What Is Steven Seagal's Tenshin Aikido and Why Is It So Effective? / Seagal's Impact on Aikido
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 14 май 2024
- What is Steven Seagal's Tenshin Aikdo? Why is it so effective compared to other styles of Aikido?
In this video, Remy, a Dan Black Belt in Aikido and I discuss this topic along why Aikido is so criticized in the world of martial arts and also what separates Aikido from other martial arts.
Chapters:
01:02 - Steven Seagal’s impact on Aikido
05:59 - What’s wrong with most Aikido schools?
09:07 - Steven Seagal’s Tenshin Aikido
12:08 - Remy’s dojo in Norway and style of Aikido
13:24 - Is Steven Seagal the Best Aikido practitioner in the world?
14:26 - What separates Aikido from a lot of other Martial Arts?
Make sure to check out Remy's RUclips channel (Martial Arts 1on1) here:
/ @martialarts1on1
Watch our "What's it like training with Steven Seagal?" video here:
• What's it like Trainin...
Make sure to see my breakdown video on Above The Law here:
• STEVEN SEAGAL: Polariz...
Edit Videos on RUclips like Me! Get the Easy-To-Use software from Amazon (affiliate link) here:
amzn.to/3woVL55
Follow Viking Samurai on Instagram:
/ realvikingsamurai
Join the Viking Samurai FaceBook page here: / realvikingsamurai
Need to contact me? Email: RealVikingSamurai@gmail.com 
Развлечения
I spoke to one of Seagal's student a few months ago. He said that Seagal always encourages his students to cross train in other martial arts.
That's what every good and honest Sensei should do.
I spoke with guy who was police coloniel,he has a second dan of aikido,he was on Seagal seminar.And he in instsgramm told that Steven use not only aikido in his seminars.He show some from won chun,alki jutsu knife elements.Also Ron Balicki told that Steven gave him and his wife Diana Lee Inosanto two lessons how works with knife.And Ron told that Seagals knife system very good.
@@user-si5jg5bd4c That's pretty cool! I'm not surprised that Seagal's knife skills are legit, given that he has spent so much time studying Kendo.
Yes,he studied sword fight on Japan.There are many legends about his life in Japan.But i remember Toshiro Obata,its interesting to know about his aikido system,too.
@@MatrixCobretti You can see how good his knife skills are when he faces off against Tommy Lee Jones in Under Siege.
I first practiced Judo. My first Aikido instructor and students told me I gripped incorrectly. Which meant I grabbed their Gi and grounded. They were pissed I broke their Kuzushi first and told me no one grabs like that realistically. I was like WTF? So they said grab with intent. Ok, I finally figured out their “intent” meant lunge at them and grab like a drunk brawler in a bar! My next Daito Ryu Sensei showed me, no grab me hard. That is the pre-war you are explaining and that shows the reality! Combine all arts and keep them true! 🙌🏻🤛🏻
I'm a Seagal Aikido believer. There, I said it publicly.
I am on the fence. When I listen to the Aikido practitioners who spar. One common theme is that they eliminate most of the movements to make it more practical. That makes me think that most of the training is unnecessary.
@@fidelmercado2621 Most of the training in every striking art is unnecessary also. (See Kempo U-punch)
Even in jiu-jitsu especially the sport jiu-jitsu guys, even the best like that guy Ryan?are certainly not ready for the Octagon. He'd have to re-learn his style since most of what his doing he'd get punched.
Seagal certainly teaches his students straight punch defense and defense against realistic attacks. IMHO.
There's always a monetary motivation also. The more techniques the more lessons to buy.
You're so brave to admit you believe in bullshit
@@Krazy_Kenny STFU don't comment your negativity here Kid
@@indyphillipconner6252 Why...? Because y'all are too delicate...? Careful you don't break a nail honey...
It’s impossible to think about Aikido without mentioning Steven Seagal. His movies inspired so many of us to start practicing it.
He had cool movies when he first came out...but then he got fat
@Sam He didn't say Aikido was the best. He said Segal inspired him. Have some self respect and act like an adult, and not a cheerleader.
@@fidelmercado2621 you mean like name calling?? Very pot calling the kettle black of you!
@@dustencross357 what name calling?
@@Ratking_Actual " act like an adult, not a cheerleader"
Remy is spot on IMO. Although Seagal's character may be in question, there's no doubt in his mind that he's a solid martial artist. I don't doubt that Tenshin is indeed effective but I've always believed that it's up to the student to figure out the application of his/her art of choice
Great channel! Great interview!
I have a lot of respect for Steven Seagal & Aikido!
