that was damn good for 5th kyu, i wish we did some randori. though i did notice that you used some judo applications for a few techniques, i was wondering why until i read that you have done other arts. and i bet you could fen off at least 8 year olds :)
@aleisme6668 - Thanks! It's been 4 years since that video, and now I have to laugh when I see it. At the time, I thought that it was expected to have my hands down, and now I'm constantly telling my students to "Keep your hands UP!"
5th kyu. The affiliation was Aikiki, so the ranking system begins with 5th kyu, and continues towards shodan. Randori is genreally not "required" for a low level test like mine, but it sure was fun.
I liked the shiho-nage, its one of my favorites...aswell as rokajo but I dont know how far down the line that is for you lol...but anyway, I just wanted to tell you that I think you did good for a white belt and not to listen to anyone whos gunna try and tear you down
I hold shodans in various other arts. But in this test, I tried hard NOT to utilize other arts (Judo, karate, and juijitsu), and only stick to aikido. This created a lag in my techniques, as I sorted thru which art I should defend with.
Aikido tends to rely on the OVER commitment of the attacker, so at white belt level, it will look slow and "rehearsed".
sorry, but sparring is sparring. this is not sparring. sparring doesn't involve compliance. boxers spar, kickboxers spar, judokas spar.. this however is NOT sparring or not randori. martial arts have been lost.
It's not sparring - never said it was. If so, I would have not used aikido. This was a test, and "randori" implies "free play", not competitive fighting. The attackers are moving, as compared to starting from a static position. Keep training, take different arts for a few years at a time, and you'll see what I mean.
Randori or sparring is relative to the situation. This was not a blood sport event, nor was it a tournament for points or trophies. It was a first rank test, and supposed to be a demonstration or learned basic techniques. If you want flash and speed, a white belt test is not the place to look for it.
johnob, it says on your page that you study Judo...well Aikido students would seem like they are really compliant (and more so on a white belt test) to you because of the fact that there is alot more2strength involved in Judo then the Aikido martial art, am I right? Now, in no way am I trying to say that people who do Aikido are weaker, Im simply sayin that Aikido is more about using the Attackers weight or momentum against them rather than forcing them into kuzushi. Personally, I would much...
(cont.)...rather beat an attacker with the least amount of energy used...but then again Im a Nidan in Aikijujutsu (a martial art thats more of a "harder" style of Aikido) so maybe Im alittle bias ;)...but anyway, back to what I was sayin...Randori is different for everyone and it changes with each rank...Whos to say, by watching a video, that it wasnt actually "randori"...it may not be the randori that you do but that doesnt mean that it isnt randori
Thank you, and your absolutely right. I need to blend more. This was my first aiki test, so I wanted to "show what I had learned". Next time, I hope to keep it much simpler. (and more fluid)
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Thank you - hopefully 4th kyu testing will be soon, and I can compare if I've gotten better/smoother. Watching the video, I see that I need to do less judo (O-goshi hip throw), and show more aiki techniques.
I understand completely. Coming from a karate/judo/jujitsu background, I often question aikido for practicallity. I have worked with non-compliant ukes. By non-compliant, I mean that they didn't commit to the attack. You cannot redirect energy (or flow) if someone half ass commits to an attack.
My most reliable "test" so far is to try a technique on a martial artist of another style - one who WILL commit to an attack, but is unaware of how they are "supposed" to react to an aikido move.
Aikdio is a foundation, a "theoretical principals" course on the road to a more complete knowedge of budo. It is neccesary, but (for me) not sufficient.
My teachers have taught me to run away from encounter. If your assailants isn't going to attack with force, why bother using techniques ya know? But good video. I'm Kyu 5 so we rarely do randoris :(.
i am 4th Kyu and yes if the assailant isnt attacking with great force, then their is no need to use a technique, however what if you have noware to run or you have limited space, what would you do then???
