Aikido, Defending Yourself (Aikido technique) without Violence
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008Tip! What is really sad is that these people believe that this is good Aikido. Kenshiro Abbe Sensei would always say to us that ‘two’ students are training at the same time, one is Uke who is learning and improving his attacking techniques and his opponent Tori is also learning and improving his defensive techniques, whilst we were training with Abbe Sensei if Uke’s foot or heel came off the mat as he attacked Abbe Sensei would give the offending leg a good whack with a shinai (bamboo sword) he would then say ‘ My English is very bad but my shinai speaks fluently!’.
Aikido is a Budo ( Japanese Martial art ) essentially created for defensive purposes. It was founded by Morihei Ueshiba in the course of the 20th century between the 1930’s and 1960’s( officially recognized by the Japanese government in 1940 under the name of Aikibudo)and based on ancient disciplines like Jujutsu, Daito Ryu, fencing and Aikijutsu. The Master’s vision was to create a martial art that would allow for one to defend himself against any type of adversary with no violence or as little as possible.
