Steven Seagal in Republic of Moldova (Chisinau). Seagal visited one of the most serious Aikido dojo in Moldova (Republic of Moldova Aikido Federation), registered at Hombu Dojo.
Ok. Not only is seagal a 7th dan in aikido (that takes dedication), not only is he a respected martial artist (except with immature "im hard" teenagers and angry nerds who like to pretend theyre tough), not only are his films fairly enjoyable but he also has dedicated his ENTIRE life to martial arts and that deserves respect in its own right. A life dedicated to anything is admirable. Maybe if he was in his twentys now he would do some mmo fights, maybe not. He is 60 now, show some damn respect!
We're now 11 years and a lot of sexual misconduct allegations, and a money laundering scheme later - do you still feel that Seagal doesn't deserve to be insulted? 😂 he's accomplished a lot on the basis of pure bullshit, and I can't help but admire that... but respect? Nooo no no....
Steven! I wish you could teach me this , I inspire you! You are a bad ass in screen and off screen ,I also wish to meet you in person before it's too late to even get that moment
I've always wanted to study Aikido but I don't live close enough to the one studio that exists in my state. Has anyone ever booked Seagal at their own studio/dojo? Decades later Steven easily exemplifies his Art with precision and a humble demeanor.
of course, I am not talking about masters here, just your average practitioners. And here's problem with Aikido, regardless how much I love and appreciate it - you need to be a real master, to be able to apply it successfully, in a real fight. But trust me, there are guys who can MAKE it work.
Go take an Aikido class for a couple of months then come back and say he was cooperating. The fact is that when someone has you in a stress position you have no choice but to "cooperate", it's your body's natural response to avoid serious injury.
Now I already know how his irimi nage works - using only a hand. It's about perfect timing first, appropriate distance second and a top-down-crossways cut like through his neck which flings his head back third. If you tot this all up as a one movement, it perfectly works. A proper cut and its direction is very important because you use the reverse side of your elbow to fling the head back.
@unikad In Seagal's technique it appears that he uses only his hand but he is indeed using his hip, sort of. The angle with which he enters uke's skikaku is so small and precise that it looks like a hand smack, but watch his footwork closely and you'll notice that he enters diagonally and extends his arm (and thus his energy) outward and slightly behind uke, taking his center. Direct or not, the basic irimi principles are still present in his technique. He just did it thousands of times!
Aikido is to disarm, subdue and disable an attacker...period. It's effective in any fight: you don't have to strike first with Aikido as your skill. It's a counter strike art form for disabling an attacker
guys I really dont want to disappoint some of you that think this is unreal....because I have felt the pain of this and TRUST me it is real you dont have to cooperate to work. All you have to do is be brave enough to grab a master when he ask you to...so he can demonstrate how to it....Trust me this is REAL.
We also use the hip, but we use the diagonal behind the back, and i can't say that its a soft form, because it's uncomfortable to fall. Better ask your sensei about the straight irimi nage, i'm sure he will explain you.
there are some people said that this art didnt work against pro fighter like ufc or else i admit it, its real though, BUT, dont forget that this style is created for self defense, not for fighting, especially aikido created for disarming the ATTACKER and not for hurt them too, when in the ring the fighter must beat his OPPONENT to the pulp, so he can win, in the street, when you being attacked, you must disarm them and get away, there are no time for prepare just like in the ring
@unikad if you try to channel your uki closer to your shoulder you can bring the arm up AS IF you were going to make it a hard strike but then soften it on contact (almost cradling the uki's head) and then continue to follow thru with your footwork and shoulder rotation. If you work on doing it that way you give yourself the choice of doing it hard or soft based on the situation...but the footwork and general body rotation stay the same either way.
also, few ring/cage MMA fighters, have ability and knowledge how to survive a fight, where there are no judges to step in, three guys attack you at once, your groin area, throat, eyes, back of your head and neck are your opponents primary targets, etc. Many of them were to some rude awakening, when faced with styles which take that into account from get go. I remember sparing with BJJ guy on the ground, and taking him apart time after time, with dirty tricks - all he had to say was "foul" :)
Poor "volunteer"! Reminds me of the time I was unexpectedly chosen by Dave Long, San Jose State Judo Team coach to help demonstrate chokes and arm-bars at a college judo tournament. THAT was a painful experience!
