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Uploaded by on May 11, 2006

Video of the randori portion of my first aikido kyu test. Not the greatest techniques, but I can at least confidently fend off children under the age of 5 now!

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  • that was damn good for 5th kyu, i wish we did some randori. though i did notice that you used some judo applications for a few techniques, i was wondering why until i read that you have done other arts. and i bet you could fen off at least 8 year olds :)

  • @aleisme6668 - Thanks! It's been 4 years since that video, and now I have to laugh when I see it. At the time, I thought that it was expected to have my hands down, and now I'm constantly telling my students to "Keep your hands UP!"

  • what kyu ?

  • 5th kyu. The affiliation was Aikiki, so the ranking system begins with 5th kyu, and continues towards shodan. Randori is genreally not "required" for a low level test like mine, but it sure was fun.

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  • Good Randori for 5th kyu, thats something to be proud of. Specially if you start at 5th kyu. Were is this taking place? and Who did you study under?

  • STHEX never mind does idiots bugging you...

    when i saw your random i quiet felt like i'm way below your category...

    when i had a 6th kyu test or white belt to yellow belt test i wasn't this motivated like you....

    well all i got to say is your DAMN GOOD MAN!!! keep it up... ^^

  • Certainly not awful i've seen some videos here with students at a higher level, their randori looked like two 90 year old nuns trying to dance.

  • It's not sparring - never said it was. If so, I would have not used aikido. This was a test, and "randori" implies "free play", not competitive fighting. The attackers are moving, as compared to starting from a static position. Keep training, take different arts for a few years at a time, and you'll see what I mean.

  • Thanks Tex,

    I hold shodans in various other arts. But in this test, I tried hard NOT to utilize other arts (Judo, karate, and juijitsu), and only stick to aikido. This created a lag in my techniques, as I sorted thru which art I should defend with.

    Aikido tends to rely on the OVER commitment of the attacker, so at white belt level, it will look slow and "rehearsed".

  • I liked the shiho-nage, its one of my favorites...aswell as rokajo but I dont know how far down the line that is for you lol...but anyway, I just wanted to tell you that I think you did good for a white belt and not to listen to anyone whos gunna try and tear you down

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