REAL? Aikido

By 'Excellent', I mean, an excellent example of why there are no aikido guys in MMA or UFC.

It's hard to find guys willing to fall down at the mere sight of an aikido adept.

MN

Great Performances Branko !!!!
I like it very much, i enjoy it in Belgrade all the Time.
Best wishes from Germany send you
Friend Bernie

SORRY, I SUGGEST NINJUTSU

The first pair are...blah. The second demonstration, with the sensei and Mr. Zebra Pants, however, is one of the best demons I've ever seen. Aikido is regularly derided for preparing students for only the most artificial of attacks, but in this instance, no one's screwing around. Awesome.

these guys S**k man

use the force, luke

real aikido ja,ja,ja,ja,ja,ja,ja,ja,ja,ja,ja,aja,aja, BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU AND MMA

well i hope you meet an aikido master, it's awesome to see aikido in action

first pair is very disapointing. two beginners demonstrating is the worst you can do. they try hard, but it reflects poorly one the sensei. the second pair, sensei and uke, was not so bad. but please get rid of the advertisements on the dogi!!!! it goes against every possible thing about aikido.

I do MMA, that`s why i said that, i used to practice Karate, tae kwon do, ninjitsu... and the first day in MMA , they really kicked my ass. a couple of times they tryed to take away my ipod , in the street, but mma has been very effective.

All I can say is that one technic save my ass once. This guy was swinging a baseball bat, aiming for an homerun with my head. One reflex:Mukae Daoshi (Aikibudo technic and not Aikido, but it is similar). Yes it is useful. Fake? No. If the opponent resist his shoulder, wrist, elbow, neck will break. The moves look choreographed? It's only because people practice them over and over and over. It become a reflex. As simple as that. Know what you're talking about before bitching. Dumbass.

have you ever actually been attacked in 'real life'??? if so, what kind of attack was used??? (im not trying to be sarcastic/rude, just want to know for training)

yeah right, no one is going to atack you this way, everything in aikido looks beautiful, i must admit, but not efective at all in the real life.

i think i know whar you want to say. sure your chance of taking a "criminal" down is higher than before, but it depends on the "criminals" intention. it could "just" be robbery but what if you have to deal with someone who wants to murder you...

didn't say i knew alot said i knew enough to take them down easier than with out knowing it and i can do it with out risking harm to them or myself

Having been in a public demonstration like that, I can tell you that nothing there was preplanned. The moves look choreographed, because they train like that on a daily basis. Neither person in the second demonstration knew exaclty what the other one was going to do, I assure you. That's what Jiyuwaza is all about.