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From: Kevin Leavitt on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:48:11 -0600
Agreed. That is the problem with kata of this nature. It becomes so disconnected from the mechanics of reality that the reasons for doing it become completely lossed in translation. It then becomes so lost that only the "top exponents" are the ones that can do it properly.
Ironically, it plays to their advantage (intentionally or not) as it guarantees them students that will strive to "one day be as good at it as them".
Certainly this video represents an extreme on one end of the spectrum of kata and aliveness. You could do the same kata and incorporate a great deal of aliveness in it and still accomplish the same things, but you would have guys with much less experience doing it pretty darn good (of course always room for improvement) but it would not be a requirement to be a "top exponent" only an average guy.
think about that logic. Those are pretty darn basic things going on there. Controlled, methodical, predictable, and slow....what is so skilled about it that would require years of experience?
Not much....other than the communication process that is needed between the two participants because they have an artificial relationship between the two of them because it is so "unalive". That process WOULD take two "top exponents" that have worked together for years so that they could move very easily together and look good as they did it.
Add aliveness to it, and it requires much less communication between the two as they respond to the dynamic of the situation.
This is the very reason it is easy for me to walk into a BJJ dojo anywhere in the world and immediately be able to "communicate" physically and speak the same language.
Not the same in aikido dojos. If I am visiting one, I make sure that I understand who is running it, what style they are doing, and I have a general feel and idea of where they are coming from.
Not that there is anything wrong with the differences in approach and timing etc....only that when you factor out the aliveness, you have to realize that you are complicating the communication and transmission process tremendously. That needs to be considered.
I think it is why we have all grown to believe that it takes 20 years to learn aikido. Yes, it might take 20 years to learn Aikido (tm), depending on your brand...I agree.
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:46:25 PDT
General: Is Aikido "Hard"? - 21 Replies
From: Trish Greene on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:40:37 -0600
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In Autumn Lightning, Dave Lowry wrote the following passage. It describes a kind of "hard" that I encounter over and over and over again in the martial arts. I don't expect it to ever go away. If it did, I don't know that I'd continue training.
"There were moments in my training, too many to count, when Sensei's bokken came slashing at me and I thought with the merest periphery of my consciousness about the parry and counter. The center of my attention was taken with my own limitations, and I wondered how much more I could take. From the moment I had stepped into the dojo, I began a struggle with boundaries, imposed by my mind, that threatened and bullied at every step to overwhelm me…I fought a dozen duels with myself for every cut I made with the katana. Sometimes I won, sometimes not. The nights when I won over myself and pushed back the limitations a bit, I would jump down under the stone bridge in the park on my way home, full of confidence and contentment, rubbing my sore muscles briskly, reveling in the whole specialness of being a part of the classical martial arts. But there were other nights, many others, when I crept down under the bridge, tucked my arms around my legs, and stained the knees of my jeans with tears."
After reading the passage posted here, I checked the book out of the local library. I am starting a long road trip on Friday for the holiday and I am planning on doing a lot of reading! Thank you Mary!
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:46:25 PDT
Marketplace: Attacks in Aikido - a new book - 6 Replies
From: William Hazen on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:36:06 -0600
I just read the excerpt you had posted on your web site.
Congrats Stefan. I can't wait to buy the book. Thanks (so far :) ) for making sense of a sometimes confusing and difficult concept in Aikido. How does one "attack"
With out good Ukemi there is no way to really progress in Aikido. :)
William Hazen
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:46:25 PDT
Humor: You might be an Aikido addict if .... - 342 Replies
From: Diane Stevenson on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:23:57 -0600
Alexander, ....you are a scarey person. :eek:
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:46:25 PDT
General: aikido and samurie - 20 Replies
From: Alex Lawrence on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:47:42 -0600
What etiquette of modern aikido was peculiar to the samurai?
Andrew has pretty much said what I was going to say.
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:46:25 PDT
General: Non-Profit Dojo? - 11 Replies
From: Jennifer Smith on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:47:11 -0600
No
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:46:25 PDT
Introductions: Bonjour de France - 1 Replies
From: Jun Akiyama on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:19:10 -0600
Hi Jean-Paul,
Welcome to AikiWeb and thank you for your introduction. I hope you can find someone here who can help you with your question.
-- Jun
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:46:25 PDT
Humor: Aiki Jedi! - 1 Replies
From: William Goodwin on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:36:12 -0600
A friend of mine recently directed me to this page:
http://theforce.jaymach.com/fug1.php
Read the first entry. Im not sure about the sources though. Ill have to check that one out :D
I thought I might as well put in Humor.
Sounds like some interesting subclasses. I wonder which RPG system they are for.
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:46:25 PDT
General: How effective is aikido in self defense? - 13 Replies
From: Amir Krause on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:16:44 -0600
I think I answered this question once:
[URL="http://aikiweb.com/forums/showpost.php?p=167460&postcount=17"]http://aikiweb.com/forums/showpost.php?p=167460&postcount=17[/URL]
In short, M.A. learning is a tool which may prove usefull in S.D. situations. Particulalrly if you learn diligently with the right teacher. In this latter case, you may find the changes to self are of greater scope and affect things in more diractions then the simple fght element of S.D. you were asking about.
Amir
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:46:25 PDT
Introductions: Hi! New aikidoka here! - 5 Replies
From: Wee Yang Ng on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:55:01 -0600
Actually,these 2 martial arts are very different,that is why i had difficulty adapting to my first few months of aikido training!movement is very different too.As for techniques,shaolin training does use some joint locks similar to kotegashi and nikkyo as well as throws such as hip throws.
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:46:25 PDT
Spiritual: Fear-based to Love-based - 4 Replies
From: Jo Duncan on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:10:52 -0600
A wise man once said that we choose to see the world through one of two sets of eyes: the eys of fear or the eyes of love.
A choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourselves off. The eyes of love, instead, see all of us as one.
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:46:25 PDT
Introductions: Hello, everyone - 2 Replies
From: Dieter Haffner on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:09:54 -0600
Welcome Boy.
I hope you have an open relationship with this art.
Because you will be sharing it with a lot of other people that have a crush on it as well.
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:46:25 PDT
General: Dojo's in Narita? - 2 Replies
From: Raul Rodrigo on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:08:08 -0600
I hear Kuribayashi of the Hombu teaches in a dojo in the Narita area. Don't know the specifics. You could ask him when you get there.
best,
R
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:46:25 PDT
Websites: Your Dojo's Website? - 367 Replies
From: Rob Liberti on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:19:47 -0600
New Aikido Kenkyukai USA (Pennsylvania and Santa Barbara, California) website with bulletin board and photo galeries:
( www.akiusa.org ) Please feel welcome to post on our bulletin board!
I love your website(s)!
Rob
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:46:25 PDT
General: Hakama Question - 37 Replies
From: Patrick Fitzpatrick on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:48:22 -0600
Onegaishimasu. The story you told was actually an anecdote told by Saotome Shihan and it is in his book: The Principles of Aikido. Please give proper credit where it is due.
In gassho,
Mark
Nicely spotted!! I suspect cut&paste error from a web-page. Previous article author mixed with next article. Innocent mistake I'm sure.
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:46:25 PDT
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