Advanced Aikido Techniques

[AmuletPeace]

haha look on the video 0:37 lol it is like chase 1 person like you got knocked

[missilverfox]

I apoligeys for may dab spelling I ame sevear deslaxick sso please be pashent with me thankyou.

I have studeyed Aikido for 23 years I started when i was 7 or 8. the brantch i ame undre is Aikikai. ! tihig i dont get is how 1 brantch looks at another brantch. yes thear is difrencess. but thear is difrencess frome 1 dojo to another in the same brantch. and frome techer to techer and student to student. to me Aikido is Aikido. and well worth it nomater witch brantch of the tree you are on.

[tomcat2222]

I do not understand why many demonstraters feel the need to make the landings so loud. As a practioner of Aikido, I can say from watching my teacher demonstrate, and lecture, that it is entirely possible to do these without any sound at all (at least not the thumps). They are traditionally included to spice things up for a demonstration. Still unneeded. Over all, good video.

[missilverfox]

@tomcat2222

=) I like your coment. I say this all the time to may students. The softer the fall the easear it is on your bodey

[guilhermecoringa98]

nossa aikido è foda mesmo ea primeira luta quew eu vi que ensina a se defender de joelhos kkkkkkkk

[Gronked]

@SunTzuKhagan being only 1 year into your training, yes you should be focussing on big, launched (very committed) attacks. These are best used in order to learn timing and technique. As you progress the attacks can become smaller and more (for want of a better term) realistic. After a while you should be able to say to your partner, "Attack me." They will say "How?". You can say, "It doesn't matter." :)

[andydbedford]

To try to end the MMA debate, I am a 3rd dan aikido instructor in brighton east sussex UK, last year for six mnths 3 times a week for an hour and half I was teach 5 or six MMA guys who worked out in the same gym as where Iwas teaching Aikido.

Well they loved, honestly! the techniques were smooth circular but very much to the point, (ever felt kotogaeshi from a full on choke hold?), Anyways the upshot, a students used kotogaeshi in a MMA match and got disqualified for small joint manipulation.

[TheShinobi32]

People that say would this work on the street what a stupid question people seem to think that just because someone is a street fighter they are just major bad asses in reality most of them dont even know that much about how to fight and im pretty shure after one of these guys slammed them on the pavement a few times or broke there bones that street fighter would give up.

[HWJoker]

It's right, AiKiDo takes very long time to be able to use it in dangerous situations, but the advantage of AiKiDo is, that you don't have any problems with law, if you are forced to use it. With other Martial Arts, you could get problems with law, because you count as armed.

The reasons, why AiKiDo is often trained with handshake position oder grabbing the collar are, it is a safer attack then punches and if the attacker doesn't take the hand, that is shown, the hand will go into attacker's face

[AN4U5]

I like Aikido, but the problem with most of the displays you see is the attacker always seems to attack by placing their hand in the handshake position or grabbing the collar.

[ReViv4L]

I wonder why people keep asking about real life situations! Go practice self-defense it's there for that purpose.

Aikido is not only effective it's beautiful, charismatic and it is a lot of fun to practice even if in most cases it does hurt. Who still uses a sword nowadays? Though it's something I personnaly enjoy mainly for the artistic part. Ikkyo and Irimi nage when well practiced are just perfect for real life.

Aikido is more than a sport, it's a philosophy that will strengthen your spirit.

[larbo1616]

Many people always want to learn everything very quickly, that's why they most of the time don't choose aikido. But I think it is definetely worth it. I, as a practitioner of aikibudo, quite similar to aikido, think it is the best martial art.

[hallobaaaby]

this is ridiculous: complete lack of spirit. the spirit of this vid is "i'll ruin you down to the ground motherfucker".

the best is around 2:02 the guy walks backwards dragging uke--you NEVER do this in aikido, absolutely never lol

[riveraluciano]

@hallobaaaby indeed, but as i've seen in my dojo and some other senseis i've met from the region i live, a lot of them take this approach when it comes to demonstration, my sensei likes to show the techniques in every angle possible, and will even tell a joke while he's at it :D

[hallobaaaby]

@riveraluciano Thanks for Rep.! :D

bst! R

[AslanGriffindorLion]

Through this entire video im thinking "Oww......"

[larbo1616]

Tell me, are these Yoshinkan Aikido which are shown in this video very different from actual (traditional) Aikido techniques?

