Mixed Martial Aikido - Alive Sankyo from Greco Clinch (sparring & instruction)

First part of the video shows me catching Sankyo from the Greco clinch on an unsuspecting Anthony! Second part provides instruction for how to set up the position. This is an early version of this experiment - will report as we get more cycles attempting it with more experienced BJJ players. Sankyo takedown video to follow...

Mixed Martial Aikido is an evolutionary exploration building alive sparring into Aikido training. Stay tuned for more...

Integral Martial Arts is a "Third Way" approach to martial arts training that combines the mindfulness and inner development of Traditional martial arts with the aliveness and functionality of Modern combat sports. The result: Physical Game + Mental Game! www.integralmartialarts.org

Nathanael Chawkin, head instructor for Integral Martial Arts in Addison, TX, began training Aikido in 1994. He is a 2nd degree blackbelt in Iwama Aikido and served for two years as sempai uchideshi (senior live-in student). He began training in Mixed Martial Arts with Alan and Lily Pagle at Modern Combatives in Berkeley, CA (an SBGI gym) in 2006 and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with Sergio Silva in Oakland, CA the same year. He earned his Purple belt from Phil Cardella of Gracie Austin in 2009. He works as an executive coach to midmarket CEOs for Stagen, a management consulting firm and Integral Leadership institute in Dallas, TX.

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[TheMimeGogo]

more vids please!

[IntegralMartialArts]

@TheMimeGogo Grateful for the support! Uploading our Ushiro Kubishime Randori from tonight right now. Let us know what you think!

[TheTerrorUforgot]

Good to experiment with it, but in a gloved competition you would not be allowed to grab the gloves. It's very good to see some progressive-minded people in Aikido.

[jjgalvan18]

well how the hell you soppsot to do it with thos god damn gloves on