I have never done Aikido, however at Judo class there was a policeman who also practiced Aikido and during randori he would sometimes catch one of use with one of those spectacular big circular throws. So, I know from personal experience that the Aikido throws can work. (On me at least). I am sure that if I wasn't breakfalling onto a soft Judo mat in a controlled enviroment the dmage would of been considerable. That's the extent of my experience with Aikido, so I do not really possess the knowledge to argue for it's effectiveness or not, beyond that what I have personally felt and seen.
It's a grappling art, of course it works. Only when the user already know how to actually fight and handle violence
Seagal has always been the face of Aikido, he was the first and only person who displayed it so well in flim that nobody never did that made him stand out above the others.
Spot on. Seagal was the only good thing to come out of Aikido.
@@acquiesce100and that's sad and funny at the same time
This Aikido series you've got going is really special! Please keep them coming! Remy is really on point here, hive mentality is what makes many Aikido critics and Aikidoka equally wrong. Also his opinion on Seagal's skill level was really interesting! I was similar to Remy myself in the respect that I went into Aikido very critical of it before deciding it was worth devoting real time to. I think that Aikido is one those styles that you benefit more from it if you challenge the instructors (respectfully) to keep up with you and not the other way around. I have found that many in the Aikido community hide their heads in the sand and just don't understand that it isn't the 1970s anymore and that their art is in real danger. I hope that a lot of Aikidoka see these videos, they need this truth.
Choreographed … delusional rubbish… more akin to dancing than real fighting 🤣🤣
Remy well said, to many people claiming they are teaching Tenshin Aikido. Making a statement that you are heavily influenced by Tenshin Aikido!. cultivating and making it your own, that great, that real. Keep it up stay safe.
I remember in my original Brooklyn Dojo we had an Aikijitsu class. To me it seemed like they were a hybrid of Stand up Jujitsu/judo and some Aikido. I never trained with them but they looked solid and did some pressure testing(most looked like 80%). I also saw Aikijitsu at a demo I was in up in the Bronx. As with the Brooklyn school they looked solid. After this(90s-2000s) I have not run into any Aikijitsu people.😣😣😣😣😣😣
Thank you very much. Your channel is considered one of the best channels, in addition to your distinctive style of showing martial arts stars, especially during the eighties and nineties. I wish you all success and prosperity.
Remy is spot on with his assessment. Long time practitioner of Tension Aikido myself. I made the switch because I too was frustrated with the Aikido teachings I was seeing around the world. Alot of people just want to either do the arts to get out of the house and exercise, or just doing what they call a sport. This holds true till this day. I have never been that way. In the military I had to use all of my different arts to survive. But Aikido was the one thing that separated me from the norm.
See if you could get a hold of ninjutsu practitioner and winner of ufc 3 Steve Jennum and get him for an interview
I'd love to see an interview with Keith Hackney too. He's the Kenpo fighter who knocked down Emmanuel Yarborough in UFC 3, and nut punched Joe Son in UFC 4
I second Steve Jennum and Keith Hackney. But the GOAT will always be Harold Howard!
This is really great, man. Another great guest who's worth getting in touch with on this subject is Lenny Sly from the Rogue Warriors channel. That guy is massively knowledgeable about Tenshin Aikido and understands its technical applications inside and out. Honestly, he can go on for hours about it because he's worked so hard on perfecting and expanding the technique. His Tenshin Aikido came straight from one of Steven Seagal's top students, so he's directly connected to that lineage. I'm sure he'd be happy to talk about it with you.
I first heard about Aikido in 1979-80, pre- Steven Seagal. I knew someone that discovered someone teaching at the ymca. I was 15 at the time and eventually began to learn.
You videos are so cool! Keep up the great work!
Good stuff. Gooooood stuff. Love ya, Brah!
Awesome work Viking Samurai and Remy! Representing aikido fairly as always
This is a great interview.....any martial art is good for you....I’m now 45 and have recently started training in Kempo Jujitsu xx
If one understand aikido irimi ( entering ) it can put you in a very good position very quick. I blend it with entering from many other systems.
Very nice and informative.
I never understood how people criticise a guy with multiple black belts. I mean how can you say he has no fighting ability. Just because he hasnt fought in mma everything he does must be rubbish. I know a lot of traditional kung fu guys who have never entered an mma gym or even sparred full contact, but the art worked well for them on the street.
A fair point! MMA and other sports are serious sporting events and they actually ask way more than a street encounter asks.
