Aikido Basics: Morotedori Waza : Aikido Hiji Garme Wrist Grab Defense

[TheMirzu]

You cant learn aikido if u dont belive aikido works.

[drseth00789]

@TheMirzu yes, blind belief without testing it is always the best solution

[Midnite4Life777]

You know wat... ive fought on the street at work *prison guard* or at partys etc. and i thought grapling/jiujitsu/wrestling or any other type of groud work was the only practical combat system. But i was VERY wrong this is very very practical and you might think "Oh if they get me there how could they flip me?" Yah so did i? Your body has no choice its gna break a joint or rip a muscle and so YOU and the rest of your BODY will move so that doesnt happen! SERIOUSLY very usefull knowledge here!

[casinero55]

Dammm!!!

[nightgod473]

The important thing to remember when watching these videos is that the 'attacker' is moving along with the defense for two reasons. One: it's a TRAINING VIDEO. Of course, he's going to go along with it so you can show perfect technique. This ties into two: When you're training these, if you don't move with the technique, you're going to get HURT. I took far more damage teaching than I ever did learning when a learner did something wrong and moved the opposite way I was expecting.

[Decnet01]

Yes.. Ill remember this one the day i go out there and start to get hassled by a bunch of ragdolls.. absolutly.../;)

[kkelly851]

i feel that fighting someone well versed in aikido while not knowing any yourself is the best way to end up looking like an idiot when you get tossed and then pinned in a totally helpless position

[PeterSundEriksen]

NO ONE will grab your arm like this - ever.

[tdgarguile]

in an actual real life instance, who in their right mind believes for 1 second that na attacker is going to grab the wrist like that O_o...

i do have to say that i like the possibilities presented by the technique if applied more realistically though.

[blunttrauma666]

From personal experience I can tell you that there is nothing "soft" or beautifull in being put into place by someone who practises Akido. I am a Judo brown belt, I also have a blue belt in Gracie JJ and have boxed for 6 years. A friend of mine is an Akido black belt (shodan) and we have sparred on occations and in 3 out of 5, he wins the match. The difference is, where I use force, he uses that force against me and that applies just as well in the street as in the dojo.

[Midnite4Life777]

@blunttrauma666 Yup i thought it wouldnt work as well but MAN it is so awesome! Kinda like a controlled parry one could say! This works well with any Martial science!

[blunttrauma666]

@Midnite4Life777 It really does, I wouldnt have thought so from looking at it at a distance, but having experienced it, it still amazes me how effective it is.

[Kellzred]

Nice! Im ready for anderson silva now!!!

[SlowmotionDim]

It's not useless it has some very good throws^^ it's most based on grabbing so you can train your grabs with aikido ^^

[xTheuglytruthx]

I love watching the marshall arts. so fluid, so dynamic.

[jakerzownz]

lol heres a random comment to all you haters if you hate the video dont try to ruin it for the rest of us by saying oh its to soft its for losers the first form of aikido was used by samurai in case of being disarmed so it was very brutal but then the founder wanted to take the principals of this art and make it more fluid and beautiful ment only for self defence not causing problems i have been an aikidoka for 10 years im a a first degree black belt officialy tested by the canadian federation!!

[Teller3448]

How do you cut to the outside when the oppenent is holding your ONE arm with TWO arms?

[MFS1001]

@Teller3448 by going inbetween his two arms while twisting your wrists and stepping to his outer foot while jusing your second hand to blind him...also what helps is when you pretend to hold a thee cup in your hand

[MrSokkermasta]

Ha ha ha the guy is like ( "See how i do this in one motion?") yeah because the other guy is weak and no putting resistance. ha

[K20civicsirturbo]

be water my friend - bruce lee

[PawelKolasa]

@K20civicsirturbo

"Water can FLOW... or it can CRASH... be like water my friend..." ;)

[Geekman333]

It's beautiful.

[MrGuitarphenomenon]

Aikidyou not ;) this is real...:D

[Manny80M]

That's how I love my favorite actor, Steven Seagal do Aikido as self defense.

[battlized]

whats up with the funky pants ? lol

[JRCoolDude412]

Asuka does this on Tekken 6.

