50th All Japan Yoshinkan Aikido Demo - Thambu Sensei

At the 50th All Japan Yoshinkan Aikido Demonstration held in late September 2005, Joe Thambu Sensei was awarded the Tokubetsu Embu Sho or Demonstration Special Award.

Thambu Sensei's winning demonstration incorporated suwari-jiyuwaza (seated freestyle techniques), self defence, jo (staff) and futari dori jiyuwaza (2 man attack freestyle) to name a few.

According to one of the judges the 'tokubetsu sho' is reserved for the demonstration judged to be the best and most interesting.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• aikido
• shudokan
• yoshinkan
• thambu
• martial
• arts
• demonstration
• futari
• suwari
• jo
• dori

[markaval]

O'Sensei is quoted as saying that in a real fight atemi makes up 70% of aikido. It is an aspect that gets seriously neglected nowadays because of the way we train. It is AMAZING how more effective aikido becomes when you start applying real atemi, especially when your attacker comes in with real intent. It can be literally devastating. I have spat out blood on more than one occasion! Don't forget the primary principle of aikido is to disturb balance - not to throw, funnily enough!

[Varjaagi]

Oh and by the way, aikido demos look flashy and all the throws seem awesome because the one thrown takes the ukemi, and knows how to fall safely, thus making the throw look great. Otherwise it would be a very, very short demonstration. It hurts to be thrown if you don't know how to take an ukemi. It really does.

[PandaCatFTW]

I've for long wanted to do some sort of martial art, something I can strive to be better at, and something that'll give me a good reason to have a healthy and strong body. I think this art might be just the thing for me!

[UmmOkay40]

@chizling he does nothing and his tag should be ..."dirty sanchez"

[Jahleim72Amaya]

@DrSanchez666 "You may train for a long time, but if you merely move your hands and feet and junp up and down like a puppet,

learning karate is not very different from learning a dance. You will never have reached the heart of the matter;

you will have failed to grasp the quintessence of karate_do." ( Gichin Funakoshi)

You can apply this statement to any Martial Art...And Aikido is not a dance for old farts...Just the throws alone without atemi would be enough to keep most attackers down.

[chizling]

@DrSanchez666 hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

ahem..

so, what do you do?

[DrSanchez666]

LoL , this aikido is for old farts.

stick to mma , bjj or kudo if u r young.

i don't think aikido works as self defense.

looks like dancing for old farts.

[UmmOkay40]

@UmmOkay40 okay guys.. a year ago I commented on a post that was later removed , by some M.M.A. armchair quarterback.... I have the upmost respect for Thambu Sensei and I am a 25 year practitioner of Yoshinkan myself peace to you all and good training...

[daijishin]

I always enjoy Joe sensei's demo...

[madeathome]

Very good!

Yoshinkan has a very good school.

[markaval]

Sorry to hear about the injury 23nycpss - questionable control by whoever did the technique on you but the point about potential damage with wrist techniques is clear. I remember a story I heard - not sure if it was Shioda (one of the smaller masters anyway). Big 6ft 5in hulk decided he'd be awkward when the master was demonstrating nikkyo by raising his arm above the masters head - master shrugged and dropped into seiza - snapped the guys wrist. Motto - whole body on wrist = hospital