Hiroshi Isoyama at 1987 All-Japan Aikido Demonstration

The performance of Aikikai 8th Dan, Hiroshi Isoyama, at the 1987 All-Japan Aikido Demonstration held at the Budokan in Tokyo.

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[toniodmonio]

Quite interesting throws... Although slightly apart with what i have been taught (Hombu) but still nice to see a different approach.

[1106079753]

...i feel sorry for those uke

[samleonetles3]

@utubesqueeze You would not talk to me like that in real life, are you aware of that ? (not because I'm impressive BTW, just because you wouldn't). On the contrary mate, I studied Aikikai, Yoshinkan and now Iwama. I went through all NIshio sensei's movies to get an idea (don't give me the usual "you can't learn form movies" please or let's quit Youtube). I went to many seminars by many shihan and I visited Tokyo's Aikikai. And I studied the link with Daito as well (including hapkido). Enough?

[utubesqueeze]

@samleonetles3 One: stop repeating yourself all the time. Two: you clearly haven't seen enough aikido styles or even watched the variety of O-sensei's aikido. You can literally see the reflection of the different emphasis from his teachings in each of his principle students. Then this was further spread by the different schools.

[utubesqueeze]

Superb aikido! You can really see where the practical side of Seagal's aikido and Iwama in general came from.

[HomunculusProject]

@samleonetles3 Then start looking at some prewar aikido. And that he said, his students should not copy him.

[samleonetles3]

I don't exactly understand what you mean with "people like you", it's a sentence I would never use. Assuming anything is unwise, esp in budo.

Fancy falls are pointless for a few reasons: everything happens at the beginning / the fall is a convenience given to uke (otherwise uke is broken EACH time, including ikkyo). Agree with you vxShur but go-ju / kotai-jutai are two facets of the same thing...

[remhel123]

@samleonetles3 And how the hell can you say what a dead man would feel? gotta say, i hate the guys like you! Claiming that it's wrong because u have not "seen" Ueshiba do exactly like that and that he wouldnt approve certain stuff. Soft is good, hard as well. Train as you fight as with the best intensions!

[sunreaper2]

@samleonetles3 sometimes the treasure is too visible and remains unseen :)

[jsteward100]

very good energy&powerful technique.This is budo!not paddy -cakes.