Aikido Motion Capture - Color by Speed

Experimental visualizations using motion capture data from Aikido

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• aikido
• capture
• experiment
• iriminage
• jiuwaza
• kaitenage
• kotegaeshi
• mocap
• motion
• shihonage
• shomenuchi
• tsuki
• yokomenuchi

[pimpdalyrical]

Scientific proof of what Aikidoka know already. Awesome.

[KungFuKid1015]

Wow! Awsome scientific explaination! Notice on these videos, how everything is in circular and eliptical motion. Thats the secret behind AIkido and the secret behind most other styles as well. Very beautiful!

[ced81]

@zacktillery another thing: having a gun doesn't make you invincible against a bat either if you're sloppy enough ;) just saying :P

[ced81]

@zacktillery That aikido dan is a dumb one. Don't think for a minute that getting a black belt in any martial art gives you the supreme power and knowledge about it. Getting the black belt only allows you to start seeing what that martial art is really about... If you want to get better, keep training. Ego and competition is what makes you lose the fight when you try to show how good your aikido is. Read a few books of the best Aikido senseis and you'll realize what I'm talking about.

[42Cleve]

@zacktillery Lastly on the subject of multiple attackers, It isn't impossible to deal with that situation. If you take the BJJ approach and take it to the ground, you're going to get hurt or worse. You need to be mobile. On the subject of being injured or killed, it doesn't matter if you're armed or unarmed. You're eventually going to get hit. If you train on dealing with one opponent at a time, I will agree with you. I train with the mindset that there's more than one attacker.

[42Cleve]

@zacktillery On the subject of firearms, weapons retention is very important. Having been a military policeman in the Air Force, I have not forgotten how to use them and am thinking about buying one in the near future.We were taught the importance of maintaining control of our weapon because many police officers are killed in the line of duty with their own weapon. Aikido/jujitsu principles work in the retention of the weapon.

[42Cleve]

@zacktillery What you said is exactly why I don't believe that MMA competition is the last word in what works in a real situation. I have used it and it works. I have an open mind about things but, I also realize that your training focus defines how effective something will be. If you compete, the rules of that competition will state what can an cannot be used. Arts like aikido were never designed for competition. They are suited for self defense and law enforcement.

[zacktillery]

@42Cleve I will never believe in "dealing" with multiple attackers. It's impossible. You can take a 2093843204 degree black belt, and when he gets hit in the back of the head by a bat, or shot by a gun, he dies like the rest of us. I carry a firearm for this exact reason. As for the judo vs aikido thing, i have a video i'm sure you'd like to see. /watch?v=AssByvGVx6s&list=FL9N­-Dt5Zg4bMPx7osk9yX8w&index=12&­feature=plpp_video

[42Cleve]

@zacktillery Lastly, dealing with multiple attackers is tricky because people want to deal with each attack as opposed to staying in motion to keep them off balance. Practitioners of ANY system can get hurt if they mess up in that situation. As far as the use of a knife, DON'T unless you know what you're doing. A wrist lock is easier to explain as far as the law is concerned. Do whatever floats your boat but, don't knock something you don't understand! Good luck to you!

[42Cleve]

@zacktillery The short time you "practiced" aikido, they were showing you about your balance. That is a vital element in ALL martial arts! If your balance is off, your technique will be less than effective. It doesn't matter if you're a striker or grappler. The grappling arts (Judo, Jujitsu, Aikido, Hapkido, Chin na, etc) all focus on unbalancing an opponent. Before you call something ineffective, put some time into it so you won't sound like you don't know what you're talking about

[42Cleve]

@zacktillery I've had to put that "resume" to work and It worked just fine. Unless you've trained in either for 4 years, you really can't say one way or the other. The fact that Aikido isn't an aggressive system is why it is often underestimated in terms of it's effectiveness in self defense situations. Once an attacker commits, the aikido practitioner usually evades the attack causing them to overextend. This is when a joint manipulation is used to further unbalance and throw them.

[zacktillery]

@42Cleve Sounds impressive in a resume, but i'd take someone who has 4 years of judo over someone who has 4 years in aikido. I've seen people that "try" to deal with multiple attackers. If the people aren't acting special education, i could see the aikido guy getting hurt FAIRLY easily by trying this stuff on the street. I'd say a knife is more practical than trying fancy wrist/joint locks. They might work if you got SUPER lock on the street, but i'd still stick with fast strikes, and movement.