The reason there is no contact is because the attacker, "uke", avoids the the "hard contact." To actually make contact against some of the aikido techniques might actually result in injuries and painful training sessions; which is not the point if you're going to attend training every week. Another reason is that its also a good opportunity to practice aikido techniques to fall, roll, or blend with an incoming blow avoid injury.
For those who do not understand why he is not touching the Uke. At this point in his life, O'Sensei had developed the power of "Ki" to such a level that when practicing, most could not touch him, and when he did defend, he did not need to physically touch them. This has been documented by many witnesses, of whom, many became students afterwards. most of us in the western world do not understand the level of discipline it takes to achieve this level, and it took O' Sensei a full lifetime.
I dont "do" aikido, but i have taken O Sensei's spiritual teachings as my main inspiration in life and for that I am eternally greatfull, so I take this opportunity to offer my sincere thanks and respect to the master.
To people that said that they cannot fall without been touched, may I ask them, why do you fall when you do a false step? , did you never slide? , what happens if somebody guides you to the fall? does he need to touch you for do that?, if you learn to redirect the attacker, and the attacker knows the power (or the consequences) to don't obey the movements, it is one and the same. That's make the Aikido art unique. If you practice with guys (from other martial arts), and they don't want to follow
@MrMarcelo59 That's a good explanation. Also in other words, O-Sensei knows how to manipulates an Uke's mind (not in the magical "CHI" sense), body, and rhythm which does not necessarily have to touch him but through the guidance of the uke's movements. Of course, the uke does not want to get hurt, so chooses to fall at his own benefit. Real attackers will try to resist gravity and land awkwardly, and unsafely to the ground.
I do believe that knowing the human body and learning "body language" helps the aikidoka to anticipate attacks. It seems the great masters know what their partner will do before they themselves know. They "listen" by watching and also by touch.
As for purposefully falling: If you do not yield to the technique, you will get hurt. It's plain physics. Why do you think law enforcement have to learn aikido techniques?
How many people of his age can move like he can? Not many; if you believe in aikido or not is in material. Martial arts should not be about kicking the shit out of each other if you want that go drinking :) and think this demonstration shows this.
Like practically all Aikido I have witnessed - Uke that can dramatically fall over all by themselves. Morihei Ueshiba was very talented in his youth, so sad it came to this.
I admire the respect and appreciation this guys have for there Art and for there teacher. Here is my best advice Slow Down.....Remember the old adage----Is the hands on Method Always the Best Method?
I always notice that people get caught up on styles on this forums. its kind of disappointing to say the least. Martial Arts is a way to maintain, just like lifting weights or running. My advice is pay attention to your surroundings, constantly strive to evolve. MMA is mainstream if you want to test your skill go in a cage and test yourself. More than likely your bound to use your martial arts skills in other areas in your life than in combat.
YOu have to experience to understand... there is more than meets the eye... and you can only understand by practicing.
when you see them moving before he touches them, thats them being uke in relation to him. they are doing the move thats best for them in that situation. but... you wont understand this if you have not experienced aikido.
there is a saying in meditative traditions
the path is different than the goal. likewise with aikido
One has to train under good Aikido sensei to understand the value of anything. To speak of what the other side of the proverbial elephant feels like might be the blind discussing sight with the blind
it is the art of peace,but the techniques must be demonstrated with help or it will be a horrific display of bodily harm.the techniques are highly dangerous.once trained,although the art is to prevent any violence,it can be used in many ways to truly defeat the enemy,mostly within.for this reason,demonstrations are seemingly light,peaceful & well assisted.i assure anyone that its not here to prove anything.there is no ego or force in the true technique.it is practiced with pure universal love.
Watch an older demo of his, where he actually makes contact with his students and tosses them around like rag dolls. The guy has gotten old, but he is still their master and O-Sensei. But is it truely respect for them to just fall like that? I would put up at least some resistance.
@HairofSteel555 What you see is not younger men yielding to a weak old man they hold in great reverence; these uke are going all out because they respect him. Ueshiba O Sensei is just that good.
O'Sensei Ueshiba had a deep understanding of budo and was deeply spiritual. I don't make any pretense of knowing whether his no touch throws were real or not. He synthesized various styles and gave us Aikido and for that I'm grateful.
@pandnh4 : Then you have nothing to do in martial arts if you doubt of human being like Ueshiba Senseï ... I'm not practicing Aikido by the way, but somehow you guys should really ask yourself about fighting, and especially about what is the fundamental objective in Budô !!!
If fighting is a finality for you then you can definitely not understand what Aikido is about ...
I was wondering about the validity of the Aikido 'Crystal Farm School', apparently it is desirable to 'hustle, con, cajole, parent, expose, funnel, integrate, incite self-discipline' your child. Sounds like good 'ol American vaues, where do I sign up? Apparently it is 'Totally exhausting. It makes doing eight hours digging ditches seem like a vacation' but you can 'meliorate' this (obviously no need for spelling). Great, sounds like a FEMA camp but thats what teachers/kids need these days.
When someone takes a roll that looks as though Osensei did nothing, Ukemi is protecting an opening. Of course it is difficult to throw someone in a Kokyu, but if someone can get their hand up to your chin then they can hit you in the face and by rolling out of the way of that strike you protect yourself. So, while it may appear that his students are aiding him by taking unnecessary rolls they are instead practicing good Ukemi and protecting themselves.
what would he have to fake? at that point he was next to death why would he need to fake or make people fake? what wouldbe the whole point of doing that.
he's the founder of aikido, sincerely, no matter what you guys think, i have admiration for this man.
I have studied Yoshinkai aikido for over 30 years. Aikido was never meant to be an art for fighting or self defense on any level. It is a path to spiritual enlightenment. Tori and Uke work together in each technique to create harmony and a spirit of cooperation. It is not designed to be physically devastating to an opponent - quite the opposite. Any aikido teacher that tries to tell you that true aikido, as designed by the Founder is useful self defense is either deluded or a liar.
Aikido does not work. Unless your electromagnetic energy Ki is tuned to the breath of life. You must achieve total enlightenment before this techniques can work and then, why would you use them? That's why Aikido is so impractical.
Falling an opponent without touching goes via seeing the movement intentions (=ki =the sensed picture of the body instead of seen and touched picture of the body) of the other one and counting on the natural continuity and the natural reactions of the other one. Continuity leads the mass of another to certain direction, places without emphazis are th weak points to which one moves the opponent via natural reactions of avoiding being hit in the eyes or the like. One guides the momentum ashtray.
Morihei Ueshiba was amazing, and his contribution to martial arts is unparalleled, but physically moving a person without physical contact is bullshido. I don't understand why some older martial artists put on demonstrations like this.
@cydivor "True martial art" is as real a thing as "true magic". People believe it exist even though they have never witnessed it. People claim that the so called masters of MA are unbounded in their capabilities, but are never capable of providing evidence. In a way I agree that "True MA" is 90% psychological, because it is all in the mind of the True Believer.
An 85y old man throwing young, athletic men around? Please! Martial arts freaks remind me of religious nuts. Standing up to defend their sect or their high priest, no matter what. Always believing whatever mysterious BS they've been brainwashed with by their teachers more than what their own senses tell them. Insisting that other people should treat their beliefs (no matter how crazy) with respect.
@cydivor I have. Aikido is fine. But how anyone can believe that an 85 yo man can be a match for young, (presumably) highly skilled opponents, let alone throw them around with little effort, is beyond me. This never happens in any other form of physical contest. Ueshiba may have been a great fighter when he was young, and at 85 he may still have been a great teacher, but it's simply ridiculous to think that he would be able to stand a chance against young, skilled fighters at 85.
