As for kicking and striking attacks, Aikido practitioners don’t deal with the kick or strike itself, but with the person who is delivering it, a “whole body” approach. In a real-life situation, this could result in a team of orthopedic surgeons becoming very irritated and frustrated due to the unusual fractures and dislocated joints.
In aikido's world your agressors will obssessively hold your wrists, never punching, never kicking, never headbutting, the list goes on. Aikido's masters live in the perfect world - all an attacker can do is simply hold your wrist. Why would they so desperately cling to your wrists? That remains one of the most treasured mysteries!
You are right about headbutting, but wrong about punching and kicking. Aïkido offers a lot of "attack" situations, but holding wrists is often used because it makes learning the Aïkido principles easier. It takes time to learn punching and kicking correctly. I have been practicing Aïkido for almost 25 years; believe me, it's so rich and interesting, you learn so much about yourself and the way you can get things done with no effort if you apply Aïkido principles. It's a traditional martial art, not one of these street fight methods. In a traditional martial art, you learn to unify your spirit to your body which makes it a kind of meditation in movement. Well, I am far from your question now, but there is so much to say about Aïkido... I wish you a happy new year !
It's not a mystery. Understanding a little history would give you a better perspective. Aikido evolved from the samurai swords arts, and one of the most effective ways to incapacitate a samurai was to grab and control his wrists so that he could not draw his sword against you. The samurai had to learn to deal with that restraint, and many of the modern empty-handed aikido techniques are built around the movements the samurai would have to make to still draw their sword in a situation like that. How effective are such techniques out on the street? Hardly effective at all, because no one is going to attack you like that. But that's not the final standard by which aikido's value should be judged. You may or may not see any value in it personally. But many people enjoy practising it and see value in it. If you have the right to your view, they have the right to theirs.
I participated in aikido for a few years and loved it. However, as a self defense, it is pretty useless. Take the wrist grab. The only reason it works is because the uke holds on! In reality, the opponent would simply let go and clobber you.
As for kicking and striking attacks, Aikido practitioners don’t deal with the kick or strike itself, but with the person who is delivering it, a “whole body” approach.
In a real-life situation, this could result in a team of orthopedic surgeons becoming very irritated and frustrated due to the unusual fractures and dislocated joints.
Perfect explanation!!
Thank you very much! 🙏
In aikido's world your agressors will obssessively hold your wrists, never punching, never kicking, never headbutting, the list goes on. Aikido's masters live in the perfect world - all an attacker can do is simply hold your wrist. Why would they so desperately cling to your wrists? That remains one of the most treasured mysteries!
You are right about headbutting, but wrong about punching and kicking. Aïkido offers a lot of "attack" situations, but holding wrists is often used because it makes learning the Aïkido principles easier. It takes time to learn punching and kicking correctly. I have been practicing Aïkido for almost 25 years; believe me, it's so rich and interesting, you learn so much about yourself and the way you can get things done with no effort if you apply Aïkido principles. It's a traditional martial art, not one of these street fight methods. In a traditional martial art, you learn to unify your spirit to your body which makes it a kind of meditation in movement. Well, I am far from your question now, but there is so much to say about Aïkido... I wish you a happy new year !
There’s kicking and punching in aikido
People hate all aikido, even though most of them never done it
It's not a mystery. Understanding a little history would give you a better perspective. Aikido evolved from the samurai swords arts, and one of the most effective ways to incapacitate a samurai was to grab and control his wrists so that he could not draw his sword against you. The samurai had to learn to deal with that restraint, and many of the modern empty-handed aikido techniques are built around the movements the samurai would have to make to still draw their sword in a situation like that. How effective are such techniques out on the street? Hardly effective at all, because no one is going to attack you like that. But that's not the final standard by which aikido's value should be judged. You may or may not see any value in it personally. But many people enjoy practising it and see value in it. If you have the right to your view, they have the right to theirs.
I participated in aikido for a few years and loved it. However, as a self defense, it is pretty useless. Take the wrist grab. The only reason it works is because the uke holds on! In reality, the opponent would simply let go and clobber you.
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