Mixed Martial Aikido - Basic Alive Striking Drills for Aikidoka (Aikido Ma-ai)

Here is one way to begin introducing aliveness at a very low level of resistance into your Aikido training. For this drill, it is crucial to remember to switch to boxing defense (see next video) if Uke closes in from this wider distance (ma-ai). Find out how much aliveness, experimentation and play have in common with the Aiki spirit by adding these drills into your open mat, Jiyu Waza or Randori training!

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

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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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