@YTwatchdawg That is definitely not what is happening, though the movements look very "soft" or choreographed this hurts like a son of a bitch! If you don't roll your muscles will rip,and your joints will break. My sensei barely looks like he's moving when he's demonstrating upper level techniques. But if your taking them the power behind these subtle moments is staggering, and can easily choke you out and cause serious permanent damage.
@MadyLeslie I studied Aikido and Shorin Ryu Karate with Sensei Jerry Partain (google his name). This is not real. He doesnt even touch them in a lot of the techniques, just passes his hand over their head and they magically fall down. It looks like one of those "Ki masters" throwing invisible energy while their student flops around like a fish. This isnt real. You have to touch your opponent to affect them in any way. In most cases here he doesnt even touch them.
@YTwatchdawg This is a very simple technique, unfortunately due to the video quality you can't see exactly what is going on. This technique is called Irimi-Nage and it's power comes from compromising the bodies balance points. Here in this video the uke (or attacker's) chin is being pushed up and back until the person can no longer stand. As long as Nage's hame is strong uke's attack will never be able to penetrate this technique.
@MadyLeslie OK, we obviously disagree. The video does not lie. It is very obvious his hand never touches their chin. He simply passes it over their head and they go down. Come on, I am trying so hard not to be disrespectful. I have been part of many martial arts demos throughout my 25 years practicing. I respect his rank. But this simply is not the case your presenting. Come on, he NEVER touches their chin. The video quality isnt poor. Ive watched it many times. He does not touch them.
@YTwatchdawg It is true that he is not touching them. It is plain as day and I don't understand why people are arguing that fact. Rather, they should be explaining why he is not touching them and why they go down on purpose. First of all, It is obvious that O-sensei is elderly and with that, you do not want to hurt him in his old age. Second, it is also obvious that the uke are of high rank in aikido or some other martial art. You can tell by what they wear. Third, these demonstrations are
Kurita Sensei who was his uchideshi for 10 years told us he was really strong at the moment. One time Kurita Sensei aks me to attack him, it is very strange, but its like his energy throws you before he touches you. Its hard to explain, but in my expirience it happends and its actually posible, but takes years to develope
@samarpanaamod anyone who continuously practice Ki will surely develop it, you do not need to be uchedesi ot O Sensei and /or spend for 10 years, the Ki is inherent in you all you need is to rre discover it and to understand and it may happen at anytime even without the necessity of many years with big teacher...
@YTwatchdawg continued... probably to explain and emphasize the philosophical reasoning and methods behind the attacks. Fourth, it is good practice for the uke's ukemi. No matter how long you practice, you must practice good ukemi. The demonstration goes this way for the safety of the uke and nage and as well to show respect to o-sensei. There is no point in resisting his technique when you understand the mechanics and you have more to learn by following.
@Gamfreek462 I agree 100%. Aikido is amazing. I only took it for a very short time, but the sensei was cool and had incredible skill. Anyone who knocks on Aikido doesn't understand, and they'll probably never understand. There is power behind it. Its not like MMA where its purely a physical technique you can measure, its something internal that takes tremendous patience and an open mind.
@Gamfreek462 You are literally denying the very soul of aikido with this statement. O'Sensei did not need to touch his demonstrators. He moved their minds to do his will. Ki Aikido (Which is what it is now unfortunately called) teaches this principal.
@Gamfreek462 Do you honestly think that even given his advanced age that any of these uke could have harmed O Sensei? Just before he died he threw two aikido masters when they tried to usher him back into bed in the hospital. They took the falls without injury as he knew they would.
@Gamfreek462 Finally, the fallers, due to their high level, do not need a physical cue to tell them that they will fall. Taking the fall without contact makes it much less of a shock. Also, contact is meant to ensure that the practitioners know if someone's doing something wrong, not something you'd expect from O-Sensie.
Also, he IS touching them when it matters to the completion of the technique.
I study Aikido, I love it, and totally respect O-Sensei but I have to agree with you. It's almost like the Uke's are falling down in this video out of respect or because he is elderly. He appears to not even touch them in most of the throws. However, there are many videos of O-Sensei doing the techniques very fluid and with power. I don't think you are being disrespectful. I was shaking my head watching this and I love Aikido.
@YTwatchdawg the whole point of training with others is to learn from each other, and adapt to diferent situations, i recently started AiKi Do, and if my Sensei hadnt told me how todo just that, i would fail miserbaly
that's one of the things I always loved about watching masters of any martial art...the true masters...a lot of times they barely move...yet the results are devastating
The students aren't helping him. He's Mastered Timing, Physics and the body then Internal energy and more than the Eye can percieve. in Iaido - One move and you die... The techniques O Sensei does are those same movements with No Ending. Great Man... I just wish I was there to learn from him...How lucky are those that knew him. Japan is fortunate to have a Son like him. True Legend.
The problem I've seen in Aikido is not the techniques it uses, but the way it's practiced. The techniques are good and have real world application, but people don't train as they fight. They rely on highly telegraphed, totally committed attacks to perform a given technique. A real opponent won't attack you in the way you see the guys on videos like this doing. Capturing your opponents wrist to perform a joint lock isn't easy if your opponent punches as does a boxer. Train as you fight.
@mrtimisin78 exactly is. MOST aikid dojo's are too classical for their own good, thinking that the classical arts are dieing forms, and they're right. The atmosphere that we train in is amazing because it's still the old fashioned 'silence when training concept. ' Ueshiba was a product of sword culture, and the attacks in aikido (apart from the grabs obviously) are designed to look like the cutting of a sword. I.e straight punch-sword thrust, shomen uchi- vertical cut and so on.
@mrtimisin78 you do get schools like ours that defend against realistic attacks, and the randoris are also realistic. You say capturing the wrist isn't easy, but it is if these vids would show the important part of the technique, which is the atemi (strike). As a boxer jabs, I strike, therefore he forgets about his arm because he's in shock from the counter. Then I can take the arm and neutralise the attacker. 99.9% of the techniques in aikido have counter strikes, at least one punch if not more
By the way I happen to own VOLUME 1 NUMBER 2 - .Also as I said, Kung-Fu has nothing to do with Aikido what so ever !!!!! and as I said it was just before Bruce Lee's death that -as I got wind of it through the grape vine- he was have reported to say that he had become interested in the 'OLD MAN' Ueshida 's teachings.anyway now I must to do my Jop Mah for a warm up'. ..p.s I do enjoy know it alls they are alway a good laugh these days.
@firstwave2 it seems to me that you're another idiot that thinks kung fu is martial arts. Kung fu is not exclusivly martial, it means to perfect after years of practice.' Surgeons, writers, artists all have kung fu. So actually, even though kung fu is a chinese term, it can be applied to aikido, as it takes a long time to master. Before you say wrong check the definition of the term 'kung fu'
@KurtCobain198666 I checked the definition of Kung-Fu back in 1972 .
Also as Bruce Lee once told our group the proper way to pronounce this
is Gung-Fu . However Kung-Fu, today for most when asked will of course refer
to that of Chinese martial arts . To each there own kid. If you learn to read words
it would be easy to understand as to what I have explained. If you really want to know what Bruce Lee thought about Japanese martial arts-He insulted them over and over .
@firstwave2 yes people do say it's in reference to chinese martial arts. By it's very definition, it's not exclusivley chinese martial arts, it doesn't have to me martial at all. But you said aikido has nothing to do with kung fu, although it can have.
It wasn't just japanese systems he insulted, although he had a thing for insulting karate. He also noted the short comings of wing chun. And actually the pinyin for kung fu, is gong-fu
The term umbrella term for chinese arts is zhōngguó wǔshù
@firstwave2 iif you own the entire Bruce Lee library, you should own 'Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do', which is all the stuff they edited out of The Tao of Jeet Kune Do in 1978.