Except it dosent really count xD Have you ever fought a non compliant partner (sorry if this sounds hostile as comments like that so often do. I'm just interested)
Thank you very much! I'm glad I taped it though - I can now see that before every technique, I firmly (and incorrectly) plant my feet. Since this, I have worked on being more fluid.
This was my 5th kyu test. There usually isn't randori until a few belts higher.
At this beginning level, it's hard to find a nice blend (as a beginner). You want to show that you can do the various techniques, but that chews up time. Randori can be very fluid, and effective, while only use the same technique over and over again (nice for fluidity, bad for showing a varied base of knowlegde).
Is it because you are a white belt that you are doing things so disconnected/slow? Or is that just how demo is supposed to be? I don't see whole body connection or fluidity in there, which for "wave hand akido," its a must :)
Good Randori for 5th kyu, thats something to be proud of. Specially if you start at 5th kyu. Were is this taking place? and Who did you study under?
OkieJones442 1 year ago
that was damn good for 5th kyu, i wish we did some randori. though i did notice that you used some judo applications for a few techniques, i was wondering why until i read that you have done other arts. and i bet you could fen off at least 8 year olds :)
aleisme6668 1 year ago
@aleisme6668 - Thanks! It's been 4 years since that video, and now I have to laugh when I see it. At the time, I thought that it was expected to have my hands down, and now I'm constantly telling my students to "Keep your hands UP!"
sthetx 1 year ago
STHEX never mind does idiots bugging you...
when i saw your random i quiet felt like i'm way below your category...
when i had a 6th kyu test or white belt to yellow belt test i wasn't this motivated like you....
well all i got to say is your DAMN GOOD MAN!!! keep it up... ^^
GaukishiSouke 2 years ago
Certainly not awful i've seen some videos here with students at a higher level, their randori looked like two 90 year old nuns trying to dance.
SuperBob909 3 years ago
what kyu ?
Aur0rah 4 years ago
5th kyu. The affiliation was Aikiki, so the ranking system begins with 5th kyu, and continues towards shodan. Randori is genreally not "required" for a low level test like mine, but it sure was fun.
sthetx 4 years ago
I liked the shiho-nage, its one of my favorites...aswell as rokajo but I dont know how far down the line that is for you lol...but anyway, I just wanted to tell you that I think you did good for a white belt and not to listen to anyone whos gunna try and tear you down
aproudtexan 4 years ago
Thanks Tex,
I hold shodans in various other arts. But in this test, I tried hard NOT to utilize other arts (Judo, karate, and juijitsu), and only stick to aikido. This created a lag in my techniques, as I sorted thru which art I should defend with.
Aikido tends to rely on the OVER commitment of the attacker, so at white belt level, it will look slow and "rehearsed".
sthetx 4 years ago
sorry, but sparring is sparring. this is not sparring. sparring doesn't involve compliance. boxers spar, kickboxers spar, judokas spar.. this however is NOT sparring or not randori. martial arts have been lost.
johnob 4 years ago
It's not sparring - never said it was. If so, I would have not used aikido. This was a test, and "randori" implies "free play", not competitive fighting. The attackers are moving, as compared to starting from a static position. Keep training, take different arts for a few years at a time, and you'll see what I mean.
sthetx 4 years ago
this is NOT randori. randori is free-sparring, this isn't sparring. it's compliant partners.
johnob 4 years ago
Randori or sparring is relative to the situation. This was not a blood sport event, nor was it a tournament for points or trophies. It was a first rank test, and supposed to be a demonstration or learned basic techniques. If you want flash and speed, a white belt test is not the place to look for it.
sthetx 4 years ago
johnob, it says on your page that you study Judo...well Aikido students would seem like they are really compliant (and more so on a white belt test) to you because of the fact that there is alot more2strength involved in Judo then the Aikido martial art, am I right? Now, in no way am I trying to say that people who do Aikido are weaker, Im simply sayin that Aikido is more about using the Attackers weight or momentum against them rather than forcing them into kuzushi. Personally, I would much...
