Aikido taisabaki on sword attack (tachidori)

This is from 1973 or 1974, when I was 19 or 20 years old, and rather new in aikido. The intimidating attacker is Toshikazu Ichimura, who was national aikido teacher in Sweden at the time - and also 6 dan Renshi in iaido, so he knew how to swing a sword. I was pretty scared, I have to admit. I guess it is visible. Sometimes the escapes were too narrow to be comfortable...
Filmed by Olle Dehlén.
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• tachidori
• sword
• taisabaki
• ichimura
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[aikiboy24]

@Aikidostenudd I am a big fan of Nishio Shihan..it is too bad that they don't have a Nishio dojo where I am right now so I just just practice Hombu style. This video is also a great exercise if one wants to learn how to deal with kicks and punches as well ...is it not? Thanks for posting the vid...Ichimura is awesome and so are you!

[Aikidostenudd]

@aikiboy24 Yes, it's the same taisabaki against just about any attack. With multiple attackers you need to move forward, contuinuously, with every taisabaki.

[unikad]

Aikido is great, but there´s one big mistake going on in this video and what lots of aikidoist make. Uke loses his balance after he cuts with the sword. That´s a bad habit. If there´s no technique applied on uke, he should be ready immediately for another attack. And another and another. If I cut and lose my balance, I´m not a good martial artist.

[Aikidostenudd]

Unikad, I believe the mistake is yours. Uke is not losing balance, but advancing very forcefully - as a part of the exercise. Ichimura sensei was 6 dan Renshi in iaido at the time. He knew what he was doing.

[Axl18289]

Epic video. It's so much fun to see you Stefan in my recent age. And comparing myself with you is also a lot of fun. ^^ I hope I'll become such a lovely badass like you. xD

-The "heavy-knee-master"

[unikad]

@unixtohack I train under shihan Masatomi Ikeda's system (7th dan) and we also train HOJO, which is antient japanese martial art or "ZEN in fight" training. It always emphasises that too much enthusiasm is harmful. If you strike that strong and lose ballance like in the vid...what is it good for? What does it show? It's quite easy to deal with it because the attacker is not ready to react afterwards. Even for a demonstration it's rather useless or it can only show wrong attack.

[Celsus1984]

Have to choose right moment, think, it is very hard

[manolo1130]

puras mamadas.

pure sucks

[DiabolusIgnis]

@Izerath2 Or anyone who doesn't without exception strike vertically.

[Izerath2]

Wont work at all against anyone that actually knows how to use a sword.

[mindaugasa]

bullshit

[Aikidostenudd]

@unikad, I wouldn't say that Ichimura sensei (who, by the way, cooperated with Ikeda sensei) lost his balance when attacking. He kept his kamae and his ability, although attacking forcefully. I know. I was there.

Of course "too much" is too much, but there is also "too little".

[unixtohack]

@unikad, this is a good point you made. I will think about this and try to find out how O-Sensei solves this problem. Do you have any idea to get a solution about his? ... I forgot to read all the responses about this item. Stenud Sensei is telling the right thing.

[unixtohack]

@unikad, this is a good point you made. I will think about this and try to find out how O-Sensei solves this problem. Do you have any idea to get a solution about his?

[donoberloh]

The reason the attacker loses his balance is that a Kendoka shouldnt think they are kenshi. The techniques is clearly kendo and as such has apparent weaknesses.

Nihon Bugei do not only step aside but also apply atemi waza and nage waza without allowing the attacker to move beyond their reach. Why dodge the attack only to end up at square one again?