Aikido Kick Defense Techniques

mikefox05 Escribio:

Jan 27, 2008 - this is not a real kick...as it is in the streets

navysealboy62 Escribio:

Jan 29, 2008 - What are you talking about Mike? There are no standardized kicks on the streets and all of these kicks are real. You could easily encounter alot of these on the streets.

JayWeik Escribio:

Jan 29, 2008 - This is relaxed and playful research after class. I start in a kneeling posture to emphasize certain training points which then get explored and stretched as the clip progresses. Think of it like some musicians improvising together on a theme to see where it goes and what there is to be discovered in it. As far as it goes, the only thing there is to encounter in the streets here in Toledo at the moment is a freezing winter wind that my movement can't deal with at all!

youmobrown25 Escribio:

Jan 30, 2008 - Mike is correct. In the streets, when someone tries to kick you, it will not be a poetic, flowing attempt like the ukes in this video. It will be hard and fast with lots of fury in it. It may also be a roundhouse kick or the kind they do in the ufc when they try to hold your neck and then kick you in the face. What we are watching is more like an opera than a streetfight.

JayWeik Escribio:

Jan 30, 2008 - I probably wouldn't be kneeling either in the streets either... What you are watching here is more like research than fighting.

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Jan 31, 2008 - Hey Mikefox, You're right. This isn't a "real kick". I know 'cause I was there. Just like I was there when 16 pieces of sh*t wanted to kill me in a bar fight... in another country no less. (among other adventures.) "Special Forces" - friends whom I respect. I've trained in Kenpo, Judo, Ju-Jitsu. They have their place. Aikido is different...very different. It's beyond what makes, "sense". You really have to experience it. The "power" is in the "KI". But, Jay Sensei is the real deal (trust me).

ScottieByNature79 Escribio:

Feb 1, 2008 - Perhaps... but with all of that dynamic energy that a person on the street would pour into such a punishing kick, that's less dynamic energy they would have that would be working to maintain their center; thus it would be much easier for a skilled aikidoka to take their center and reshape their dynamic energy. Technical aspects aside, I second what Jay Sensei said: this particular exercise was more about experimentation, and certainly is quite different from street fighting or UFC stuff.

mikefox05 Escribio:

Feb 7, 2008 - thanks for your explenation,but how does an aikidoka defends an street kick? course its not like an clean karate yokogery

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Feb 10, 2008 - Fair question. I feel I haven't studied long enough to give a "qualified" answer. But, this practice is one solution, depends on actual attack. Practice in slow-mo, faster, repetition =mastery. But I can tell you I've diffused MANY fights by talking - not from fear but strength. My experience, most attacks have to do with the other's state of mind-anger, etc. You just happen to be there. I invite you to go to toledoaikido dot com Scroll down halfway to: "A Real Life Aikido Story".

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Feb 10, 2008 - mikefox05, Thought you might be cravin' a "hardcore" answer. Side kicks? Read Bruce Lee: Tao of Jeet Kune Do ("Never kick above the waist.") It takes 9 lbs of force to completely obliterate the human knee if applied properly. Easy to do, few can fight then. But, only as last resort. You carry the consequences - not to be taken lightly. It's easy to break things-more skill, patience, inner strength needed to avoid causing pain. I know, sounds silly?. Your answer depends on result you want.

theevilninjadude Escribio:

Jun 1, 2008 - The more powerful a kick is, the weaker your balance normally is. In a street fight there are two possibilities: Either he will be trained to kick, or he won't be. If he is, the kicks will be very precise, simply with more power than we see here. If he isn't trained to kick, the power will place him off balance, making the aikidoka's job much easier.

milano1919 Escribio:

Aug 20, 2008 - whaahahahahhahahahahhahahH!!!! AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAH!!! THESE AREN'T KICKS OR CHARGES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH!!!

benvandewouwer Escribio:

Aug 21, 2008 - I have respect for all martial arts. Aikido is in my opinion a great martial art, which helps you develop body and mind. However, these kicks are worth nothing. It's one thing learning to defend against someone who can't kick and something completely different learning to defend against the brutal power of a thaiboxer or a karateka, or the snappy kicks of a taekwondoka etc.... I won't say you can't do it with aikido, just that you might just as well take the kicks shown here.

sausag Escribio:

Aug 24, 2008 - I heard they worked up a sweat!

splendoufolus Escribio:

Sep 18, 2008 - not to insult, but in the related videos section there's a video called Aikido Vs KickBoxing. It's a good example of defense against real kicks.