Page 44 of 'Jeet Kune Do'
Aikido: Pro: 1. The flow. 2. The two halves of one whole. 3. The Snap
Cons: Needs to work on adding uncrispyness to snap (in their concept of flow)
Now he also mentions karate tkd, judo, thai boxing, savate. He didn't physically train in all these arts, he just read about them, like aikido.
These are the books he wrote. Technically they were just notes, and John Little was shown these mountains of texts that he collected and categorised into books, but they weren't editied. Nothing says he studied aikido with mat time. Just because he mentions the pros and cons, doesn't mean he studied aikido. As i said, he lists the pro's and cons of karate, and he definatly didn't spend mat time on karate.
@KurtCobain198666 again if you read what I wrote you would see that there
is nothing about Bruce Lee 'training' in Aikido! What I said was he became interested
in Aikido, before he was killed.Also when I refer to Bruce Lee's book collection, I was not speaking of what he wrote! I was speaking of what he was reading.You seem to make of what I say ,the way you want to see it-and of course that is incorrect.If you are really interested in Aikido I would suggest cleanse your mental environment.
@firstwave2 well I go back to what I said before. If bruce studied any technique or idea from aikido, he didn't use them in Jeet Kune Do. They only thing that slightly resembles aikido is the 'stop-hit' and that comes from wing chun.
@firstwave2 Cleanse my mental enviroment? As in what? Define cleanse
1. to remove dirt, filth, etc., from
2. to remove guilt from
Yes, it's a good idea to cleanse your mental enviroment, to rid youself of anything that aids in seeking knowledge. Do i give of the impression that i read to many books? If you mean cleanse your mind, why not just say that. There's a big difference. Mental-mind, mental enviroment-where you learn.
@firstwave2 and i'm not interested in aikido, i've been studing it for a good few years now, the way you worded that- very patronising. Bruce is regarded the greatest martial artist, mind and form, of the 20th century. I've been studying aikido, and i don't think it needs Bruce's name pinned onto it, just because Lee was 'becoming slightly interested' before he died.
I know a guy who was a cop In the LAPD back in the 60's. Ueshiba came to teach their Aikido class and the cop said that as he tried to attack Ueshiba he was thrown each time but couldn't feel him touching him. (Just like in the video.)
@gotohellkorea do u no how much crap he wud give u for saying that about him when he was alive. he was a member of the omoto religion it wudve probably angered him if u said that. u dont have to have religion but give it some respect a lot of ppl take that stuff seriously
The true concept is to overcome your attacker without causing injury.By this you are also using less energy and not so much physical power of muscle kind of thing.You are using the attackers own energy the more he runs at yoiu the easier it is to drop him using your balance and taking him off balance.Your own stance is like a tree rooting.ever ran into something that is solid...
@kedluben I've seen demos when they don't perform the breakfalls and rolls etc. It doesn't look as impressive but it is evident that what he's doing is effective and applicable.
@kedluben Man you have to test this art it's dangerous to use strengh your arm can be broken in one second so i think they are afraid of him ^^ and if what you say is true it's a great respect from this students toward our sensei i will not use my strengh to beat my seinsei because he become older or weeker ...
@kedluben he means, in aikido, there are 2 people to practice with. 1 is a nage(defender) and another is an uke(attacker) both of of them have to cooperate to make a technique work. if an uke attacks the nage, he cant just colapse like a wet noodle, he must cooperate for the technique to work. many times, o'sensei uses his ki to throw an opponent EASILY. pure strength will get you nowehere... if this is not the answer u are looking for, ull have to research more about aikido and O'sensei, :)
I actually like the videos of him where he is older because you can see clearly that he is not faking anything whereas when he was younger, he was too lightning fast and it appeared that his attackers were just yielding to him. Also as he got older, he became more compassionate so it's less harrowing watching how he stopped his opponent. I never cease to wonder at this man's mind-body connection.
I am starting to theink the MMA movement has stripped the soul out of martial arts. It just leaves angry hulks beating each other half to death. What a pointless life.
@papasonius and knoxzoo, there is no pointless in life, they have money and fame, you have your harmony and poverty, he is happy, you re happy, no difference. your happiness is your own business and not others
if this was fake there wouldn't be great aikidokas today such as Steven Seagal. They do have a lot of great techniques than can be applied with both weapon or empty hand. Obviously we are not that old to have met him in person so we really cannot judge.
I read the "art of peace" written by one of his students wich helped me with my jiu jitsu.(f waiting for a mistake and relaxed concentration in stead of violent urges).Morihei was also master of judo and jiu jitsu b.t.w. He alongside my trainer helped me in training more than anyone and I am forever grateful. But fuck me blind if his demonstrations dont resemble that of kiai master vs. mma
@vedranasa he studied allot more and mastered allot more than judo and jujutsu
He studied Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū jujutsu, Gotō-ha Yagyū Shingan-ryū, Kito-ryu, Yagyu-ryu, Aioi-ryu, Shinkage-ryu, and obviously daito ryu aikijujutsu. The amazing thing is, he mastered judo, went on to create aikido, then the founder of judo, Kano Jigoro, saw Ueshiba's demonstrations and thought aikido was the true budo. Kano sent many of his own students to study in aikido
Bruce lee would loose , not because i'm an aikido player but bruce lee uses a lot of power in his fights , a lot of strength we just use "no strength" we use your power and i think it would be interesting but the fights that morihei was engaged in , showed that he is the elite of all the masters .
@eliazourosqw, ok take it easy you guys, think for a while, do you really think with all the consciousness development of those masters, that any one will challenge each other? that s ridiculous. no one will win because there will be no fight at all.
What do you expect him to do? Brake necks and arms of his studens to show off? He dedicated his entire life to martial arts, and all you do making comments based on hollywood film tricks , this my friends is pitiful. Since no true master of arts would disrespect or disregard such endeavor, so your commants are just ignorant
@Grimdrake it means that any good mma or ufc fighter who is not even in top 100 can easly within few seconds win all those aikido masters.but as form of art aikido is great anyway:)
Yes, i agree 100%. When someone tells me to go train for 5-10 years before talking smack, it sort of proves my point. Aikido is a very fine dance, it's a mediocre philosophy/religion, and it is, based on everything I've read/seen, a completely impractical fighting system.
@MarshalNey13 I have to disagree, atleast the way my school teaches Aikido,. It is very practical. In fact the Aikido that is taught is called "Combat Aikido", its graceful but at the same time the most practical application of the art. Check out our school's website its on my channel
Well, yeah. I'd go as far as to say that many of them are very arrogant...despite claiming to be ultra humble. They believe that their MA allows them to be so in control of a situation that they have the power to neutralize their attacker without actually hurting them. Delusional? Arrogant? Who knows...
@MarshalNey13 aikido gives then false sense being extraodinary powerful.in fact thatthing called aikido is nice in theory but puting it into hard test in real fight or mma all becames just fake.
@supralee yes not only nice in words and in thoughts indeed. it s true that aikido wont beat any mma, if it s that you mean i agree, but who wants to do that and what s for. but beat your grandma in front of non graded aikidoka, i think you ll find some justice. that s because they develop good thoughts and actions. you can t provoke any budokas with your petty with your religious insinuations .
@supralee are you speaking in terms of a 'real battle' or that of a simple mat game' or should you decide to swing your sword, you should first pick up your head, off of the ground.