Then you know there are locks you can't get out of easily. I was talking about the 'lock' in this video: the way Seagal applied pressure to the wrist. And if your a martial artist, you should know that Aikido works OR stfu untill you've given it a shot in real life.
@unikad Because of the speed and need of usage.If you enter enough inside your uke or opponent ,you dont need to use your torso again.Redundant use of torso causes wasting time.
@unikad, I will give you a little different insight from what other have already written. The Irimi-nage that Seagal does (some schools classify it as a kokyu-nage) starts long before what you see his arm do. As the attack approaches his initial step channels the attacker toward his closest shoulder as his hip and shoulder rotate thru. His personal style is to catch the uki with the crook of his elbow (his size lets him catch it further from his body) most of us use the inside of the shoulder
A fight is a physical challenge between two or more individuals! Where the you beat one into unconsciousness or hurt them to a point of tapping out, it's still a fight. Aikido is a very intelligent way to defend yourself. If a MMA fighter throws any part of his body towards aikido, he will be stopped and submitted.
Esto no es una demostración de velocidad. Esta es una explicación. Por lo tanto, no es de alta velocidad. Seagal ha demostrado lo que puedo asegurar que él puede ahora mostrar una técnica muy rápida y eficaz!
never think a person is too fat or... look at him, he is a oldman, but he know what he ist doing. look also for larry reynosa a old friend of him. I have seen the both sensais, and had luck to train with them. But allways i can say i have meet the sensai and it hurts.
You are right. If u are afraid u cant do aikido. It will not work. That is complete thrue. Aikido suggest that when attacker is striking u go directly in to attack not to run away. And u need courage to do that. But if you have that courage then this shit works and works fucking good.
People always argue that this doesn't work against "trained professionals" which is a code word for MMA fighters. What people need to understand is context. The Budo arts aren't ring sports, they're used for personal defense, and FEW so called street thugs are going to have the training and knowledge of an MMA fighter.
Akido,Aikijitsu, and other Budo arts were and are used in fights to the death on urban battlefields not in the comfort of a padded ring with lights and spectators. I'm not arguing against the effectiveness of ring arts, they're very effective, but come on people, these arts that Seagal is teaching were used by real warriors in life encounters. What didn't work, they threw away, or modifies. You appreciate arts like this when you get older.
@anthrax1980 all depends on the style of aikido, some are traditional and some are adapted to real life. i know a few techniques that work on jabs and hooks.
look at my comments earlier I have explained it all.I did it all and I can say I have seen alot to make this judgement.I have seen real dirty fights on street regularly.its up to you to believe it or not. there is a world of difference between showing or knowing an impressive technique on a (cooperating) trainingspartner in your dojo in calm relaxed situation than applying it in a real life high adrenaline situation against an uncooperating fighter.!!
Hi, I´d like to ask some of you who practise aikido, if you know how Mr. Seagal does the direct form of Irimi nage. He uses only his hand to knock an uke down. Could anybody explain the princip to me of Mr. Seagal´s Irimi nage? In aikido I practise, we use the entire body (mainly the hip) to knock an uke down (a little soft form). Thank you very much
Steven Seagal really should consider settling down and becoming a sensei again. He was the first non-Japanese instructor in Japan, before he became an actor. He's admittedly not a very good actor so much as a martial artist, and he's getting kind of old to be doing his current stuff. I just think that it would make sense for him to have returned to the dojo permanently. He's a nice guy, too, I just think he's trying to not look "old and fat" in the eyes of the media.
i think aikido really works on Seagal bcoz he is a big guy and i'd just notice that in every aikido demos i'd seen why it is that the attacker attack in such a way that they give-in their hands to be grab and no body attacks in such a way in a real fight... just asking??? lot of respect for the art though...
Seriously.. yeah Segal is a poser, but hes also a strong willed person who has been living and breathing martial arts for longer then many people reading this have been alive.
its for self defense dude, not for fighting sure that professional fighter cannot be easily crippled by its tehnique but there are no fight when you in suddenly dangerous situation, where you cannot prepare as like in the ring, everything is so fast and you must take down the attacker immediately sorry for my bad english
Actually she could if she new the technique really well which is unlikely at 9yo. He's not saying she could beat bas rutten in a UFC match. He's saying that strength is not needed in aikido for defense, because it works against the attackers strength... There are many japanese women who are very small that can defend easily against a 6ft guy, but they have done a lot of training to get their technique down. He's not saying that a 9yo girl could just stand there while bas punches her...
