Me too I just started to study both Wing Chun and Aikido and I'm also studying Karate since 1 year! It's amazing to see that other people, especially experienced and talented Sifu's like these guys in here, have in their mind the thought of mixing Wing Chun and Aikido, I talked to some people here about it and many think that it's crazy to combine those two styles, that one is better than the other, I met Aikido students saying that you can know all the Wing Chun in the world but with a right leverage they knock you out and I met Wing Chun students and instructors that say that you can know all the Aikido in the world but they know how to never let you do anything, and in the meantime me I always thought that those two styles combined would be the bomb... And it's so great for me to see that other people see it my way... And even more, I think that combining both these styles with Karate would be the total bomb, because you would learn to be flexible, always ready to defend yourself the right way and also give some good old kicks and punches when necessary. I want to try to learn the 3 styles in the same time, see where it takes me.
Such a great attitude you have both! And the free sparring was a real gift because it’s not easy to do that in front of a camera and to share it. Thanks a lot masters!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING THE FIRST MASTERS IVE SEEN TO DEMONSTRATE DIFFERENT STYLES ON EACH OTHER IN SITUATIONS INSTEAD OF JUST TALKING ABOUT IT AND USING LESS KNOWLEDGEABLE PRACTITIONERS TO SHOW POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS! 👌🏽✌🏽🤲🏽☝🏽😇
I've watched many of your videos but this one here is the one where both of you look like your genuinely having fun. The chemistry between you both are fantastic!
the Beauty is in the Arts the Power is in the Control the Greatness is in the power of exercising their control this Demonstration is a showcase in all of these attributes that shines through these two great Sifus and the message of Peace transcends shockwaves down my spine as it breaks the current climate of violence, inhumanity and noise that is going on in this world now thank you for sharing a meaningful and excellent video!
WOW ...VERY VERY INTERESTING HERE. I AM AN AIKIDO ,JUDO,AND TAEKWONDO PRACTIONER BUT I AM LEARNING SOMETHING NEW HERE FROM YOUR COMBINED COOPERATION TO SEE HOW MARTIAL ART IS INTEGRAL AND FASCINATING TO MANKIND. GOD BLESS YOU ALL
I really love how well Sifu Samuel Biggs uses the mix of Wing Tsung and Aikido. Yiu showed a great working and practical knowledge of the two and now to blend and mix them together. Much respect.
Thank you, Sifus. As a horse trainer, I view my practice as a martial art. What I learned from this excellent video is the importance of maintaining awareness in the point(s) of contact between the opponents, and with the force of gravity. As a rider, I am influencing an “opponent” eight times my mass through limited points of contact: My seat, my hands, etc. My efficacy depends on the quality of that contact, and in any given moment, the most reliable force acting on me and the horse is gravity. So I yield to the horse’s movement in order to use its energy to dance with gravity. Once I have entered the “system”-as with chi sao, push hands, sparring-I’m using release to absorb and redirect all that energy into a shared trajectory. Any time I’m opposing the horse or resisting gravity, I weaken the connection and become prone to falling. The paradox is, by learning to fall-to articulate my dance with gravity-I become less likely to do so. This is the underlying principle I see demonstrated in this video. Made all the better by a Texas twang and the obligatory longhorn steer. Thank you.
the part that starts at 8:07 was awesome. it is so interesting to see that different martial arts have different approach and ending the opponent and how counter moves can be up leveled by exercising with another practitioner from different art.
I was trained Aikido for a twelve years,now a five years i train Wing Chun.Wing Chun is amazing and so Aikido.I have a sparing with guy who never was in aikido ,only Wing chun,and i have locked him.People are wrong when they think that in Aikido there is no punces.Yes it have.Its call Athemy.And is very usefull.Great video..
Thoroughly enjoyed this video! You two are very respectful of one another, and don't try to show each other up. As a 12 year Aiki Jujutsu practitioner and now currently studying Tai Chi with Wing Chun thrown in, this was a treat to see connections being made between Aiki and Wing Chun. I thought the Chi Sau rolling ,transitioning into the locks and controls was great.
Very good sharing! I'm from the Kaigen Ryu Aïki-JuJutsu in belgium and we're feeling the same way... Everything is in everything. Keep on moving. Peace. ^^
Svaka čast ovim majstorima na međusobnom poštovanju. Konačno da na ovom jutjubu vidim demonstraciju dva prava majstora različitih veština, a ne nekih tamo amatera. Svaka čast ovim majstorima. 👏👏👏👏
Thank you to both sifu's for this video. For sharing your knowledge and also testing your skills. No ego but mutual respect for each other. Really appreciate that.
Bro, these are the two arts I’m strongest in, and I chose them for specific, dominant reasons...to be able to defend myself peacefully, and incapacitate if need be. You just proved why these are my most favored arts. Thank you so much for being legit, and especially the examples of the kind of persons we ought to be on the street, prepared, yet tempered with love. Even Bruce Lee said we should be walking with a smile on our faces, and goodness in our hearts. I can tell you do just that. Aloha, and God Bless...
You know, if you studied a REAL martial art like BJJ, you would ACTUALLY he able to choose between "Peacefully defending yourself" and "Incapacitating." You would know how to immobilize someone without causing them serious injury, and how to dislocate their limbs with the exact same techniques.😳 Also how to choke people to sleep....