@firstwave2 BALLET VERSUS MMA OR AIKIDO VERSUS BOXER, KICK BOXER, AND SO ON.IT CERATAN AIKIDO IS MEANT AS NICE FORM OF BALLET AND U CAN SHOW IT MOMENTS AGANST ANOTHER AIKIDO MAN NOT AGANST ANY GOOD MARTIAL ARTIST:)
@supralee Capslock always makes you sound educated lol. Sorry man but unless you have extensive experience with Aikido, what you have to say is devoid of experience. We might as well argue about human nature with a dog. What does the dog know about being human? Probably no more than you know what it's like to be an Aikidoka
@supralee Had you not completely ignored my last comment you would have notice this little snippet "But in the 50s and 60s [O sensei] handed many of the best Kendo, Karate and Judo fighters their arses. That's the reason why so many people started practicing Aikido." My father happened to be training in Toyko for the first Olympic Judo event and met O sensei. He was thrown across a room with ease despite beating the best Japanese Judoka at the time. O sensei was no slouch.
this is fake in the sense that he can do it only on pupils. now there arethousand who does same but never can do it to any real fighter. so case closed aikido is nice illusion ballett form of martial art but fully fake in realistic fight.
@supralee ei i'd rather study aikido than crap kung fu which is really just a ballet form at least aikido has got practical wrist locks and pins right?
@pope8888 This comment is for supralee, Dude you are way too ignorant...Kung Fu is very practical and has joint locking as well...And you call it a Ballet? You're right its the Leathal Ballet.
someone you don't want to get angry:P but great to see him. reminds me how much I still have to learn... but I'm learning every day.
laartje24 2 months ago
@laartje24 don t worry no one will get angry, just keep learning continuously forget the goal...
maheshwarananda 2 months ago
超がつくほど貴重な映像ですね。
歴史的な価値があると思います。
chuoaikiway 2 months ago 11
@chuoaikiway yes, he is most worthy to humanity...
maheshwarananda 2 months ago
ki will be proven when you practice and do it and if you don t still worth it...
maheshwarananda 2 months ago
The biggest martial arts master has ever existed... Do you know that he knew over 120 different martial arts?
UnrealLotus 3 months ago
HOW?
I mean... respectfully... how he could do that? Is it Ki?
rip666 3 months ago
合気道ってやる前は信じられないけど、やってみると驚かされる。
やってみると本当だと分かる
zero123045607890 4 months ago
A GREAT HERITAGE FOR HUMAN KIND,GRACIAS O SENSEI UESHIBA.
TIDES182 4 months ago
I Believe that's Ki...
anandogen 5 months ago
@anandogen me too
jazz19ize 4 months ago
The reason there is no contact is because the attacker, "uke", avoids the the "hard contact." To actually make contact against some of the aikido techniques might actually result in injuries and painful training sessions; which is not the point if you're going to attend training every week. Another reason is that its also a good opportunity to practice aikido techniques to fall, roll, or blend with an incoming blow avoid injury.
Anthonychua1982 5 months ago
What a great gift he gave us!
jetsontheair 5 months ago
Great gift O' Sensei gave us!
jetsontheair 5 months ago
they're not helping him. you'll have to EXPERIENCE this, then you can judge.
adatune 5 months ago
240 p -.-
sliwusmohmo 5 months ago
Does anyone know the name of that tune played from 1:35? A link to this tune on Youtube would also be helpful.
MisogiWaAikidoDesu 6 months ago
@MisogiWaAikidoDesu go to aikido journal of O sensei, you might find the credits at the end..
maheshwarananda 5 months ago
For those who do not understand why he is not touching the Uke. At this point in his life, O'Sensei had developed the power of "Ki" to such a level that when practicing, most could not touch him, and when he did defend, he did not need to physically touch them. This has been documented by many witnesses, of whom, many became students afterwards. most of us in the western world do not understand the level of discipline it takes to achieve this level, and it took O' Sensei a full lifetime.
countryant 6 months ago
hes not touching them!!
gothman11289 7 months ago
I dont "do" aikido, but i have taken O Sensei's spiritual teachings as my main inspiration in life and for that I am eternally greatfull, so I take this opportunity to offer my sincere thanks and respect to the master.
skeletor1980ism 7 months ago 2
@skeletor1980ism he is a great inspiration to many Budokas..
raymund0203 6 months ago
To people that said that they cannot fall without been touched, may I ask them, why do you fall when you do a false step? , did you never slide? , what happens if somebody guides you to the fall? does he need to touch you for do that?, if you learn to redirect the attacker, and the attacker knows the power (or the consequences) to don't obey the movements, it is one and the same. That's make the Aikido art unique. If you practice with guys (from other martial arts), and they don't want to follow
MrMarcelo59 7 months ago
@MrMarcelo59 That's a good explanation. Also in other words, O-Sensei knows how to manipulates an Uke's mind (not in the magical "CHI" sense), body, and rhythm which does not necessarily have to touch him but through the guidance of the uke's movements. Of course, the uke does not want to get hurt, so chooses to fall at his own benefit. Real attackers will try to resist gravity and land awkwardly, and unsafely to the ground.
NTNGUYEN 6 months ago 2
HAI USATO LE LETTERE MINUSCOLE PER SCRIVERE: O' SENSEI MORIHEI UESHIBA!!
-DAME!!!!!!!!!!
Dxzekaxmind 7 months ago
@Dxzekaxmind don t worry he will not be bothered if you use a big or lower case, just so sorry that you are...
maheshwarananda 6 months ago
@maheshwarananda Just kidding
;)
Dxzekaxmind 6 months ago
Check out Toshitsugu Takamatsu - he was as old as Morihei but never lost the reality of actual combat. Bufu Ikkan
colincurwood 7 months ago
I do believe that knowing the human body and learning "body language" helps the aikidoka to anticipate attacks. It seems the great masters know what their partner will do before they themselves know. They "listen" by watching and also by touch.
As for purposefully falling: If you do not yield to the technique, you will get hurt. It's plain physics. Why do you think law enforcement have to learn aikido techniques?
javanautski 7 months ago 2
They are not helping him , he just using his energy (the Ki) for getting them down !!
MyJacks09 7 months ago
@MyJacks09 yes in aikido we help each others
maheshwarananda 7 months ago
How many people of his age can move like he can? Not many; if you believe in aikido or not is in material. Martial arts should not be about kicking the shit out of each other if you want that go drinking :) and think this demonstration shows this.
christopherbell311 8 months ago
Like practically all Aikido I have witnessed - Uke that can dramatically fall over all by themselves. Morihei Ueshiba was very talented in his youth, so sad it came to this.
colincurwood 8 months ago
@colincurwood, i m so sorry you re sad...
maheshwarananda 7 months ago
I admire the respect and appreciation this guys have for there Art and for there teacher. Here is my best advice Slow Down.....Remember the old adage----Is the hands on Method Always the Best Method?
adam92231 8 months ago
I always notice that people get caught up on styles on this forums. its kind of disappointing to say the least. Martial Arts is a way to maintain, just like lifting weights or running. My advice is pay attention to your surroundings, constantly strive to evolve. MMA is mainstream if you want to test your skill go in a cage and test yourself. More than likely your bound to use your martial arts skills in other areas in your life than in combat.
adam92231 8 months ago
of course i can see what you are saying...
YOu have to experience to understand... there is more than meets the eye... and you can only understand by practicing.
when you see them moving before he touches them, thats them being uke in relation to him. they are doing the move thats best for them in that situation. but... you wont understand this if you have not experienced aikido.
there is a saying in meditative traditions
the path is different than the goal. likewise with aikido
mufalmewww 9 months ago
@mufalmewww the path is the goal
skeletor1980ism 7 months ago
thank you very much for share this!
