Aikido Jo trick explained, mental suggestion.

This is a classic demonstration of internal power, or ki extension. This show's how mental suggestion, and good showmanship can make our partners play along with us. By setting up the correct context we can make our partners do things they they think are impossible.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• ki extension
• internal power
• mental suggestion
• aikido
• aikijujutsu
• ueshiba
• martial arts
• alignment
• stick trick
• stick extension

[pchow2ca]

I don't have YouTube video. The proper way to push the job is to push it with a open palm.

[ChuShinTani]

@pchow2ca hmh.

[pchow2ca]

However, O Sensei's unpushable jo was not done this way. His was a variation of unmoveable stance. It is all physic and , not only that I have seen others have performed the trick, I myself could do the same thing, but not as well as O' Sensei. O' sensei performed the unpushable jo to demostrate what happen when one and the partner forces merge together as one. It was not mean for entertainment. There is no need for mental suggestion.

[ChuShinTani]

@pchow2ca I looked for your video of you doing the jo trick. I couldn't find it.

[HurdRandy]

This is physics. Not Qi or suggestion. Observe the focal point on the stick. The student is trying to keep the stick straight and push equally with both arms, but physics tells us he would need to pull up on his left to counter the focal point.

[ChuShinTani]

@HurdRandy Everything is physics. The trick is getting people to believe it is more mysterious than it really is. That's where suggestion comes in. Suggestion allows you to set up something very simple, yet give it great effect.

[robertgida75]

Mike push the jo down!

[wrouillie]

Protect your 'mind castle.' ;-)

[TheSergio054]

did you also suggested at 1:14 that he was a "she"