Like dude if you land a couple of nice hits, the fight is over its like 10 seconds lol. MMA and boxing matches are like round after round etc. True they can end quick, but no one trains for an MMA fight ending in 1 minute 🤣
Seagal 1980s messes up a lot of people on the street I think he probably was a badass.😎
It's very easy to criticize him. Unless you think everyone's stories about him are lies? It's hard to think he is just getting singled out. The people slating him are more popular than him. Nothing to be jealous of 🤷♂️ I'm pretty sure he isn't in Russia because he has decided he is Russian now. I'm pretty sure he is there before he falls to the me too movement.
As far as his multiple black belts go, he has never shown competence in anything but aikido. Then theres aikido itself. People say there are no tournaments because it's a defensive martial art. But so is BJJ. So is judo.... if someone wants people to take his martial art seriously, then someone would need to get in an mma gym and do a round or 2 with someone. Otherwise it'll always get slated.. back to the man himself, he said he has used it 100s of times on the streets. Nobody gets in 100s of fights unless they start it all the time. So his constant lies are a problem to people too. Saw him in a QandA online. Someone asked him where and when he learned guitar. He said he learned it in the 50s when he joined an all black band. He was BORN in 52 lol. He claims to be a dangerous warrior, yet ran away from van damme at slys house. Van damme is tiny 🤷♂️ that's off the top of my head. He isnt a good or likeable guy to most people. A young 16 year old co star in one of his early films, said he told her he has girlfriends her age.... complete pervert and sex pest
@@eddiebear34 you literally just lied about a bunch of shit you just said. Seagal has over 20 years of police work under his belt, and has done seminars for highly accomplished martial artists, including Sifu Samuel Kwok and Karate Budo legend Tetsuhiro Hokama. This is all fully verified by plenty of evidence; yet you prefer to believe bullshit internet stories of Seagal "running" from Van Damme? Lol smh...
(Keep in mind I said nothing about Seagal's activities OUTSIDE of martial arts; simply because that has nothing to do with his martial abilities).
It's due to his huge ego sadly . He makes statements bad about many other martial artist , when he doesn't have to . Says guys like Van Damme run .. from him . Yet come to find out he wanted no part of Van Damme according to S. Stallone , when confronted . Bob Wall is on tape stating he challenged Seagal after he bad mouthed Bruce Lee . And Seagal again wanted no part of it . George Foreman tried to put on an event vs him , and he turned the offer down . If he was truly a man of peace .. and didn't act like he's "better" than so many people . I don't think anyone would have a problem with him not proving anything .And being confident in his abilities . But he can't be surprised that he says these things , then runs the min their could be a confrontation . It gives people good reason to question how good he really is .
I've trained quite a bit in both Aikido and BJJ/Gracie Jiu-Jitsu... and one name comes to mind that no one seems to throw out there when speaking about pressure testing aikido... especially in a bjj setting... ... Roy Dean... someone please interview this man. Because he's married so many Aikido concepts and techniques in BJJ as a whole. His particular expression of martial arts is so founded in traditional Japanese arts themselves. He started out as an Aikidoka and still hold on to the lineage and tactics even whilst running a bjj gym/dojo.
I also remember actor and aikido master-Toshishiro Obata,he is very good aikido and sword master
He kinda focus on bjj now
The reason why most people think Aikido doesn't work in street fights or MMA, it's because only a few people are trying to make it work. They think that it's useless to learn it because they see a lot of videos Aikido practitioners getting beat up in the streets or losing to an MMA fighter and less videos that shows Aikido works. We need more people like Remi and Dan the wolfman in order to show how functional Aikido is. And we need more people who is as open minded as you are Viking Samurai.
My cousins ex-husband was tooo into Akido. I knew more than he did in the world of kickboxing and always let him use me as his Akido Dummy. I amused him knowing a Muay Thai Kick would take him down. It does work if you can grab someones open hand...but no way its going to work in an experienced boxer of kicker
@@robd1329 I was already doing Muay Thai before I started Aikido. I believe it's a good add on to any martial art. Most of my Aikido instructors are Muay Thai and even MMA fighters as well. And we do a lot of pressure testing after class.
@Sam I'm a practictioner of Muay Thai before I started Aikido. Of course Aikido alone is not enough. IMO Aikido is a great add on to any martial arts. It's principles have helped me in my training and sparring.
Aikido was developed for open field warfare.
MMA was developed for two naked guys in a ring.
If you don’t understand the Context, how can you understand anything.
This is the Aikido I've been searching for. Nowhere to be found .
I am curious about the realistic Akido. I was on the fence of Akido until I came across your video. Hmm. Keep up the great work.
Currently reading the newly released book Aikido Pioneers Post war . The interviews are great. One core thing is basics. Breath, off balancing and atemi. Somehow much of this has been lost in the printing of words such as harmony. Regardless of whatever art you train in it must be practical for you. Seikesi Sensei’s interview spoke volumes. He has a quote is quotes in the book acknowledging Seagal Sensei. Still working on the book but there Definitely is Pre and Post war Aiki Views.
