My email box is getting full these days:

Hello.
What is your opinion on Aikido?
If you already had done it, do you have a link do it? I read judo history from you, very good.
Thank's to you I dont liked Judo before reading your's articles, now I like it and will do it!!
Since I respect your writing, I want to see what do you think of Aikido.
I Aikido circles, they think that they can throw judokas easy, since no one can grap a Aikidoka.
Thank you very much and keep the goods writings.

Lucas

See, TO ME, I think the aikido thing is a waste of time.

If I want to do that kind of stuff, because I am too old to bang with the young boys; there are wonderful Judo Kata to master that gives me all of that. Several ones with old weapons and very "aikido-esk" in some ways.

I really believe Kano had the "fullness" of a man's life in mind when he created Judo.

Here you go Mark:

"Aikido stems from the same root as Judo, being traditional Japanese Jujitsu. However, unlike where Judo's founder took JJJ and improved upon it by mandating a full resistance training to determine what did and didn't work, Aikido's founder effectively did the exact opposite.

What Uesheba did was to overlay his cult-derrived (Oomoto) pacifism and basically neuter the effective techniques from JJJ. Those that do function, function not because they're Aikido but because they pre-existed it and somehow weren't cut.

It would be wonderful to have a martial art that could prepare an individual to deal with violence without having to resort to it himself. However, physics, the human body, and human nature all conspire to prevent this from being possible. The most effective use for Aikido is to restrain already semi-compliant individuals such as drunks, people half-heartedly resisting, or those over which you have a significant strength advantage (as commonly seen in law enforcement).

So harden the **** up you goddamn ***** and take a real Martial Art."

Tell him to do it, that it's vastly superior to Judo and he should cross train in Capoeira. Only by doing that will he become a superior street fighter.

It's time we started manufacturing people to laugh at. We could customize the sort of person we want; do we want a Wing Chun nutrider, a sport vs street advocate, a Dux Ninjutsu student etc. We could tailor the lolz that we feel like having.

This would only work with non-stupid people, but what about:

"You should not rely too much on the opinions of others. It is important to come to your own conclusions about these things. If you have access to both martial arts, you should try them both. Note the differences in technique and training methodology. Try aikido technqiques against an experienced judoka, and judo techniques against an experienced aikidoka. The results of your experiment are my answer to your question."

Anyone you seen the classic video of the Aikido master fighting a fat reporter? Ended up having to use his judo skill to choke him out.

Tell him to treat it as an opportunity--to be the first person to make Aikido work on a consistent basis.

If he can...

Wish him luck.

Here you go Mark:

"Aikido stems from the same root as Judo, being traditional Japanese Jujitsu. However, unlike where Judo's founder took JJJ and improved upon it by mandating a full resistance training to determine what did and didn't work, Aikido's founder effectively did the exact opposite.

What Uesheba did was to overlay his cult-derrived (Oomoto) pacifism and basically neuter the effective techniques from JJJ. Those that do function, function not because they're Aikido but because they pre-existed it and somehow weren't cut.

It would be wonderful to have a martial art that could prepare an individual to deal with violence without having to resort to it himself. However, physics, the human body, and human nature all conspire to prevent this from being possible. The most effective use for Aikido is to restrain already semi-compliant individuals such as drunks, people half-heartedly resisting, or those over which you have a significant strength advantage (as commonly seen in law enforcement).

So harden the **** up you goddamn ***** and take a real Martial Art."

I spewed my smoothie when I read the last line....

I spewed my smoothie when I read the last line....

Wow...wish I could get off just by reading a line of type.

Aikido is what you get when you have great Judo and someone who over commits an attack either grappling or striking.

That is an effortless throw in which the attacker practically throws them self due to the Judoka's amazing timing and balance and ability to move with the attack.

Why do I say Judo not Aikido?

Because the hard resistant training that is needed to develop the reflexes and timing to make this work is to be more found in Judo than Aikido.

Here you go Mark:

"Aikido stems from the same root as Judo, being traditional Japanese Jujitsu. However, unlike where Judo's founder took JJJ and improved upon it by mandating a full resistance training to determine what did and didn't work, Aikido's founder effectively did the exact opposite.

What Uesheba did was to overlay his cult-derrived (Oomoto) pacifism and basically neuter the effective techniques from JJJ. Those that do function, function not because they're Aikido but because they pre-existed it and somehow weren't cut.

It would be wonderful to have a martial art that could prepare an individual to deal with violence without having to resort to it himself. However, physics, the human body, and human nature all conspire to prevent this from being possible. The most effective use for Aikido is to restrain already semi-compliant individuals such as drunks, people half-heartedly resisting, or those over which you have a significant strength advantage (as commonly seen in law enforcement).

So harden the **** up you goddamn ***** and take a real Martial Art."


"Aikido is the same root, such as judo and traditional Japanese Jiu-Jitsu. Dzudo difference JJJ, where the founder and complete resistance training to determine what is and what is not working, the founder of Aikido was exactly the opposite.

What was with the cult Uesheba storage derrived (Oomoto) pacifism and resource-saving technologies, such JJJ. Those who do not work, because they do not aikido, but also because they are not to die.

He will be great, and Martial Arts, as a man, power, pay no attention. But the physics of the human body and human nature, to prevent this possible. Aikido is effective to the half-drunk, the human side of the heart to resist, or you can make a significant power advantage (which is usually for a fee).

Strengthening **** fucking coward, but a real martial art. "


Fixed.

What I sent him... you meanies!

Thank you for your email.

My opinion on Aikido is based on what you want to get out of it.

If fun and exercise is your goal, Aikido is wonderful. If you like history and culture, again, Aikido is great.

However, if you are looking for practical self-defense, or to have real fighting abilities, then it is not so good.

As to the comment that Aikido people can throw Judo people easily, that is just silly and in no way is true.

His reply:

Thank you for your aswer.
Well, I want self defense. I am sorry for Aikido.
If the Aikido that Kano see was trained today, maybe aikido can be useful.
Only by your writings I am now will do judo.
Thank you very much.

Thank you for your aswer.
Well, I would like to self-defense. We apologize for Aikido.
If Aikido canoe was to see that today, Aikido can be useful.
Only in his writings, I have judo.
Thank you very much.

so Kano saw Aikido and praised it, it seems.
He was being diplomatic, if this really happened.
Goju-Joe hinted that a Judoka can use Aikido efficiently, at leat that is why I understood.
so it figures now, why Ueshiba was only allowing such guys to train Aikido, who already had BBs from other disciplines.

I have said it before and I'll say it now

I can see the evolution from O - sota to an Aikido step and throw. If you add in a strike and move so well with guy going for an O- Soto gari that you can drop him with out even having to sweep the leg.

So an Aikido step and throw can work

but you should know how to to do a proper O-soto gari first and drill it live in randori.

Which Aikido doesn't practice.