…..Old slow motion footage of Morihei Ueshiba the founder of Aikido.
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I love footage of this guy…..really makes me want to get back into aikido. I think if I did go back though I would have a different approach to my training, because my skill sets are drastically different from back then. Sure it has a great self defense aspect if used correctly, but I already have the IRT methodology for that hard wired into my body. Aikido is alot more than self defense to me, and I still benefit from the mental and spiritual aspects I picked up on in my short time of training in the art. I would recommend Aikido to anyone looking to pick up a second martial art or improve their over all spirituality.
I hadn’t seen this, thanks!
I have experienced no-touch throws in Aikido a number of times, having studies for six years. After a certain amount of training on the ukemi, you just do it, no matter what the defense to your attack. How much of the response you see in this video is due to conditioning, you think?
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It’s interesting to compare this with so many aikido demonstrations around today…
There’s so much less of the uke leaping through a technique rather than simply receiving it in this clip. Sure, uke rolls with it — but he’s not leaping or diving into a roll. In the cases where uke is thrown without apparent contact, it’s not a stunt fall; it’s clear that they’re reacting to something instead of “going with the game.”
I dont think that this particular clip is for displaying solid self defense, so much as it is the flowing of energy and intention in the movement. Im sure that all of the uke in this clip are well tuned to O Sensei’s intentions, and naturally, because of their training, are falling before he makes contact.
In my opinion this clip shows O Sensei’s ability to redirect energy, just as much as it does the uke’s ability to pick up on the redirection and flow with it as well.
Just my two cents.