First of all its a great video,Remy its interesting hear.About Seagal and his aikido,i spoke with some martial artists and they told,that Steven is really good master.Beside he also studied karate,judo,aiki jutsu,kendo,win chun and other.For example,Chuck Norris also study 3 or 4 martial arts style.And how i write before,Seagal had many seminars with special forces.
A lot of people don't know about it but Chuck Norris studied Aikido also. He mentioned in an interview with Dick Cavett that he'd trained in Aikido for several years
Yes,Chuck show his aikido,in Walker Texax Ranger.In the first season he had a fight with Great aikido master Toshiro Obata.And both them use aikido
@@user-si5jg5bd4c That was a great episode of a great show!
Chuck son Dakota has a youtube chsnel,and there are some video,how he trains with Chuck
@@user-si5jg5bd4c Yes I've seen it! He seems like a really nice humble guy like his dad.
Thanks Remy for educating me on Aikijutsu Pre war and Tenshin Aikido. In close combat I wouldn't challenge the Master of Aikido Steven Seagal, no way I have too much respect for him now, loved this breakdown. Steven Seagal in my opinion is the GOAT of Aikido, Greatest of all time! 🐐 ☯️ Keep up the great work Viking Samurai.
From what I've heard, I know that he has supposedly changed his comments or point of view but I recall in the early days that Take' Sensei made it a point to tell us several times that what he was doing on screen and in the dojo was just Aikido. He said that for the films, they seemed violent but it was just what he would do in that type of scenario if it was reality. And for a long time, he stated that Aikido was about the "intention" so that if you had pure intentions of peace, love and harmony, it wouldn't matter what you did....an example, someone once asked him if he Was sitting in a restaurant and a gunman came in what technique would he use, and he said," I'm license to carry a firearm and I would probly draw it and shoot him!" But if he was doing it with the intention of loving protection of the people around him AND the shooter, then he was doing Aikido.
But then I've heard that he is now saying he does Aikijujitsu.....so who knows.
Awesome! I've seen all the movies behind you as well lol.
We had a Seagal school open up in Ft. Lauderdale back in Seagal's heyday. I had been training in aikido for a while at that point and wanted to see the difference so I took a few classes w/them. It was a world of difference! I couldn't believe how hard a style it was in comparison to how I was trained and the instructor was truly hard core. I'm pretty sure it was far more aikijiujitsu than the aikido I was use to. In truth, it was what I was looking for when I first started training however, as I got older, I knew I couldn't last in it. It was just too brutal and I knew I was going to get injured.
Was it under Jorge Angulo sensei?
@@AztecUnshaven I honestly do not recall the sensei's name. There was another aikido dojo practically around the corner so this school didn't last in that location very long. I believe it moved out further west in the county.
@@leviefrauim1425 Ah I see. Appreciate the response good sir! Happy new year!
Very well said
Great video. I have to say your channel rocks precisely because you show that you can't separate the success of any martial art and the perception thereof from its popular culture aspects. That is what "informs" the fanboys as well in their silly quest for the absolute of "what works and whatnot." That is historically true for most MA hypes, for instance, from Kung Fu in the 70s, Karate in the 80s, Aikido (Seagal's) in the 90s, and MMA/BJJ in the 00s. Let's not forget the "challenges" and UFC were, first and foremost, a big promo for the Gracies. Nowadays, the narrative has shifted to this naive idea of "evolution," which is historically ridiculous because inter-style bouts have always happened (e.g., wrestling vs. savate matches in Victorian England). They were and are marketing geniuses as well as superb martial artists. Please keep informing the populous.
Aikido were made for guys who already know how to fight, for them to learn how to beat people up without harming them too much. I see Tenshin Aikido is the closest thing among other modern Aikido styles to stick with that ideology
I practiced Akido for a few years. It worked for me although. I had to adapt the techniques in some cases but all in all I managed to make it home whilst putting my attackers in hospital
Man that scene in the bar in Nico 1988 made seagal look bad ass😎 great content samurai.👌
Never seen in movies before. Seagal introduced a totally new style and nobody talks about it how slim he was. He was the slimmest action star ever in "Above the Law".
Remy seems like a cool legit dude. Hey you should have Leny Sly and talk about aikido. He trained with seagals top students.
Pre WW2 Aikido and Judo were complete martial arts. The removal of Atemi made both weaker.