FiRSTRaTeSeLecToR 9 months ago
He is redirecting their mind and chi, the body will follow, so physical contact is not a prerequisite
MultiMudskipper 9 months ago
One has to train under good Aikido sensei to understand the value of anything. To speak of what the other side of the proverbial elephant feels like might be the blind discussing sight with the blind
donoberloh 9 months ago
it is the art of peace,but the techniques must be demonstrated with help or it will be a horrific display of bodily harm.the techniques are highly dangerous.once trained,although the art is to prevent any violence,it can be used in many ways to truly defeat the enemy,mostly within.for this reason,demonstrations are seemingly light,peaceful & well assisted.i assure anyone that its not here to prove anything.there is no ego or force in the true technique.it is practiced with pure universal love.
Billydeebo1 10 months ago
Watch an older demo of his, where he actually makes contact with his students and tosses them around like rag dolls. The guy has gotten old, but he is still their master and O-Sensei. But is it truely respect for them to just fall like that? I would put up at least some resistance.
HairofSteel555 10 months ago
@HairofSteel555 pity you were not able to prove it, if you can put any resistance....
maheshwarananda 7 months ago 4
@HairofSteel555 What you see is not younger men yielding to a weak old man they hold in great reverence; these uke are going all out because they respect him. Ueshiba O Sensei is just that good.
kaldemvor 6 months ago
O'Sensei Ueshiba had a deep understanding of budo and was deeply spiritual. I don't make any pretense of knowing whether his no touch throws were real or not. He synthesized various styles and gave us Aikido and for that I'm grateful.
RolandStGermain 10 months ago
@pandnh4 : Then you have nothing to do in martial arts if you doubt of human being like Ueshiba Senseï ... I'm not practicing Aikido by the way, but somehow you guys should really ask yourself about fighting, and especially about what is the fundamental objective in Budô !!!
If fighting is a finality for you then you can definitely not understand what Aikido is about ...
yodakungfu 11 months ago
I was wondering about the validity of the Aikido 'Crystal Farm School', apparently it is desirable to 'hustle, con, cajole, parent, expose, funnel, integrate, incite self-discipline' your child. Sounds like good 'ol American vaues, where do I sign up? Apparently it is 'Totally exhausting. It makes doing eight hours digging ditches seem like a vacation' but you can 'meliorate' this (obviously no need for spelling). Great, sounds like a FEMA camp but thats what teachers/kids need these days.
theblacksashman 11 months ago
When someone takes a roll that looks as though Osensei did nothing, Ukemi is protecting an opening. Of course it is difficult to throw someone in a Kokyu, but if someone can get their hand up to your chin then they can hit you in the face and by rolling out of the way of that strike you protect yourself. So, while it may appear that his students are aiding him by taking unnecessary rolls they are instead practicing good Ukemi and protecting themselves.
DrHyphen 1 year ago
what would he have to fake? at that point he was next to death why would he need to fake or make people fake? what wouldbe the whole point of doing that.
he's the founder of aikido, sincerely, no matter what you guys think, i have admiration for this man.
Mourne84 1 year ago
I have studied Yoshinkai aikido for over 30 years. Aikido was never meant to be an art for fighting or self defense on any level. It is a path to spiritual enlightenment. Tori and Uke work together in each technique to create harmony and a spirit of cooperation. It is not designed to be physically devastating to an opponent - quite the opposite. Any aikido teacher that tries to tell you that true aikido, as designed by the Founder is useful self defense is either deluded or a liar.
brettmav 1 year ago
@brettmav there is nothing wrong to defend yourself and your love ones, the wrong thing is the thought to destroy, hurt, or kill your opponent..
maheshwarananda 7 months ago
Aikido does not work. Unless your electromagnetic energy Ki is tuned to the breath of life. You must achieve total enlightenment before this techniques can work and then, why would you use them? That's why Aikido is so impractical.
cobrajitsu 1 year ago
@cobrajitsu , aikido is way of seeing life, to see every single moment in life in it s full awareness, that s why it is practical.
raymund0203 1 year ago
@raymund0203 I will have to agree with that. Aikido is a path to enlightenment more than a martial art. But then again, what else is a martial art?
cobrajitsu 1 year ago
Falling an opponent without touching goes via seeing the movement intentions (=ki =the sensed picture of the body instead of seen and touched picture of the body) of the other one and counting on the natural continuity and the natural reactions of the other one. Continuity leads the mass of another to certain direction, places without emphazis are th weak points to which one moves the opponent via natural reactions of avoiding being hit in the eyes or the like. One guides the momentum ashtray.
khtervola 1 year ago
"Welcome to the real world Neo."
Ryokushindo 1 year ago
Morihei Ueshiba was amazing, and his contribution to martial arts is unparalleled, but physically moving a person without physical contact is bullshido. I don't understand why some older martial artists put on demonstrations like this.
pandnh4 1 year ago 3
Morihei Ueshiba não aguentaria dois minutos com Hélio Gracie e seu Gracie Jiu-jitsu.
Ricarmem 1 year ago
I like the replies made by video uploader on the above comments ;P
RasDil 1 year ago
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egorbir 1 year ago
people tend to forgot that a true Martial art is 90% Psychological we seem
to have lost or have became dumb down and transformed into Cavemen
again.
cydivor 1 year ago
@cydivor "True martial art" is as real a thing as "true magic". People believe it exist even though they have never witnessed it. People claim that the so called masters of MA are unbounded in their capabilities, but are never capable of providing evidence. In a way I agree that "True MA" is 90% psychological, because it is all in the mind of the True Believer.
KaptajnKold 1 year ago
An 85y old man throwing young, athletic men around? Please! Martial arts freaks remind me of religious nuts. Standing up to defend their sect or their high priest, no matter what. Always believing whatever mysterious BS they've been brainwashed with by their teachers more than what their own senses tell them. Insisting that other people should treat their beliefs (no matter how crazy) with respect.
KaptajnKold 1 year ago
@KaptajnKold
so why not try an Aikido class there are many good masters out there
who give free lessons just to see for your self
cydivor 1 year ago
@cydivor I have. Aikido is fine. But how anyone can believe that an 85 yo man can be a match for young, (presumably) highly skilled opponents, let alone throw them around with little effort, is beyond me. This never happens in any other form of physical contest. Ueshiba may have been a great fighter when he was young, and at 85 he may still have been a great teacher, but it's simply ridiculous to think that he would be able to stand a chance against young, skilled fighters at 85.
KaptajnKold 1 year ago
@YTwatchdawg That is definitely not what is happening, though the movements look very "soft" or choreographed this hurts like a son of a bitch! If you don't roll your muscles will rip,and your joints will break. My sensei barely looks like he's moving when he's demonstrating upper level techniques. But if your taking them the power behind these subtle moments is staggering, and can easily choke you out and cause serious permanent damage.
MadyLeslie 1 year ago
@MadyLeslie I studied Aikido and Shorin Ryu Karate with Sensei Jerry Partain (google his name). This is not real. He doesnt even touch them in a lot of the techniques, just passes his hand over their head and they magically fall down. It looks like one of those "Ki masters" throwing invisible energy while their student flops around like a fish. This isnt real. You have to touch your opponent to affect them in any way. In most cases here he doesnt even touch them.
YTwatchdawg 1 year ago
@YTwatchdawg This is a very simple technique, unfortunately due to the video quality you can't see exactly what is going on. This technique is called Irimi-Nage and it's power comes from compromising the bodies balance points. Here in this video the uke (or attacker's) chin is being pushed up and back until the person can no longer stand. As long as Nage's hame is strong uke's attack will never be able to penetrate this technique.
