Kensai Posted August 3, 2002 Share Posted August 3, 2002 I have been here for sometime and I have not seen another Aikidoka. I was just wondering if there are any in this forum? Also what style do you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omnifinite Posted August 8, 2002 Share Posted August 8, 2002 My employer does Aikido. I was going to join too, but it would have been an hour drive at least. I happened upon private instruction a lot closer (not Aikido) that suited me better. I do like Aikido... I suggest it to people looking for that sort of style. From what I can tell it's a bit of an exact science that takes a long time to master, but once you do it's worth it. I think without striking techniques I might have felt like something was missing though. 1st Dan HapkidoColored belts in Kempo and Jujitsu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid hamster Posted August 8, 2002 Share Posted August 8, 2002 Kensai, which style of aikido do you practice? there's an aikido forum and e-budo i think.. if you want to talk to other aikidokas about aikido. It is only with the heart that one can see clearly, for the most essential things are invisible to the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kensai Posted August 8, 2002 Author Share Posted August 8, 2002 I practice Ki aikido. Yea, I know about the other forums, but some of the Aikidoka are very much up themselves. Lots of people say that there are no strikes in Aikido, however we do do Atemi Waza, which are extreme effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoriki816 Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 I practice a pre-war style of Aikido called Yoseikan Aikido that was founded by a pre-war student of Ueshiba; Minoru Mochizuki who also studied to dan rank with Kano Sensei in Judo and Funakoshi Sensei in Shotokan. Mochizuki Sensei also has a great deal of rank in Kendo, Kobudo, Iaido, and Jujitsu as well. His form of Aikido incorporates elements from all of the arts he studies, with Judo being more heavily represented than the others. All in all it is an art with a great deal of material that is designed to make the practicioner as well rounded in the martial way as possible. It takes years to master, with my ten years in i have only recently been promoted to Shodan, but it was a voyage that has yielded me rich rewards both as a martial artist and a person. I have seen your comments on many other similar topics and am looking forward to learning more of your unique perspective on this art that has so greatly changed my life. Matt GilliardShodan- Yoseikan AikidoShodan- Goshin Jujitsu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhayl Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 I just began practicing at a dojo associated with Toyoda Shihan's Aikido Association of America. So far it's a lot of fun. Aikido (AAA) - http://www.aaa-aikido.com6th KyuBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu - http://www.elite-martial-arts.comWhite belt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Man Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Nihon Goshin Aikido here. Smaller circles, plenty of strikes, pressure points, judo type throws and of course... my favorite, CHOKES!!! Nihon Goshin Aikido Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoriki816 Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Metal Man, Once again welcome aboard. Matt GilliardShodan- Yoseikan AikidoShodan- Goshin Jujitsu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striking_cobra Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 Nihon Goshin Aikido here. Smaller circles, plenty of strikes, pressure points, judo type throws and of course... my favorite, CHOKES!!! you don't sound very passive and non-combative lol isn't that some major part of aikido? " The art of Kung Fu San Soo lies not in victory or defeat, but in the building of human character." Grand Master Jimmy H. Woo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kensai Posted January 15, 2003 Author Share Posted January 15, 2003 striking_cobra, like the ninja, Aikidoka say many things. But what we study is the MOST DEADLY STYLE OF FLOWER ARRANGING THERE IS! MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! SEE NOW AND TREMBLE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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