Use what works best.I plan to get into Aikido/Aikijutsu.My past training in TKD and Tai Chi.Has helped me.Aikido has always interested me.I look forward in walking on my new journey in the martial arts.
Has an aikido practitioner myself, I keto being a secondary art to my primary, which is American Kenpo, I can say that it is truly effective, and works really well. Unfortunately, even though the techniques are very usable, they’re not always taught in a usable fashion. Dalton Ryu Aikijujutsu what is the art? Aikido’s founder had mastered and served as the foundation for his Aikido. However, much of the techniques took on a more dynamic expression, dealing with flow and momentum, while reducing emphasis on the more pain compliance and aggressive wrist locks, that are part of the art. The emphasis started to focus more on the flow of momentum, as well as the flow of internal energy to be an external expression of one’s internal spiritual energies to focus on the overall ideals of peace and harmony for this reason many modern Aikido dojo’s continue to teach techniques that are essentially incredibly effective, but without giving the student the knowledge of how to make them work in the most effective and efficient manner with self defense as a focus. Matsuoka Sensei is one of sensei Steven Seagal’s most senior students, and returned to the states with him when he left Japan to open up the. TenShin Dojo in California. Matsuoka sensei still teaches, and I’ve had the privilege of attending some of his seminars and trainings. What I can honestly say is that it keeps the innovative approach of dealing with flow and momentum that aikido brought about while maintaining the combat effective focus of its parent art. The way I view aikido is that everybody who studies learns techniques that work, but many schools don’t teach how to make it work in the most effective way. Aikido, and American Kenpo both get accused of being ineffective, but the time I spent with10th SFGA and deploying regularly, I can say that they do in fact work and have been pressure tested extensively.
I have subscribed long time ago:)
A lot of people don't know about it but Chuck Norris studied Aikido also. He mentioned in an interview with Dick Cavett that he'd trained in Aikido for several years.
I don’t believe it.
I think you might have misheard Chuck in that interview. Chuck trained in the Korean arts and the only Korean martial art close to Aikido is Hapkido. It has similar locking and throwing techniques as Aikido but unlike the former, also heavily incoporates kicks in their curriculum. The character for both arts are the same and if I'm not mistaken, the founder of Hapkido claims to have also trained under Aikido founder Morehei Ueshiba's Daito Ryu Akijujutsu teacher Sokaku Takeda. My guess is you probably misheard him and thought he said Aikido instead of Hapkido.
@@johnlloyddy7016 Nope, no mistake! Look up on RUclips "Chuck Norris on Losing His Brother in The Vietnam War" and skip to 6:02 and you'll see Chuck say it himself.
I never heard that Chuck studied aikido, but he does have a black belt in judo, which he did for several years.
@@dbuck1964 He's a very well-rounded martial artist, that's for sure!
I am a fan of Tenshin Aikido practitioner Lenny Sly and his Rogue Warriors training.
Remy is spot on with his analysis of why aikido has a bad rep. I don't understand why this is a mystery to people. The art is not inseparable from its culture and it's training practices. If you trained boxing the way 99% of aikido dojos train, its practitioners would lose function in the same way.
Yeah Remy representing aikido good, hope to see more of his aikido skills in action. It would be awesome if he entered a kumite like the old school ufc
Love Aikido. Love Martial Arts. Love This Channel.
Love to see a Jeet Kune Do series next.
It works. Done security for 20 years. Have trained many arts since i was 5 and have one ko and it was with Aikido take down. Head hit the floor and they was out. It works in right situation and right practioner
I’m sure Seagal appreciate you, as do I. Thanks for regarding him in a good light.
People that don't know Morihei Ueshiba's early history really won't understand how harsh and brutal his teaching style used to be.
His later elder years are like night and day compared to how he used to be in the Dojo.
The legendary Masahiko Kimura (Judo) trained with Ueshiba in the early days and he had a large fear and respect for the man.
What reference is there for such statement?I am well meant in my question and only in research modus..
I still have to find out...what made Ueshiba...go away..change or what ever from a battle brutal style to aikido?
I mean I don't even know...about their relationship...Teacher and Ueshiba......what practical need was there...or he was tired of teaching survival martial spirit...after getting involved ed in the religion of Omoto?
@@thunderflower7998 well there are seve ral sources, and it is indeed a really fascinating topic. Start your read with Mas Kimura's autobiography "My Judo." Really good book, and he talks about his friendship with Gozo Shioda and training together with him at Ueshiba's Dojo.
Ueshiba in his early days was a very militant right wing nationalist; he had a more peaceful approach and mindset as he got into his senior years and got more ill.
@@AztecUnshaven thank you..reading I will do!another question....Was Ueshiba and Takeda defeated by a student of Judo...?Reference by a youtuber CHADI with also nice history of Judo channel.