@@occamtherazor3201 i dont think you know what your talking about. people who do dont talk like that, prideful. they just state facts 'cause they're pressure tested. you dont sound so, bro. jus' sayin'
@@ammonsword517 No, people who know what they are talking about are perfectly capable of being arrogant pricks. Saying that I don't know what I am talking about because of my tone and demeanor is basically an "Ad Hominem" attack. It's completely meaningless. The truth or falsehood of what I am saying stands on it's own regardless of my personality. So, riddle me this; In either your wing chun or aikido training, do you do full contact, unscripted sparring?😳
Respects to sensei/sifu Samual and to Sifu Leo. Thank you for this wonderful video. The short arm drills with Aikido moves thrown in was interesting. The back-and-forth between partners (at least in Aikido we'd look at it thus) reminded me of tai gi (almost a dance where two partners take turns applying moves upon one another and sometimes counters with a focus on continuity of form and flow - one gives energy to the other, then the other gives it back and both learn and practice). A few small points: A major concept of the Aikdo I studied was ma-ai (sp?) - "perfect distance" which was defined as the distance between combatants that ensured he could not strike you - your arm, his arm, and a bit more if I recall. The idea was that the best technique could involve not even doing one (just simply staying out of range or moving in ways that preclude any harm to come to you). O-Sensei (Morihei Ueshiba) has some recorded videos on youtube where he defends against multiple foes and spends a lot of it simply moving in ways that keep away from, duck under, or shake off (sometimes with a lean to throw someone) and with moves to force multiple attackers to get in each others way. It's something to see. That's not present at all in a drill that starts well inside that perfect distance. Aikido spiritually (at least the form I practiced) focused on subduing an attacker with as little damage to either party as possible (hence pain compliance versus strikes to damage). The idea was you showed love to even the angry attacker by preventing him from harming himself or others with the minimum injury or pain as was possible. It was about loving your fellow man while still recognizing sometimes some people will get into a state where they are a danger to others. Also, technique wise, Samual demonstrated the safest version of a Kotagaeshi (outside wrist twist) by having fingers around the heel of the hand beneath the thumb with the thumb up the back of the hand. That works effectively, but you can make the takedown much harder if you need to in two ways: a) You can rotate your upper body to be nearly perpendicular to the arm you have the kotagaeshi on and then bow. That forces the hand out and down fast with body weight and it is not unlikely to damage wrist, elbow, shoulder or all of the above on a particularly dangerous uke. Not the nicest or kindest take-down, but if you have a strong or dangerous uke, good to know. b) If your other hand is not tied up, place it on the back of the hand you have the kotagaeshi on and as you press with the thumb of your main hand and leverage the wrist, also use the second hand to curl the attackers hand toward the outside and down - that increases the pain and take down uke harder (too hard and you might break some fingers). One other generalized technique my Sensei often used: Indirection. Many times uke (attacker) is resistant and perhaps strong in resisting movement in a particular line or rotation. Sensei would use a feint by starting in on the move, feeling the resistance, and reversing into either the opposite side technique or a different technique. The idea was if uke was using force to go one way (muscle, focus, whatever), you start to push against it and he resists harder, then you suddenly change direction to go with his force and he helps you take down, flip, or throw him using the force he was trying to resist you with. Sensei would pull slightly, you'd start to pull back, and he'd enter. Or he'd push, you'd resist, and he'd turn and take you with him. In any case, that little mental legerdemain really helps you neutralize the exerted strength or focus to a technique by adapting to what uke is doing and electing to make harmony with his exerted energy and use it against him. We also learned unbendable arm, walking forward with ki, and immovable body (all ki focusing drills and learning how to use muscle kinetics in ways that don't oppose themselves). Sensei could have two strong guys try to bend his arm and he was about 110 pounds and they could not. He'd walk forward shoving along a 250 lb weightlifter while they tried to hold him back. He'd drag two 175 pound students to the ground when they tried to lift him up by holding one arm each. It's amazing how much ki control and body dymanics can let a trained practitioner do amazing things. Our particular style required ki gradings which (oddly enough) happened at the same place the Chinese kung-fu and tai-chi folks would study chi/ki energy. Best 4 years of my life in martial arts. Miss Sensei so very much to this day.
Well done gentleman. Phenominal video and awesome teaching style. Kudos. Wish I lived near you...at 60 I am inspired by this combo having been in both aikido and vin tsun as a child in the 60s. Not many even had heard of either arts.
That Aikido, Wing Chun combination looked impressive. And before any idiots comment no it won't work in the cage. I actually study bjj and kickboxing as well as JKD but the whole world isn't a cage, and MMA fighters still get stabbed
@@jaymiddleton1782 I think it would certainly be useful against a baseball bat or bottle attack. I think the idea of blending with and redirecting an attack can work in some instances
@@jaymiddleton1782: Well for starters, he never said friends. He said bystanders! And I've actually seen what he's describing, happen. And personally, I don't think your BJJ guy, would fare much better against a knife wielding opponent, than the Aikido guy would. Especially if the guy with the knife, knows what he's doing! For that matter, a guy with a pointy stick, who knows what he's doing, would probably beat his ass. While the bystanders stood around laughing at him! I'm not judging, I'm just saying?
I really like the Aikido Masters concept of keeping Constant Contact not only does he give you a lot of control I think ultimately it frustrates your opponent too
interesting, shows how people get stuck in their own style, i practice yee chuan we use many of the locks seen here. the main reason you were defeated was because you never engaged your opponents centre line. meaning you were unable to redirect his force. he engaged your centre and kept in a defensive mind set the whole time.
Nice, a rather rare clinical representation of differing martial arts with no heated assertions of one being superior to the other. Rather, a good demonstration of the reality that there are no end of techniques, moves, and counter moves across the spectrum. Well done, guys. I only took Aikido for a few years as I started late in life, but it has helped me to defend against and neutralize a few rare situations that might not have gone so well for me otherwise.
Thanks for making this, that sparring at the end was wonderful, the wing chun adaptation to the opponent was great. So tight was was the wing chun to the body the akido guy could not get in there.I am a pretty poor practitioner of wing chun mostly defence and grab a hand and twist, not so artfully but I am a torque model not a speed model wing chun draws the opponent deep inside the reach zone and hopefully I can execute a sloppy block, catch any thing and push into the opponent and twist at the same time and be striking and kicking as well.
