June 8th, 2007
Aikido vs Karate demonstration
Here is a video clip showing how Aikido practitioner stopping Karate attack. It clearly demonstrate how to stop a karate high kick, low kick and side kick. Superp technique indeed.
Here is a video clip showing how Aikido practitioner stopping Karate attack. It clearly demonstrate how to stop a karate high kick, low kick and side kick. Superp technique indeed.
February 13th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
When will Aikido have a real match with a resisting opponent? Answer is never because they know deep down they’d get their assses kicked by any number of real athletes. I’m getting tired of seeing choreographed demos of aikido vs everthing only to show the aikidoka easily submit the whole world in seconds. If I wanted to to see phony bullshit I’d watch a Steven Seagul movie or the WWE. Please no more insulting my intelligence. For once get a high ranking Aikidoka to compete in the UFC or Pride. If they win, I’ll eat my words but I don’t think I will be eating anything except my dinner that night. Until then, enough with these fucking videos and the naive retards who have been suckered in by the con job called Aikido.
February 16th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Hey,my name is akbar I think that aikido is a nice martial art,because it’s teached us how to respect ourself,enemy and nature.We can see from people who learned aikido their movement are flowing like water.I just want to say what o sensei said:in the human body there are great spirit.
March 11th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Royce’ clearly you do not know anything about the art of Aikido. If the oponent resists, he will simply not fall and break his joints or limbs. You are clearly being propogandized and arrogant. Take a class, and you will see. Most Aikidoka do not fight becuase it is the art of “peace” where you do not try to harm yuor opponent, but to discourae them from fighting. Not many will understand the teachings of Mr. Ueshiba. You are one of the idiots. Thanks, come again
March 17th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
Will, you are RIGHT! I know nothing about aikido. I make no claims for myself. But I don’t need to know aikido in order to notice the obvious… that aikido constantly runs demos showing it’s “superiority” over ALL other fighting styles. The opponents are clearly cooperating with the aikidoka and allowing themselves to be thrown or tied up. Eastern martial arts often displays cult like tendencies… one of them being the portrayal of the art’s teachers as sacred, beloved and almost invincible even when they are old. And the problem with aikido zealots aside from gullibility is that they never compete against REAL fighters. If it is so effective against all other forms as these choreographed demos like to claim then for once get your highest ranking practitioners to compete in high level MMA competitions. If they win or even do well I promise to shut up and develop a new respect for aikido. It’s not aikido itself that bothers me but these absurd demos with their aikido “supermen” who lay comers of all arts out in seconds. THAT my friend is “propaganda” and “arrogance” And I sir am not an idiot for noticing it. Until aikido people prove their worth and the validity of their demos in actual MMA contests with resisting oponents (and genuine athletes) then enough these rehearsed aikido demos. Experience has taught us since the early days of the UFC that the various pure form fighting styles tend to disappear in a brawl situation. Versatility of skills… striking, kicking, leg work, ground skills and submition are essential to become an excellent fighter.
Traditional pure form martial arts (except BJJ) have not fared well in mixed MA competitions and I speculate neither would aikido. It is clear to see from years of observation what really works in MMA. If aikido practioners say differently then let them prove it or otherwise shut up.
April 16th, 2008 at 7:46 am
Royce you are absolutely right that aikido would not fair well in MMA. I Train in various styles of Martial Art None of which (other than BJJ) would do well in MMA. The rules do not allow it. On the street however if you break someones arm, wrist or neck you usually defeat them. This becomes important when there is a weapon involved or more than one attacker. When it comes to MMA I stopped watching after you stopped dominating because there are to many rules now. But I will say that in my profession I use elements of Aikido as well as other martial arts such as hapkido, tai chi and dim mak. I could not use any of that in MMA or I would be disqualified or kill someone.
Though I will admit if one martial art is followed to strictly, you lose the dynamics and therefore the effectiveness.
May 4th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Mr. Royce Gracie:
I follow your with admiration all your figths, you are a real fighter, you win your figths with precence and bravery, and Iagree with you that many aikidoist are insoportable arrogants with no idea of real combat, but I disagree in the effectiveness of the martial art, at least in Korindo aikido style; we train with resistance, in no cooperative manner, we train our minds and bodys for a real figth against all situations posible, arm or unarmed, one or multiple attackers, stand up or in ground, and let me tell you if more strong the atacker more easy to beat him, remember that aikido comes from jiujitsu, aikido is jiujitsu, only at another level, the level of “aiki”.
some day a well trained aikidoist wiht no respect for the human body health, will compete MMA, finally; you probe to the world your hability, so no need to anger on some guys show.
regards
August 26th, 2008 at 9:07 am
Although I agree with “Royce” that in general aikido would not be effective in UFC, I disagree with his statement that traditional martial arts do not fare well in that venue. Thai boxing, one of the older traditional martial arts, has proven very effective in the ring. Additionally, BJJ is not a traditional martial art; although it was derived from Judo groundfighting techniques.
