Wow this is very nice. Different form the Iwama style of aiki ken. Kind of reminds me of Nisho senseis sword style. The only thing that gets me is how the over exaggerate the kesa giri cut so that they expose the neck. My sensei would have got on us about that. Always keep center line never turn to much to expose vital parts.
aikiken actually means harmony of spirit/energy through the sword .... bokken means wooden sword.
It's a great display, loved it, it's not difficult to learn once you get the footwork right but to make it as smooth as that needs a ton of practice. Seagal's aiki ken is bloodt marvellous but these guys show a LOT of cooperation
Wow this is very nice. Different form the Iwama style of aiki ken. Kind of reminds me of Nisho senseis sword style. The only thing that gets me is how the over exaggerate the kesa giri cut so that they expose the neck. My sensei would have got on us about that. Always keep center line never turn to much to expose vital parts.
sazen9 1 year ago
It is not AIKI-ken !!!!! Not very convincing....
kokorosan61 5 months ago
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kenshin420jj 1 year ago
The kata that they are doing really reminds me of the basic kendo kata that we do in our dojo. Apart from the throws, obviously lol
ross58ADI 2 years ago
They probably have the same basis.
Kunolamu 1 year ago
man, if they covered jo vs bokken. that would be awesome
pinoyhellahoy 2 years ago
aikiken actually means harmony of spirit/energy through the sword .... bokken means wooden sword.
It's a great display, loved it, it's not difficult to learn once you get the footwork right but to make it as smooth as that needs a ton of practice. Seagal's aiki ken is bloodt marvellous but these guys show a LOT of cooperation
aikifan77 2 years ago
Excellent! Thank You for posting
From: Aikido of Tampa Bay
PDCobo 3 years ago
aiki ken means 'wooden practice sword'.
thats not true
steviepotter 3 years ago
aiki ken means 'wooden practice sword'.
thats not true
steviepotter 3 years ago
hey make it look so easy......
ReiMonCoH 4 years ago
The taijutsu demonstration was wayy more impressive than the aiki ken demonstration, those guys were to tense =/
gatoelec 4 years ago
This is Yoshinkan aikido, that's why they look tense.
eleguaaugele 4 years ago
Shudokan, actually, an offshoot of Yoshinkan.
MaxBrains 4 years ago