[mikeochandler]

absolutely beautiful

[riveraluciano]

i hate reading people that say "this doesn't work on the street, aikido is staged", let me tell you something very easy: yes, in pretty much all the techniques, the uke (the one who gets hurt), HAS to throw himself to the ground, why? because if he doesn't, he looses his arm/wrist/neck/leg.

Simple physics, the harder you come to attack, the longer and harder the fall :D (and of course the bigger smile for the tori watching you)

[flopmandude]

If anyone has faced someone who knows Aikido, you know how deadly it can be.

This is my favorite Aikido video yet. I love the kneeling movements.

[kendoka0girl]

This is beautiful! I really miss Aikido.

[13dojokid]

aikido is a good martial art i like it everyone says that its fake but its not its actually a deadly martial arts u have to be very careful how u use it

[Rookerman32]

@13dojokid Hey, retarded boy? Aikido is about as fake as your mother's breast implants.

[317ahmed]

I like this but it is more interesting if it is longer.

[HenryHo94]

so after some of the videos i watched aikido is a type of kung fu that locks or hit ur hand or upper body and put them on their back side? is it? ( this is wat i think please correct me if im wrong)

[Deke101]

@HenryHo94 Aikido is a study of the priciples of motion and physics in all martial arts. It is how the body works and how it can be manipulated effectively from a combative situation into a peaceful one. It is not passive, but assertive. It does not stop an attack, but controls it and guides it into a better outcome.

[foxybrown2]

great video

[yoshiofdeath]

GREAT video compilation

[charleneloveko]

hi sir

im a practioner of combat aikido

please give me some advice and tips on how to perfom wrist locks and techniques better

thank you you are great sir

[88888Ninja]

What is name of first techniqe pelase ?

[Shareefm1]

@88888Ninja The first technique is called iriminage.

[eliazourosqw]

Wonderful , i'm practicing aikido and i know the power that this master own in his hands belly and legs , he is not facing power in power , he is using the power of his opponent against him ,,,,,

[MirunikSweetie]

Oh My God at 1 : 22 ,is that a real dojo?you can see their reflections on the floor so it must be a hard surface xD I pity them.I can't imagine how it feels liek to practice ona hard surface

[pdsmith11803]

0:35, if he grabbed a samuri sword like that his hands would be destroyed....

[FeebLe26181]

@pdsmith11803 pretend its a baseball bat or something else...as most people wont be swinging a "samuri sword" around...

[Deke101]

@pdsmith11803 At 0:35 that is not a sword, but a jo, or short staff. Aikidoka are not trained to grab the blade of a sword. You are correct, you would lose all your fingers.

[xIxDEADnGONExIx]

hi violinoamore watch MARTIAL ARTS HARD STYLE then u'll see

[xIxDEADnGONExIx]

where the f... is this it's so d... coooooooooool

[bailashtoreth]

I think it's hilarious that ppl knock "demonstrations" like aikido. Taekwondo, where you spend months just punching and kicking air, is much better, right?... At least in aikido, you have contact, be it scripted or not, right from the beginning.

[withacno]

Nice video. But from the middle on it's Tomiki Aikido and the exponent is Mrs. Ah-Loi, 7th Dan Shodokan

[punkaddict02]

hey!! sensei!!! your here!!! im so glad!!!

[violinoamore]

It seems to be relatively easy to do this performance when the other guy is supposed to be thrown on the floor and helps that. Who knows how it would work in a real life with a real guy who would not willingly wait for the performance ...

[truedoom]

yeah performances are easy when uke(the attacker) knows what they are doing. You wouldn't use a lot of this stuff in a real fight, mostly you'd be able to avoid any attack with quick footwork, and if your lucky get in a few hits to the attacker, or a throw, or an arm lock.

[Deke101]

@violinoamore Actually, one of the techniques I had doubts on about working "for real" actually worked quite well. Unfortunately, when your attacker is not trained how to fall correctly, his landing is not near as pretty and fluid. He also takes MUCH longer getting back up afterwards. Perhaps it had something to do with his slight concussion and the wind being knocked out of him. :)

[YoyoAddy]

lol the floor seems pretty hard

[TheArZal]

can i find somewhere the real aikido sparing? not an theater or cinema tehnique or demonstration like see so cool it is... withaut knif steck or any plastmass dick... just 2 men who train aikido do fight, not show tehnique but fight like in sparing, hit one other... noone hit me with knif, and i do not want be like steven segal, i just want be stronges fighter then i am, so what ken give to me aikido thrain in real fight? if someone now show me send some link.