Holy crap there was a lot going on in that spar. I've been into martial arts for thirty years. Training karate to taekwondo, wing chun, a little aikido and filipino martial arts. Some people say a real fight wouldn't happen like that, and no it most likely wouldn't. But the principles at play can absolutely happen. March 2007 I had someone throw a punch at me before, and my wing chun training (as I had been doing a lot of it in the last year at the time) kicked in. The moment I made contact time just seemed to crawl, though I felt as though I were still moving normally. There was no rush. I was able to look at the dude's hand, look at him, look back at his hand, look at my friend next to me like "Is he serious???" and back at his hand to just make sure it was where I thought it was. By then the shot was redirected, and I turned my attention back to the dude in time to see his eyes go about as wide as a dinner plate (not really, but lol). At the same time I rolled up onto my right hip (was sitting on a concrete slab) and brought my left leg up chambering for a sidekick. At that angle I could take his ribs, solar plexus, stomach, groin, or knee. Or lean over farther and blast him in the throat. If he wanted to continue, I had no problem with putting him on his butt. But he stopped right there. (Eyes wide.) My defense and response had been so smooth, quick, and casual (and I think he saw where my gaze traveled in that split second), and realized the danger. He turned around and walked away. It was one of the coolest moments of my life, in terms of martial arts related things. All the sticky hand type training gave me a hell of a defense. (I'd sparred a lot and before this my defense sucked other than dodging, but with this it got very good.) You process information a lot faster through touch and proprioception than you do visually. The purpose of this type of style is to make contact, make use of that processing speed, understanding of balance, footing, gravity, and force and redirect it or attack and break it, as well as mess with the internal energy of your opponent. Done a lot of work there as well. And in truth, you don't need to spend 30 years learning this stuff. I've taught a few of my significant others and friends these skillsets at various points in my 'career' and in a short time, gotten them into a state of proficiency. My current S.O. has benefited the most from the earlier training mentioned. And it was done in a fun manner through play fighting. I took her natural instincts and built on them, when she would find something accidentally through play fighting I would run it back build on it, run short drills and also explain so that those things cemented in her mind and body. Would I call her a master? No. But I think she'd handle herself very well. Do I think she'll ever have to use those skills? God, I hope not. If she does, then things have really gone wrong. Point is, you won't play patty-cake in a fight as some people are commenting. But these skills can turn a fight in the blink of an eye and with a touch. But you have to be ready. (Be training always. Be ready always.) If someone grabs you, that's a gift. Someone touches you, that's a gift. Someone swings or strikes, it's a gift. (Or can be.) In a lot of instances its hard to catch a strike either with a parry, check, block. At least at first. Learning impending violence indicators, common striking patterns. If you don't develop an early warning system, you might get hit with the first shot. Probably will get hit. But knowing the most common patterns, and creating a defense that can handle multiple different kinds of strikes in one motion (right cross, left jab, left hook) and cross those striking angles will give you a better chance of handling the next shot if you didn't defend against the first. And knowing then what's happening, or even where the third strike is like to fire from means you've got a better chance of handling the next strike. Is it foolproof? No. But with the appropriate training in timing, anticipation, angles of attack, you can *definitely* pull these things off in the real world. When I was in high school, I had a friend (little guy) being messed with by two larger dudes. I'm not very tall, but built like a tank. I wasn't as far in my path as I am now, but I was training every day and for hours each day. David (my friend) calls for help so I move to intervene. One of them rushes me. Tries to tackle me. So I decided to go for an arm lock and throw. He's a little too fast and slips my grip, but he's still in motion from the rush. So I let him go past and shove him from the side and behind and slam him into a car, leaving him momentarily stunned. Then I square off to his buddy expecting him to attack. I dropped into a variation of a horse stance (Was doing a lot of TKD and such at the time) and he recognized it immediately. He'd had training as well, and stated out loud "Tae kwon do" in surprise. And that was the end of it. His friend also warned that I had some kind of training right around that time. From there though the situation rapidly resolved itself as they realized my friend (though smaller, was scrappy) had trained protection. It was all 'just a misunderstanding' as they were just messing with him. A little rough there guys? But a few moments later they vanished. During that time I found out the second guy was a greenbelt in TKD which is where his recognition came into play. I've had similar instances of a simple display of ability has defused the situation. It was clear I could escalate, had no problem with doing so, and the personal cost for them would be way more than they wanted. And then things resolved peacefully. There was no machismo trying to one-up each other, or continue to escalate "because I gotta answer". Perhaps it is foolish to think my skills would serve me well if someone decided they wanted my life. Maybe it isn't. Do I want to find out? Not really. But based on when I've had them come into play on the street or at home, I'd be well-served. Tl;dr - Do these skills work in the real world (outside the training hall)? Hell yes, they can. Your mileage may vary though. Source - Actual experiences. (sorry for the huge post. i guess I'm a little passionate.)
Awesome blends of styles. People done realize MMA is not something newbie what they see on TV as a sport. MMA has been around for thousands of years. There are even styles out there that require you to earn you black by in another 2nd style to be able to advance to a higher level in your 1st primary style.. I also enjoyed seeing the mix of TieChi and Hungar when ending styles in thia video. Thank you for sharing with us.
Wing Chun and Aikido!!! This was beautiful and Informative... not to mention clear and well articulated!! And it was absolutely FABULOUS to see close knit and highly complimentary relationship between two disciplines that can be argued to be quite different in their training methods. All the disciplines sew together very well with practitioners who are not obsessed with idolizing some systems over others. You guys have done a great job of showing relationship in these two systems. I would always admit to a Wing Chun - Aikido connection... but never could have imagined one explained and displayed quite this well. Bravo to both of you... and thanks!!!
Both are very good at their art. Both very careful and respectful, understanding that practice and play is just that, you have to let the other person win or loose for safety. The art forms could both dominate in any given situation on any given day. The combination of both is a truly beautiful thing to witness. Wonderful blend of art forms.
Loved this !!!! been doing this stuff for fifty years. Along with a heavy dose of Filipino martial arts... And you guys are doing it perfectly 👌. Okay I wrote all that before I watch the 30 second thing at the end.The wing Chun is something along with Thai boxing you use when the fight is a flurry of super fast punches to the face and body. At some point in the flurry someone will be rolling on top.a strike will be made. This stunning strike is the atemi . From there goes the lock flow to the submission...started this stuff in 1983. before that I've been doing tang soodo and kenpo since I was eight.. at 58 I had to close the dojo due to injuries caused by surfing. And etc. Really love this
wow i hav full respect for both of u Sifu leo n Samuel as i also love prctising combining the Aikido n Silat too Salutes n respect from me to both of u
I was positively surprised to see mostly positive comments. I want to express my opinion about why aikido and wing chun would be a wonderful combination, and please, anyone if you think I am wrong correct me. In aikido, the attacker should be dealt with right before he/she steps into the personal space. Of course you can do aikido techniques even after, but it means you probably already lost the opportunity to do what is best, defeat right when the attacker steps into personal space. And that is why coupled with wing chun aikido would be awesome. Wing chun invites the attacker into close range. So it is almost like you would always have at least plan A and B. Great video, great attitude, love and respect to all martial arts.