God knows..what happens when people get older...do they discover ..as martial arts teachers better ways to survive ...or are they getting tired...and just want to pass on sth soft...
Yang Cheng FU...Yip Man....Ueshiba etc....
After all is ju jutsu ,judo,aiki jutsu,just all the same....old jujitsu in variations ..but still jujitsu?or still different. Mentality?strategy?purpose??
I was already doing Muay thai and ang boxing before I did Aikido. My Aikido instructors are already practitioners of other arts and some of them are MMA fighters. We do pressure testing after class for advanced students.
Your Aikido instructors are MMA fighters? What's their names? I really want see how they adapted thier Aikido for sport fighting.
What's ang boxing?
He is one of 5 grand masters on earth. Doing it for over 40 years.
This is my person opinion when I went to Miami Tenshin Aikido, that is one of Steven Seagal student school. A young kid in his 20's was teaching class, but was using foul language to kids and being very hard on them. Being a 2nd degree black belt in Aikido at that time, I offer being his punching bag. He never took me up on this. This was around 2014, I can't judge Tenshin dojo, But I was shocked seeing this kind of language in a dojo. I am also very hard style Aikido, the problem is not many students want to learn hard style Aikido
Great video.
So many BJJ and Muay Thai nut-huggers and because of the UFC. Look at traditional standup arts like Jujitsu, especially what Wally Jay did. That's more applicable to real life than rolling in your back waiting to get your head kicked in or not knowing how to control a standing situation without striking. Real life isn't nearly a simple as in the cage.
If you read O'sensei original students they wrote a lot about importance of atemi. For example Gozo Shioda wrote Aikido is 70% atemi. And he even mentions a story of Usheiba breaking hip bone of a challenger with a strike during a demonstration.
O Sensei said aïkido is irimi (enter) et atemi. In lot of omote techniques we both strike and enter through the opponent before apply a technique.
If you look at daito ryu aiki ju jutsu you will see for exemple the ikkyo technique they first hit the opponent in the ribs , the apply the ikkyo and then finish by an atemi on the head or if they have a wood tento they would stab the armpit of aité… and it was the original way Sokaku Takeda taught Ueshiba and before World War II when Ueshiba was teaching aiki ju jutsu or aikibudo it was more agressive with more atemis (like in most ju jutsu styles). That is why Gozo Shioda who was a pre WWII student of Ueshiba said this I think
Really rare to hear about daito ryu aikijutsu. Which is the mother art to aikido. I think only sensei Gozo (I might be messing that name up) kept the pre-war aikido training intact.
It would be cool if you could interview Steven Seagal the man himself!
Got introduced to Aikido when transitioning from Kyokushin to Enshin….karate lol! Okay, limited actual aikido experience but I know my Sabaki and Kozushi especially the two handed pull. When I switched from Enshin to Muay Thai, I figured out how to adopt my “grabs” to arm bars with gloves on - to perform Sabaki movements.
@vikingsamurai sounds like you are from Washington state? The Sabaki challenge tournament was popular in there in the late 1990’s. Open to any styles but the mainly between Enshin, Kyokushin and other bare knuckle styles.
People do criticism because they don't understand like when i went to a kendo teacher told him i wanted to train kendo for exercise help strengthen my empty hand he asked what i trained told him i did goju ryu when i was younger for 3 years formally still practice my katas then told him i did wing chun for 11 years but my teacher is closing his school soon so i joined yoshinkan aikido under takashi kimeda whos an amazing sensei but he told me not to waste my Time on wing chun and goju ryu iust focus on aikido which i understand but i love my wing chun my mook jong long pole butterfly swords siu lum taq etc i also think aikido is amazing can work well with other Martial arts takashi kimeda won't be around forever so i would appreciate to learn some stuff from him i did not enjoy the kendo sensei putting down wing chun and goju ryu but hes free to his opinion i already had training in basic kendo and Japanese kobudo from my sensei long ago i love all Martial arts except no touch knock out guess ill just practice my boken in the back yard
Would love you to look into arakan one day.
Many good points Remy. I too wasn't the favorite at dojo because I trained for realism in techniques. Black in Aikido is worth less to me than my black in Aikijujitsu. People think the big full fancy moves can be imployed in fights... only basic entry to atemi then throw or lock will be wise if attacked. Mostly not the art for combat but great for self defense.
Not in UFC for a reason.
Soft Aikido can often lead to a false sense of security. Training with more realistic attacks with some actual intent makes a world of difference. Long dedicated practice leads to being able to read situations better and almost see attacks as if in a slower motion. The mental growth aspect is a huge benefit of Aiki training. -> preparedness.
