How we can save Aikido: An honest opinion.

**Ignorami** · Posted On: 4/08/2011 4:02pm

Didn't fully appreciate this was YMAS, and have inadevertantly posted 100% serious responses. Sadly, I fear my future responses will be similarly sincere

As such, here is an amusing picture of a blender bicycle to make up for it before I go to bed.

That's right, its a blender AND a bicycle.

**DCS** · Posted On: 4/08/2011 4:09pm

Originally Posted by Colin

At which point did I imply that Aikido was needed?

In the thread title and in the OP maybe?

Do you feel so threatened by the idea that there are entirely combat ineffective Aikidoka out there that could probably survive falling off the back of a truck better than your average kickboxer? I doubt it.

Ideas are not things I usally feel threatening.

Therefore why would you be adverse to the idea that time is spent in MMA on breakfalling? I think there are definitely people out there training JJ and MT, but spending little time on breakfalling. It is primarily this kind of person that I think could benefit from an hour a week of breakfalling practice.

I find 1 hour a week of breakfalling practise excessive. The niche you are targetting would be better served with 1 hour of judo practise under competent instruction. Uchikomi: ten reps, the last throwing uke, rinse and repeat. Last 15 min of randori. Shower and beers. See you next week.

**Colin** · Posted On: 4/08/2011 4:14pm

Originally Posted by DCS

Ideas are not things I usally feel threatening.

So clearly, we agree about that.

Originally Posted by DCS

I find 1 hour a week of breakfalling practise excessive. The niche you are targetting would be better served with 1 hour of judo practise under competent instruction. Uchikomi: ten reps, the last throwing uke, rinse and repeat. Last 15 min of randori. Shower and beers. See you next week.

Well, I'm never going to suggest that Ukemi alone is comparably effective to Judo training, I just think that there's a financial opportunity for Aikido masters to become safety experts :)

**BKR** · Posted On: 4/08/2011 4:20pm

The answer, as usual, is DO JUDO.

Ben

**Colin** · Posted On: 4/08/2011 4:24pm

Originally Posted by BKR

The answer, as usual, is DO JUDO.

Ben

T___T

**judoka_uk** · Posted On: 4/08/2011 4:37pm

Getting rid of all the softcocks who seem to infest Aikido dojos the world over.

Introduce some kind of minimum sign up requirements like:
Be able to do more than 20 press ups
Be able to talk to a girl about something she actually wants to talk about
Laugh at offensive jokes
Be able to tell one good dirty joke
Have at least 2 funny sex anecdotes
Have at least 4 funny drunken antics anecdotes

That would be a pretty good start.

**Permalost** · Posted On: 4/08/2011 4:49pm

Originally Posted by Colin

Well, I'm never going to suggest that Ukemi alone is comparably effective to Judo training, I just think that there's a financial opportunity for Aikido masters to become safety experts :)

Random non-fighting safety was something that I felt I got out of doing systema (probably the main thing, besides conditioning).

**DCS** · Posted On: 4/08/2011 4:55pm

Perma,

Still with Sodeman?

**Yoj** · Posted On: 4/08/2011 5:12pm

Originally Posted by judoka_uk

Have at least 2 funny sex anecdotes

Theres nothing funny about sex.

Unless you force her to dress as a clown!

**Permalost** · Posted On: 4/08/2011 5:30pm

Originally Posted by DCS

Perma,

Still with Sodeman?

No, their schedule changed around so I decided to try out something else while still new. Since I started training with my current teacher I've been content to just go there. Jeff's classes were a lot of fun though,and very physically challenging. It was like a boot camp mixed with recess for adults.