Yakkup Arturo no matter what that’s a good thing to learn, everyone’s talking about what let’s you do the most damage but if you fall the wrong way you may take more damage than you could ever give
First, of all, my respect for everyone, and secondly, I observed a very simple thing the Aikido man he is very good but does not have sufficient confidence in himself, and his idea of mixing Wing Chun with Aikido is good things and I like it but is not something new, because there are mix martial arts everywhere, because I myself teach krav maga and silat, and krav maga almost got all martial arts, and in the end, I want to thank you for sharing the knowledge and peace and please keep it up.
After watching this video I think Aikido could be mixed with Wing Chun. Bruce Lee mixed different Arts together to form Jeet Kune Do (Way Of The Intercepting Fist) Or as Bruce called it - The Art Of Fighting Without Fighting.
The trolls would tell bruce since he isnt doing MMA (which i dont disparage as a skillset) that he couldnt win a fight, his understanding and application of proven forms n fu damentals over hundreds of years couldnt possibly have value or success. I "love" the martial arts community
You were both (Sensei Biggs and Sifu Leo Au Yeung) civil, and understanding very quickly, thus showing a level of competency that was nice to see.-Ernie Moore Jr.
I know I'm late but, this is how an Aikido Master should act, not that there's a stereotype. Take that as a reference to whoever you like. Master Leo is just as humble, and both are, of course very knowledgeable. I've done sticky hands and I've done Aikido, but not both together. Amazing, like JKD. Great video, thank you.
This is very informative and inspiring as I know first hand that the blending of Wing Chung, Aikido and Small Circle Jujitsu is very effective. Mr. Biggs sorry we didn't get to meet during the Adie Gray Wing Chung seminar this past September. Be safe gentlemen.
@@michaeltruthson6262 less is more. Wing chun is conceptual. People who look outside of the wing chun system, never got to a decent level of wing chun.
@@dizdeck357 then those individuals like a great many have had lousy teachers and their own misconstrued views of the fighting system they have studied. Every system is conceptual however.
Sifu Leo Au Yeung, thank you for showing Tai Chi/ Hung Gar Horse-riding stance step and later the move that looks as a Tiger Throws Forward Stepping Back move.-Ernie Moore Jr.
@@quickstep2408 The atemi in aikido is only a means of getting the opponent to react so you can apply a technique. Basically, they are feints. But of course you always have the choice to follow through with atemi.
@@quickstep2408 It varies from style to style (even club to club) but mostly as 'The Silence' say. Some styles include quite dangerous strikes to vulnerable spots, that use accuracy more than strength.
04:45 Very nice organic unscripted flow. I could see Sensi's feeling.. waiting.. and his mind accessing probably hundreds of combinations then.. GOTCHA. And naming in native tongue and explaining WHILE maintaining the tension in the hold. The participants face was reacting to the sure grip and uncertain future or unfamiliarity with what was about to happen lol which every viewer surely knew was some type of flip. Good stuff.
They are just doing a demonstration, it's more than obvious than Biggs Sensei ( of whom I was a atudent) is falling on purpose to help Sifu Yeung ilustrate how the technique works. Later on they show the theory of the counter to that takedown. I say theory because it may or may not happen like that in a real agression, it will depend on several factores, like the skill level of the agresssor. If the agressor has little skill, the technique will work perfectly.
Years ago when i would spar with my Aikido friend... using my Wing Chun.. I was all over him.. he didnt know what to do.. then after a while he made his Aikido movement extremely small circle.. so then we were both basically doing blending like Wing Chun. As you can see in real time, Aikido has a hard time doing many techniques against small movements of Wing Chun that are not extended like other striking arts. Wing Chun's arm formations Tan Sao, Fook Sao and Bong Sao have anti- grappling structure built in.. but many WC peeps don't know how to utilize that.. Also in this vid the double sticky rolling was not even using WC arm formations ..so that was kind of odd.. but overall really cool to watch!! Thank you Sifu Leo and Samuel Biggs for making this creative Vid.
@@jaymiddleton1782 yes you are giving them a free kimura if you dont understand how to change the bong into a tan and fok.. you transition when the opponent grabs u.. also with each change you re-center your alignment with your opponent and u strike..Aikido peeps are always trying to use triangle stepping to get offsides and to flank u. So in that way a Bong sao could be used as bait for the opponent to grab.. i guess i need to make some vids of various grabs and holds being applied to Wing chun tools so u can see how it works.. if an opponent ever uses two hands against one its like a free present to strike to their head.. on the ground its a different matter if he has captured your arm in a kimura and occupies your side either way the only way to escape that is to drop the elbow and pull it back in to your chest AS they are trying to apply the hold.. thats why tan and fok sao always brings the elbow in to the center. I remember a friend of mine inserting his arm into my bong sao to throw me.. he practiced krav maga and the System as well as juijistu.. once he inserts his arm you turn the bong back into the tan and step into him using centerline theory and his throw fails easily.. he tries to get to your side and then turns away as he tries to sweep you but u just turn into his back.. many Aikido methods involve blending and grabbing then turning one way or another to throw.. so WC footwork and changing the arm formations nullify what they are trying to do.. so then they have to reblend with your motion. it is difficult for them to blend with a 4 to 6 inch strike tho.
@5:47 im my Judo class whlie wrestling on ground, I ended almost back to back with my sparring partner. That is the move i used in that moment. I did it with out thinking. I also have an extensive background in Kung Fu and have cross trained in both Judo and Catch Wrestling.
Aikido is not just physical. You'll learn to defend yourself with other components like communication (verbal and non-verbal), understanding of situation, etc.