Aikido wrist locks have all been taken from jujutsu... wrist locks were invented because samurais wore armour, and the only option for defense was to use wrist locks. Punches and kicks don't work well on armour! So wrist locks aren't fake at all... there are more wrist locks available in jututsu, but many of them are designed to cause damage to someones wrist, and were therefore left out of aikido. Aikido wrist locks can hurt and are good for control, but don't cause damage (usually)...
In demonstrations the pointing out is just to demonstrate a certain move. Each move you learn is ment for a certain situation. Though you're right, you can't politely ask your opponent where to strike you.. :) I never tried, though. Pherhaps it works...?
@SHARKREEF2011 im not talking about ki/chi traditional comes from the past times where those techniques were taught to samurais to use during wars against other samurais who were carrying blades and armors some of the traditional aikido techniques have no use today.Im not saying one is better than the other tho, u can still adapt the traditional to real life.
1.) aikido is a defence fight. but Sensei Larry Reynosa had just train the SWAT of LA and same another towns........
2.) There are a ot of style in the aikido, from the aikikai ( soft one ) till the style of larry reynosa from the makoto aikido ( hard style ).... 3.) larry was a sempai of Steven Seagal. At the monent they have a different comprehension of the way of aikido.
@pepsyman1 Hi, thank you very much for this!! I keep training irimi nage perhaps all the time to get the right practice but it´s a bit hard because Sensei Seagal´s irimi nage is, IMHO, based on a hard strike as well as on timing. Which is a problem for me because if I want to strike that hard, my uke wil not like it ´cause we practise a bit soft form of aikido:(
Its not real fight, its also presentation... But you can see how you use techniques in real life enviroment and situation... You cant really find real fight because theres no tournament or trophy in aikido. Its self-defence sport, martial art acctualy... sorry if theres some grammar mistakes, english is not my... how do you say... original language :)
No, sorry I didn't mean go in and be rude. Just say some people have said I should try it, but it looks a bit fake on youtube or whatever. I'd actually do a class first though. But a good instructor will show you it works and then show you how to do it yourself. As long as your respectful its his job to show you... But usually you get to swap around between beginners to black belts, so a beginner might not be able to do it to you, but a black belt will... not even the instructor
Segal is already a big man and add Akido to that then he's more than a force to reckon with. I wouldn't want to piss him off!!
Ok. Not only is seagal a 7th dan in aikido (that takes dedication), not only is he a respected martial artist (except with immature "im hard" teenagers and angry nerds who like to pretend theyre tough), not only are his films fairly enjoyable but he also has dedicated his ENTIRE life to martial arts and that deserves respect in its own right. A life dedicated to anything is admirable. Maybe if he was in his twentys now he would do some mmo fights, maybe not. He is 60 now, show some damn respect!
We're now 11 years and a lot of sexual misconduct allegations, and a money laundering scheme later - do you still feel that Seagal doesn't deserve to be insulted? 😂 he's accomplished a lot on the basis of pure bullshit, and I can't help but admire that... but respect? Nooo no no....
haha in the beginning love how he says "even a small girl can work on a big man" xD
love this Aikido video Steven thank you..I shared with my teenage grandson..
This technique is called "sankyo".It is really effective if you know how to use it and you can put someone on the toes within a few seconds
poor guy's probably thinking...."steven please don't break my arm."
this guy makes you see that easy...i bet in the reality is way more dificult..he is a master thats why
Steven! I wish you could teach me this , I inspire you! You are a bad ass in screen and off screen ,I also wish to meet you in person before it's too late to even get that moment
Ya I know I almost had my head go into a wall once as I went flying across the room :) What was amazing is how gracefully she did it.
I love how everyone is a skilled martial artist in here good work all have a banana
boy,he had really hit the pies at this stage.
BEST STYLE
Continue watching Seagals demos,he has tecniches againts punchs and kicks.
I've always wanted to study Aikido but I don't live close enough to the one studio that exists in my state. Has anyone ever booked Seagal at their own studio/dojo? Decades later Steven easily exemplifies his Art with precision and a humble demeanor.
of course, I am not talking about masters here, just your average practitioners. And here's problem with Aikido, regardless how much I love and appreciate it - you need to be a real master, to be able to apply it successfully, in a real fight. But trust me, there are guys who can MAKE it work.
