tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697069502806403520.post6155816727868959603..comments2023-11-22T00:27:30.275-08:00Comments on Japanese Jiu Jitsu: A Journey: Meditations on AikidoJourneymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00146093025259375890noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697069502806403520.post-15276222783651033242017-12-07T07:13:49.448-08:002017-12-07T07:13:49.448-08:00Im no expert, but I believe you just made an excel...Im no expert, but I believe you just made an excellent point. You certainly fully understand what youre speaking about, and I can truly get behind that. <a href="http://aikidokaweb.com/" rel="nofollow">aikido dojo</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13908263477148839415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697069502806403520.post-82503973911660405502012-04-24T17:36:21.121-07:002012-04-24T17:36:21.121-07:00For anyone who noticed the typo I had in my post, ...For anyone who noticed the typo I had in my post, thanks for not making too much fun. "If you wish for peach, prepare for war" Peach? Or apples, I guess.Journeymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00146093025259375890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697069502806403520.post-43473194981500829032012-04-24T17:34:38.812-07:002012-04-24T17:34:38.812-07:00Yamabushi,
You make a good point. Ueshiba was a ...Yamabushi,<br /><br />You make a good point. Ueshiba was a force to be reckoned with. Having said that, he studied Jiu Jitsu (and other arts) before he founded Aikido. There are definitely combative elements and influences that remain in Aikido today, if you know where to look. <br /><br />Strongest Karate,<br /><br />It is problematic. Perhaps mastery should not be our goal, just a deeper understanding. Too often I see martial artists throw away a technique without exploring it at all. It's far too easy for some to toss a technique in the trash because it's hard or they feel awkward doing it, all under the guise of being a 'smarter' artist who knows what's worthy of their time. You make a good point about putting some faith in your teachers and the art itself. I look at my own style with a critical eye, yet I realize I am far from knowing exactly what techniques will end up permanent tools in my toolbox as time goes on. I have learned a few techniques that, at the time, I thought were of little value. Years later, some of those very same techniques are now my 'go to' techniques. Sankyo comes to mind.<br /><br />As a teacher, it's a tricky thing to introduce a technique that doesn't work for you, but might for your students. This is a strong argument in favor of 'traditional' styles of marital arts. Much can be lost if you only teach what you like, or what works for you. <br /><br />Thanks for adding to the discussion. Great points, all.Journeymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00146093025259375890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697069502806403520.post-44312575299597979632012-04-24T11:58:59.129-07:002012-04-24T11:58:59.129-07:00Very informative post.
You make the distinction ...Very informative post. <br /><br />You make the distinction that one must understand a technique fully before they can decide whether it is useful or not. I agree with this, but it does present us with a problem: one may have to practice every technique 10's of thousands of times before they really understand it and, regrettably, our lifetimes just aren't long enough. <br /><br />This, I suppose, is why the arts are passed down the generations, but then I run the risk of throwing away a technique that wasn't useful to me (due to size/strength/injuries/other limitations) but would be perfectly suited for someone else.Kyokushin Karatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14852479578293851776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697069502806403520.post-83884566100045047212012-04-22T11:49:19.019-07:002012-04-22T11:49:19.019-07:00To throw my own two cents into the pot, is it poss...To throw my own two cents into the pot, is it possible that those who espouse aikido as having little to no combat value have not learned the lessons the art has to teach? Keep in mind, Ueshiba was a serious artist during years when travelling through rough country required obscene luck or a strong martial background. I think it is safe to say originally aikido was not an art for harmony alone.Yamabushihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15004639963569899960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697069502806403520.post-17314916855983539762012-04-20T18:35:23.959-07:002012-04-20T18:35:23.959-07:00John,
Thank you. I agree that a simple label of ...John,<br /><br />Thank you. I agree that a simple label of just Aikido or Jiu Jitsu is too limiting. Students, teachers, interpretation, focus, attitude, and philosophy all change the look and feel of a particular style. Of course, there should be certain themes or central ideas and techniques common across schools, but their instruction and application vary greatly.<br /><br />That's interesting about Mochizuki's opinion, but it certainly is an interesting position on Aikido. I'd be curious to see if his stance (no pun intended) was because he felt Aikido was ineffective or if it was because it is meant as a way of peace, of 'not fighting'. I guess I have some homework to do there.Journeymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00146093025259375890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3697069502806403520.post-12986134313026931092012-04-19T21:36:28.298-07:002012-04-19T21:36:28.298-07:00You make some very good points. I particularly lik...You make some very good points. I particularly like your 'if you wish for peach, prepare for war.' You are seriously keen on your stone fruit.<br /><br />You make a good chicken-egg point in that the people who are attracted to the art then may tend to shape it.<br /><br />I see aikido, like jujutsu, as being a generic term to refer to disparate activities. There is the harder aikido and the more philisophically inclinded aikido. To talk of aikido as a homogenous activity can, now, be a little misleading.<br /><br />It is interesting to note that Mochizuki, the founder of Yoseikan aikido, did not consider aikido to be an effective fighting method. I won't be drawn into the argument, but this legendary authorities opinion is interesting if nothing else.John Coleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14634192254115557179noreply@blogger.com