Dai Ashi is an Aikido exercise that trains the student to increase their speed in defending themselves against multiple attackers. Learn the advanced Aikido technique Dai Ashi in this free Aikido training video featuring 4th degree black belt Gary... more »
Dai Ashi is an Aikido exercise that trains the student to increase their speed in defending themselves against multiple attackers. Learn the advanced Aikido technique Dai Ashi in this free Aikido training video featuring 4th degree black belt Gary... more »
Find out how to use irimi nage throw during an Aikido randori. Irimi nage is one of the most effective, practical and efficient techniques you can use in the midst of multiple attackers. Expert: Gary... more »
Aiki-nage (harmonizing throw) is often seen as the ultimate Aikido technique, a technique when seen in demonstrations expresses the dynamic spherical movements so common with Aikido. Each and every technique in Aikido emphasizes certain elements that are characteristic to it’s particular movement and Aiki-nage is no exception. This technique is held in awe because... more »
Yoshimitsu Yamada, a direct student of O Sensei for more than ten years, is the chief instructor at the New York Aikikai. Currently, he is Chairman of the Board of the United States Aikido Federation and the Latin America Aikido Federation. He is the author of Aikido Complete and has made multiple aikido training... more »
The use of striking in the performance of Aikido waza or applied technique is not well documented and is even the source of quite a bit of conflicting information. Saotome Sensei has made it quite clear that O-sensei Ueshiba taught that atemi in Aikido was at the heart of the practice. Yet other instructors... more »
The Aikido technique Katate Tori Hantai Ikkyo is very effective to use to help pin an opponent. Learn how to pin an attacker using the Ikkyo Pin in this free video. Expert: Gary... more »
Aikido technique Munedori Kokyunage allows the martial artist to gain control of an attackers arm and change the direction of the attack. Learn the Mundedori Kokyunage technique in this free video. Expert: Gary... more »
The Aikido technique Ryote Tori Tenchinage is a throwing move that the martial artist can use against an enemy attacking from behind. Learn this important Aikido technique in this free video. Expert: Gary... more »
The Aikido technique Ushiro Tekubi Tori Kotegaeshi allows the martial artist to defend against an enemy attacking from behind. Learn this important Aikido technique in this free video. Expert: Gary... more »
The Aikido throwing technique Ushiro Tekubi Tori Sayunage allows the martial artist to defend against an enemy attacking from behind. Learn this important Aikido technique in this free video. Expert: Gary... more »
Aikido technique Yokomenuchi Kokyunage is a powerful move that blocks a hook punch or knife hand and gives the defender control over the attacker’s arm. Learn how to execute the Yokomenuchi Kokyunage technique in this free video. Expert: Gary... more »
Aikido is a martial art that uses your opponent’s momentum to change their line of attack and drop them to the ground. Watch this free video clip and learn how to avoid and take down an opponent as they try a wrist grab wrist grab. Expert: Gary... more »
In this old footage (1935) Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido, demonstrates numerous suwariwaza, hanza handachi (hanmi handachi), tachiwaza, multiple attacks, and sword and bayonet techniques. His partners are Shigemi Yonekawa and Tsutomu Yukawa. There are also brief appearances by Takuma Hisa and Rinjiro Shirata. Most of the techniques are advanced and performed in... more »
Some aikido techniques in futaridori – with two attackers. Uke are Martin Frankovic and Matúš Pangrác. Recorded in Kosice, after my seminar there in October this year. For more about aikido:... more »
Kata guruma is a “shoulder-wheel-throw” technique from Daito ryu Aiki-jujutsu, and incorporated into Aikido by Founder, Ueshiba Morihei. The initial position of tori to uke’s position is 90 degrees. (Some aikido practitioners have been using this initial position for a koshi nage or hip throw, which conflicts with judo’s initial position with back to... more »