Way of the Warrior - Aikido & Kendo, The Sporting Way [1/4]

Part of a eight part series documentary on the Martial Arts of south and south east Asia, originally broadcast on the BBC in the early 1980s. This episode follows the history and development of Aikido, Kendo and some Naginata and explains why they took the sporting path and yet still maintain their spirituality. Part 1 of 4 parts.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Way
• Warrior
• Aikido
• Kendo
• Sports
• Martial
• Arts
• Japan
• Buddhism
• Spirituality
• Sword
• Naginata
• Bogu
• Dojo
• Shinai
• Katana
• Fencing

[FeebLeofSpeech]

@hartos72 “Therefore to compete in techniques, winning and losing, is not true budo. True budo knows no defeat. ‘Never defeated’ means ‘never fighting.’”

-Morihei Ueshiba

[WitfulThought]

Aye, my interest in Aikido is purely edefensive, I don't want to use Martial Arts for agresstion, only to prevent it and defend myself against it. Aikido is good for defending against multiple attackers.

[pknox005]

Thanks for posting this. Linked it to my page.

[FeebLeofSpeech]

LOL Now you want to talk about books?! And one he didnt have anything to do with?? Deluded indeed.

[acquiesce100]

@FeebLeofSpeech - Lol. Do you want to talk about the book "abundant peace" which is his biography? You have to wonder when they start saying he could flip a train over on its tracks by shouting "boom". DELUDED. Mind you, it is almost cult like.

[FeebLeofSpeech]

@acquiesce100 Also, small joint manipulation is illegal in UFC. Because the smoke and mirrors can hurt or break bones.

[acquiesce100]

@FeebLeofSpeech - Load of tosh mate. He contradicts himself. Go and try this nonsense in a UFC match and watch it come to nothing in seconds. I advise you to stop reading all this hocus pocus bs. I've practiced Aikido since 1996 and all this talk is a load of garbage. Put your O'sensei books down. He says there are no competitions and winning and losing makes no difference blah, blah, blah, yet he was happy for Tohei to engage in a mini competition

[FeebLeofSpeech]

@acquiesce100 So basically you are saying, O'sensei, the founder of Aikdio, does not understand what he is saying about Aikido. Good luck with that.

You have not met O'sensei. You are just playing with words and have read to few books.

[acquiesce100]

@FeebLeofSpeech - So he is saying "you stop your opponents movements with rapid techniques" but in another interview he says there are "NO TECHNIQUES" in Aikido. It's all BS. Tell you what, go and try it in the UFC and lets see what happens. It's all smoke and mirrors designed to prey on the gullible. You have never met O'sensei. You are just playing with words and you have read too many books.