November 29th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
I think Mr. Gracie needs to take a look at Aikido. If you looked through the techniques, you would see that many of them have been modified to prevent completely disabling your opponent. Before it became “do”, it used to be Aikijujitsu, and was used to take out opponents with very little effort wasted. Our teachers tell us not to practice any of the techniques we learn in class outside because of the big risks of breaking the bones of the people we practice on. Even in class, if we do not follow the movements of the people doing the techniques on us, it is very likely that we would end up breaking something. If you think all of this is bullsh*t, then go to an aikdio instructor and ask him to perform some moves on you and try to resist them. I don’t think that you will find that to be a pleasant experience.
February 20th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Well, “Mr. Gracie”, first at all, a martial art is a a martial art. A martial artist is not an “athlete”.
Seems that you don’t know the difference between an athlete and a serious martial artist.
And then you say that BJJ is a traditional martial art… well, it’s not.
A real budoka doesn’t need to probe nothing to nobody.
May 4th, 2009 at 4:24 am
Here’s a simple solution for all the non-believers. Find the nearest Aikido school, and attack someone with a least a brown belt rank. If he/she kicks your ass, then I’m sure you’d keep your mouth shut from that point on, right?
July 25th, 2009 at 12:33 am
Mr. Gracie,
i must strongly disagree with your statement traditional pure form martial arts have not faired well. when i think of the three most dominate fighters in the UFC, its Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida, and George St Pierre. Anderson Silva is a Muy Tai fighter (pure form of martial art), and St Pierre and Machida both heavily rely on their karate which they had been doing their entire lives.
but i do agree, im tired of seeing skits of Aikido, i would love to see an Aikido master compete in a real fight against some MMA fighters. but i do believe the Aikido master would severely injure and defeat almost any MMA participant.
August 17th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
BJJ is very much a tradtional martial art.
Anderson Silva and GSP are not good examples. Lyoto while utilizing his karate also has a blackbelt in BJJ and he trains with elite wrestlers. So he can afford to be a karate guy, because he has the same foundation as other fighter plus his Karate.
Akido works, but I can tell from the posts, none of you have ever experienced it, and would not be able to tell the difference if it threw you over your own wrist.
Steven Segal was the BADDEST MAN WALKING from like 87-91. He is the only man that could walk into a convient store give the guy a shotgun and break both his arms.
BOW TO YOUR SENSEI!!!
Go back to sherdog!!!!
August 19th, 2009 at 3:37 am
That was some really beautiful dancing.
December 30th, 2009 at 8:10 am
The spirit of Aikido is harmony, not competition nor aggression. In these staged vids, you will never see aikido in its streetfight form, because it’ll break a lot of bones. It may look very unimpressive, but ask any blackbelt (in different countries, the belt colors vary, but black is always experienced) to perform a nikyo lock or kotegaishi on you, and you’ll feel the pain. Imagine when they really put their body weight on the lock. Say byebye to your joint!
January 25th, 2010 at 3:19 am
I have trained in a few martial arts. My job involves arresting often resisting persons. The techniques I use for this are all Aikido based. These techniques work perfectly in these real life situations. Aikido techniques can be utilised to incapacitate any opponent - armed or not without causing unreasonable damage to them. However just as easily I can avoid opponents attacks and if I so wished I could kill them quite easily. I would not use Aikido techniques in a MME setting as they are too dangerous.
May 4th, 2010 at 11:47 am
mma is nothing i have personally fought students of bjj thai boxing and mixtures of these arts . in the world today they are both sports. a real traditional master would kill any ufc fighter . i train soft kungfu and without conditioning of the hands punched through 4 stone slabs i eat modern athletes for breakfast and ive never even had formal instruction. its the rules that cripple mma fighters. older masters are stronger in the internal arts like aikido for example wong kiew kit and john chang look them up youtube . aikido masters find no need to show off but in grappling stand up and on the ground they are better trained than mma . i fought a bjj fighter once no rules and ended with me being unscathed and him with severe ligament damage . i can talk shit too because i studied bjj for 3 years thai boxing for a little under two years and then was completely stupified by a kungfu practicioner allow me to note he did and i now practice very very traditional kungfu which uses throws locks kicks and strikes .
May 8th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Everyone wants to gang up on Royce but truth is truth. If an athlete can beat a fat martial artist than what does that actually prove? It proves that it’s nothing but tradition and art and not real life combat. Of course it works with cops. I’ve been arrested and chicken winged before and it’s not because aikido is effective, it’s because your behind a badge. I hear it’s not about fighting it’s about peace. That’s another lame response I hear constantly about aikido. In this day and age a demo is nothing but background noise will I’m eating suishi. I would like to see how aikido woul really work with a kickboker or actual real striker who doesn’t punch and just leave there arm out for you to grab and be fancy with it. Most strikers will not only pull that arm back to protect againt a counter but also be commin in with another punch to the dome.