Thank you for this great video! True mastery of MA, search for experience, skill, human contact, openness, playfully curiosity for expansion, friendship! (the background-music was a little loud when you did the conclusion part, so it was not so easy to listen to your (very important) words) Love to watch more of your videos!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I really like that these guys do something constructive learning across arts, because basically all arts are based on the same ideas. However no Aikido will ever work if the guy attacking is really defending, because Aikido is really moving with an attack while being in contact with the attack, not applying an attack yourself, so if there is no attacking energy Aikido is not called for or even possible. Really enjoyed watching this guys.
i think its really heartwarming to see two martial artists practice and teach eachother without having to prove anything.
Exactly
Competition do yield improvement. You could fully compete and respect your opponent at the same time.
Yes indeed. Beautiful.
Me too I just started to study both Wing Chun and Aikido and I'm also studying Karate since 1 year! It's amazing to see that other people, especially experienced and talented Sifu's like these guys in here, have in their mind the thought of mixing Wing Chun and Aikido, I talked to some people here about it and many think that it's crazy to combine those two styles, that one is better than the other, I met Aikido students saying that you can know all the Wing Chun in the world but with a right leverage they knock you out and I met Wing Chun students and instructors that say that you can know all the Aikido in the world but they know how to never let you do anything, and in the meantime me I always thought that those two styles combined would be the bomb... And it's so great for me to see that other people see it my way... And even more, I think that combining both these styles with Karate would be the total bomb, because you would learn to be flexible, always ready to defend yourself the right way and also give some good old kicks and punches when necessary. I want to try to learn the 3 styles in the same time, see where it takes me.
Such a great attitude you have both! And the free sparring was a real gift because it’s not easy to do that in front of a camera and to share it. Thanks a lot masters!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING THE FIRST MASTERS IVE SEEN TO DEMONSTRATE DIFFERENT STYLES ON EACH OTHER IN SITUATIONS INSTEAD OF JUST TALKING ABOUT IT AND USING LESS KNOWLEDGEABLE PRACTITIONERS TO SHOW POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS! 👌🏽✌🏽🤲🏽☝🏽😇
There's no live resistance
Doesn't look very applicable for real life situations.
I just love how respectful and courteous you both are with each other!
I've watched many of your videos but this one here is the one where both of you look like your genuinely having fun. The chemistry between you both are fantastic!
the Beauty is in the Arts
the Power is in the Control
the Greatness is in the power of exercising their control
this Demonstration is a showcase in all of these attributes that shines through these two great Sifus
and the message of Peace transcends shockwaves down my spine as it breaks the current climate of violence, inhumanity and noise that is going on in this world now
thank you for sharing a meaningful and excellent video!
WOW ...VERY VERY INTERESTING HERE. I AM AN AIKIDO ,JUDO,AND TAEKWONDO PRACTIONER BUT I AM LEARNING SOMETHING NEW HERE FROM YOUR COMBINED COOPERATION TO SEE HOW MARTIAL ART IS INTEGRAL AND FASCINATING TO MANKIND. GOD BLESS YOU ALL
Great video. No need for the background music. It over shadows the vocals.
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I really love how well Sifu Samuel Biggs uses the mix of Wing Tsung and Aikido. Yiu showed a great working and practical knowledge of the two and now to blend and mix them together.
Much respect.
Thank you, Sifus. As a horse trainer, I view my practice as a martial art. What I learned from this excellent video is the importance of maintaining awareness in the point(s) of contact between the opponents, and with the force of gravity. As a rider, I am influencing an “opponent” eight times my mass through limited points of contact: My seat, my hands, etc. My efficacy depends on the quality of that contact, and in any given moment, the most reliable force acting on me and the horse is gravity. So I yield to the horse’s movement in order to use its energy to dance with gravity. Once I have entered the “system”-as with chi sao, push hands, sparring-I’m using release to absorb and redirect all that energy into a shared trajectory. Any time I’m opposing the horse or resisting gravity, I weaken the connection and become prone to falling. The paradox is, by learning to fall-to articulate my dance with gravity-I become less likely to do so. This is the underlying principle I see demonstrated in this video. Made all the better by a Texas twang and the obligatory longhorn steer. Thank you.
Awareness is everything.
the part that starts at 8:07 was awesome. it is so interesting to see that different martial arts have different approach and ending the opponent and how counter moves can be up leveled by exercising with another practitioner from different art.
I was trained Aikido for a twelve years,now a five years i train Wing Chun.Wing Chun is amazing and so Aikido.I have a sparing with guy who never was in aikido ,only Wing chun,and i have locked him.People are wrong when they think that in Aikido there is no punces.Yes it have.Its call Athemy.And is very usefull.Great video..
Više bi ti pomoglo da si godinu dana trenirao boks, rvanje ili nešto slično
That is the most graceful tumbling I've ever seen. They really make a circle.
Absolutely love both martial arts, and to combine them is brilliant.
Thoroughly enjoyed this video! You two are very respectful of one another, and don't try to show each other up. As a 12 year Aiki Jujutsu practitioner and now currently studying Tai Chi with Wing Chun thrown in, this was a treat to see connections being made between Aiki and Wing Chun. I thought the Chi Sau rolling ,transitioning into the locks and controls was great.
Very good sharing!
I'm from the Kaigen Ryu Aïki-JuJutsu in belgium and we're feeling the same way... Everything is in everything.
Keep on moving.
Peace. ^^
Two people with love of the art, exploring the art, enjoying themselves, and with a love of teaching. Thanks to you both.
Thank you, you both show the underlying meaning of martial arts ( from someone who has studied Aikido for 35 years, and some Tai chi, Karate-do etc).
Svaka čast ovim majstorima na međusobnom poštovanju. Konačno da na ovom jutjubu vidim demonstraciju dva prava majstora različitih veština, a ne nekih tamo amatera. Svaka čast ovim majstorima. 👏👏👏👏
Excellent martial artists and a fascinating blend of styles. Mixed martial arts in the true sense of the term.
@teknomogul Martial artists. Unless you can back up your statements.
Thank you to both sifu's for this video. For sharing your knowledge and also testing your skills. No ego but mutual respect for each other. Really appreciate that.
thanks for your support
Bro, these are the two arts I’m strongest in, and I chose them for specific, dominant reasons...to be able to defend myself peacefully, and incapacitate if need be. You just proved why these are my most favored arts. Thank you so much for being legit, and especially the examples of the kind of persons we ought to be on the street, prepared, yet tempered with love. Even Bruce Lee said we should be walking with a smile on our faces, and goodness in our hearts. I can tell you do just that. Aloha, and God Bless...