MadyLeslie 1 year ago
@MadyLeslie OK, we obviously disagree. The video does not lie. It is very obvious his hand never touches their chin. He simply passes it over their head and they go down. Come on, I am trying so hard not to be disrespectful. I have been part of many martial arts demos throughout my 25 years practicing. I respect his rank. But this simply is not the case your presenting. Come on, he NEVER touches their chin. The video quality isnt poor. Ive watched it many times. He does not touch them.
YTwatchdawg 1 year ago 3
@YTwatchdawg It is true that he is not touching them. It is plain as day and I don't understand why people are arguing that fact. Rather, they should be explaining why he is not touching them and why they go down on purpose. First of all, It is obvious that O-sensei is elderly and with that, you do not want to hurt him in his old age. Second, it is also obvious that the uke are of high rank in aikido or some other martial art. You can tell by what they wear. Third, these demonstrations are
Gamfreek462 1 year ago 9
@Gamfreek462 and don't forget that he is the founder! he has tricks up his sleeve!
ymk19 5 months ago
@ymk19 true
jazz19ize 4 months ago
@Gamfreek462 and don't forget that he is the founder! so he knows the secrets!
ymk19 5 months ago
@Gamfreek462
Kurita Sensei who was his uchideshi for 10 years told us he was really strong at the moment. One time Kurita Sensei aks me to attack him, it is very strange, but its like his energy throws you before he touches you. Its hard to explain, but in my expirience it happends and its actually posible, but takes years to develope
samarpanaamod 3 months ago
@samarpanaamod anyone who continuously practice Ki will surely develop it, you do not need to be uchedesi ot O Sensei and /or spend for 10 years, the Ki is inherent in you all you need is to rre discover it and to understand and it may happen at anytime even without the necessity of many years with big teacher...
maheshwarananda 2 months ago
@YTwatchdawg continued... probably to explain and emphasize the philosophical reasoning and methods behind the attacks. Fourth, it is good practice for the uke's ukemi. No matter how long you practice, you must practice good ukemi. The demonstration goes this way for the safety of the uke and nage and as well to show respect to o-sensei. There is no point in resisting his technique when you understand the mechanics and you have more to learn by following.
Gamfreek462 1 year ago 8
@Gamfreek462 Thank you for your comment.
YTwatchdawg 1 year ago
@YTwatchdawg No problem.
Gamfreek462 1 year ago
@Gamfreek462 I agree 100%. Aikido is amazing. I only took it for a very short time, but the sensei was cool and had incredible skill. Anyone who knocks on Aikido doesn't understand, and they'll probably never understand. There is power behind it. Its not like MMA where its purely a physical technique you can measure, its something internal that takes tremendous patience and an open mind.
TheGreatAges 11 months ago
@Gamfreek462 You are literally denying the very soul of aikido with this statement. O'Sensei did not need to touch his demonstrators. He moved their minds to do his will. Ki Aikido (Which is what it is now unfortunately called) teaches this principal.
drzip1993 7 months ago
@Gamfreek462 Do you honestly think that even given his advanced age that any of these uke could have harmed O Sensei? Just before he died he threw two aikido masters when they tried to usher him back into bed in the hospital. They took the falls without injury as he knew they would.
kaldemvor 6 months ago
@Gamfreek462 Nice to see a propper explanation that's based on logic.
Piatasify 6 months ago
@Gamfreek462 so you're saying that if they went against him with an intent to hurt him, he couldnt have thrown them around?
darkdrake13 4 months ago
@darkdrake13, even if they went against him with an intent to hurt no one has the right to hurt...
maheshwarananda 2 months ago
@Gamfreek462 Finally, the fallers, due to their high level, do not need a physical cue to tell them that they will fall. Taking the fall without contact makes it much less of a shock. Also, contact is meant to ensure that the practitioners know if someone's doing something wrong, not something you'd expect from O-Sensie.
Also, he IS touching them when it matters to the completion of the technique.
ShiroKage009 3 months ago
@ShiroKage009 yes they said so, but it s better to practice without too much defining it and it will just come...
maheshwarananda 2 months ago
@YTwatchdawg
TAKE IT EASY...THIS IS JUST A DEMONSTRATION...
juzztineera 11 months ago
@YTwatchdawg
I study Aikido, I love it, and totally respect O-Sensei but I have to agree with you. It's almost like the Uke's are falling down in this video out of respect or because he is elderly. He appears to not even touch them in most of the throws. However, there are many videos of O-Sensei doing the techniques very fluid and with power. I don't think you are being disrespectful. I was shaking my head watching this and I love Aikido.
Tarc5150 10 months ago
@YTwatchdawg the whole point of training with others is to learn from each other, and adapt to diferent situations, i recently started AiKi Do, and if my Sensei hadnt told me how todo just that, i would fail miserbaly
DeNdog05 9 months ago
@YTwatchdawg yes he touched just maybe you did not see it....
maheshwarananda 4 months ago
@maheshwarananda yes
jazz19ize 4 months ago
my sensei was there when that was going on
keakea7 1 year ago
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keakea7 1 year ago
that's one of the things I always loved about watching masters of any martial art...the true masters...a lot of times they barely move...yet the results are devastating
smithcj97 1 year ago
The students aren't helping him. He's Mastered Timing, Physics and the body then Internal energy and more than the Eye can percieve. in Iaido - One move and you die... The techniques O Sensei does are those same movements with No Ending. Great Man... I just wish I was there to learn from him...How lucky are those that knew him. Japan is fortunate to have a Son like him. True Legend.
THEUNSPOKEN100 1 year ago
The problem I've seen in Aikido is not the techniques it uses, but the way it's practiced. The techniques are good and have real world application, but people don't train as they fight. They rely on highly telegraphed, totally committed attacks to perform a given technique. A real opponent won't attack you in the way you see the guys on videos like this doing. Capturing your opponents wrist to perform a joint lock isn't easy if your opponent punches as does a boxer. Train as you fight.
mrtimisin78 1 year ago
@mrtimisin78 exactly is. MOST aikid dojo's are too classical for their own good, thinking that the classical arts are dieing forms, and they're right. The atmosphere that we train in is amazing because it's still the old fashioned 'silence when training concept. ' Ueshiba was a product of sword culture, and the attacks in aikido (apart from the grabs obviously) are designed to look like the cutting of a sword. I.e straight punch-sword thrust, shomen uchi- vertical cut and so on.
KurtCobain198666 1 year ago
@mrtimisin78 you do get schools like ours that defend against realistic attacks, and the randoris are also realistic. You say capturing the wrist isn't easy, but it is if these vids would show the important part of the technique, which is the atemi (strike). As a boxer jabs, I strike, therefore he forgets about his arm because he's in shock from the counter. Then I can take the arm and neutralise the attacker. 99.9% of the techniques in aikido have counter strikes, at least one punch if not more
KurtCobain198666 1 year ago
By the way I happen to own VOLUME 1 NUMBER 2 - .Also as I said, Kung-Fu has nothing to do with Aikido what so ever !!!!! and as I said it was just before Bruce Lee's death that -as I got wind of it through the grape vine- he was have reported to say that he had become interested in the 'OLD MAN' Ueshida 's teachings.anyway now I must to do my Jop Mah for a warm up'. ..p.s I do enjoy know it alls they are alway a good laugh these days.
firstwave2 1 year ago
@firstwave2 it seems to me that you're another idiot that thinks kung fu is martial arts. Kung fu is not exclusivly martial, it means to perfect after years of practice.' Surgeons, writers, artists all have kung fu. So actually, even though kung fu is a chinese term, it can be applied to aikido, as it takes a long time to master. Before you say wrong check the definition of the term 'kung fu'
KurtCobain198666 1 year ago
@KurtCobain198666 I checked the definition of Kung-Fu back in 1972 .