Go take an Aikido class for a couple of months then come back and say he was cooperating. The fact is that when someone has you in a stress position you have no choice but to "cooperate", it's your body's natural response to avoid serious injury.
Now I already know how his irimi nage works - using only a hand. It's about perfect timing first, appropriate distance second and a top-down-crossways cut like through his neck which flings his head back third. If you tot this all up as a one movement, it perfectly works.
A proper cut and its direction is very important because you use the reverse side of your elbow to fling the head back.
agreed ! usually its the ufc and mma fans
Its impossible to miss that gut
This style is perfect for me because i have very fast reaction times.
great master 👏👏👏
@unikad In Seagal's technique it appears that he uses only his hand but he is indeed using his hip, sort of. The angle with which he enters uke's skikaku is so small and precise that it looks like a hand smack, but watch his footwork closely and you'll notice that he enters diagonally and extends his arm (and thus his energy) outward and slightly behind uke, taking his center. Direct or not, the basic irimi principles are still present in his technique. He just did it thousands of times!
Aikido is to disarm, subdue and disable an attacker...period. It's effective in any fight: you don't have to strike first with Aikido as your skill. It's a counter strike art form for disabling an attacker
Thanks !!
Top dos tops
that guy have the air like steven seagal.
Stand up beside mr Segal!
love him or hate him, U GOTTA STILL WATCH HIM ;)
guys I really dont want to disappoint some of you that think this is unreal....because I have felt the pain of this and TRUST me it is real you dont have to cooperate to work. All you have to do is be brave enough to grab a master when he ask you to...so he can demonstrate how to it....Trust me this is REAL.
We also use the hip, but we use the diagonal behind the back, and i can't say that its a soft form, because it's uncomfortable to fall. Better ask your sensei about the straight irimi nage, i'm sure he will explain you.
there are some people said that this art didnt work against pro fighter like ufc or else
i admit it, its real though,
BUT, dont forget that this style is created for self defense, not for fighting, especially aikido created for disarming the ATTACKER and not for hurt them too, when in the ring the fighter must beat his OPPONENT to the pulp, so he can win,
in the street, when you being attacked, you must disarm them and get away, there are no time for prepare just like in the ring
@unikad he do the irimi nage with the uke force and movemment, this is irimi nage omote but with out neck control. sorry for my english
That partner has a hell of a uni-brow!
steven seagul is too cool for gi and hakama
Steven Seagal coooooooooooooooooooooooool
@unikad if you try to channel your uki closer to your shoulder you can bring the arm up AS IF you were going to make it a hard strike but then soften it on contact (almost cradling the uki's head) and then continue to follow thru with your footwork and shoulder rotation. If you work on doing it that way you give yourself the choice of doing it hard or soft based on the situation...but the footwork and general body rotation stay the same either way.
well it also helps when the other guy is cooperating with you!
He has grown a Pony Tail in honour of Seagal
also, few ring/cage MMA fighters, have ability and knowledge how to survive a fight, where there are no judges to step in, three guys attack you at once, your groin area, throat, eyes, back of your head and neck are your opponents primary targets, etc. Many of them were to some rude awakening, when faced with styles which take that into account from get go. I remember sparing with BJJ guy on the ground, and taking him apart time after time, with dirty tricks - all he had to say was "foul" :)
Poor "volunteer"! Reminds me of the time I was unexpectedly chosen by Dave Long, San Jose State Judo Team coach to help demonstrate chokes and arm-bars at a college judo tournament. THAT was a painful experience!
Akido vs headbutt.. That i'd like to see!
aikido the art of holding hands lol
Then you know there are locks you can't get out of easily. I was talking about the 'lock' in this video: the way Seagal applied pressure to the wrist. And if your a martial artist, you should know that Aikido works OR stfu untill you've given it a shot in real life.
@unikad Because of the speed and need of usage.If you enter enough inside your uke or opponent ,you dont need to use your torso again.Redundant use of torso causes wasting time.