"TO BE ABLE TO DEFEND MYSELF PEACEFULLY"
Beautiful! 🎩
You know, if you studied a REAL martial art like BJJ, you would ACTUALLY he able to choose between "Peacefully defending yourself" and "Incapacitating."
You would know how to immobilize someone without causing them serious injury, and how to dislocate their limbs with the exact same techniques.😳
Also how to choke people to sleep....
@@occamtherazor3201 i dont think you know what your talking about. people who do dont talk like that, prideful. they just state facts 'cause they're pressure tested. you dont sound so, bro. jus' sayin'
@@ammonsword517 No, people who know what they are talking about are perfectly capable of being arrogant pricks.
Saying that I don't know what I am talking about because of my tone and demeanor is basically an "Ad Hominem" attack. It's completely meaningless. The truth or falsehood of what I am saying stands on it's own regardless of my personality.
So, riddle me this;
In either your wing chun or aikido training, do you do full contact, unscripted sparring?😳
@@occamtherazor3201 yes
Respects to sensei/sifu Samual and to Sifu Leo. Thank you for this wonderful video.
The short arm drills with Aikido moves thrown in was interesting.
The back-and-forth between partners (at least in Aikido we'd look at it thus) reminded me of tai gi (almost a dance where two partners take turns applying moves upon one another and sometimes counters with a focus on continuity of form and flow - one gives energy to the other, then the other gives it back and both learn and practice).
A few small points:
A major concept of the Aikdo I studied was ma-ai (sp?) - "perfect distance" which was defined as the distance between combatants that ensured he could not strike you - your arm, his arm, and a bit more if I recall. The idea was that the best technique could involve not even doing one (just simply staying out of range or moving in ways that preclude any harm to come to you). O-Sensei (Morihei Ueshiba) has some recorded videos on youtube where he defends against multiple foes and spends a lot of it simply moving in ways that keep away from, duck under, or shake off (sometimes with a lean to throw someone) and with moves to force multiple attackers to get in each others way. It's something to see. That's not present at all in a drill that starts well inside that perfect distance.
Aikido spiritually (at least the form I practiced) focused on subduing an attacker with as little damage to either party as possible (hence pain compliance versus strikes to damage). The idea was you showed love to even the angry attacker by preventing him from harming himself or others with the minimum injury or pain as was possible. It was about loving your fellow man while still recognizing sometimes some people will get into a state where they are a danger to others.
Also, technique wise, Samual demonstrated the safest version of a Kotagaeshi (outside wrist twist) by having fingers around the heel of the hand beneath the thumb with the thumb up the back of the hand. That works effectively, but you can make the takedown much harder if you need to in two ways:
a) You can rotate your upper body to be nearly perpendicular to the arm you have the kotagaeshi on and then bow. That forces the hand out and down fast with body weight and it is not unlikely to damage wrist, elbow, shoulder or all of the above on a particularly dangerous uke. Not the nicest or kindest take-down, but if you have a strong or dangerous uke, good to know.
b) If your other hand is not tied up, place it on the back of the hand you have the kotagaeshi on and as you press with the thumb of your main hand and leverage the wrist, also use the second hand to curl the attackers hand toward the outside and down - that increases the pain and take down uke harder (too hard and you might break some fingers).
One other generalized technique my Sensei often used: Indirection.
Many times uke (attacker) is resistant and perhaps strong in resisting movement in a particular line or rotation. Sensei would use a feint by starting in on the move, feeling the resistance, and reversing into either the opposite side technique or a different technique. The idea was if uke was using force to go one way (muscle, focus, whatever), you start to push against it and he resists harder, then you suddenly change direction to go with his force and he helps you take down, flip, or throw him using the force he was trying to resist you with.
Sensei would pull slightly, you'd start to pull back, and he'd enter. Or he'd push, you'd resist, and he'd turn and take you with him. In any case, that little mental legerdemain really helps you neutralize the exerted strength or focus to a technique by adapting to what uke is doing and electing to make harmony with his exerted energy and use it against him.
We also learned unbendable arm, walking forward with ki, and immovable body (all ki focusing drills and learning how to use muscle kinetics in ways that don't oppose themselves). Sensei could have two strong guys try to bend his arm and he was about 110 pounds and they could not. He'd walk forward shoving along a 250 lb weightlifter while they tried to hold him back. He'd drag two 175 pound students to the ground when they tried to lift him up by holding one arm each. It's amazing how much ki control and body dymanics can let a trained practitioner do amazing things.
Our particular style required ki gradings which (oddly enough) happened at the same place the Chinese kung-fu and tai-chi folks would study chi/ki energy.
Best 4 years of my life in martial arts. Miss Sensei so very much to this day.
Well done gentleman. Phenominal video and awesome teaching style. Kudos. Wish I lived near you...at 60 I am inspired by this combo having been in both aikido and vin tsun as a child in the 60s. Not many even had heard of either arts.
I love seeing & training different styles of martial arts. It great to learn not just one but 2 or more style.
What this taught me is that when you have equally skilled fighters in different disciplines, size matters.
VandyMan84 unless it’s Judo vs Aikido
Yes, but neither of these guys is a skilled fighter. They are skilled fight-themed dance choreographers.🙄
OMG, you two are amazing! The art+dance is simply beautiful to watch. This is what I call martial Art.
That Aikido, Wing Chun combination looked impressive.
And before any idiots comment no it won't work in the cage. I actually study bjj and kickboxing as well as JKD but the whole world isn't a cage, and MMA fighters still get stabbed
S1 R1 please don’t believe aikido could help you in a knife attack situation
@@jaymiddleton1782 I think it would certainly be useful against a baseball bat or bottle attack. I think the idea of blending with and redirecting an attack can work in some instances
and you forgot to say that the bjj guy gets his head kicked in by the bystanders when he goes to the ground
phil johnston what if you get taken to the ground? Is your defence really “I hope I have friends with me!” Seems pretty weak.
