Aikido Weapons Techniques : Aikido Weapons: Tachidori Sword Exercise

In aikido, a tachidori sword exercise involves taking a sword away. Practice the aikido tachidori technique with tips from a third-degree black belt in this free video on martial arts weapons.

Expert: Dr. Jeff Albright
Bio: Dr. Jeff Albright holds a 3rd degree black belt in Aikido, black belts in Karate and Iaido (a.k.a. Samurai sword), and holds teaching certificates in various other marital art styles.
Filmmaker: TOM KARGES

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• aikido
• martial arts
• weapons
• samurai
• swords
• knives
• Japanese
• katas
• techniques
• attacks
• self-defense

[hommedebois]

This is a pretty advanced Tech, not something that you teach a kid for fun. I took Aikido as a college class and the teacher was an old guy. Some of the other kids wanted to see if Aikido 'really works'- and the teacher had me attack him, full speed, full force. Granted it was empty hand, but this guy moved so smooth and fast it blew my MIND! I've been a Marine for 9 years, so I like to think that I know pretty well how to take someone down- not this guy. I was on the mat every time.

[zenmeister451]

He keeps demonstrating the move in parts but never performs the technique with unbroken speed.

[shadowdudeable]

excuse me but i can't stop laughing at there pants hahaha

[LORDVADER357]

this is good technique but against wooden sword, slow motion and if your enemy is your schoolboy. But against ragging enemy with real weapon is something else. Beside there are many strikes that cant be blocked by bare hands or legs nor change direction or even avoid the incoming hit. Why not? Because if you try your arms or legs will be not part of your body anymore. Please tell me how you can block this:

- horizontal strike

- diagonal strike

- vertical upper strike

- fast combo strikes

[anrei0000]

In what i have learned tachi waza means standing technique. I guess a different character is used for tachi ? Or is it because it's most likely to use a tachi in a standing position ? Ambiguous.

About the technique, we usually do it with an omote type of entrance, because the uke tries to turn towards nage and cut at the abdomen, after the shomen uchi. If done this way, uke trying to cut means my hand grabs the bokken right between his hands.

[zenmeister451]

...themselves to those situations at the time. I am familiar with other styles though.

I make no claim as to being a bad-ass fighter, because I'm not! I've just been quite lucky.

Thanks for the exchanges. Jeff

[zenmeister451]

ihaterobbie123,

Funny, my grandfather came over here from Aberdeen. He married a full blooded Indian but no one knows now what tribe she was from...too bad!

I guess I have the old Irish/Scottish ire in me to this day even though I'm now 63.

I appreciate you 'collected' response. But to be more clear... I never claimed that my experiences with Aikido proved anything other than they've helped me out of a number of jams. It just so happened that certain Aikido techniques seem to lend,

Part One

[ihaterobbie123]

@zenmeister451

I have a tendancy to doubt the stories I hear about streetfights because it's those stories I don't enjoy recounting, but I see neither do you. In terms of your attitude to fighting, it's the right one. Here in Glasgow (the knifeing capitol of the world) having the wrong head for fights get's you stabbed.

Funnily enough, there was a sword death last year. Some tit (untrained) from the south side attacked one of the people at my dojo with a katana and it ended up cutting him.

[ihaterobbie123]

@zenmeister451

When I said dual I meant with a trained martial artist, not some thug who's more likely to fall on their knife than stab you with it (and it's really easy to make them). I've been in fights before but none of them have made me fear for my life and only one was with another kenshi. I've never taken a sharp weapon to someone and never plan to. To claim your experiences have properly tested aikido against other styles of weapon arts is unfounded.

[zenmeister451]

The second part of my response should have served to have actually helped to substantiated your basic claim/opinion.

You should be cautious when ascribing to someone whom you don't know what their experiences have either been or have not been.

I've had every manner of weapon drawn on me. Not brag, just fact! Luckily, simply by using my wits I've been able to survive them all.

I really don't desire to have any more exchanges concerning this 'argument'.

Thanks.

Part Two...

[zenmeister451]

ihaterobbie123,

You never specifically clarified that the attacks had to be sword attacks. The attacks against me were both hand to hand: The first was a knife attack...one on one. The second was against a seven person gang armed with a baseball bat.

As far as I'm concerned, ANY attack is a potentially "mortal duel".

Part One...

[ihaterobbie123]

You have defended yourself against a sword from an attacker meaning to kill you...twice, please stop me when this sounds rediculous. I said "mortal duals" (typo), you have never been in a mortal duel. They probably work in street fights but the weapon techniques are bullshit.