Ok, we get the idea you don’t care for traditional type martial arts defenses. Rather than continually dising them- go for the positive- new things you can offer. Just saying.
Hey Trav, I knew exactly whom you were talking about in your video description.
I like this kid, a lot! He’s smart, with a good vocabulary. And in my opinion, extremely brave with his level of honesty!
I’m also glad he discovered BJJ on his own.
It’s difficult to enlighten individuals whom had a lifetime commitment, to fighting art, that doesn’t really work. I believe, they will literally die protecting the lies they’ve been told!
Trav, the guy in the video knows nothing about aikido. His technique is full of beginner’s mistakes, with nothing about ki, balance, structure, or anything else, and when he eventually found how useless his training was for combat, instead of doing deeper research, finding better teachers, trying different schools and styles, he gave it up altogether. Yeah, it is a typical problem in the aikido world, but that Dutch boy found he could make a living on youtube rubbishing something he was clueless about. Most effective aikidoists I’ve known came from judo and other martial disciplines. I started with judo and my first aikido teachers (John Cornish and Kazuo Chiba) in the early 1970s were both experienced Kodokan judoists, and I subsequently also cross trained in Chinese stuff, but still do aikido at 70 y.o. as my go-to method…
Would you kindly make a video similar to the one this kid made to demonstrate your point? I understand at 70 that full force training is probably not something you want to do, but perhaps moderate speed and intention while being attacked with a red sharpie pen or something similar?
This kid is a black belt in Aikido who ran his own studio. I would say that he’s trained enough to make a technique work… if it actually works. If that’s not enough, then the style is an ineffective use of one’s time.
Hey Trav, I have followed you for a long time. I have practiced Judo for 50 years now, Taekwondo for 44 years, Aikido for 4 years(I know nothing about it, except 4 years training). You are right Aikido is very difficult to do correctly and useless against trained fighters. But if your attacker is untrained it does give you some advantage(not completely useless, yes you could learn better stuff). But Aikido was designed for advanced skilled Martial artists, to help improve their techniques, which is what you are doing.
So George S. is right. My Aikido instructor said it is like comparing Mustang cars to Yugo’s. The Mustang is of course faster and better, but the Yugo can get you there. Just don’t race a Mustang.
Now at 62 years old I want to find better ways to defend myself, I would rather do Jujitsu, or BJJ. But their classes are bad for my schedule, and Aikido fits my schedule. So I get a work out in Aikido, and besides I get 3-5 hours training a day in Judo or Taekwondo in addition.
So both you and George have valid points. In my humble opinion.
Keep up the good work sir!
First off, having a belt belt means absolutely nothing in the real world of combat or even in Martial Arts. It is the master or teacher that gave you the black belt that says something. And anyone with enough money to own or rent a multi-unit building can “run their own studio.”
His video and level of prowless alone exhibit how qualified he is to make sweeping statements like that.
Again, I don’t mean to criticize him as a person or as a learner, but not even one person in this video of his knows anything about real-world application of Aikido. In the eastern/Asian world you cannot call yourself a Master unless you AND your disciples have real-world experience and notable(endorse by the public, of which must include other masters) skill in a thing(art, science, and/or trade).
HA FUCKING HA! All these assholes out here afraid of losing face don’t need to worry about knife defenses because they have armed guards that they pay with the money all those suckers gave them.
That thumbs up was a mistake that this system will Not allow me to undo, sorry. Please don’t think I agree. I don’t even fully understand what he wrote.
All aikido is not the same, Rokas has no power in his aikido, I’ve met people at seminars like that, they look upset when their techniques don’t work on someone who resists.
I was a physical training instructor in the reserve forces, I’m a farmer so my job is physical, I can’t stop a technique when it is done properly, even by someone smaller or weaker. Nor can I force a technique on someone who is stronger, I can force a move on weaker opponent, which is what the big burly chap is doing in Trav’s other clip.
One of my training partners is an ex marine in his 60’s, a black belt, he can easily put me on the floor, as ex light infantry there’s no way I would submit to a bootneck. He said his reason for learning aikido was to submit people without hurting them, as he already knows how to hurt them.
Aikido, a derivative of Jujitsu, techniques were designed for the battlefield – attacks were assumed to be one-shot, do-or-die. Against these types of attacks, Aikido works pretty well.
I think we can all agree that Aikido techniques, no matter how effective on the battlefield, don’t translate well into the cage where there is time to dance around, get a sense of your opponent’s timing, distance, skill set, etc. The same can be said for martial arts like Krav Maga. The application is simply set to a different environment. It works well in its own context.