Martialist!
Lift some weights for a year, get 3 months of boxing and 6 months of BJJ/wrestling, and you'll get plenty of more than 20 years of any kind of aikido. Yep, it's a bit harsh and I know it, but it is also true.
Steven Seagal started the shaolin temple thousands of years ago and he taught the samurai how to make and use swords. Some people say that Steven Seagal is hulk hogan's dad.
Yeah alot of fools think like that. Like the one guy that tried to get me in a BJJ headlock. Broke the "unbreakable" RNC in 2 seconds. The guy ended up with a torn bicep and several skull fractures.
Hey no offense but come at Steven Seagal and see how that works out for you!
Stephen wrist locked his way into our hearts...
Facts!
I remember Joe Rogan explaining on a podcast some years ago that Steven Seagal is a legit martial artist despite what the haters say.
Just curious. Who wins, Muy Thai vs Aikido.? I do Muy Thai lol. Pretty confident w my kicks but if a aikido master catches my kick, I'm sure he'll blast my s%$t haha Awesome Vid Viking! Love the content. Also shared it on my fb so people can see your channel.
Thanks for sharing the vid! If you're just speaking in general, the Muay Thai guy should fare better, but if he gets caught he could be in trouble.
You know that kind of makes sense about the soft Aikido when he mentioned the reason why was like that I had an image of Tai Chi which I guess if you're older and you can't move very well but you always wanted to do Aikido for fun and that could be the ticket
When I was a kid, I took a Japanese hard style called, "Yoshukai." When I first saw a Steven Segal movie, I immediately recognized so much of his movement, stances and mechanics, because that old aikido is rooted in all Japanese styles that came from the Bushido tree of arts. The more advanced levels of our school did in fact teach direct aikido techniques, and they weren't the sissy ones (think, taking off an ear). I've always respected the Japanese hard sty;es, and always thought Segal was true to that hard style philosophy.
Could you do a video on traditional aiki jujutsu vs modern aikido and the differences
I haven't seen anyone cover that yet
That is an interesting topic, I'll look into it.
Cool 👍👌 in my experience bjj, boxing, and karate/tkd. MMA (obviously) Is whereas arts like kickboxing are present but not as widely popular. At least here on cali
Bruce Lee introduced Wing Chun Kung Fu to the world, and Steven Seagal introduced Aikido to the world. No matter what we may think, this is what they have contributed. It's major.
I read a rumor (that may not be true) when Warren Beatty bought the rights to Dick Tracy in the late 80's, Steven Seagal was one of the actors rumored to play Dick Tracy (after playing no non-sense cop in Above the Law). I wonder a movie that is portrayed in the 1930's where a Detective doing joint locks and throws using a style invented in the mid 1930's (probably only exclusive to a small circle of people in Japan). He beat the crap out of William Forsythe (who played Flat Top in Dick Tracy) in Out for Juctice
There is no post war Aikido. You can find pictures of Ueshiba when he was old still use atemi. Actually the most popular Aikikai Aikido is more a creation of his son Kisshomaru. Iwama ryu is more close to Ueshibas Aikido.
In all fairness it is not just that there is a lot of bad Aikido out there. There is a lot of bad everything out there...Tae Kwon Do, Kenpo, Judo, Tai Ji Quan, Karate, et. al. .....people getting black belts within one year, without ever doing open kumite or sparring against a resisting opponent. One of my teachers used to tell students, "if you can't make your ____ work , it is not because ____ sucks. It is because YOU suck. It is your responsibility to make it work!" Fill in the blank with your favorite art.
Omg seagal again dude please let this chanel grater again 🙏
I must admit this form of Akido is deadly, it's a system that evolves to what's out there...
Viking Samurai I have a question might be a silly one I love watching martial arts I wondered would you ever consider doing a fight scene with a friend on one of your videos just to show a little bit of your Martial Arts and have some fun in a fight scene like they do in the movies
Real compassion can be seen in the willingness to sacrifice yourself for your fellow students especially in Aikido, BJJ, wrestling even judo in the fact that there's really very little that can be done to get better without a partner willing to train with you. This is not to take away from the hard sacrifices made in the various awesome striking arts, but my point is that there aren't any katas, bag work etc that can be done alone. You have to work together, attack as realistically as possible and yes, hurt each other as you get closer to that edge of giving and dealing with a real hardcore honest attack. Additionally, a big part of people not understanding Tenshin Aikido is that they see training and public demos as needing to translate to dealing with street attacks and thinking that the demos are the only way we train.
