Are there any MMA fighters who use Aikido / or who are practitioners of Aikido?

Is it because it%26#039;s ineffective in MMA? or is there a restriction in its usage in MMA? Many criticize its effectivity in real situations..... your opinions will be very much appreciated.|||In Aikido it is not permitted to fight for sport. Thats why they don%26#039;t fight in MMA or have tournaments or anything like that.





In an MMA fight it would be quite useful. It all depends on the skill of the person using it.|||I don%26#039;t know of any. I don%26#039;t know about how effective the style would be. The are a few issues that I can think of that would make it difficult. I%26#039;m thinking of wrist and arm techniques.





1) Wrist control: Grabbing someone%26#039;s wrist, especially a trained fighter, isn%26#039;t very easy and a wrist grab is easy to break.





2) Balance: Once you have someone%26#039;s wrist you have to break their balance, not easy to do against a trained fighter.





3) Space: the moves require freedom of movement, however, most fighters would clinch if they were grabbed at the wrist of in range.|||to %26quot;TOX%26quot; --in Aikido, one does not go on the offensive to grab someone%26#039;s wrist. Aikikai Aikido is purely defensive and involevs the attacker coming at you, then you blend with the attacker to keep him going and throw his balance and then perform any number of locks, throws etc......in a nutshell.|||There are currently no top level MMA fighters who claim their background is Aikido.|||yes i am sure there are

Did anyone realize the Rickson Gracie appeared on the HULK as an "Aikido instructor"?

In the credits at the end of the HULK, Rickson Gracie was identified as an Aikido Instructor.|||Yes, unfortunately when i got excited...no one knew what i was talking about.......


I think they had him doing aikido and the breathing excercises because it relates more to the inner battle of Bruce banner...not using force or else he changes...


what with aikido redirecting an opponents energy with little force and the breathing to slow his heart rate...it fits in to the characters needs..


I know who he was and his BJJ history...i think it just made more sense the way they presented it...it was well done...i understand your cause for alarm bc we know he was a BJJ submission specialist if not wizard...it just fit in the movie as they showed it...|||Here you go...http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ru3o_...|||I missed the first ten minutes or so of the movie so I didn%26#039;t get to see if he was in it, but I noticed that on the credits too.|||Hollywood has been bitten by the Mixed martial arts bug, and we will see more MMA people in movie credits in the future.|||I saw it, I thought it was pretty cool that he was in it especially since he was supposed to be in Brazil at the time.|||I thought he was about to be 400-1, the way he was kicking Banners ****. Krazy bastage|||Thats what I heard I just haven%26#039;t had the chance to see it yet.|||No, but that%26#039;s awesome.


I think I%26#039;ll go and watch the movie.|||Yes. that was crazy what he did with his stomach

Is Ninjutsu or Aikido better? In which do you get to train with weapons?

Like wooden swords or real swords? Also do you wear hakama in both?|||Ninjitsu does not learn any sword techniques. Depending on the school they might teach some weapon techniques but that is most likely gonna be a few of the more civil weapons like the kama, sai or grappling hook. But not all schools do weapon techniques. Aikido teaches a lot of sword techniques due to the fact that a lot of the techniques are based upon the art of the sword. A sword is a good weapon to master it teaches you a lot about balance, control and use of the body but also about your perimetre (ma ai) and defense. it%26#039;s true that some argue that no one uses swords these days but the striking of the sword can be compared to the strikes of a few contemporary weapons (baseball bat, crowbar, table legs,...) it%26#039;s a beautiful weapon and it%26#039;s beatiful to use if you master it. As to the hakama it does not appear in ninjitsu. A hakama was a robe exclusively worn by the Samurai. Thus ninja would never have worn these. The samurai derived arts kendo, aikido, iaido still use the hakama|||you can not compare these two styles.beacause their bases are different.the main point is :you should not restrict yourself to learn one thing.you should improve your way of fighting.|||you%26#039;ll most likely not find real ninjutsu just a good number of ninjutsu schools claiming to teach ninjutsu cashing in off the %26quot;ninja%26quot; craze: ninja turtles, 3 ninjas, surf ninjas, naruto. since %26quot;ninjutsu%26quot; really doesnt have many organzations regulating it anyone can just come and say yes i trained in the art for several years in the mountains of japan under some wise man where i learned the deadly chuck norris roundhouse, you cant verify that so theres no real way of telling if hes lying or not. google frank dux for more info.





ninjutsu is the art of stealth or secrecy/enduring(so wouldnt that make a school advertsing they teach it an oxymoron?)anyways %26quot;ninjas%26quot; often acted as todays special/covert forces would act: assassins, gathering information, disguise, escape, explosion, weapons, some hand to hand combat etc...





a misconception is that ninjas were excellent fighters. i doubt they would be any better than samurais they just didnt have an honor code and did anything to live. a true ninja would only fight head on if its their last choice they would most likely ambush whom they wanted to take out, or like poison their drink.





now if you do learn %26quot;ninjutsu%26quot; try to make sure the linage goes back to Soke Masaaki Hatsumi the style is Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu.





