I like that the sparring was honest and that the Aikidoka was given opportunities to try to work the technique within realistic parameters. I hope he shows another sparring session after he has a chance to review and recalculate. You can tell he was getting gassed lol. He better work on that cardio a little more. Good thing is that he as an opportunity to be better because he sparred.
I don't like the way that he grabs on his opponent's wrist with his tiger mouth facing toward his opponent (at 1.29).
depends on who your opponent is. I would assume that it wouldn't be as big of a risk agains someone who has no experience in grappling.
It's very risky to assume your opponent doesn't know anything. I like to assume my opponent is always about my level (be able to plan at least 1 step ahead).
The whole point of the art is self-defense. It's a one-sided affair; your opponent is the aggressor, and you are the defender. It's not about squaring off and seeing who can win. There is no point in being offensive.
You don't have to assume. You will know in about 3-5 seconds after the action starts the skill level of a person. 20 seconds in, you'll have a more accurate idea of the skill level. If someone grabs you in a stupid way then take advantage of it.
Not for me. For me, the art of self-defense is to protect one's self either through offensive or defensive means.
And if someone takes you down, a boxer is out of their element. No art is always the answer for every situation. It's easy to cherry-pick a situation and say "this art is bad because it doesn't work here."
I also don't like to assume that I'm the good guy, everybody else are all bad guys and try to get me. I like to assume that I can be a bad guy if I want to. I just don't think the world is suitable for any good guy to live in.
to be honest I don't make it a Good Guy or Bad Guy thing. I try not to add my emotions or moral values to a self-defense situation. If I'm in a situation where I have to use self-defense then I need to focus on the task before me. I don't need to be irrational by letting my anger getting the best of me. I don't need to have an inner debate about what is morally right or wrong once the fists start flying. All of that needs to be sorted out before the physical battle. Once I'm in the fight, then that's what I need to focus on. I either need to win it or get out of it in a way that benefits me the most. I can have my moral debate after the battle. I need a clear mind so I can accurately read the situation I'm in. If make my decisions all about "Good guy" vs "Bad guy" then I can end getting myself killed.
This is fact in the art of grabbing (qin na-Chinese/tuite-Okinawan). While there may be times when an opponent gives you a "freebie" opportunity to grab/counter grab and utilize it effectively, those times are rare and I wouldn't count on such "gifts." Your grab/counter grab needs to be set up 90% of the time, not only to set it, but to then use it for a twist, lock, break, controlling his motion, take down, etc.
Not always. There is no always. Every method of counter-gripping has something the opponent could do to.
If they've grabbed your wrist like that, it's unlikely they're a skilled fighter. That's just not an effective start to an attack (as it is presented in the drill). If you change what goes along with that wrist grab, you change the response, as well.
I've never seen footage of pure Aikido (meaning not some blend) using strikes more than in passing, but Ueshiba did make comments about the importance of atemi in Aikido.This is fact in the art of grabbing (qin na-Chinese/tuite-Okinawan). While there may be times when an opponent gives you a "freebie" opportunity to grab/counter grab and utilize it effectively, those times are rare and I wouldn't count on such "gifts." Your grab/counter grab needs to be set up 90% of the time, not only to set it, but to then use it for a twist, lock, break, controlling his motion, take down, etc.
The two main ways to set up a grab, for me, are:
1. To land a good strike first. This can be to the target arm, or anywhere that can hurt, thus breaking his mental balance.
2. To break his physical balance which in turn breaks his mental balance.
This loss of balance means that for a half second, the opponent is frozen, unable to respond to your grab before you have it well set and continue with your technique. Without this breaking of balance, chances are the opponent will slip or break out of your grab, or worse yet, counter/reverse it.
I believe even aikido once commonly used strikes in this manner, though perhaps I am misremembering. It is a necessary thing for using grabbing techniques in actual combat, but not so much when practicing aikido as a pure art.
By the way, I think aikido in any form is cool. I love the way it teaches to combine and flow with the opponent and stay relaxed while doing it. That has to be good for something.
A jujutsu teacher once told me, never give them a wrist, let them give it to you.
I wouldn’t call that honest. Honest would be the Aikidoka creating opportunities in a non compliant situation. In Eskrido de Alcuizar because it is weapon centric we emphasize control. But there is usually no control,lock,disarm or submission unless the opponent is brought to that place. Usually by a solid working over…