Also as Bruce Lee once told our group the proper way to pronounce this
is Gung-Fu . However Kung-Fu, today for most when asked will of course refer
to that of Chinese martial arts . To each there own kid. If you learn to read words
it would be easy to understand as to what I have explained. If you really want to know what Bruce Lee thought about Japanese martial arts-He insulted them over and over .
firstwave2 1 year ago
@firstwave2 yes people do say it's in reference to chinese martial arts. By it's very definition, it's not exclusivley chinese martial arts, it doesn't have to me martial at all. But you said aikido has nothing to do with kung fu, although it can have.
It wasn't just japanese systems he insulted, although he had a thing for insulting karate. He also noted the short comings of wing chun. And actually the pinyin for kung fu, is gong-fu
The term umbrella term for chinese arts is zhōngguó wǔshù
KurtCobain198666 1 year ago
@firstwave2 iif you own the entire Bruce Lee library, you should own 'Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do', which is all the stuff they edited out of The Tao of Jeet Kune Do in 1978.
Page 44 of 'Jeet Kune Do'
Aikido: Pro: 1. The flow. 2. The two halves of one whole. 3. The Snap
Cons: Needs to work on adding uncrispyness to snap (in their concept of flow)
Now he also mentions karate tkd, judo, thai boxing, savate. He didn't physically train in all these arts, he just read about them, like aikido.
KurtCobain198666 1 year ago
@firstwave2
Wisdom For The Way- Bruce Lee
These are the books he wrote. Technically they were just notes, and John Little was shown these mountains of texts that he collected and categorised into books, but they weren't editied. Nothing says he studied aikido with mat time. Just because he mentions the pros and cons, doesn't mean he studied aikido. As i said, he lists the pro's and cons of karate, and he definatly didn't spend mat time on karate.
KurtCobain198666 1 year ago
@KurtCobain198666 again if you read what I wrote you would see that there
is nothing about Bruce Lee 'training' in Aikido! What I said was he became interested
in Aikido, before he was killed.Also when I refer to Bruce Lee's book collection, I was not speaking of what he wrote! I was speaking of what he was reading.You seem to make of what I say ,the way you want to see it-and of course that is incorrect.If you are really interested in Aikido I would suggest cleanse your mental environment.
firstwave2 1 year ago
@firstwave2 well I go back to what I said before. If bruce studied any technique or idea from aikido, he didn't use them in Jeet Kune Do. They only thing that slightly resembles aikido is the 'stop-hit' and that comes from wing chun.
KurtCobain198666 1 year ago
@firstwave2 Cleanse my mental enviroment? As in what? Define cleanse
1. to remove dirt, filth, etc., from
2. to remove guilt from
Yes, it's a good idea to cleanse your mental enviroment, to rid youself of anything that aids in seeking knowledge. Do i give of the impression that i read to many books? If you mean cleanse your mind, why not just say that. There's a big difference. Mental-mind, mental enviroment-where you learn.
KurtCobain198666 1 year ago
@firstwave2 and i'm not interested in aikido, i've been studing it for a good few years now, the way you worded that- very patronising. Bruce is regarded the greatest martial artist, mind and form, of the 20th century. I've been studying aikido, and i don't think it needs Bruce's name pinned onto it, just because Lee was 'becoming slightly interested' before he died.
KurtCobain198666 1 year ago
absolutly amazing man,
jjohc 1 year ago
He don't Touch them really and they Fly
Wonderful i want to Do aikido like him
TheSprayartist 1 year ago
kedluben
i assure you that in this video nobody is helping nobody.
aikijasmin 1 year ago
@aikijasmin , nothing wrong to help each other
maheshwarananda 1 year ago 3
@maheshwarananda They are not helping him it just he using his energy ( the Ki) for getting them down and it's look like they helping him .
MyJacks09 7 months ago
@aikijasmin I will back your claim up. O-sensei was a marvel.
evilmasterstudios 11 months ago
I know a guy who was a cop In the LAPD back in the 60's. Ueshiba came to teach their Aikido class and the cop said that as he tried to attack Ueshiba he was thrown each time but couldn't feel him touching him. (Just like in the video.)
liverqiconstraint 1 year ago
ＧＯＤ ｏｆ AIKIDO
gotohellkorea 1 year ago
@gotohellkorea do u no how much crap he wud give u for saying that about him when he was alive. he was a member of the omoto religion it wudve probably angered him if u said that. u dont have to have religion but give it some respect a lot of ppl take that stuff seriously
martialfu 1 year ago
I admire these guys a lot. But I am affraid it isn´t as easy as this. I mean his students are surely helping him... No offense...
kedluben 1 year ago
@kedluben , yes they have to help each other
maheshwarananda 1 year ago
@maheshwarananda but it's not setten up for sure
DzikoHaris 10 months ago
The true concept is to overcome your attacker without causing injury.By this you are also using less energy and not so much physical power of muscle kind of thing.You are using the attackers own energy the more he runs at yoiu the easier it is to drop him using your balance and taking him off balance.Your own stance is like a tree rooting.ever ran into something that is solid...
Jahleim72Amaya 1 year ago
@kedluben @kedluben
I have studied Martial Arts since a very young Age.
May I offer you the correct answer.
O Sensei ultimate objective was to cultivate harmony amongst people.
And that is very evident in his Martial Arts: Aikido.Meaning Harmony.
Jahleim72Amaya 1 year ago
@kedluben why don't u go to a aikido dojo u'll see nothing fake and u'll love it!!
VictorWarlock 1 year ago
@kedluben I've seen demos when they don't perform the breakfalls and rolls etc. It doesn't look as impressive but it is evident that what he's doing is effective and applicable.
zyk21 1 year ago
@kedluben Either they help each other or the Uke's (students) would be terribly injured.
Junjokar 10 months ago
@kedluben Man you have to test this art it's dangerous to use strengh your arm can be broken in one second so i think they are afraid of him ^^ and if what you say is true it's a great respect from this students toward our sensei i will not use my strengh to beat my seinsei because he become older or weeker ...
BrahamStudio 9 months ago
@kedluben he means, in aikido, there are 2 people to practice with. 1 is a nage(defender) and another is an uke(attacker) both of of them have to cooperate to make a technique work. if an uke attacks the nage, he cant just colapse like a wet noodle, he must cooperate for the technique to work. many times, o'sensei uses his ki to throw an opponent EASILY. pure strength will get you nowehere... if this is not the answer u are looking for, ull have to research more about aikido and O'sensei, :)
MsDumnut 8 months ago
it seems like the goal is to lose impressively
CNCTEMATIC 1 year ago
@CNCTEMATIC there is no such goal, it s is the doing, wether you re impressed or not do not matter
maheshwarananda 1 year ago 2
@maheshwarananda i'm getting the feeling he's using ki to push 'm down and not only the standerd aikido techniques
Linknot100 11 months ago
I know two guys who trained with him in the late 50's and said he was utterly incredible. Respect.
JackDaniels267 1 year ago
where can i buy a cd or dvd of Morihei Ueshiba? help..
email me before august 11,2010.. please!!
ysvril_dipsy@y.c tnx so much!
dPzoo21 1 year ago
your an idiot if you think this is real
melman2004 1 year ago
New Age brainwashing Budo Cult. Takeda would have been pissed (well he did famously dislike Sataist and probable pederast Deguchi).
blacksashman 1 year ago
I actually like the videos of him where he is older because you can see clearly that he is not faking anything whereas when he was younger, he was too lightning fast and it appeared that his attackers were just yielding to him. Also as he got older, he became more compassionate so it's less harrowing watching how he stopped his opponent. I never cease to wonder at this man's mind-body connection.
swiftalb 1 year ago
People like O Sensei are so rare. It's one of these budokas you meet every one-hundred years only.
