I%26#039;m a college student and I wanted to sign up for a martial arts class. I wanted to take Juijitsu (spelling?) but the class was full. I decided to take Aikido. It seems very interesting. How effective is Aikido for self defence compared to other martial arts? I heard that there is no offense in this art. I%26#039;d like to read up on it. The internet isnt great. Any advice or info would be much appreciated. Thanks.|||as effective as you make it.
The techniques in aikido are often elaborate and unpractical and that usually sparks the question to it%26#039;s practicality. But if you use your common sence you can turn aikido into as practical a martial art as you want. The main goal for the beginner in aikido is to get out of the way of the attack (most sound philosophy in a fight) you%26#039;ll learn ro recognise an opponents initiative and later on use it to your advantage to master the effective techniques takes a long time but if you accomplish the points mentioned above you can get as creative with your aikido knowledge and use real or faint strikes or include some basic grappling and turn it into a good defensive tool. Aikido is truly more than meets the eye
you made a good choice keep at it|||To paraphrase from http://www.aikidofaq.com/history/index.h... : %26#039;Technically , Aikido is rooted in several styles of jujitsu, particularly daito ryu aiki-jujitsu, as well as sword and spear fighting arts. To simplify, you could say that Aikido takes the joint locks and throws from jujitsu and combines them with the body movements of sword and spear fighting. However, many Aikido techniques are the result of Master Ueshiba%26#039;s own
innovation.%26#039;
The way I%26#039;ve understood it, Aikido started out nearly identical to Aiki-Jujitsu (the advanced version of Jujitsu), and ended metamorphising toward a more peaceful, internal style, as the founder got older and more spiritually minded.
So, while some of the earliest versions of Aikido will still have the Jujitsu strikes, most of the styles you%26#039;ll run into, have them taken out.|||Aikido is very effective for both excercise and for self defense and internal energy systems. Aikido is one of the many Arts the Ninja and Samurai of Japan were once trained in. (and they were one of the most effective fighting forces in combat... they mastered the art of war when the white man was living in caves)|||Aikido is a beautiful style and it has a rich tradition. It does not, however, have a good reputation for being an effective martial art for self defense. There are many sites on the web dedicated to exposing martial arts myths (Bullshido.net for one) and aikido is often a topic of great interest. Probably more so than any other art. It seems a number of people are very passionate about it both for and against. That doesn%26#039;t mean you won%26#039;t enjoy it and get a lot out of it. You just need to look into it further to see if it%26#039;s what you really want to be spending your time doing.(martial arts are a huge time commitment).|||Do not confuse self defense with martial arts. They are two separate topics.
Self defense classes teach you to be aware of your surroundings, avoid dangerous places, run from trouble, and use a powerful technique if you have no alternative, but only so you can run away.
Martial arts are primarily sports. People entertain themselves participating and observing others, get some exercise, make martial arts friends, and learn traditional fighting techniques in a controlled environment.
Whether martial arts are effective for self defense is debatable. In fact, martial arts applied in a self defense setting are often ineffective and may create all kinds of problems:
At a party, some fellows become rowdy. As people start to leave, they pick on a girl, but a brave martial artist strikes a warning posture to protect her. One of the rowdies pulls a knife and lashes a permanently %26quot;Z%26quot; on the martial artist%26#039;s stomach. (He also leaves a sliver bullet).
A skilled martial artist is attacked by a mugger. He responds with force, and seriously injures his attacker. The latter presses charges, and the surprised martial artist finds himself on unfriendly ground in court as the judge rules that his defense %26quot;went beyond a reasonable response.%26quot; However, his new jail partner is very friendly.
A martial artist finds himself in a conflict that turns physical. He stands his ground and uses his most powerful technique. To his great surprise, his larger, stronger opponent is not affected, but does become enraged. The martial artist wakes up in the hospital, his new home.
While these examples are intended to be humorous, there have been a lot of real situations just like these.
So, my point is, for self defense take self defense training.
However, that should not prevent you from taking martial arts, and some of the techniques might be useful in conjunction with your self defense training, or just for fun and exercise.
I do completely agree with you that Aikido has less offense than other arts. In fact, it is the only martial art I have found that truly moves to the metaphysical realm of the arts. I have a friend who practices it, but he was first a master Judoka before starting Aikido, so it is hard for me to measure how effective his particular style of Aikido is by itself.
My friend personally studied with the originator of the art.
He told me that when he was in Japan, the master once sat in a room with martial artists from various disciplines and asked them all, including my friend, to attack him simultaneously with a weapon. My friend said he chose a stick, but when they attacked, his stick was suddenly wrested from him with great force, and everyone ended up on the ground, with the master laughing from the room%26#039;s edge.
When I questioned these %26quot;chi%26quot; power theories, he asked me to put my hand on his shoulder. He then pressed down with all his weight on my elbow joint and asked me to resist. Well, I could not, he was too heavy and strong, and my elbow joint gave way to his force.
Then, he invited me to do some visualization techniques with my eyes closed and arm extended, but this time completely relaxed. He then asked me to open my eyes.
When I did, it was like a dream. There he was, hanging with all his weight on my straight elbow joint, and I felt nothing.
I will never forget that %26quot;chi%26quot; moment. It was most enlightening.
So, when it was time for me to choose a martial art, can you guess what I did?
Join an Aikido class.
No.
No, I enrolled in a dirty, dingy, hard slugging boxing school, with an ape-like instructor who slurred %26quot;DAH, WUR GONNA TEACH YUS ALL TAH HIT REAL HARD, AND TAKE A HID TOO%26quot;....!
At that moment, the stereotypical boxer lingo seemed rather comical.
But no one laughed.
Good luck, take that self defense course, and have lots of fun in Aikido class
(But, stay away from boxers).|||I have been taught Aikido and can tell you it is indeed effective as a Martial Art
%26quot;Aikido is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as %26quot;the Way of unifying (with) life energy%26quot; or as %26quot;the Way of harmonious spirit.%26quot; Ueshiba%26#039;s goal was to create an art practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury.
Aikido techniques are normally performed after first blending with the motion of the attacker, so that the defender may redirect the attacker%26#039;s momentum without directly opposing it, thus using minimum effort. This is often done with various types of throws or joint locks, resulting in aikido typically being categorized under the general umbrella of grappling arts.
Aikido derives mainly from the martial art of Dait艒-ry奴 Aiki-j奴jutsu, but began to diverge from it in the late 1920s, partly due to Ueshiba%26#039;s involvement with the 艑moto-ky艒 religion. Many of Ueshiba%26#039;s senior students have different approaches to aikido, depending on when they studied with him. Today, aikido is found all over the world in a number of styles, with a broad range of interpretation and emphasis. However, they all share techniques learned from Ueshiba and most have concern for the well-being of the attacker.%26quot;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido
It is a method by which the aggressors strength is used against them in order to keep yourself safe.|||It can be extremely effective. However, it has a much larger learning curve than most arts before it is practical at all to use in a fight.
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