Just saw your interview on the Ortega channel about your open letter to Joe Rogan. I'll preface my comments with one over riding premise - Everyone in every martial art is looking for different things in learning their chosen discipline. We all have some commonality but their are differences. And that's OK. Just a little of my background - I've studied aikido some 26 years now from my sensei who has some 44 years in it and received his training from Muryasz Sensei who received his credentials directly for Koichi Tohei. So just a couple of thoughts on what you have laid out: - I agree with you that a lot of Aikido dojos would benefit from some more practical approaches to training in terms of BJJ and Jiu Jitsu in the beginning and probably for most students where they end up in the art (both the amount/length of training spent as well as the focus of the dojo). There is way too much focus on wrote technique and as a result most of those students that just focus Jo kihon waza are going to feel way out of there element in a real world situation or in some sort of competition. BJJ and Jiu Jitsu training definitely have an advantage in this. I also feel this focus on technique in aikido dojos is losing the art of O'Sensei which has been ably demonstrated by some of his students like Tohei, Saito, Yamaguchi and Saetome Sensei to name a few. - However, oya waza practice does exist and should be practiced in aikido training. This unfortunately doesn't happen in 90% of the Aikido dojos out there other than touching briefly on it in rondori. My belief is that complete free practice both attack and technique is essential and much more difficult to learn for several reasons. The first and obvious one is that nage (or even just two combatants - naturally shifting roles throughout the encounter) has a very steep mountain to climb to be able to ingrain techniques to a point that he or she can use technique (more specifically, the principals) naturally or as you put it - reflexively - is very difficult to say the least. Perhaps that's just because it isn't done enough, but imho it is just significantly more difficult. When you look back throughout aikido's history it is very hard to find teachers who could/can truly demonstrate it. This is O'Sensei's true art. - Consequently, that is why we see so many videos out there of aikido vs MMA, BJJ, what have you where aikido comes out looking the way it does. This is very unfortunate because while it highlights the problem, in your words, the Aikido practitioner be taken out of his world and not being able to circle back, it is not O'Sensei's aikido. For most dojos (and I blame the doshu for this) they just do not practice this way because it's too hard. The doshu often asked his father not to demonstrate his art in his way because his son felt it was to hard and or didn't look real. - I understand your interpretation of O'Sensei philosophy of his art - to bring about a peaceful resolution of a conflict without hurting the attacker. The gentle art. And while I believe that was certainly part O'Sensei's philosophy, it misses the main core of O'Sensei's art which is very martial, taking its roots from daito Ryu aiki jiu Jitsu. This core principle is the primary reason for no competition - not because O'Sensei felt that competition was inappropriate and not in line with his philosophy. It is the budo of of the art - to have absolutely no attachment to anything, winning, losing, life and death. His Way was very Martial in that he felt by emphasizing Zen - no attachment to anything - was the Way to achieve mushin, to be able to apply true, appropriate, spontaneous technique or more specifically true principals in a conflict. Without true mushin "when the sword is swinging for your head the mind and consequently the body freezes" - your attachment to life stops you from doing what you need to do. - This is very much in line with the Book of Five Rings - by not being attached, the mind body is able to move appropriate to the situation. It can certainly be debated whether competition can foster this, but I believe it makes it much more difficult to get there. - Consequently, my practice and my sons practice (who earned a green belt at 14 in BJJ) is mostly oya waza - free attack and free technique. In the beginning stages certainly, an aikido student should learn basic techniques, as it is the alphabet of Aikido. But it is not writing, and it's certainly not a complete "novel" where the art is truly expressed. The shodan to O'Sensei was not an accomplishment, it was the beginning of training. Eventually, all of the techniques are "thrown away" and you're using true "technique", more specifically, true principals in the art - a lofty goal to say the least. It sounds intellectual and difficult - and it is, but it IS very practical. This is why I believe aikido is currently viewed the way it is. In a sense we agree that training should be more practical like BJJ and Jiu Jitsu - but the way most current dojos train, they are woefully behind the mark. BTW I totally agree that cross training in other disciplines is extremely useful - nothing is wasted and we should all have open minds. Kind regards, Chris
Anthony is a legend
Totally adding this to my drills and game. Awesome. Thanks
Love that first sweep so much.
Effortless.
Definitely will try to go one-two with attacking kimura since I always do that anyway 😆
Thanks a mill.
great video
i was just there today. great view. thanks for vids...
