Shomenuchi - Yokomenuchi

Yoshimitsu Yamada, a direct student of O Sensei for more than ten years, is an 8th dan and the chief instructor at the New York Aikikai. Currently, he is Chairman of the Board of the United States Aikido Federation and the Latin America Aikido Federation. He is the author of Aikido Complete and has made multiple aikido training tapes.

Yamada Sensei is well known for his clear and strong basic technique. He teaches seminars all over the world where thousands of students attend his classes.

Quote:

"We must keep the spirit of budo no matter how we practice."

Q: You were one of the earlier uchideshi at the Aikikai. What year did you start?

A: When I joined as an uchideshi only Tamura Sensei and Arikawa Sensei were there. Yasuo Kobayashi was still in college. He came to the dojo every day. I entered when I was 17. I am 53 now, so it must have been 1955.

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Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Aikido
• Aikikai
• Donovan
• Shihan
• Shomenuchi
• Waite
• Yamada
• Yokomenuchi
• Yoshimitsu
• 合気道

[sportbaselive]

Technique is great, balans superb, ukemi is great, but I'm not completely impressed by the attacks. They seem a bit half hearted, not real strikes. No shinken spirit.

Nice soundtrack by the way.

[AikikaiAikido]

Thank you - the soundtrack is from the Yoshida Brothers: Fukaki umi no Kanata.

[AikikaiAikido]

Thank you all - and don't forget to subscribe!!

Soon two other techniques.

[AikikaiAikido]

The Yamada Series is almost over, I think three more videos and then the Aikido weapon lessons will be uploaded so please enjoy and learn.

Dont Forget to Rate, Comment and Subscribe ;)

[TheUlanrain]

@AikikaiAikido i want to learn aikido because, this is the bestest martial arts for me.. i love aikido moves seems just like dancing. and i dont want hurt people using this.. i want to learn it to be a master too and not a fighter... from phils. sorry for bad english...mabuhay po kayo!

[xxspartanxxz]

3:33 looked like a hip toss

[MrOphachew]

This is A-1 Aikido at its best.

[shihanctb]

Osu! Outstanding Waza.

[aestala]

@therickmon1 Google who " The person attacking " is and may I ask what rank are you in Aikido?

[hallobaaaby]

nice drawings!

[GokiGandalf]

he does shomenuchi like a punch not like a shomenuchi bokken cut which i think is wrong.

[therickmon1]

I'm not really impressed with the techniques. Yamada Sensei's delivery with all do respect, doesn't seem as effortless as I'm use to. It's seems as if there's too much upper body strength going on. He doesn't focus on posture which makes it harder to control uke. Also, the person attacking in this video could practice a little more on where both Shomenuchi and Yokomenuchi comes from. He knows how to fall,

but could use more training on how to feel the techniques.

[superesonator]

Oh sweet but you should put an audio fade out at the end...