@@jaymiddleton1782: Well for starters, he never said friends. He said bystanders! And I've actually seen what he's describing, happen. And personally, I don't think your BJJ guy, would fare much better against a knife wielding opponent, than the Aikido guy would. Especially if the guy with the knife, knows what he's doing! For that matter, a guy with a pointy stick, who knows what he's doing, would probably beat his ass. While the bystanders stood around laughing at him! I'm not judging, I'm just saying?
What a big heart you have, shifu awyang
I really like the Aikido Masters concept of keeping Constant Contact not only does he give you a lot of control I think ultimately it frustrates your opponent too
interesting, shows how people get stuck in their own style, i practice yee chuan we use many of the locks seen here. the main reason you were defeated was because you never engaged your opponents centre line. meaning you were unable to redirect his force. he engaged your centre and kept in a defensive mind set the whole time.
this is a great video sjhowing the true spirit of MA and sharing commonalities.
I love the spirit of this demonstration. This video is great and these two honourable masters too.
This is just great! Thanks Sifu Leo Au Yeung!
Nice, a rather rare clinical representation of differing martial arts with no heated assertions of one being superior to the other. Rather, a good demonstration of the reality that there are no end of techniques, moves, and counter moves across the spectrum. Well done, guys. I only took Aikido for a few years as I started late in life, but it has helped me to defend against and neutralize a few rare situations that might not have gone so well for me otherwise.
Thanks for making this, that sparring at the end was wonderful, the wing chun adaptation to the opponent was great. So tight was was the wing chun to the body the akido guy could not get in there.I am a pretty poor practitioner of wing chun mostly defence and grab a hand and twist, not so artfully but I am a torque model not a speed model wing chun draws the opponent deep inside the reach zone and hopefully I can execute a sloppy block, catch any thing and push into the opponent and twist at the same time and be striking and kicking as well.
Holy crap there was a lot going on in that spar.
I've been into martial arts for thirty years. Training karate to taekwondo, wing chun, a little aikido and filipino martial arts. Some people say a real fight wouldn't happen like that, and no it most likely wouldn't. But the principles at play can absolutely happen.
March 2007 I had someone throw a punch at me before, and my wing chun training (as I had been doing a lot of it in the last year at the time) kicked in. The moment I made contact time just seemed to crawl, though I felt as though I were still moving normally. There was no rush. I was able to look at the dude's hand, look at him, look back at his hand, look at my friend next to me like "Is he serious???" and back at his hand to just make sure it was where I thought it was. By then the shot was redirected, and I turned my attention back to the dude in time to see his eyes go about as wide as a dinner plate (not really, but lol).
At the same time I rolled up onto my right hip (was sitting on a concrete slab) and brought my left leg up chambering for a sidekick. At that angle I could take his ribs, solar plexus, stomach, groin, or knee. Or lean over farther and blast him in the throat.
If he wanted to continue, I had no problem with putting him on his butt. But he stopped right there. (Eyes wide.) My defense and response had been so smooth, quick, and casual (and I think he saw where my gaze traveled in that split second), and realized the danger. He turned around and walked away.
It was one of the coolest moments of my life, in terms of martial arts related things. All the sticky hand type training gave me a hell of a defense. (I'd sparred a lot and before this my defense sucked other than dodging, but with this it got very good.) You process information a lot faster through touch and proprioception than you do visually.
The purpose of this type of style is to make contact, make use of that processing speed, understanding of balance, footing, gravity, and force and redirect it or attack and break it, as well as mess with the internal energy of your opponent. Done a lot of work there as well.
And in truth, you don't need to spend 30 years learning this stuff. I've taught a few of my significant others and friends these skillsets at various points in my 'career' and in a short time, gotten them into a state of proficiency. My current S.O. has benefited the most from the earlier training mentioned. And it was done in a fun manner through play fighting. I took her natural instincts and built on them, when she would find something accidentally through play fighting I would run it back build on it, run short drills and also explain so that those things cemented in her mind and body. Would I call her a master? No. But I think she'd handle herself very well.
Do I think she'll ever have to use those skills? God, I hope not. If she does, then things have really gone wrong.
Point is, you won't play patty-cake in a fight as some people are commenting. But these skills can turn a fight in the blink of an eye and with a touch. But you have to be ready. (Be training always. Be ready always.) If someone grabs you, that's a gift. Someone touches you, that's a gift. Someone swings or strikes, it's a gift. (Or can be.)
In a lot of instances its hard to catch a strike either with a parry, check, block. At least at first. Learning impending violence indicators, common striking patterns. If you don't develop an early warning system, you might get hit with the first shot. Probably will get hit. But knowing the most common patterns, and creating a defense that can handle multiple different kinds of strikes in one motion (right cross, left jab, left hook) and cross those striking angles will give you a better chance of handling the next shot if you didn't defend against the first. And knowing then what's happening, or even where the third strike is like to fire from means you've got a better chance of handling the next strike.
Is it foolproof? No. But with the appropriate training in timing, anticipation, angles of attack, you can *definitely* pull these things off in the real world. When I was in high school, I had a friend (little guy) being messed with by two larger dudes. I'm not very tall, but built like a tank. I wasn't as far in my path as I am now, but I was training every day and for hours each day. David (my friend) calls for help so I move to intervene. One of them rushes me. Tries to tackle me. So I decided to go for an arm lock and throw. He's a little too fast and slips my grip, but he's still in motion from the rush. So I let him go past and shove him from the side and behind and slam him into a car, leaving him momentarily stunned. Then I square off to his buddy expecting him to attack. I dropped into a variation of a horse stance (Was doing a lot of TKD and such at the time) and he recognized it immediately. He'd had training as well, and stated out loud "Tae kwon do" in surprise. And that was the end of it.
His friend also warned that I had some kind of training right around that time. From there though the situation rapidly resolved itself as they realized my friend (though smaller, was scrappy) had trained protection. It was all 'just a misunderstanding' as they were just messing with him. A little rough there guys? But a few moments later they vanished. During that time I found out the second guy was a greenbelt in TKD which is where his recognition came into play.
I've had similar instances of a simple display of ability has defused the situation. It was clear I could escalate, had no problem with doing so, and the personal cost for them would be way more than they wanted. And then things resolved peacefully. There was no machismo trying to one-up each other, or continue to escalate "because I gotta answer".