Laporisduvelay 1 year ago
I am starting to theink the MMA movement has stripped the soul out of martial arts. It just leaves angry hulks beating each other half to death. What a pointless life.
knoxzoo75 1 year ago
@knoxzoo75 not so pointless they do for fame and money but....yeah you´re right its also pointless at long term
papasonius 1 year ago
@papasonius and knoxzoo, there is no pointless in life, they have money and fame, you have your harmony and poverty, he is happy, you re happy, no difference. your happiness is your own business and not others
maheshwarananda 1 year ago
if this was fake there wouldn't be great aikidokas today such as Steven Seagal. They do have a lot of great techniques than can be applied with both weapon or empty hand. Obviously we are not that old to have met him in person so we really cannot judge.
rommelcs79 1 year ago
Not sure what this is...art perhaps. But certainly not combat.
CanonPachelbel 1 year ago
He is the founder of this particular art; that is hardly a sensational statement.
Again, cut the old guy some slack.
Derukugi2 1 year ago
I hate how people try to compare their martial arts "oh this is better" "NO this is better!"
This is not what it's about. The martial arts are about self defense, self discipline, and harmony.
paderangi 1 year ago
I read the "art of peace" written by one of his students wich helped me with my jiu jitsu.(f waiting for a mistake and relaxed concentration in stead of violent urges).Morihei was also master of judo and jiu jitsu b.t.w. He alongside my trainer helped me in training more than anyone and I am forever grateful. But fuck me blind if his demonstrations dont resemble that of kiai master vs. mma
vedranasa 1 year ago
@vedranasa He is 85 in the video, perhaps that would explain everything?
//mmacritic
mmacritics 1 year ago
@vedranasa he studied allot more and mastered allot more than judo and jujutsu
He studied Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū jujutsu, Gotō-ha Yagyū Shingan-ryū, Kito-ryu, Yagyu-ryu, Aioi-ryu, Shinkage-ryu, and obviously daito ryu aikijujutsu. The amazing thing is, he mastered judo, went on to create aikido, then the founder of judo, Kano Jigoro, saw Ueshiba's demonstrations and thought aikido was the true budo. Kano sent many of his own students to study in aikido
KurtCobain198666 1 year ago
Bruce lee would loose , not because i'm an aikido player but bruce lee uses a lot of power in his fights , a lot of strength we just use "no strength" we use your power and i think it would be interesting but the fights that morihei was engaged in , showed that he is the elite of all the masters .
eliazourosqw 1 year ago
@eliazourosqw, ok take it easy you guys, think for a while, do you really think with all the consciousness development of those masters, that any one will challenge each other? that s ridiculous. no one will win because there will be no fight at all.
raymund0203 1 year ago
@raymund0203 Your right but we are imagining it .
eliazourosqw 1 year ago
@eliazourosqw . ok it s safe to do your imagination no one gets hurts.
raymund0203 1 year ago
What do you expect him to do? Brake necks and arms of his studens to show off? He dedicated his entire life to martial arts, and all you do making comments based on hollywood film tricks , this my friends is pitiful. Since no true master of arts would disrespect or disregard such endeavor, so your commants are just ignorant
Grimdrake 1 year ago
@Grimdrake it means that any good mma or ufc fighter who is not even in top 100 can easly within few seconds win all those aikido masters.but as form of art aikido is great anyway:)
supralee 1 year ago
@supralee
Yes, i agree 100%. When someone tells me to go train for 5-10 years before talking smack, it sort of proves my point. Aikido is a very fine dance, it's a mediocre philosophy/religion, and it is, based on everything I've read/seen, a completely impractical fighting system.
MarshalNey13 1 year ago
@MarshalNey13 I have to disagree, atleast the way my school teaches Aikido,. It is very practical. In fact the Aikido that is taught is called "Combat Aikido", its graceful but at the same time the most practical application of the art. Check out our school's website its on my channel
KungFuKid1015 1 year ago
@MarshalNey13 but as in any religion they think that they are all superhuman:) persons
supralee 1 year ago
@supralee
Well, yeah. I'd go as far as to say that many of them are very arrogant...despite claiming to be ultra humble. They believe that their MA allows them to be so in control of a situation that they have the power to neutralize their attacker without actually hurting them. Delusional? Arrogant? Who knows...
MarshalNey13 1 year ago
@MarshalNey13 aikido gives then false sense being extraodinary powerful.in fact thatthing called aikido is nice in theory but puting it into hard test in real fight or mma all becames just fake.
supralee 1 year ago
@supralee , meyn you re talking about religion, talk some sense or improve your account.
maheshwarananda 1 year ago
@maheshwarananda ueshiba was just religious person and as such aikido is just expression of that:)but after ueshiba aikido is just nice words:)
supralee 1 year ago
@supralee yes not only nice in words and in thoughts indeed. it s true that aikido wont beat any mma, if it s that you mean i agree, but who wants to do that and what s for. but beat your grandma in front of non graded aikidoka, i think you ll find some justice. that s because they develop good thoughts and actions. you can t provoke any budokas with your petty with your religious insinuations .
maheshwarananda 1 year ago
@supralee are you speaking in terms of a 'real battle' or that of a simple mat game' or should you decide to swing your sword, you should first pick up your head, off of the ground.
firstwave2 1 year ago
@firstwave2 BALLET VERSUS MMA OR AIKIDO VERSUS BOXER, KICK BOXER, AND SO ON.IT CERATAN AIKIDO IS MEANT AS NICE FORM OF BALLET AND U CAN SHOW IT MOMENTS AGANST ANOTHER AIKIDO MAN NOT AGANST ANY GOOD MARTIAL ARTIST:)
supralee 1 year ago
@supralee Capslock always makes you sound educated lol. Sorry man but unless you have extensive experience with Aikido, what you have to say is devoid of experience. We might as well argue about human nature with a dog. What does the dog know about being human? Probably no more than you know what it's like to be an Aikidoka
Nateb123 1 year ago
@Nateb123 aikidoka is a man who lives in theory:) he never tests reality his art:)
supralee 1 year ago
@supralee Had you not completely ignored my last comment you would have notice this little snippet "But in the 50s and 60s [O sensei] handed many of the best Kendo, Karate and Judo fighters their arses. That's the reason why so many people started practicing Aikido." My father happened to be training in Toyko for the first Olympic Judo event and met O sensei. He was thrown across a room with ease despite beating the best Japanese Judoka at the time. O sensei was no slouch.
Nateb123 1 year ago
@supralee you speak like one whom has very very very little marshal art.
have fun with your theory and hope, you never have to count on it.
firstwave2 1 year ago
@supralee you,re right!!!
sokoramane 1 year ago
if this demonstration is making you losing faith in aikido i suggest you look at a man called Morihiro Saito-sensei
871025martin 1 year ago
To all people that doesn't believe that Aikido is real: Why do you think many people want to learn self-defence?
If this was fake, then it wouldn't not be called self-defence. It would rather be called acting.
Aikido is real, and so are all Martial Arts styles.
gongfo 1 year ago
this is fake in the sense that he can do it only on pupils. now there arethousand who does same but never can do it to any real fighter. so case closed aikido is nice illusion ballett form of martial art but fully fake in realistic fight.
supralee 1 year ago
@supralee ei i'd rather study aikido than crap kung fu which is really just a ballet form at least aikido has got practical wrist locks and pins right?
pope8888 1 year ago
@pope8888 This comment is for supralee, Dude you are way too ignorant...Kung Fu is very practical and has joint locking as well...And you call it a Ballet? You're right its the Leathal Ballet.
KungFuKid1015 1 year ago