Seichiro Endo Shihan at 44th All Aikido demonstration
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beautiful
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the 10 people should spar with him......
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@philoposos yes, but you can also say that about george sotiropoulos, for instance
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As free as John Coltrane ; as smooth as Chet Baker !
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@sadtechie Aikikai isn't exactly the 'soft' Aikido style :) (That would be the Ki no Kenkyukai) There is great variation within the Aikikai, but the beauty of it is that you can practice all of it, from the hard to the soft. It is good to know both sides of the coin.
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It is so beautiful...
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Beautiful soft Aikido. Endo Sensei is a great teacher. Even in his demonstrations, he executes the techniques slowly enough to show how a master does it. I love it. I also believe that Aikikai (The soft Aikido style) allows men and women to continue practising the martial art well into old age. O Sensei was still practising the year he died.
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That's one of the unfortunate things about aikido. You have to experience before you can believe it.
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Aikido is a very beautiful martial art with emphasis on the word art.
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Tofutigr find a school in your area that has good lineage... what city do you live in?
most people would likely take several decades of practice to be able to copy what he's doing. and truth is most people wouldnt be able to do even the ukemi, ever, whether it's fake or not. to reduce the complexity of what he's developed is kind of like looking at a rembrandt nude painting and complaining that it's not porn.
sprinklemutant 3 years ago 20
He has beautiful technique and u have to know aikido to appreciate him. People who are only concerned with self-defense/fighting have really no idea what Budo is all about.
scrotertube 3 years ago 13