Morihei Ueshiba y el Aikido - El camino de la armonía 3/3

[kpconnery]

True combat is "Kill or be killed"

I prefer peace and integrity but this sad world still continues to fight and kill

[MyCatWatchesMe]

"Nurture a Japan where life is worth living". Very interesting words.

[MyCatWatchesMe]

5 stars, Luciano. Loved the subtitles top & bottom. This kind of reality of existence MUST NOT BE ERASED BY TIME. Keep it going. xx N.

[lucianoestivill]

AIKIDO is in fact "the never ending route to perfection as a human being", practicing not only devastating techniques on a gym but also as a way to improve yourself. That route never ends because no human being is perfect, but He lived his long life knowing that you ALWAYS have an aspect of yourself to become a better person, more, and more, and more.... just watch all the video and see the relaxation, grace, reverence and THE LOVE He used to give to his disciples, smiling, encouraging them...

[bobgladstone]

@lucianoestivill

A true warrior total respect but I personally prefer Krav Maga

[lucianoestivill]

I understand you Bob: as a British soldier you are, experienced, professional, very well trained, Krav Maga is a hard Martial Art, more focused on fighting I'd say, with no foundation on a philosophical basement but on attacking or self defense on a battlefield or against terrorists, which is critical for a soldier, but I still think: why Gurkhas are trained on Full Contact, some Sipalki and... Aikido as well?

[kpconnery]

Could not agree more.

There is no honour or etiqutte or philosophical basis in Krav Maga it is based on "kill or be killed" designed specifically to injure, maim or kill

[lucianoestivill]

I rate Krav Maga, is extremelly hard, but it is designed for those situations in which you can't stop the attack of an enemy simply because it's impossible: in the front line there's no time persuade an enemy soldier by mean of aikido: you just kill or die. Bobgladstone is a real honorable British Soldier, one of those guys an enemy soldier would invite to take a cup of tea at home after that disgrace called WAR is over. So, on infantry hand to hand battle, Krav Maga could be better for him...

[lucianoestivill]

You see kpconnery mate, Bob, as a real Para soldier, shows his characteristically respect to Aikido and Ueshiba Great Master Warrior, but for sure, Krav Maga is an excellent training for an ultra professional Parachute Regiment member like him..... When you charge against an enemy position you can only think on your duty and self preservation... No time to think about the intention of the opponent: you kill or die... Ueshiba himself fought in WW1. And that inspired him on creating Aikido!!!.

[aikimedianet]

mmm

I think that in some of the "morihei ueshiba y el aikido" videos they said that Morihei Ueshiba was in the army in WW1, but he was soon assigned to teaching martial arts to soldiers.

Maybe someone of you can confirm in which of the videos is that said.

But he did for sure work as bodyguard for Onisaburo Deguchi.

[lucianoestivill]

Yeah brother, He was assigned the duty of teaching his techniques to soldiers, he took part of WW1, yep.... I saw those vids, my mate, but I don't remember where I saw it. I saw there an admiral who become a friend of him and supported him, making Ueshiba teach him Aikido! But I don't remember the vid......

[aikimedianet]

yeah.

Admiral Isamu Takeshita was it.

An important character on O'Sensei's life. Maybe, the one who made possible for O'Sensei to continue on evolving aikido.

In the previous post, I just wanted to point out that AFAIK, the context of O'Sensei and aikido is more about streets (1 on 1, many on 1,...) and bodyguarding (remember daito-ryu's origins) that about war.

Context is important.

Porcierto: tiene narices que hablando los dos español (creo), nos comuniquemos en inglés :P

[lucianoestivill]

He was probably (many Martial Arts men think so....) the was the BEST WARRIOR of his era... He was a LETHAL WEAPON, almost untouchable.

He founded Aikido (a Martial Art focused on mind power and physical skills, as all Martial Arts are in fact).

But He went further than that: He become a REAL SUPER-SKILLED WARRIOR for not getting involved into a fight... Strange? NOPE.

That the core of Aikido: try to beat an enemy without touching him and try to help him to enter the love and gentleness path....

[MyCatWatchesMe]

Luciano, you are so passionate of your Master. Bless you this respect & gratitude. MAY SUCH NEVER DIE. xx