[chbedok]

sry type aikido freestyle show at taiwan taipei, quite a good demo in my opinion.

[zYumiz]

poor kid ahaha

[bgillomega]

These are some great Aikido demonstrations. Well done! People who do not practice the art do not understand its practicality unless they get on the mat for a while. I switched to Aikido after 4 years of full contact karate. Don't knock it until you try it. Given all the choices in Japan many police are train with Aikido.

[ThrowedAzzGangsta]

look up aikijitsu or on youtube look up grandmaster irving sotos explosive techniques

[frenchguy09]

does anyone know if aikido teaches any ground fighting techniques??

[pvpfiish]

it does =] cant remember what there called though havent done them in a while in aikido =]

[frenchguy09]

is it like BJJ with takedowns , armbar , chokes and stuff??

[pvpfiish]

Erm, sort of. BJJ isnt really a martial art, its more of a style of styles. Aikido has takedowns, but not like wrestling! Look on youtube for Kotigashi (probs spelling mistake) and stuff like that, there everywhere. Not sure what an armbar is, chockes, yes and no, you can incorporate them into a move yes, you learn how to get out of them. But i can 100% recommend aikido its great to defend and also attack in away if you redirect an attack, but just youtube it =]

hehe

[frenchguy09]

Thanks mate ..

[djanggo73]

ok lets not make mma or ring fighting as example...how about real fights?have you ever seen a real fights like what you saw on the aikido demo??ppl get thrown easily,ppl get broken arms and bone from aikido?or most of the fight outside ends on the ground and pound??be honest to yourself..like bruce lee said most martial artist are not honestly expressing themselves in fights....they are confirm by katas,and technique etc..humans are not robots..they arent predictable in real fights

[ChickenPika]

Holy fuck. Macho bullshit has no place in actual martial arts. Have you ever considered purchasing a brain? I think it may serve you well. You continue with your intense homophobia and enjoy having the shit kicked out of you by an actual martial artist some day.

[dantemustkill]

i love watching aikido, but unfortunately i think it facilitates more bad press then it does good due to the fact that it is hard to understand..

i mean, how many videos have comments asking why it isn't in MMA ? lolol

[lordtains]

hahaha yeah. But then again, It's good that those MMA hothead fools don't want to learn it. We don't want people like that to learn a devistating art like Aikido either. Only intelligent and good people should learn it.

You could even say that it's designed in a way that only people like that CAN understand it. :)

[dantemustkill]

i really should have thought of that XD

[LordKaseem]

I didn't say ALL chinese is Bullshit..Ninpo incorporate Chin Na in it technics...but unless you train like Shaolin..a lot of it is not practical...So why was lil Japan able to take over half of China..if their Martial arts were superior?..just a question..I would trust a Hockey player on my side before I let some tai chi dude...the hockey dude been in real fights..not just dojo..I drive a cab in Baltimore..u know I'm bout it.

[lordtains]

Because in world wars they don't use Martial Arts, they use guns...

Tai Chi is one of the most ferocious Martial Arts that exists, but nowadays people no longer practice its fighting skills. The "Martial Art" Tai Chi is nearly forgotten. That's too bad in my opinion.

[braveTOMINATOR]

That's exactly the reason why I have a problem with part time "masters"of martial arts.The guys that work as an accountant during the day and a ninja master on Wednesday nights, when they teach at the dojo.

You can argue that these "masters" know all of the techniques, and that the techniques themselves are good ones. But unless they are using these skills in the real world full time (IE as a plainclothes cop, corrections officer, SWAT officer) then they can't truly call themselves masters.

[asasi83]

there is no ultimate attack or ultimate defense... best way to win a fight is to avoid it if you can't, do your best to defend your self. Aikido is way of life train it out of love not out of mean... If you start training aikido because you want to make a point around stop... you started out of the wrong reasons and aikido is not for you... keep in mind no matter how good you are at something there is always a bigger fish than you somewhere around.... fight is a end mean... best regards to all.

[fumanchudude]

Why are these idiots attacking so high and throwing themselves down? Isn't it much simpler and effective to just do a single or double leg takedown? Let alone more realistic and simpler?

[dantemustkill]

its programming, not fighting.

i know thats a weird concept but aikido is more about a long long long long learning process.

[aronwells]

so as long you attack., you'll get hurt. ending in a broken wrist or a broken back. hehe

[freakminer64]

This compensates the fact that Aikido generally has a very slow learning curve, due to its focus on footwork, and body position.