One of the main points, pardon the pun, about Aikido and knives, is to not be where the knife is – that is, get-off-the-line (of attack). This then sets up a myriad of follow-ups whether its throws, joint locks, strikes, or kicks.
Our courageous and intellectually honest young man is missing a few things in his techniques. Primarily, when he is able to acquire the off-balance, he then gives it up. This all but guarantees a failed technique. This is due to two factors: first, a cessation of the moment (that is, like so many Aikidoka, he pauses to admire his own technique), and second, a lack of consistent tension through the arm (which connects to the attackers center of mass and forces the opponent to continue to attempt to regain his balance so that he can continue his attack in a meaningful way).
I could go on; however, I fear I have bored many readers by this time. Suffice it to say, that Aikido, Krav Maga, Kenjitsu, and other martial are battlefield based and their techniques don’t easily translate into “sparring” type engagements. This isn’t to say that they are useless – they must be applied in the situations where they are going to be effective.
First off, no offense to this guy. But it is obvious who ever gave him his 3rd degree recognition was not a Japanese ryu. Secondly almost every seasoned combatant knows that BBJ is a grappling art and will never be effective in defending against a expert knife wielder and/or belligerent with lethal intent(the same is true when defending against long distance or charging attacks).
If you were to try the same stabs/attacks against Steven Segal(a well known practitioner of Aikido) or Morihei Ueshiba(Founder) you would, at best, be injured/humiliated and, at worse, be maimed/killed.
It is easy to criticize a novice/intermediate practitioner[and/or self-proclaimed expert]. But when you’re going to come against an entire art(especially one older than 75 years), you should have more artillery than a laughable excuse for an demonstration of Aikido. I can see this is a humble guy and I am by no means attacking him personally, but to call him a third degree black belt in Aikido, and see that he can’t even use the art to defend against a simple stab from a novice knife-wielder is a bit offensive. Again, who ever granted him the level of 3rd degree should not be allowed to call himself an aikido Master for obvious reasons.
That first guy couldn’t fight his way out of a paper bag, he’d struggle to make anything work. As the second guy demonstrated if you have the right attitude and aptitude you can find some workable techniques in most martial arts
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Ok, we get the idea you don’t care for traditional type martial arts defenses. Rather than continually dising them- go for the positive- new things you can offer. Just saying.
I thought that endorsing the wrist lock from this style was positive…
Well, I don’t know anything about Aikido, other than I’m glad I don’t.
Hey Trav, I knew exactly whom you were talking about in your video description.
I like this kid, a lot! He’s smart, with a good vocabulary. And in my opinion, extremely brave with his level of honesty!
I’m also glad he discovered BJJ on his own.
It’s difficult to enlighten individuals whom had a lifetime commitment, to fighting art, that doesn’t really work. I believe, they will literally die protecting the lies they’ve been told!
Ouch…jaggy object meets soft tissue, Aikidon’t style. Stay away, kids. It isn’t going to end well.
Trav, the guy in the video knows nothing about aikido. His technique is full of beginner’s mistakes, with nothing about ki, balance, structure, or anything else, and when he eventually found how useless his training was for combat, instead of doing deeper research, finding better teachers, trying different schools and styles, he gave it up altogether. Yeah, it is a typical problem in the aikido world, but that Dutch boy found he could make a living on youtube rubbishing something he was clueless about. Most effective aikidoists I’ve known came from judo and other martial disciplines. I started with judo and my first aikido teachers (John Cornish and Kazuo Chiba) in the early 1970s were both experienced Kodokan judoists, and I subsequently also cross trained in Chinese stuff, but still do aikido at 70 y.o. as my go-to method…
Would you kindly make a video similar to the one this kid made to demonstrate your point? I understand at 70 that full force training is probably not something you want to do, but perhaps moderate speed and intention while being attacked with a red sharpie pen or something similar?
This kid is a black belt in Aikido who ran his own studio. I would say that he’s trained enough to make a technique work… if it actually works. If that’s not enough, then the style is an ineffective use of one’s time.
Hey Trav, I have followed you for a long time. I have practiced Judo for 50 years now, Taekwondo for 44 years, Aikido for 4 years(I know nothing about it, except 4 years training). You are right Aikido is very difficult to do correctly and useless against trained fighters. But if your attacker is untrained it does give you some advantage(not completely useless, yes you could learn better stuff). But Aikido was designed for advanced skilled Martial artists, to help improve their techniques, which is what you are doing.
So George S. is right. My Aikido instructor said it is like comparing Mustang cars to Yugo’s. The Mustang is of course faster and better, but the Yugo can get you there. Just don’t race a Mustang.