@unikad, I will give you a little different insight from what other have already written. The Irimi-nage that Seagal does (some schools classify it as a kokyu-nage) starts long before what you see his arm do. As the attack approaches his initial step channels the attacker toward his closest shoulder as his hip and shoulder rotate thru. His personal style is to catch the uki with the crook of his elbow (his size lets him catch it further from his body) most of us use the inside of the shoulder
A fight is a physical challenge between two or more individuals! Where the you beat one into unconsciousness or hurt them to a point of tapping out, it's still a fight. Aikido is a very intelligent way to defend yourself. If a MMA fighter throws any part of his body towards aikido, he will be stopped and submitted.
Esto no es una demostración de velocidad. Esta es una explicación. Por lo tanto, no es de alta velocidad. Seagal ha demostrado lo que puedo asegurar que él puede ahora mostrar una técnica muy rápida y eficaz!
never think a person is too fat or...
look at him, he is a oldman, but he know what he ist doing. look also for larry reynosa a old friend of him.
I have seen the both sensais, and had luck to train with them.
But allways i can say
i have meet the sensai and it hurts.
It's called ukemi and it's what you do if you don't want to get broken whilst training with a seventh dan Aikidoka.
I want a pony!
I've got about seven years experience with 'painful locks'. I do alright.
Sankyo - will control ANYONE!
Přesně tak, UFC je pořád jen soutěž s pravidly!!
give us MORE clips like these ,lately there isn 't any footage at all from him so something new would be appretiated!!
Strength and size make up a huge part in a fight. A large strong fighter with little training would wreck someone 75 pounds lighter.
And idk why people think he's fat he is 6 foot fuckin 5, so age and height obviously holds weight. He has black belts in other martial arts as well.
UA-cam "Aikido Vs. MMA Real Fight Part 2"
There you go, 1 armed guy using Aikido to defeat an MMA fighter.
Only thing is why he stuff work is he demonstrates 110 procent. If the victim gives back the same it be diffrent, but they don cuz hes the "teacher"
You are right. If u are afraid u cant do aikido. It will not work. That is complete thrue. Aikido suggest that when attacker is striking u go directly in to attack not to run away. And u need courage to do that. But if you have that courage then this shit works and works fucking good.
People always argue that this doesn't work against "trained professionals" which is a code word for MMA fighters. What people need to understand is context. The Budo arts aren't ring sports, they're used for personal defense, and FEW so called street thugs are going to have the training and knowledge of an MMA fighter.
amen
Akido,Aikijitsu, and other Budo arts were and are used in fights to the death on urban battlefields not in the comfort of a padded ring with lights and spectators. I'm not arguing against the effectiveness of ring arts, they're very effective, but come on people, these arts that Seagal is teaching were used by real warriors in life encounters. What didn't work, they threw away, or modifies. You appreciate arts like this when you get older.
@anthrax1980 all depends on the style of aikido, some are traditional and some are adapted to real life. i know a few techniques that work on jabs and hooks.
lets dont call it cooperating, but not resisting
Small joint manipulation is extremely effective in street fighting. Any white belt could tell you that.
look at my comments earlier I have explained it all.I did it all and I can say I have seen alot to make this judgement.I have seen real dirty fights on street regularly.its up to you to believe it or not.
there is a world of difference between showing or knowing an impressive technique on a (cooperating) trainingspartner in your dojo in calm relaxed situation than applying it in a real life high adrenaline situation against an uncooperating
fighter.!!
Hi, I´d like to ask some of you who practise aikido, if you know how Mr. Seagal does the direct form of Irimi nage. He uses only his hand to knock an uke down. Could anybody explain the princip to me of Mr. Seagal´s Irimi nage? In aikido I practise, we use the entire body (mainly the hip) to knock an uke down (a little soft form). Thank you very much
such a poseur
Steven Seagal really should consider settling down and becoming a sensei again. He was the first non-Japanese instructor in Japan, before he became an actor. He's admittedly not a very good actor so much as a martial artist, and he's getting kind of old to be doing his current stuff. I just think that it would make sense for him to have returned to the dojo permanently. He's a nice guy, too, I just think he's trying to not look "old and fat" in the eyes of the media.
@vidgam You actually never need strength, as you say "good eyes". However quickness is important too!
He likes to demonstrate on smaller people. He also now avoids 70 year old Judo experts.