These demos may look scripted but I can testify that the techniques hurt a lot. Just don't leave a dangling wrist, foot or any other points of inbalance or limbs that a top aikido practitioner could exploit.

It is a martial art that is well respected among most martial artists who have been practising their chosen art for a certain number of years.

[lordtains]

Real Martial Artists know what arts work and what art do not. Aikido and many Kung Fu styles are highly respected by the real Martial Arts community, while the MMA fans hate them...

what does this say about MMA?

[RealAkerbos]

Maybe that MMA is a fashion synonym for "Gladiator Fights"?

[lordtains]

yeah

[LordKaseem]

Most of that chinese bullshit are nothing but glorified Dances...don't get me wrong..there is Art in it...just doesn't work in the Ring.

[lordtains]

what ring? Why are Martial Arts only good if they work in UFC and MMA? What kind of nonsense is that?

Martial Arts aren't designed to fight other Martial Artists in a rule-based competition. They are designed to work on the streets. In those, "chinese bullshit" works just fine.

[freakminer64]

By then you would have had the whole Aikido philosophy of no-competition drilled into you, hence you would have no motivation to fight unless you absolutely had to.

I know a few Judoka and they like to learn Aikido moves and techniques because the two arts complement each other very well. To unbalance your opponent is at the forefront of both of these martial arts.

The positive to Aikido in comparison with other martial arts is due to its technical nature it can be practiced into old age.

[freakminer64]

Aikido techniques takes a long time to develop, so that it is almost intuitive. We're talking about 15-20 years, in order to be able to really have a strong grasp of the essence of Aikido. Yet still you will be a beginner.

Most Aikido training begins at the ages of 16+, because techniques put a lot of pressure on the joints and this wouldn't be good for a growing child.

Hence if training did begin at the age of 16 you would still be 30+ before you could rely on heavily as a core art.

[ilikeathf]

The main thing here is the demonstratees who are exhibiting ukemi as to not get hurt very seriously. In real life "street" situations, more than likely your attacker doesn't even know what Ukemi is, therefore the result of using these kinds of techniques will most likely result with the attacker getting faceplanted, broken limbs, tripping and/or falling.

[reyedk]

very nice demos !!!

[Shiners09]

My question is ,does this work on the street?

[oxoZoDiaCoxo]

Honestly yes it does and is extremely effective in close-combat situations as is Jiu-Jitsu. I'm tired of ppl complaing about the demonstrations looking too easy or unreal. People, it is a demonstration.. if you don't know the difference you really need to either stay away from the Martial Arts or learn a lot more. Most confrontations are close-combat.

[dantemustkill]

i agree. and an important thing for people to learn is that it is always, always always practice. whatever you might see in a video , it is only practice and is moving at practice speed, nomatter what.

[MirunikSweetie]

@Shiners09

If you execute it properly and move fast enough ,yes,it pretty mouch knocks people off their feet xD

[MrMijuskovic]

@Shiners09 Yes it is extremely effective. Most of the special forces, military and police are learning it...

[MadyLeslie]

@Shiners09 OOOOOHHH yes. If not carefully controlled to your attackers speed and strength you will end up paralyzing or killing them. If you don't roll, the technique will break joints and tear the muscles apart. It's extremely painful and if you don't respond to that, chances are you're just going to get choked out. I've been attacked 3 times at night on my way to work since I started Akido and this is the most effective way to protect yourself even if your attacker is armed with a knife!

[zorglub105]

@Shiners09 Honestly, I think that the only difference between this video and the street is that, in street, people don't know how to fall without being hurted. My sensei's son has once won a fight against five men, and finished with just a bruise in the back...

[TheNamkun]

@Shiners09, try 10 years of practice, then start making questions...

[LordKaseem]

PLEASE....people...do a lil research, JAPAN was defeated WW2, they had to dumb down the MARTIAL ARTS because it made AMERICA nervous, Each art form from Judo,Akido,Karate,Jujitsu, teaches PRINCIPLES, They all have to be studied to be COMPLETE. They have been dumbed down to SPORT, NINPO is The most MARTIAL of them all though. There is only 1 school who teaches Samurai that ran through out the occupation...they have youtube clips on here somewhere.. it's still pure.

[lordtains]

No you're wrong.

[LordKaseem]

Dude...you have the internet...do a lil research..."Way of the Warrior" samauri...and what point am I wrong about?....stop being childish...this is the information age.

[lordtains]

You're not wrong about "The Way of the warrior" etc. I know what Samurai are, you don't have to tell me.