[mrkialen]

It's a nice technique, but common guys, who does that, trying to grab another persons hand in a attack in this way. I just don't get it. I have experience in a few martial arts & few street fights (not started by me) this sort of thing don't often happen. One thing that bothers me with Aikido is that you have to train for years & years just to be good enough in a street fight. If a experience boxer attacks you with a good combo you want have time to grab his hand, he's just to quick.

[stonedstew]

@mrkialen

In most cases I agree with you, but remember a Aikido shodan or better can move at high speed, they are well versed in Etemi waza and know these strikes well.. Aikido's roots in Aki jujitsu is basically how a Samuri would fight if He lost his sword.. the angle's and cuts remain the same...this art is a direct desendant from the battlefield my friend, not a boxing match

[stonedstew]

Respond to this video... This Sensei is very very good.... after 36 years of Japanese martial arts I can tell.... This one could handle multiple attacker's in a street fight believe me! 

[billyhickey96]

There's another girl in my class who is a white belt and she has been in there three months and I've surpassed her skill and technique already. Just by practicing what I watch from these videos.

[billyhickey96]

@riisimes

I agree with you. It's more about being calm and passive in an aggressive situation. Although Aikido is not just self defense. You Uke (attaker) and Nage (defender) they teach you both offense and defense. In my opinion I would love to be Nage every chance I get because of all the options I have. I'm only a white belt but I'm learning more advanced stuff and basic stuff early so I can be more seasoned when Sensei instructs me on it. I've been in Aikido for a week. There's another gi

[semperfi8694]

nice technique. who is this sensei and where is he located?

[TheFlomodel]

Who/where is this guy?



[wolflix]

one thing, aikido is based on aiki-jutsu and aiki-jutsu was used to kill enemy on battlefield

[riisimees]

@wolflix Not a good point cuz you wouldn't be learning aikido just for killing someone on the street. Thats bullshit. Aikido is practiced to develope one's physical health and for mind training. Most of these can be applied in real life in very different situations, but the goal is not to harm opponent.

[HairofSteel555]

@riisimees Actually he makes a good point, and you do also. They are practically the same thing. It's just one is a "Hippy" verison. Aikido did devolve from a killing art, and more so the Difference between AikiDo and AikiJutsu is the mind set. Mindset to crush someone, Aikijutsu. Mindset to peacefully throw someone to the ground and walk away is Aikido.

[riisimees]

@HairofSteel555 I have been thinking that aikido is more about being with more passive attitude than most martial arts. Fight less and therefore win more is also the "key" of most martial arts in japan. I truly believe that many proffessional aikidoists can send their opponents quickly to hospidal, but I have also often heard that aikido is not about fighting. All I can say is that aikido is very good for self defence as it was made by one of the most skilled martial art masters ever.

[212joe13]

thank you.i did lock the elbow,but now i know.

[tomgunc]

I love AIkido, I really do. I have questions Sensei's NEVER want to address because of harmony or some other reason. If some attacked like this in real life ( which they won't ) but if they did....wouldn't seem that the attacker will be very tense because he is going for a move like a punch or a grab which would be much, much harder then anyone is willing to attack a Sensei in class? How about the speed? Can you imagine someone going this slow in a fight or physical altercation?

[Manny1222]

I see this used mostly against a bully. Looks cool but effective. I can see how you could go into a reverse omoplata (kimura) from that.

[methuselus]

Aikido, like Tai Chi look very easy to the untrained eye - that is why many doubt that there could be any power there

[gutterboypromotions]

TNJM

[stiga7852]

man I wanna learn aikido now. Good think I have a dojo near my house :D

[KEMCINNIS]

The series of technique videos by this Sensei are the best I have found on you tube. I am re-starting my Aikido training with my young sons. We have the privilege of training with Sensei Huffman who received his training from Nishio Sensei & Saito Sensei. The emphasis on Aikido philosophy throughout these video's is refreshing, clear and connects the practical with the philosophical.

[RawCQC]

who in a street fight has ever grabbed someones wrist?