aikido its a peaceful art focused on avoiding fights and resolving it in a peaceful way. usually you learn to use enough force to subdue not to cripple, so you can leave.





as far as which one is %26quot;better%26quot; even though i doubt you%26#039;ll find true ninjutsu, you might find a good fighting system using the name ninjutsu. no martial art is better than another its all how you train and the person using it. if you are taught practial movements and spar regularly against a resisting opponent then you%26#039;ll be able to handle yourself pretty well





ninjutsu usually teaches kamas, swords, bos, jos, spears, and shuriken/throwing knives some modern day places teach firearms





aikido usually teachs swords, knife, jos maybe tonfa





and yea its safe to say you%26#039;ll practice with a wooden sword(bokken) because instructors dont want people getting hurt. you%26#039;ll definitely use wooden swords starting out





by your questions you seem to have an interest in japanese culture

What is the difference between hapkido and aikido?

call has most of the answer. Both styles share a similar principle but Hapkido has incorporated Korean striking arts into the Daito Ryu-Aikijujitsu method. The syllabus was worked to be more accepted by the newly freed Korean people. After the Japanese occupation ended, anything considered Japanese was frowned upon. So many Japanese martial arts schools that were open but run by Koreans absorbed aspects of banned native styles into the Japanese methods. This is in part how Taekwondo came about.





Aikido is also an offshoot of Daito Ryu-Aikijujitsu. It does not utilize strikes the way Hapkido does and it%26#039;s philosophy is that of defense without causing lasting harm.|||They both have their roots in Daito-Ryu Aikijutsu





Aikido is Japanese. The emphasis is on receiving the opponent%26#039;s momentum and turning it against them. There are typically few strikes taught in Aikido.





Hapkido is Korean. In addition to having similar %26quot;blending%26quot; principle as Aikido, they also will use striking techniques.|||Hapkido has a lot o kicking and sriking techniqes and as I understand it Aikido has none or very little. Hapkido uses grappling as an aspect of the art whereas the art is you might say grappling (joint locks, takedowns, throws) in a sense in Aikido|||Hapkido is Korean


Aikido is Japanese.





Hapkido originated when the Korean housekeeper of a Japanese Aikido master took what he learned back home and started teaching it there.|||Besides what the first post says Aikido is traditionally a defensive art. Using throws and joint locks to resolve a conflict, minimal or no punching or kicking. |||quik and simple hapkidos better

What's the main difference between Aikido and the Serbian martial art "Real Aikido?"?

I want facts, not opinions.|||http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Aikido


http://www.realaikido.org/


http://www.wcra.rs/|||Aikido is a japanese word meaning %26quot;the way of harmonious spirit%26quot; developed by Morihei Ueshiba. if a Serbian martial art is calling itself %26quot;Real Aikido%26quot; it would be like a Ford being called a %26quot;Real Toyota%26quot; As Aikido is a Japanese word I cannot see how a Serbian art can be real aikido, can you?





according to his bio he has a shodan from Japanese aikido which puts him at the lowest blackbelt level but his site does not show a certificate signed by Ueshiba who would have issued it. his 10th seems to be a self promotion which is not a good thing.

What is the most difficult Hapkido / Aikido technique?

For you to do? What is it called? Can you describe it? Post a link to a video?|||Among the basic techniques of Aikido, I%26#039;ve observed that most students have difficulty applying Yonkyu tekubi osae properly. It%26#039;s understabdable since unlike the other four basic kyu techniques which target the wrist in a lock, Yonkyu is technically a pressure point technique which requires precise application of angles and body alignment, most student end up in a tug of war instead of applying pressure on the forearm at an angle where your whole body weight bears down on the forearm. For me, back when I was still starting out, I%26#039;ve had the most difficulty performing the technique called Ryu Katate Tori Koshinage(Double wristgrab Hip throw) due to the uke slipping off my hips whenever I tried to thow him, for some reason I couldn%26#039;t fathom, it always put a lot of pressure on my wrist which hurt like hell after repeated practice of the throw. I finally solved it by lowering my one point while pivoting quickly into a wider horse stance and strengthening my tegatana(sword hand). But it sure took me some time to figure it out.|||The most difficult teachnique in any Martial Art involves scaring the living bejezzus out of the enemy with a harsh, aggressive look, raising their blood pressure sharply, then dropping it through the floor, where their front and back sphincters relax and their #1 and #2 come on out already, and they faint dead away- totally lost it.





The fight is over before you even so much as lay a finger on them.


It is so priceless.|||most teachers I%26#039;ve studied with taught me the same wisdom


the most difficult technique in aikido is the basic ikyo technique


it%26#039;s one of the most basic and at first sight easiest to get right


but you can study it for years and year before you actually get it right|||I would think the ones that the top black belts/masters do.I included some sites for you to check out.|||the fastest one that works the best with the least effort|||Gaining the ability to clear the mind and leave the outside world outside of the dojo.

Is there any Aikido private tutor of Aikido In Kolkata?

Or A dojo where practises, are in the morning hours everyday?|||Refer to the following link





http://www.academyofaikido.org/





Use the contact details and ask hem for the required info.