What you are wrong about is that the Japanese dumbed down their arts into sports. Seriously I don't know where you got that, but it's wrong. Many arts were changed into sports since people don't like getting hurt anymore nowadays.

It had nothing to do with americans

[stipmeister]

solpapisolmook

its a demo, acted in slow motion so that you can see the technique.. if done in real situation, it actually works.. get over it..

[MrKevMan]

FAIL!

[MrKevMan]

Yes, when i am in a combat situation, people come at with with their hands in the air in a chopping motion and run around with stiff arms so i can grab them and they jump and roll around me.

[Deathsiren]

I am really impressed by Anthony Yates..

[kaiten34]

In reply "solpapisolmook" to your comment 5 days ago, You have got it soooo wrong it doesnt bare thinking about, obviously this video was put together for the viewr to see the techniques. But from a more realistic point of view yes all that is learnt from Aikido is very practical indeed, working as a doorman in my hometown, trust me the work, even on big ape like rugby players and Royal Marines. The only problem I everhad was a coke head hwo took to much Ketamine as well. Educate yourself!!!

[solpapisolmook]

This is an excellent example of why I, and almost everyone else, says Aikido is stupid and impractical: At 1:17, why don't the opponents simply let go? The answer is so that the "master" can make himself look good by doing some flashy nonsense that he would get killed trying out in real life.

WHY DON'T THEY SIMPLY LET GO?

[hombrefision]

first u could try to practice aikido, so then ur opinion will have some value, they dont let go simply because they cant in most of cases and follow the movement, precesly to prevent the things that happen to people who dont

[solpapisolmook]

So if I get into a fight with an Aikidoka and I "follow the movement," you're saying he can't hurt me? Idiot.

[DynastyLuminous45]

as soon as you stop attacking or stop creating speed or giving weight to an aikidoka, the movement becomes useless, so does your attack, as long as you try to keep attacking you'll hurt yourself.

[solpapisolmook]

You mean like Steven Seagal, when he ended up in a pile of his own poo poo and pee pee after a 60+ judoka choked his flabby ass out?

[DynastyLuminous45]

Yeah it doesn't mean that Aikido makes you immortal or something and it's very common for people to make mistakes, but just thinking there's a perfect art makes a person naive and judge other arts at their weaknesses.

[angryyoungman121]

This is effective, the falls can appear fake because of the use of ukemi, without this the throw can beak limbs or seriously hurt the attaker

[Neo09012]

I'm a Shodan, but i tell that from an unreal attack develop an unreal tecnique.

[kakashi25252525]

the thing is people have all these views on martial arts.. what they need to actually do is get out there and try the martial art... i think that martial artists should have respect for all other. some may not be the right one for the person, but saying that most martial arts have been around for a long period of time... it says somthing!

[roninku]

What a cool video. I particularity like the segements toward the end of the more "combative" appearence. It seems to represent how Aikido would be used in a "real" situation and not just dojo training techniques. I also just love the clip from Ikeda Shihan's suwariwaza video of him defending against the jo from suwariwaza. It amazes me how fast he can move in shiko. It is too bad that his knees don't allow him to teach suwariwaza any more. Thanks for the post.

[d27joker]

sorry but I still have to see 'effective' traditional aikido in MMA fights or in a truly real fight. The way these people are doing this throughs are no where close to how your opponent is in real life, unless he is drunk then yeah you might pull the same as this.

[charleyswar]

Aikido won't appear in competitive martial arts because it's an non aggressive art form. It's about using your opponents force against him. An MMA fighter would choose a more aggressive martial art because he needs to be able to actively attack his opponent as well as defend against him. Aikido is a true self-defence.

[shaw0032]

I understanding Aikido and it's core principles advocated by modern Aikidoka of today. Aikido has many interpretations. All Aikidoka donot advocate the religious philosophies of O'sensei. I hate religious, spiritual Aikido. I love the redirecting of an opponents energy, which really is found as the core foundation for all jujitsu styles. My Aikido is non religious and could be used in MMA. The point here, is with your philosophical, religious perspective of Aikido.

[ketsan]

You wouldn't know it if you saw it.

[ttom3620]

Lol he got smashed.

[switchmondo87]

this is aikido

[oxoZoDiaCoxo]

ummmm.. yea, it is..

[aikikarl]

;-) nice observation skills!

[tharguyoverthere16]

@switchmondo87 *applause* >_< 

[VRJaguarandi]

cool techniques