fictional film to show Aikido
I was wondering what was the first fictional film to show more than one Aikido technique1. I am assuming that the 1988 Above The Law might be it but it there might be something else.
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How is Zenpou Hiyaku Ukemi taught in Shodokan Aikido?
Zenpou Hiyaku Ukemi (前方飛躍受け身) is a break fall technique in Aikido.
Video (in English) and video (in Japanese) show how Zenpou Hiyaku Ukemi is taught in Yoshinkan Aikido.
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Never seen demonstrations in which aikido masters do as uke
Having watched many aikido demonstrations on youtube, I noticed many high rank aikidoka did the demo always with a lower rank uke.
I never seen, for example, a pair of Susumu Chino sensei (8th dan) ...
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Are there any differences between karategi, judogi, and aikidogi?
I hope my question is not out of topic here.
I want to buy aikidogi from online shop but not sure whether judogi and karategi can also be used.
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What is the negative impact when beginners learn both Yoshinkan aikido and Shodokan aikido at the same time?
I am a beginner and interested in both Yoshinkan aikido (which is richer in waza compared to Shodokan) and Shodokan aikido.
Are there any negative impacts when I learn both at the same time?
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How to do Shomen Ate?
Let's build a video reference library of aikido techniques.
Please post:
A (link to a ) video clip of someone doing shomen ate.
Your description of the essential features of the technique. What ...
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What to look for in a wooden weapons set
Many of my students keep asking me what kind of weapons they should get: I tell them to get a jo and a bokuto, generally the cheapest1 they can find. If they like them and end up doing a lot of weapon ...
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Why did Ueshiba name his art Aikido (合気道)?
Morihei Ueshiba training in Daitō-ryū aiki-jūjutsu under Takeda Sōkaku, and after engaging with the Ōmoto-kyō religion, changed his teaching of Daitō-ryū to encompass more of his religion ideology. He ...
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Effectiveness of Throws on the Ground and Standing Up (Judo, BJJ etc) [closed]
Next year it's going to be a little more throwing-oriented year in my club (although we're still going to mix ground fighting and stand up fighting, submissions etc).
My question is: how practical ...
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How widespread is oomoto-kyo within the Aikido community?
Morihei Ueshiba was a ardent oomoto-kyo follower. Rumours of him bullying his students to check out the religion abound. Ueshiba claimed that oomoto-kyo was inextricably linked to him developing ...
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How to escape from a sankyo grip?
As can be seen here in this video, it seems impossible to escape from the sankyo grip.
Is there a way to escape from it (including self defense options)?
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Iwama ryu bokutō
Iwama ryu uses a differently shaped (from the classical shape) bokutō to practice. Why does it have the shape it has and why is it the preferred shape for Iwama ryu?
Here are some images:
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Fall Differences between Jiu-Jitsu, Aikido, Judo
I just started learning Jujitsu (Japanese not Brazilian) and the techniques for falling are different than judo and more similar to Aikido.
When i learned to do a front or side fall thru my previous ...
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Aikido and Bulking Up?
How can one bulk up with lean muscle and do Aikido?
Aikido is a martial art in which while being relaxed (read: compliant) joints are stretched, twisted or hyperextended, so joint and ligament ...
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Where to focus to develop a better sense of balance?
When practicing an Aikido technique, where should tori focus his attention to get a better sense for his own balance as well as uke's movements?
A common advice seems to be that tori should focus on ...
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Video evidence of Aikido applied against a resisting non-aikidoka?
Can anyone produce video evidence of Aikido being used effectively against a resisting opponent who is not an Aikidoka?
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Must display classical Aikido technique (Kote Gaeshi, Ikkyo, ...
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Have you seen a fight between *top* Judo and Aikido practitioners?
First of all, no disrespect to anyone. I am not trying to get into a discussion of which art is better/faster/more effective/etc... I get that the quality of the fighter is more important than the ...
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Do Aikido wrist locks work against stronger opponents?
As a part of my training in TKD, I learned how to do some wrist locks for basic self-defense applications. These are quite similar to some techniques from Aikido. However, in practice (during sparring ...
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Problem with more senior club member
I sometimes have to lead classes in my club. Most of the members will do what I say but there are one or two members more senior than me who will almost always go off on a tangent and not listen to me ...
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Is this character using Aikido?
On the television show The Walking Dead, a character named Morgan has become something of a "ninja" in the words of the fans. He uses a staff as his weapon, and espouses a philosophy that all life is ...
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Aikido - overcoming tension
I've been training in Aikikai Aikido for a few years but still have problems tensing up when trying to throw - especially training with someone larger. I've been training for a few years and know the ...
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Aikido kotegaeshi
In order to apply kotegaeshi in the right way, do you have to hold uke's wrist? Or do you have to hold uke's hand, placing your thumb on the back of his hand? I have seen it performed in these two ...
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Looking for Yoshinkan Aikido Dojos in Osaka [closed]
I am living in Osaka right now and am interested in learning Yoshinkan Aikido. I could not find a dojo so I need your help.
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Joining a new dojo, would this be inappropriate?
I have just discovered there is an Aikido dojo in our neighborhood. They do Iaido, but that’s listed under the weapons training. It says on the web site:
“After training at XXX dojo for a minimum of ...
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Aikido in a street fight? [duplicate]
I always thought of Aikido as a beautifully choreographed yoga/meditation rather than MA.
Is it wrong to think that all this choreography fails in street fights or in MA?
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