a massively important point, and so glad you've made a video about this - most Aikido ive ever seen is purely technical training but the practitioners believe it's practical, a possibly fatal belief
See them a complementary aspects of training and varying degrees of technical and application is what has me excited about each class I attend, whether as teacher, student, or facilitator.
Teach universally, apply individually, and aim for unconscious competence for effective self defence; not the conscious competence necessary for the far more controlled restraining of an assailant intent on doing more harm to you than you'd ever wish to do.
Defining a principle within technical training should be seen as affording an opportunity to find perfection in form under highly constrained circumstances. Reality is harder to emulate with a modicum of safety due to the inherent unrestricted nature of an unexpected assault warranting fully applied technique, which by necessity could damage the assailant. Blurring the boundary through role-based scenarios and microfights is essential for any martial art to be more martial than art. If someone wants to defend themselves they need combative training, which also requires exposure to the psychology of the situation, and that's most certainly not where many wish to learn the truth of surviving an intensely violent encounter.
Modulating the degree of reality introduced in our training also requires consent and truth of intent from the parties engaging in the simulation. Jiyuwaza is essential to adaptability and yet built upon a foundation of bunkai from a core set of kihon, which ideal encapsulate principles but don't truly seek to define them as authoritative examples.
Either train at full intensity periodically with the minimal amount of necessary protective gear or acknowledge the limitations of the format one regularly trains in. Archers aiming at a fixed target indoors don't have too make anywhere near the level of ad hoc refinements and adjustments as a hunter using the same tools to catch their lunch.
Nobody comes to a martial arts class with the same goal and no instance of training is ever the same. We serve our students and ourselves a disservice if we fail to acknowledge the context of what we are doing and align our goals with what is feasible to the activities undertaken at the dojo.
This is what a lot of aikido dojo's need. A demonstration on the difference between "dojo" training and "applied" training.
Yes we think so too. And not just aikido dojos, many other ars mistake kata for fighting
Great content as always! I think that this applies to most martial arts.
100%
a massively important point, and so glad you've made a video about this - most Aikido ive ever seen is purely technical training but the practitioners believe it's practical, a possibly fatal belief
totally agree Nikos
Good video and something we must all get clear about I think. dojo training is basically kata in one form or another
But paired kata should most certainly have form of function not solely be a function for an idealised form.
VERY important concept to understand, esp for Aikidoka!
we think so
@@AIKIDOSILVERDALE Me too!
A clear definition between these two aspect of training is essential.
See them a complementary aspects of training and varying degrees of technical and application is what has me excited about each class I attend, whether as teacher, student, or facilitator.
Spot on!
enjoyed this a lot, especially seeing Tahu getting smashed about always entertaining hahahaha
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Keen to hear other people's take on this
Teach universally, apply individually, and aim for unconscious competence for effective self defence; not the conscious competence necessary for the far more controlled restraining of an assailant intent on doing more harm to you than you'd ever wish to do.
all we have to do now is get Aikido dojo's to even try the "applied" training. most dont/wont
Defining a principle within technical training should be seen as affording an opportunity to find perfection in form under highly constrained circumstances. Reality is harder to emulate with a modicum of safety due to the inherent unrestricted nature of an unexpected assault warranting fully applied technique, which by necessity could damage the assailant. Blurring the boundary through role-based scenarios and microfights is essential for any martial art to be more martial than art. If someone wants to defend themselves they need combative training, which also requires exposure to the psychology of the situation, and that's most certainly not where many wish to learn the truth of surviving an intensely violent encounter.
Modulating the degree of reality introduced in our training also requires consent and truth of intent from the parties engaging in the simulation. Jiyuwaza is essential to adaptability and yet built upon a foundation of bunkai from a core set of kihon, which ideal encapsulate principles but don't truly seek to define them as authoritative examples.
Either train at full intensity periodically with the minimal amount of necessary protective gear or acknowledge the limitations of the format one regularly trains in. Archers aiming at a fixed target indoors don't have too make anywhere near the level of ad hoc refinements and adjustments as a hunter using the same tools to catch their lunch.
Nobody comes to a martial arts class with the same goal and no instance of training is ever the same. We serve our students and ourselves a disservice if we fail to acknowledge the context of what we are doing and align our goals with what is feasible to the activities undertaken at the dojo.
Beautifully put
@@AIKIDOSILVERDALE Thanks