Last weekend Ikeda-sensei was here in Finland. He is a very nice man and an incredible teacher. He showed us the goal and a way how to start reaching for it. He brings together different styles. The best seminar I have ever attended, and I have attended some good ones!
I followed a seminar of multiple days with Ikeda in the Netherlands... he makes it look so easy, but it is really hard :) He takes your balance (and I've experienced it multiple times) without so much as moving a muscle. I REALLY wanted to hold him and not fall myself, but somehow you can't stop it.
Hiroshi Ikeda is The Man. Many years ago when I was just an aiki-amoeba, I went to a seminar of his. He most graciously came around the mats helping us. He asked me to grab him katatedori (same side single-hand wrist grab), the most basic aikido attack. And he somehow threw me - well, since I knew nothing about anything at the time, he mostly just pushed me back - without visibly moving a single muscle in his body. In a big way, Ikeda Sensei got me hooked on aikido in that one moment.
Last weekend Ikeda-sensei was here in Finland. He is a very nice man and an incredible teacher. He showed us the goal and a way how to start reaching for it. He brings together different styles. The best seminar I have ever attended, and I have attended some good ones!
WillieDeal 10 months ago
nice to watch... I hope some day the 'Seagal' way of aikido is banned ...
kiawase 1 year ago
I followed a seminar of multiple days with Ikeda in the Netherlands... he makes it look so easy, but it is really hard :) He takes your balance (and I've experienced it multiple times) without so much as moving a muscle. I REALLY wanted to hold him and not fall myself, but somehow you can't stop it.
tripwire667 2 years ago
we have him for seminar next month - can't wait..
sonsofdon 2 years ago
"aiki-ameoba" -- lmao.. that's exactly what i am - thank u!
sonsofdon 2 years ago
Ma vaffanculo!!!!
SuperPiero80 3 years ago
met him year ago in a seminar - he is truly a blessed teacher and has a nice personality - feel lucky to have met him
kiawase 3 years ago
Hiroshi Ikeda is The Man. Many years ago when I was just an aiki-amoeba, I went to a seminar of his. He most graciously came around the mats helping us. He asked me to grab him katatedori (same side single-hand wrist grab), the most basic aikido attack. And he somehow threw me - well, since I knew nothing about anything at the time, he mostly just pushed me back - without visibly moving a single muscle in his body. In a big way, Ikeda Sensei got me hooked on aikido in that one moment.
ExtravagantNoodle 3 years ago
This guy is outstanding.
I bet his thinking way is great too.
Thanks for he clip.
Peekingduck 3 years ago
This is great....
JonathanFerGold 4 years ago