aikido training session @ UTAS

[aikbaz]

hey lordosaya. love your vids on ki , effectivness ect. great speaker. i do have to say tho i think your way of traning is a little slow or tame. my instructor says traing in the dojo is to condision your body incase you need it in the streets. so i fink you need to train with abit more vitality in order for the 1% chance you may need it on the streets. just my opinion m8.

[lordosaya]

@aikbaz hi m8, different people hv different opinions about aikido's usefulness on the street. i feel fairly strongly (at this stage of my journey) that aikido, as practiced in most dojos, is really not the most efficient use of one's time to train for 'street use'. there's so much more to gain from aikido, and its 'street utility' is really a small component of what it encompasses. i'd train in something else in addition to aikido if i was interested in learning self-defense. cheers m8.

[aikbaz]

@lordosaya Yer your right. I think ur aikido has to be very accurate for it to work outside of the dojo. ur timing, contact, movement and position all have to be spot on and this takes years of traning, unless you use strength which is not goin to work if some one is stronger than you. But i fink its the greatest jorney and love every minuet of it.

[Lyunatis]

I have to ask do u think that the way u train or students train makes aikido such a turnoff as it is not practical for the uses most people think a martial art should have? I know I've asked quite a few questions but I like the martial art and am mimicking some techniques but the reaction speed and timing neccessary to use in situations I find myself in is not anything feasible for me to use.

[lordosaya]

@Lyunatis everyone has their own individual needs and those that find aikido meets their needs stay, others who don't, leave.

a large portion of aikido schools/teachers preface their teaching by stating quite clearly that "aikido is not for fighting". this line can be interpreted quite variedly, but at the end of the day, if you think or feel that it doesn't suit you, either look around some other dojos, or find another MA or activity that suits. it's your journey. aikido is simply a path.

[Lyunatis]

@lordosaya thx i think I'll try that. Good luck in ur training.

[strangenewworlds]

What style of Aikido do you study? Just curious. I dabbled in Yoshinkan last year while I was visiting my sister in Toronto and trying to find a Dojo here in Florida.

[lordosaya]

our dojo recently affiliated with the AKI (Aikido Kenkyukai International) and we are generally training under that 'frame' at the moment. that said, my instructors trained mostly with different dojos prior to this.

[braveboldbatman]

with your systema and aikido could you counters against mma techniques?

[lordosaya]

hi braveboldbatman, i'd like to clarify that i haven't had any formal systema training. i am merely very intrigue and impressed by it, and have toyed with it based on some training videos.

back to your question, i don't think anyone can ever answer an open hypothetical "Martial Art A vs. Martial Art B" question. e.g. there are too many contexts and parameters to consider - who are the practitioners? how well trained/conditioned are they? are weapons allowed? what techniques are forbidden? etc.

[deGuzmanEddie]

I agree. It's a beautiful dojo! You're lucky. I roll on puzzle mats.

[tommiesmallz]

that is a really nice dojo

[lordosaya]

thank you. it is, isn't it? because this is the first aikido dojo i trained in, my expectations for any other dojo now are completely unrealistic! ;)

[shakou1]

where do you train at dude?

[lordosaya]

my base dojo (as shown in this vid) is at the University of Tasmania (Australia).

[Sougen02]

Nice stuff!

B-)

[lordosaya]

thanks mate, it's a nice crowd that i train with. =)