[ATACXGYM]

@RawCQC First,I've seen several women and men grabbed at the wrist when the attacker is either trying to prevent escape or prevent access to something--a door,weapon,wallet,whatever--t­o the defender.Have you ever wrestled or seen the 2 on 1? From the clinch,this is a very suprising and effective move.You must likewise defend against myriad strikes,etc.,but trained properly this is quite effective."IT'S NOT JUST WHAT YOU KNOW,IT'S HOW YOU TRAIN."--one of the two main mottos of THE ATACX GYM.

[TheGreenhalgh25]

@RawCQC just shut up before i cock slap you, you dick-end

[TheGreenhalgh25]

@RawCQC just shut up before i cock slap you, you dick-end then again you would probably enjoy it you jobby jabbing twat

[TheAikidoBush]

@RawCQC

Who said it was for a street fight? And trust me it happens, and besides... If you still don't believe that if someone grabs you and pulls you, you can do it. Then your probably right, you can't because you don't know how to do it. But, when they pull you, and you push, and do the technique then they are hammered. Besides, it's great against a drunk, and they would smash their head into the floor. To be honest, I don't care. Believe what you like, I know personally Aikido works!

[HairofSteel555]

@RawCQC If its a group of attackers which will happen a lot in cities and such. One person grabs to hold the victim so the others can wail on him. Aikido uses moves that would get out of that hold as quickly as possible. And that is when wrists can be grabbed in a street fight.

[SilkyTP]

Aikido is creation, not destruction. It is a positive energy which creates harmony and justice out of violence.

[josuethe100]

its crazy, take this sentence from the middle of video, not to see the

guy making the right moves your poor, hinders.

[josuethe100]

its crazy, take this sentence from the middle of video, not to see the

guy making the right moves your poor, hinders'

[siguenza69]

thanks you so much lot i like how you explain everything

[telpat]

Hi Sensei Goaz, nice move!!! Thanks for your kind sharing. Real cool ;-)

[kalipfs]

real lame looking school!! what is it  welfare club

[jeffsor47]

@kalipfs You probably know a lot about lame welfare clubs. You're probably a very "gentle" type that is intimidated by these aikido moves and to mask your insecurities and feelings of impotentcy you mock. You are classic Psych #101 case study. Am i right? or am I right?

[rupertmja1]

If you get the armlock, use it, it is still good, the tech you did - where uke bends his arm - is good for if you can't get the armlock. There is no point just bending the arm straight away - don't look a gift horse in the mouth, so to speak. But I like the tech.

[gvndud]

I don' t understand why people think that aikido is kind and useless...sure, it' s kind if you are a good aikidoka, if you are not fluid enough you risk to break something, seriously

[FuzzyLonghair]

@gvndud People just dont understand idea of aikido

[MFS1001]

@gvndud becouse the lack of kicking plus that it,s purely defensive while you only learn to respond to six kinds of punches and two kind of kicks while forgetting the importants of your elbow and knee in any fight in the street..so it,s a great sport great filosofie behind it only unlike an aikidoka I believe conflict creates progress, and you can only get smarter while fighting a smarter opponent, that is why I quit Aikido after 8 years

[frankvonfrauner]

@gvndud The principles of akido are not useless. A lot of locks and momentum based throws. What people have a problem with is mostly the akido displays, and the claims that it is, within itself, some sort of perfect self defense system.

Akido displays always involve the aggressor doing something in slow motion and not responding to the actions of the defender. Nobody is going to run at you and grab your wrist. Ever. Inless you're twice as fast as the person, you can't do what akido requires

[gvndud]

@frankvonfrauner yes, this is exactly what people thinks about aikido, especially those that never tried it. And this is what I thougt when I began. Then, really slowly, you understand how serious and difficult this game is. The problem, nowadays, in my opinion, is that everyone pretend to understand and learn everything immediately, and can't appreciate complexity. Aikido requires tons of patience and constancy, much more than others martial arts.

[ThrowedAzzGangsta]

yea thats probably why they do demonstrations instead of competions because it is very powerful

[siulumlion]

ShadowZ77 puts it very well. Why go through all the paperwork? Also why perpetuate the enmity, as the Book of Changes says. Diffuse the attack, add a little humor, and make a friend instead of an enemy. That is the Tao. Nice technique on the part of the Sensei.