Now at 62 years old I want to find better ways to defend myself, I would rather do Jujitsu, or BJJ. But their classes are bad for my schedule, and Aikido fits my schedule. So I get a work out in Aikido, and besides I get 3-5 hours training a day in Judo or Taekwondo in addition.
So both you and George have valid points. In my humble opinion.
Keep up the good work sir!
First off, having a belt belt means absolutely nothing in the real world of combat or even in Martial Arts. It is the master or teacher that gave you the black belt that says something. And anyone with enough money to own or rent a multi-unit building can “run their own studio.”
His video and level of prowless alone exhibit how qualified he is to make sweeping statements like that.
Again, I don’t mean to criticize him as a person or as a learner, but not even one person in this video of his knows anything about real-world application of Aikido. In the eastern/Asian world you cannot call yourself a Master unless you AND your disciples have real-world experience and notable(endorse by the public, of which must include other masters) skill in a thing(art, science, and/or trade).
HA FUCKING HA! All these assholes out here afraid of losing face don’t need to worry about knife defenses because they have armed guards that they pay with the money all those suckers gave them.
That thumbs up was a mistake that this system will Not allow me to undo, sorry. Please don’t think I agree. I don’t even fully understand what he wrote.
All aikido is not the same, Rokas has no power in his aikido, I’ve met people at seminars like that, they look upset when their techniques don’t work on someone who resists.
I was a physical training instructor in the reserve forces, I’m a farmer so my job is physical, I can’t stop a technique when it is done properly, even by someone smaller or weaker. Nor can I force a technique on someone who is stronger, I can force a move on weaker opponent, which is what the big burly chap is doing in Trav’s other clip.
One of my training partners is an ex marine in his 60’s, a black belt, he can easily put me on the floor, as ex light infantry there’s no way I would submit to a bootneck. He said his reason for learning aikido was to submit people without hurting them, as he already knows how to hurt them.
Aikido, a derivative of Jujitsu, techniques were designed for the battlefield – attacks were assumed to be one-shot, do-or-die. Against these types of attacks, Aikido works pretty well.
I think we can all agree that Aikido techniques, no matter how effective on the battlefield, don’t translate well into the cage where there is time to dance around, get a sense of your opponent’s timing, distance, skill set, etc. The same can be said for martial arts like Krav Maga. The application is simply set to a different environment. It works well in its own context.
One of the main points, pardon the pun, about Aikido and knives, is to not be where the knife is – that is, get-off-the-line (of attack). This then sets up a myriad of follow-ups whether its throws, joint locks, strikes, or kicks.
Our courageous and intellectually honest young man is missing a few things in his techniques. Primarily, when he is able to acquire the off-balance, he then gives it up. This all but guarantees a failed technique. This is due to two factors: first, a cessation of the moment (that is, like so many Aikidoka, he pauses to admire his own technique), and second, a lack of consistent tension through the arm (which connects to the attackers center of mass and forces the opponent to continue to attempt to regain his balance so that he can continue his attack in a meaningful way).
I could go on; however, I fear I have bored many readers by this time. Suffice it to say, that Aikido, Krav Maga, Kenjitsu, and other martial are battlefield based and their techniques don’t easily translate into “sparring” type engagements. This isn’t to say that they are useless – they must be applied in the situations where they are going to be effective.
First off, no offense to this guy. But it is obvious who ever gave him his 3rd degree recognition was not a Japanese ryu. Secondly almost every seasoned combatant knows that BBJ is a grappling art and will never be effective in defending against a expert knife wielder and/or belligerent with lethal intent(the same is true when defending against long distance or charging attacks).
If you were to try the same stabs/attacks against Steven Segal(a well known practitioner of Aikido) or Morihei Ueshiba(Founder) you would, at best, be injured/humiliated and, at worse, be maimed/killed.
It is easy to criticize a novice/intermediate practitioner[and/or self-proclaimed expert]. But when you’re going to come against an entire art(especially one older than 75 years), you should have more artillery than a laughable excuse for an demonstration of Aikido. I can see this is a humble guy and I am by no means attacking him personally, but to call him a third degree black belt in Aikido, and see that he can’t even use the art to defend against a simple stab from a novice knife-wielder is a bit offensive. Again, who ever granted him the level of 3rd degree should not be allowed to call himself an aikido Master for obvious reasons.
That first guy couldn’t fight his way out of a paper bag, he’d struggle to make anything work. As the second guy demonstrated if you have the right attitude and aptitude you can find some workable techniques in most martial arts