With tenshin aikido it’s very old school where strikes kicks punches & chokes wasn’t taken out.. compared to todays teachings where some dojo schools of aikido don’t Incorporate what is known as atemi waza but focus more on movements balance breaking kuzushi but what they don’t understand is aikido has all of these strikes it was called then aiki jujitsu if you read about it’s founder Morihei Ueshiba he was a great Japanese martial artist he founded aikido 🇯🇵 & changed its Philosophy… but if you look at tai jitsu it’s Ancestry is Aikido and if you look at Aiki jujitsu Same again same ancestry you can Incorporate atemi waza in your own training
Not sure I understood your last statement, as Taijitsu and Aikijujitsu both predate Aikido.
I came across a video on you tube of James coburn talking about seagal and seagal training in wing chun etc
Hahahahaha love the rocky segment.
Yes Tenshin is effective against resisting attackers in real fights
Respectfully, how would you know that?
I think Aikido can be effective and a good martial arts to train Steven put it on the map world wide and I think he is the real deal
Another great interview. I learned my Aikido in Okinawa. I continue teaching on the East Coast but I am not affiliated with any of the USA organizations because of this watered down effort I witness in America. I keep my ties directly to Japan.
The real aikido was like this very straight forward direct realistic
I think many people love Aikido, they just want to make it work in real life which it absolutely can if you pair the techniques with other arts. Aikido,Judo and Jiu Jitsu are like estranged family members that need to be reunited to be made whole.
AMEN
What do you think of Adrian Paul (Highlander Series)? He does aikido, I think.
I need to revisit that series... I do remember liking it back in the day.
I allaways thaut it was just simple Aikido... Remy seems pretty legit to me.
Almost all of the people these days talking smack about Steven Seagal...don't even know his credentials ....the run their mouths and none of them would bust a grape.
Ah okay, I like this content.
Hey viking Samurai.... can you please put up a top 25 list of martial arts movies you enjoy? Maybe get other's input using polls?
Is Tenshin aikido similar to Yoshinkan aikido in terms of hardnsss and effectiveness? Gozo Shioda trained with Ueshiba pre-war when it was more aikijutsu than aikido back then.
On an ECA stack you can practice Hyper Ten shin. 🙃
I did 22 yrs in prison ....killed a drug dealer in a shootout . I was 19. NY I trained in prison with alot of Karate and Tae Kwon Do....guys .on the sneak..your not allowed to practice martial arts inside. But ...I learned alot of training techniques ..conditioning....most Karate guys didn't like Seagal. Egos in the way. My older brother was heavily into American Combat Karate..and Ed Parkers American Kenpo Karate. His instructor in American Combat was world record holder breaker ..Richie Barathy. Richie met Seagal in early 90s in California and he told my brother and his fellow students Seagal is Lightening fast....deadly..... As ll his moves were death oriented. Not your average Aikido instructor. I have a wrestling and boxing background ...but the Karate I picked up over the years has indeed complimented my street fighting ability. I learned wrist locks.....kotogieshi....some redirection techniques. I think a combination of the best techniquees are better for those not having 15 years to learn complex internal energy flows etc....like Barathy said ...... As couple of solid low kicks ..nothing higher than the waist ..and explode with rapid hard hand and elbow strikes to eyes throat groin. He used to tell his students...if he moves a fraction of an inch ..stomp him until he ceases to move.
the question shouldn't be "what separates aikido from other martial arts " but "what separates aikido from other jiujutsu - derivative arts. all jiujutsu based styles are so different to other martial arts that they should be handled as a separate entity. The ultimate form of martial arts if you aske me 😎
Aikido must include judo and boxing in its program. Someone who has never boxed will never be able to hit a boxer in the head. The boxer will read the trajectory of the blows and dodge them like child's play. Now, if the boxer knows aikido techniques, he'll apply them with unprecedented effectiveness. Judo will help the boxer if he enters into a hand-to-hand confrontation.
"I didn't hear no bell!".... Haha, nice pull. I think sans the last act of Rocky V it's a great film, the street fight is just too cheesy for what otherwise appears to be a back to basics gritty drama like the original Rocky film. Luckily I think Balboa really nailed that concept.
Ahaha... that Rocky Iv anti-Aikido skit cracked me up.
If someone is athletically talented enough, they can make a less effective thing work to some extent. One of the most impressive things I ever saw was a contortionist (female) doing a handstand folded up in a severe backbending position and firing a bow with her feet with the arrow hitting the target. If a person can shoot an arrow with their feet while holding a position that would cripple most people for life then probably someone can also make aikido, kempo karate, tai-chi etc. work on resisting opponents who act unpredictably but there's also probably an easier, more efficient way.