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The best example of a downward off balancing actually come from wrestling simplest technique a snap down. It wouldn't surprise me if the person who talked about up and downward off balancing had experience with some form of wrestling. Judo and wrestling have so much crossover in techinque

17:55 ok , slightly humorous observation about aikido , do you feel like describing aikido is like when you throw a baby on the bed (ua-cam.com/video/ct_mh3NgRTs/v-deo.html) but between adults ? it seems like that is the same root of enjoyment to me at least , and idk it's funny how no matter the age getting thown is still fun XD

Any Tomiki Aikido near you. They spar.

I love your content, and it’s probably because I have the same motivations as you to practice martial arts (specifically, Aikido for 20 years.)

Excellent discussion! Thank you for sharing!

Do you think more non combat sports martial artist should know about this??I think the problem is most ppl don’t know about this and when the teacher is teaching these types of techniques they fully convince there students that they work.they don’t say u need to problem solve this.but I never thought about it this way.what are your thoughts???this is very interesting.also another question is what if someone says”well if any of this worked we would have seen it in ufc 1 or even now”?

The video was looking good and made some good points. But you seem to miss the point of it all. However from a non-Aikido perspective everything you say is valid. I did enjoy the video.

In the randori section of this documentary by the BBC about Mifune, he is shown with advanced Judoka. You can tell by the look on their faces they are not compliant uke. I think Mifune uses Sumi Otoshi during the randori. I am a karateka and our system, Chito Ryu uses many jujutsu, judo and aikido waza. The founder of our style T. Chitose was a friend of Mifune and they trained together. I have discovered that every posture in our kata Sochin can be performed with a Kodokan judo technique. I think this may be a tip of the hat to Mifune.

What is pure sport? Competitors already have to compete in minmaxing diet, work hours, sleep schedule, instruction quality. I also disagree with PED use but I don't think pure sport is a good position to argue from.

Great stuff! Nailed it again! I’m especially fond of the “fucking vain” quote, the remarks on ukemi, and the overall righteous position that one should practice (or not practice, for that matter) in a spirit of joy. I remember when starting aikido, I had to hold down my impatience as I waited my turn to be nage, and now it is pretty much reversed. Nothing like experiencing a little hang time while being thrown across the mat. It’s basically kindergym for adults (“eldergym”?) and the set and setting of aikido make rolling around on a mat more than an empty physical endeavor. Yep, it gives me great joy, hopefully till I’m 100, which gets closer every day. And thanks for the extended set on the imperialist backstory of aikido in the previous videos. It’s a bit hard to take, but it makes a huge amount of sense, and is way better than the airbrushed hagiography that has for so long been the “company line.” Good luck with the new direction in 2025!

I'm one of those people who've never done Aikido and still listens to a lot of your videos. I'm mostly here, because I feel nurished by the way you talk about martial arts. Whether it be ones personal connection to a martial art or a larger cultural Perspective.

I'm having similar views and realizations and mullings over Filipino Martial Arts so it's nice to hear someone ruminating on this so articulately and in a balanced way, out of love for the arts and exploring them (in their martial aspects, in their cool fun aspects, in their personal development aspects) without the zero sum either/or mentality of most people in these kinds of conversations or the low effort shock jockey ZOMG BULLSHIDO stuff we see everywhere.

It's gonna be fun to watch this channel grow beyond what it already is, I'm here for the journey! Thanks for the lovely shoutout as well, best of luck 🥋🔥

Exactly!!! I hate how certain people talk as if MMA fighter are the pinnacle of expressing fighting arts. As you said they are legit employees playing the status game.

In some ways, what you are talking about is why I prefer, in the end, to stick to sword-based arts because it is extremely highly unlikely that I will EVER get in an actual swordfight... and I am ok with that 😝