The recipient is trained to cooperate. Otherwise it'll mean broken limbs.
i think aikido really works on Seagal bcoz he is a big guy and i'd just notice that in every aikido demos i'd seen why it is that the attacker attack in such a way that they give-in their hands to be grab and no body attacks in such a way in a real fight... just asking??? lot of respect for the art though...
good
I would be willing to bet you don't know very much about Aikido. It is actually that effective.
Seriously.. yeah Segal is a poser, but hes also a strong willed person who has been living and breathing martial arts for longer then many people reading this have been alive.
its for self defense dude, not for fighting
sure that professional fighter cannot be easily crippled by its tehnique
but there are no fight when you in suddenly dangerous situation, where you cannot prepare as like in the ring, everything is so fast and you must take down the attacker immediately
sorry for my bad english
There is no Irimi Nage technique in this video....its all abt Sankyo; (3rd basic technique)
Actually she could if she new the technique really well which is unlikely at 9yo. He's not saying she could beat bas rutten in a UFC match. He's saying that strength is not needed in aikido for defense, because it works against the attackers strength... There are many japanese women who are very small that can defend easily against a 6ft guy, but they have done a lot of training to get their technique down. He's not saying that a 9yo girl could just stand there while bas punches her...
Aikido wrist locks have all been taken from jujutsu... wrist locks were invented because samurais wore armour, and the only option for defense was to use wrist locks. Punches and kicks don't work well on armour! So wrist locks aren't fake at all... there are more wrist locks available in jututsu, but many of them are designed to cause damage to someones wrist, and were therefore left out of aikido. Aikido wrist locks can hurt and are good for control, but don't cause damage (usually)...
Where did Seagal sleep in MOLDOVA,Chisinau?in which MOTEL of Chisinau?
Show me any clip of aikido in an actual fight. No demos please.
eh, sala noastră răblăjită :))
i got a question does aikido more than konfu yea or konfu than aikido
Does somebody understand what he says about sankyo? I can't hear it. Thanks!
In demonstrations the pointing out is just to demonstrate a certain move. Each move you learn is ment for a certain situation. Though you're right, you can't politely ask your opponent where to strike you.. :) I never tried, though. Pherhaps it works...?
@SHARKREEF2011 im not talking about ki/chi traditional comes from the past times where those techniques were taught to samurais to use during wars against other samurais who were carrying blades and armors some of the traditional aikido techniques have no use today.Im not saying one is better than the other tho, u can still adapt the traditional to real life.
1.) aikido is a defence fight. but Sensei Larry Reynosa had just train the SWAT of LA and same another towns........
2.) There are a ot of style in the aikido,
from the aikikai ( soft one ) till the style of larry reynosa from the makoto aikido ( hard style )....
3.) larry was a sempai of Steven Seagal. At the monent they have a different comprehension of the way of aikido.
he was there only for visit, not for teaching,
then the person want that he show same techniks.
@pepsyman1 Hi, thank you very much for this!! I keep training irimi nage perhaps all the time to get the right practice but it´s a bit hard because Sensei Seagal´s irimi nage is, IMHO, based on a hard strike as well as on timing. Which is a problem for me because if I want to strike that hard, my uke wil not like it ´cause we practise a bit soft form of aikido:(
Can you say "thread hijack"?.....there you go, I knew you could
Its not real fight, its also presentation... But you can see how you use techniques in real life enviroment and situation... You cant really find real fight because theres no tournament or trophy in aikido. Its self-defence sport, martial art acctualy... sorry if theres some grammar mistakes, english is not my... how do you say... original language :)
The fanatsy is you know anything about aikido or seagal's abilities
No, sorry I didn't mean go in and be rude. Just say some people have said I should try it, but it looks a bit fake on youtube or whatever. I'd actually do a class first though. But a good instructor will show you it works and then show you how to do it yourself. As long as your respectful its his job to show you... But usually you get to swap around between beginners to black belts, so a beginner might not be able to do it to you, but a black belt will... not even the instructor
Santa Claus in the offseason
But joint locks in bjj are a bit different from aikido.you seem skeptical about it.
modify? what do you mean?
My mom would kick his arse easy. But she is half crocodile and half tiger.... With wonder twin powers....
@vidgam
Won't work on everyone. An experienced fighter will not leave their hand out long enough to be grabbed.
Yes ! It is true.I saw the video.Too bad it is not in English.