[JohandryCU]

All in Aikido is the balance with the universe, once you break the balance, you lose. If you hit someone else, you are breaking that balance, that's why there are no punchings in Aikido.

[ketsan]

Umm, atemi?

[PARR53]

Yes there are! I think you might want to read up on that. O'Sensei was big on strike to vital areas aka "atemi" in order to cause a reaction long enough to apply the technique. True he lightened up on them as he got older but not all Aikido techniques work well without atemi. You have to break your attackers focus and atemi is often times the best way.

[Lexicologist71]

Beautiful technique. Flows like water. Maybe one of these days I'll be that smooth. You learn stuff like this so that when your uncle gets stupid on egg nog, you don't blind him permanently. You learn to control him. Lack of control is just violence. But yeah, if it's a complete stranger, sure break his arm, then poke him in the eye. I practice Hapkido. Similar technique, slightly different viewpoint. Aikido is still beautiful. I play with those guys every chance I get. Good training is good.

[Carsonv1]

nice technique, but why dont u just punch the guy in the head when he has both hands on your arm?? lets get practical, if this is a real world self defence move go for an eye poke..

[loudenvier]

The perfect self-defense system is on that is fully functional (you don't get hurt) while still caring for the assailant health. Imagine it is a drunken friend who is out of control? Would you prefer to pin him down or kill him with a hit to the neck? Unnecessary violence is stupid.

[eulogy688]

You are missing the point of Aikido. Aikido doesn't have any strikes or punches of any kind because it is a martial art that tries to defuse fighting or violence. It isn't designed to cause real damage to someone, just keep them under control. That is why they wouldn't punch the dude in the head or at all as a matter of fact.

[PARR53]

Yea it does have strikes I train Aikido religously. There called Atemi aka strikes to vital areas. There used to destract uke and break his focus making the technique easier to apply. Not all Aikido techniques will work well without atemi in a real life attack. Yes I train in an Aikikai style of Aikido, yes I know O'sensei lightened up on them as he got older but still they are needed in certian circumstances.

[Lexicologist71]

Ueshiba also believed that if a mugger attacks you, you have a responsibility to make sure he doesn't attack a second person. He did believe in defusing situations when possible, but when it turned lethal he thought you had a responsibility to end the fight quickly and devastatingly.

[prestfeldt]

@Lexicologist71 You are the first person to actually post something about Ueshiba that is accurate in his philosophy (IMO). People seem to think that he believed every conflict should end peacefully and without harm. His teachings were so much more deep than a single conflict.

[frenchguy09]

Aikido can be violent if you want it to be though

[diumisse]

this tehnic isn't very sure.....

if the oponent realises your hand at the very begining you're toasted..... this one requires speed

[ShadowZ77]

every tehnic requires speed

[rdf67]

Not "every" technique requires speed. Punches and kicks do require it, otherwise they're not effective or your beaten to the punch. I'm not convinced some of these Aikido movements are entirely effective in a real world situation. But to the point, certain wrestling moves although quickly applied, don't require that you're naturally very fast or a great athlete, just technically sound. One principle of wrestling is control, and control can nullify speed.

[ShadowZ77]

you miss one thing, aikido is self protection if u use a wrestling movement on somebody u can hurt him verry badly and i dont think that you want to go to the police department

[fartonmeharder]

thats whena gun comes in handy  :P

[28arkham]

i think oki doki do wud be good.

[SamurayBushidoLife]

what kind of aikido i have to learn and use to be shure that i can protect my self...and to be shure that i am doing the same style like steven seagal is using for defending himself?

[lastnameathan]

cool pants

[wendytanwanli]

tats wonderfull..

me love aikid0..^^

[lowvolke]

good vid

[Deke101]

Great video as always, Gary. Peace.

[pistol975]

You teach very well and point out flaws and mistakes that people often make. That is great, you can really see the functionality in this technique! Respect!

[channelin]

brilliant

[Naturepheonix]

its all about feeling it right?

[xXShaddXx]

wow nice... i mean awesome