Your best yet! Thank you for contributing to, what I consider, a better world. Your eloquently presented content resonates with my experiences and a broad spectrum of other viewers judging by the varied and insightful responses you facility. I will continue to look forward to your new content and hope you can reach my age with your best self intact ; )

you’re the anti-rokas

Aikido and Tai-Chi are pretty amazing in that there is very few physical sports most people can keep doing up until they are 90. There is very few people over 60 (or even 50) who play basketball or wrestle actively. Yoga, aikido, dancing and tai-chi you can do to very advanced age and keep reasonably fit. The are not seen as cool by fitness industry (that combat sports unfortunately have become part of) that serves for clientele of 15-30 year-old men with certain macho mentality. Thing is, bodybuilding, gymnastics, savate and probably karate and judo were meant to give quickly urbanising peoples access methods and equipment to keep themselves healthy and fit. You don’t need to be an expert on 19th C. European history to see how sickly places cities where and modernism ravages peoples health and well-being. In many ways martial arts are Zumba or whatever group HIIT is the trend at the moment, but for male clientele. That is amazing, and if you learn side control and how to block a punch is icing on the cake. The fact that people break their joints and spine for some regional competition or social media clout, not to mention steroids, is just damn shame.

To me it seems that you're able to say the right words at the right moment in the right contest with extreme simplicity. Thank you. Please, what's the last video?

I'm now even more interested in the channel.

Allowing kicks will solve the pull guard problem 😂

Martial arts can be both a cultural vessel and optimized for skill development at the same time, however, the skill you want to practice is up to you (jump kicks). But the practice of any martial art is definitely a surplus-enjoyment endeavor.

Having trained Aikido in Japan and outside, i agree on many points. For me it was never about self-defense or martial effectivenss, i just found the process of learning the techniques very fascinating. I think the most usedul aspects were body moverment., balance, ukemi and overall self awareness.

I coach at a small local gym. Your comments about being asked about your fight record resonates with me. Very often these young, male, ufc fans come in and ask me if I have fought before. I develop my skills daily. I engage in pressure testing and sparring and games. I spend hours every day trying to improve my coaching skills with both kids and adults. I write lesson plans and essays about my martial arts. I don’t need to risk getting multiple lifelong injuries or TBIs for zero compensation to teach these beginners something cool.

Long time viewer here: I’ve always loved your channel because my our philosophies on martial arts are super similar, and because you cut through all the bullshit and show up authentically. Good on you for continuing that and taking the channel where you want it to go! My own Martial journey is mirroring yours closely so I’m very much looking forward to seeing your progress in 2025 ❤

Martial arts is the only other way outside of the military for me to make friends.

But what if you need to face down the Omi Yakuza Clan at Millennium Tower? All you need is some poor guys unsecured bicycle, moped, or oversized traffic cone. (Only the real ones will get this reference)

I just have to say that I really admire your decision to change the direction of the channel. Often, when people talk about something obsessively, it's because there's some unsatisfied need hiding in there, and you can see plenty of creators on youtube who fall into the trap of going back to the same dead horses over and over again, both for the views and to scratch that itch. The act of saying all that you wanted to say and moving on with your life is, well, just mature in a very refreshing way that you don't often see on the internet.

I think CTE studies are going to change competition sparring a lot. Not sure what most striking arts will do in the long term, but grappling styles seem to be mostly in the clear

@TenguMartialArts I share the exact same motivations for training in martial arts. If you haven't, you might want to try Vinyasa or Ashtanga yoga, and you'll find it achieves many of those goals like nothing you've done before, plus it supercharges your abilities in martial arts. Not to mention preventing injuries, aiding recovery, etc.

Aikido more like aikidon’t. 😎

Tengu, you sonovabitch, I'm in. ;) Even if we end up headed in different directions, it heartens me to see folk trying to try things with a critical eye and a creative spirit. Thanks for all the context; I'm looking forward to seeing what you shall do with it. (And also I will be eying your cinematography to figure out how you solve problems I will doubtless come up against.) ((Also-also, IFAK, emergency shelter and food plans/provisions, whatever you can do for hobby radio in your area, making emergency meetup plans, and making friends with your neighbors to band together should you need all this: all would be waaaay more useful than "bonk real good" skills should that fissile earthquake happen. Just fyi/psa))

How old is Tengu? I'm only asking because I'm 40 but I'm in denial at the moment. I'm able to compete against 20 yo's but I'm terrified of getting slower and weaker with age. How old is too old to stay competitive?

Silverdale Aikido is just up the coast on the way to Orewa Beach from Auckland. Yes I’ve watched a few of the videos but haven’t attended any sessions as I’m on the opposite West Coast surf beach side. Another great video Tengu, Kia ora from Baguazhang NZ.