is he pulling down on the elbow in this video. Pulling with his left hand using his waist to generate the energy for the pull? Looking at the video I can see what I was doing wrong when I tried it.Just trying to show that to punch on your opponent to break a grip is not necessary.
If you pin your opponent's arm on your chest, you have just obtained a free contact point. It will be to your advantage.
Here is an example that your opponent's collar grip can be your free contact point.
When you pull down your opponent's collar grip arm, you also pull your opponent's body closer to you.
Sound advice. If they are moving away from you, they pose no danger so why expend energy chasing them down? Also, if you chase, there's a good chance you are being led.
I like this quote. In iai, many cuts are done with one purpose - to kill. At the same time, you are at risk of being killed yourself - the shinken sword was not designed for sport or fancy "fencing." The moment of the cut holds life and death. Mind, body and spirit unite in the acceptance of either result.
I think most accept these examples were indicative of early aiki-do and common in aiki-jitsu. Control is good, but only temporary as long as one keeps pressure on. Sometimes, this is enough. But to end a serious fight there needs to be some definitive ending. Many of aikido's redirections have the potential to cause joint damage when whipped with a little rotation. Damage can also be caused by many of the takedowns, especially the linear ones that can drive the opponent into the ground.
What if someone runs away with your 3 months baby in his arm?
The good news is that everyone isn't the same so the few that care about function will hopefully continue to pass the knowledge.
Seriously.... you are completely missing the point of the quote
I took "Never chase after opponents" to mean never chase the technique that you are trying to do. It made more sense to me that way from a functional perspective.
Does this apply to all MA systems?
One time I did chase a raccoon and saved one of my chickens from its mouth. I had to spend a lot of time to calm down my chicken afterward.
It's more about human behavior than the school. Students are reminded in hopes that moral value will be a part of who they are. But we are all humans and criminals can take martial arts too. Think about martial arts teachers who molest children or abuse students. All it takes to be a bad guy is a bad decision or uncontrolled emotions.
There are a lot of people in the world who have said "I didn't think it would happen to me"
I have 2 CMA teachers. My
This is why you should strive to be a better version of yourself. You must determine what makes you better. What makes your teachers better may not make you better.
The information in the following links will give you a more nuanced perspective on the whole topic:The first sequence of pictures shows Ueshiba striking uke 's face with his right hand, then applying ikkyo to the parrying arm. This is in line with the technical instructions in "Aikido Maki-no-ichi" and "Budo", two technical manuals drafted with Ueshiba's approval. It is still practiced that way in lineages such as Yoshinkan and Iwama. It is also in direct opposition with the quote "in aikido we never attack".
See the following interview and article:
Budoka no Kotae - Talking to Morihiro Saito Sensei, Part 2 - Aikido Sangenkai Blog
Part 2 of the English translation of an interview with Morihiro Saito, a direct student of Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba and guardian of the Aiki Shrine.www.aikidosangenkai.org
And, once again, why all the sass?
www.karatephilosophy.com
I understand your point, and agree. But, strictly for fun.....
The problem with that statement is that Ueshiba himself had little martial experience aside from the daito ryu he later taught as aikido. Don't know about the teacher in the video though.
These look cool and effective, and I agree that the opponent will try to use his grip to affect your balance.
When your opponent has grips on you, if you try to punch him, he can shake (a quick pull and push) you and disable your punch. When you are thinking about punch him, your opponent already thinks about taking you down. He is 1 step ahead of you.
It seems to me that Chinese wrestling may suit better for the "Art of Peace". You don't need to punch at your opponent to break an upper collar grip.
č(Zhou) - Elbow pressing:
If your opponent refuses to release his grip, just 1 more circle will do the job.
å“©(Beng) - Cracking:
I've also been taught the same idea:Just trying to show that to punch on your opponent to break a grip is not necessary.
If you pin your opponent's arm on your chest, you have just obtained a free contact point. It will be to your advantage.
Here is an example that your opponent's collar grip can be your free contact point.
It makes sense to me, although I've never practiced that particular technique.When you pull down your opponent's collar grip arm, you also pull your opponent's body closer to you.
In wresting, when you opponent gets an upper collar hold and also an arm control, he may spin his body and tries to throw you. You spin your body with him at the same time.
Is this also Aiki principle?
The quote is from "Budo" by John Stevens, so there might be something lost in translation. Stevens has translated "stance open in six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down)" by "flexible stance with a 60 degree feet angle". From what I know, this could also mean that one should focus on moving with proper structure instead of trying to do stuff to the other guy, because when you chase him your movement tends to overcommit to one direction (instead of balancing six) and it can be countered. But who knows.
That's kind of close to the idea. A key concept is "takemusu aiki" which roughly means that if you move correctly (i.e. with the proper balance of forces within your body) you'll unbalance the opponent upon contact and then if you keep moving that way it will become a technique.
I think that these are just reiterations of the "takemusu aiki" concept above. "Blending" is a bad concept to understand aiki (it would be way better suited for judo). You don't technically blend, you reproduce the cosmic balance of yin and yang within your body ("I am the universe" yada yada) and then upon contact the opponent can't apply his strength to you:
I use to know an Environmental Conservation officer who told me about his rule of thumb for chemical spills and all such nastiness....
Chemical spills are a pain to deal with. Used to deal with jet fuel spills a lot, (stunk like crazy) some other spills that I don't remember the names of, and the occasional spills of unknown substances that we monitored until the environmental guys in the space suits came.