Amazing techniques. I love how its set up and the execution. Great video and I look forward to the next one. Oss
This will work perfect for me.Currently playing botton and defending. awesome vidoe . Oss..
very good drill
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Hy Roy and brothers youre great i follownyou from italy😁👊osss
nice
Can you tell me the music at the beggining?
Can we see Dan roll against Anthony for one of these Episodes?
Oss...
Just saw your interview on the Ortega channel about your open letter to Joe Rogan. I'll preface my comments with one over riding premise - Everyone in every martial art is looking for different things in learning their chosen discipline. We all have some commonality but their are differences. And that's OK.
Just a little of my background - I've studied aikido some 26 years now from my sensei who has some 44 years in it and received his training from Muryasz Sensei who received his credentials directly for Koichi Tohei.
So just a couple of thoughts on what you have laid out:
- I agree with you that a lot of Aikido dojos would benefit from some more practical approaches to training in terms of BJJ and Jiu Jitsu in the beginning and probably for most students where they end up in the art (both the amount/length of training spent as well as the focus of the dojo). There is way too much focus on wrote technique and as a result most of those students that just focus Jo kihon waza are going to feel way out of there element in a real world situation or in some sort of competition. BJJ and Jiu Jitsu training definitely have an advantage in this. I also feel this focus on technique in aikido dojos is losing the art of O'Sensei which has been ably demonstrated by some of his students like Tohei, Saito, Yamaguchi and Saetome Sensei to name a few.
- However, oya waza practice does exist and should be practiced in aikido training. This unfortunately doesn't happen in 90% of the Aikido dojos out there other than touching briefly on it in rondori. My belief is that complete free practice both attack and technique is essential and much more difficult to learn for several reasons. The first and obvious one is that nage (or even just two combatants - naturally shifting roles throughout the encounter) has a very steep mountain to climb to be able to ingrain techniques to a point that he or she can use technique (more specifically, the principals) naturally or as you put it - reflexively - is very difficult to say the least. Perhaps that's just because it isn't done enough, but imho it is just significantly more difficult. When you look back throughout aikido's history it is very hard to find teachers who could/can truly demonstrate it. This is O'Sensei's true art.
- Consequently, that is why we see so many videos out there of aikido vs MMA, BJJ, what have you where aikido comes out looking the way it does. This is very unfortunate because while it highlights the problem, in your words, the Aikido practitioner be taken out of his world and not being able to circle back, it is not O'Sensei's aikido. For most dojos (and I blame the doshu for this) they just do not practice this way because it's too hard. The doshu often asked his father not to demonstrate his art in his way because his son felt it was to hard and or didn't look real.
- I understand your interpretation of O'Sensei philosophy of his art - to bring about a peaceful resolution of a conflict without hurting the attacker. The gentle art. And while I believe that was certainly part O'Sensei's philosophy, it misses the main core of O'Sensei's art which is very martial, taking its roots from daito Ryu aiki jiu Jitsu. This core principle is the primary reason for no competition - not because O'Sensei felt that competition was inappropriate and not in line with his philosophy. It is the budo of of the art - to have absolutely no attachment to anything, winning, losing, life and death. His Way was very Martial in that he felt by emphasizing Zen - no attachment to anything - was the Way to achieve mushin, to be able to apply true, appropriate, spontaneous technique or more specifically true principals in a conflict. Without true mushin "when the sword is swinging for your head the mind and consequently the body freezes" - your attachment to life stops you from doing what you need to do.
- This is very much in line with the Book of Five Rings - by not being attached, the mind body is able to move appropriate to the situation. It can certainly be debated whether competition can foster this, but I believe it makes it much more difficult to get there.
- Consequently, my practice and my sons practice (who earned a green belt at 14 in BJJ) is mostly oya waza - free attack and free technique. In the beginning stages certainly, an aikido student should learn basic techniques, as it is the alphabet of Aikido. But it is not writing, and it's certainly not a complete "novel" where the art is truly expressed. The shodan to O'Sensei was not an accomplishment, it was the beginning of training. Eventually, all of the techniques are "thrown away" and you're using true "technique", more specifically, true principals in the art - a lofty goal to say the least. It sounds intellectual and difficult - and it is, but it IS very practical.
This is why I believe aikido is currently viewed the way it is. In a sense we agree that training should be more practical like BJJ and Jiu Jitsu - but the way most current dojos train, they are woefully behind the mark. BTW I totally agree that cross training in other disciplines is extremely useful - nothing is wasted and we should all have open minds. Kind regards, Chris
How about another commentary video.
Anthony is just too seasoned and too sensitive in movement
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