aproudtexan 4 years ago
(cont.)...rather beat an attacker with the least amount of energy used...but then again Im a Nidan in Aikijujutsu (a martial art thats more of a "harder" style of Aikido) so maybe Im alittle bias ;)...but anyway, back to what I was sayin...Randori is different for everyone and it changes with each rank...Whos to say, by watching a video, that it wasnt actually "randori"...it may not be the randori that you do but that doesnt mean that it isnt randori
aproudtexan 4 years ago
nice one dude - try to blend more, and next time try kokyu nages instead of techniques that takes more than a second to complete... 2 cents!
hasanbint 5 years ago
Thank you, and your absolutely right. I need to blend more. This was my first aiki test, so I wanted to "show what I had learned". Next time, I hope to keep it much simpler. (and more fluid)
sthetx 5 years ago
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sthetx 5 years ago
I love the smile when you're done...!
You also do a good job of maneuvering one uke to get in the way of the next.
scrantonaikido 5 years ago
Thank you - hopefully 4th kyu testing will be soon, and I can compare if I've gotten better/smoother. Watching the video, I see that I need to do less judo (O-goshi hip throw), and show more aiki techniques.
(BIG SMILE!!)
sthetx 5 years ago
Very good for 5th kyu!
:S I'm soon 4th kyu aikidoka, I gotta be much better...(just kidding)
Nurgle777 5 years ago
I understand completely. Coming from a karate/judo/jujitsu background, I often question aikido for practicallity. I have worked with non-compliant ukes. By non-compliant, I mean that they didn't commit to the attack. You cannot redirect energy (or flow) if someone half ass commits to an attack.
sthetx 5 years ago
My most reliable "test" so far is to try a technique on a martial artist of another style - one who WILL commit to an attack, but is unaware of how they are "supposed" to react to an aikido move.
Aikdio is a foundation, a "theoretical principals" course on the road to a more complete knowedge of budo. It is neccesary, but (for me) not sufficient.
Thanks for asking....
sthetx 5 years ago
My teachers have taught me to run away from encounter. If your assailants isn't going to attack with force, why bother using techniques ya know? But good video. I'm Kyu 5 so we rarely do randoris :(.
Zerodyne 5 years ago
i am 4th Kyu and yes if the assailant isnt attacking with great force, then their is no need to use a technique, however what if you have noware to run or you have limited space, what would you do then???
adehrbrt 5 years ago
What do you do then? Simply the best that you can.
sthetx 5 years ago
Exactally :-)
adehrbrt 5 years ago
Except it dosent really count xD Have you ever fought a non compliant partner (sorry if this sounds hostile as comments like that so often do. I'm just interested)
Raitaro 5 years ago
it's nice to be able to video tests like this, so you can look back on where you were at various stages of your martial arts career.
kikaku2501 5 years ago
nice but you gotta work on your timing and kiai, the shihonage was a good one too
csfreak50 5 years ago
even a white belt can kick ass.. good demonstration.
pup101 5 years ago
Thank you very much! I'm glad I taped it though - I can now see that before every technique, I firmly (and incorrectly) plant my feet. Since this, I have worked on being more fluid.
sthetx 5 years ago
cool man keep at it and post more videos alright...
pup101 5 years ago
nice Randori for a white belt , ty for this !
Karboggy 5 years ago
This was my 5th kyu test. There usually isn't randori until a few belts higher.
At this beginning level, it's hard to find a nice blend (as a beginner). You want to show that you can do the various techniques, but that chews up time. Randori can be very fluid, and effective, while only use the same technique over and over again (nice for fluidity, bad for showing a varied base of knowlegde).
sthetx 5 years ago
Is it because you are a white belt that you are doing things so disconnected/slow? Or is that just how demo is supposed to be? I don't see whole body connection or fluidity in there, which for "wave hand akido," its a must :)
cloud0123 5 years ago