Perhaps it is foolish to think my skills would serve me well if someone decided they wanted my life. Maybe it isn't. Do I want to find out? Not really. But based on when I've had them come into play on the street or at home, I'd be well-served.
Tl;dr - Do these skills work in the real world (outside the training hall)? Hell yes, they can. Your mileage may vary though. Source - Actual experiences. (sorry for the huge post. i guess I'm a little passionate.)
thanks for your input and support
@@leowingchun - Thank you for your wonderful video, demo, and insights!
Awesome blends of styles. People done realize MMA is not something newbie what they see on TV as a sport. MMA has been around for thousands of years. There are even styles out there that require you to earn you black by in another 2nd style to be able to advance to a higher level in your 1st primary style..
I also enjoyed seeing the mix of TieChi and Hungar when ending styles in thia video.
Thank you for sharing with us.
Wing Chun and Aikido!!! This was beautiful and Informative... not to mention clear and well articulated!! And it was absolutely FABULOUS to see close knit and highly complimentary relationship between two disciplines that can be argued to be quite different in their training methods. All the disciplines sew together very well with practitioners who are not obsessed with idolizing some systems over others. You guys have done a great job of showing relationship in these two systems. I would always admit to a Wing Chun - Aikido connection... but never could have imagined one explained and displayed quite this well. Bravo to both of you... and thanks!!!
This is an interesting combo!
A striking art with a grappling art makes a more well rounded fighting style!
Wing Chun and Wrestling works really great as well. Chi-sao and pummeling is quite similar and flows well together.
Both are very good at their art. Both very careful and respectful, understanding that practice and play is just that, you have to let the other person win or loose for safety. The art forms could both dominate in any given situation on any given day. The combination of both is a truly beautiful thing to witness. Wonderful blend of art forms.
Sifu Leo kudos to the openness and for sharing this a big thank you
Loved this !!!!
been doing this stuff for fifty years. Along with a heavy dose of Filipino martial arts... And you guys are doing it perfectly 👌. Okay I wrote all that before I watch the 30 second thing at the end.The wing Chun is something along with Thai boxing you use when the fight is a flurry of super fast punches to the face and body. At some point in the flurry someone will be rolling on top.a strike will be made. This stunning strike is the atemi . From there goes the lock flow to the submission...started this stuff in 1983. before that I've been doing tang soodo and kenpo since I was eight.. at 58 I had to close the dojo due to injuries caused by surfing. And etc. Really love this
I'm really impressed. I always thought about those martial arts blended.
wow
i hav full respect for both of u Sifu leo n Samuel
as i also love prctising combining the Aikido n Silat too
Salutes n respect from me to both of u
This is great! Your students are fortunate
I was positively surprised to see mostly positive comments. I want to express my opinion about why aikido and wing chun would be a wonderful combination, and please, anyone if you think I am wrong correct me. In aikido, the attacker should be dealt with right before he/she steps into the personal space. Of course you can do aikido techniques even after, but it means you probably already lost the opportunity to do what is best, defeat right when the attacker steps into personal space. And that is why coupled with wing chun aikido would be awesome. Wing chun invites the attacker into close range. So it is almost like you would always have at least plan A and B. Great video, great attitude, love and respect to all martial arts.
Best thing I learned from Aikido was how to fall
Yakkup Arturo no matter what that’s a good thing to learn, everyone’s talking about what let’s you do the most damage but if you fall the wrong way you may take more damage than you could ever give
fall on concrete, whole different deal. u can minimize a landing, but not on concrete or wood
That is awesome, how you can blend the two arts into one, makes allot of sense....
Admire both of your humility and teachable spirits . Oss
Wow- respect for mixing the 2 styles for an pretty unique art. Like a modern Prof. Vee.
Great marriage of styles. Thank you.
For his size...Sifu Samuel Biggs can move, he's not no joke...very impressed!!!!
He is such a humble person like yourself SIfu Leo.
The demonstration here is beautiful! Great video!
Both one of my favorite martial arts, beautiful to see them blend by great instructors...
9:17 watching the two move together is amazing, I love it lots of respect
That was a fantastic tutorial. Thank you both for taking the time to make this.
First, of all, my respect for everyone, and secondly, I observed a very simple thing the Aikido man he is very good but does not have sufficient confidence in himself, and his idea of mixing Wing Chun with Aikido is good things and I like it but is not something new, because there are mix martial arts everywhere, because I myself teach krav maga and silat, and krav maga almost got all martial arts, and in the end, I want to thank you for sharing the knowledge and peace and please keep it up.
This is the first time I have seen someone "fall" so perfectly on the first try... Pretty Awesome
That was very refreshing to watch. Sifu are you going to do this with other Martial arts.
yes if i got enough interest
awesome video, this was really instructive as a way to add the aikido to wing chun. Thank you I was looking for something like this.
Damn, who installed that conduit?
Imbalanced Sparkies, no doubt.
I will be watching it today, watching you both cooperating and training and to see the evolution of learning between is truly inspiring... thanks!
Amazing video, I like both styles.
You guys are AWESOME!!! Thank you for the video :)
nice combination, very good explanation
Perfect mixture of two styles they complement each other perfectly
After watching this video I think Aikido could be mixed with Wing Chun. Bruce Lee mixed different Arts together to form Jeet Kune Do (Way Of The Intercepting Fist) Or as Bruce called it - The Art Of Fighting Without Fighting.
The trolls would tell bruce since he isnt doing MMA (which i dont disparage as a skillset) that he couldnt win a fight, his understanding and application of proven forms n fu damentals over hundreds of years couldnt possibly have value or success. I "love" the martial arts community
It's nice to see a video showing a training exercice with a non-cooperating partner, something you don't see often in aikido. Excellent stuf :)
Love this they very respectful with each other art
AGREED!
You were both (Sensei Biggs and Sifu Leo Au Yeung) civil, and understanding very quickly, thus showing a level of competency that was nice to see.-Ernie Moore Jr.
excellent combination. i practice both too.nice man.
You are amazing guys. Thank you so much!
Great video ... would love to train with you guys
Aikido has always been such a beautiful Martial Art...
thanks for your support, we also have the 2nd part of this video
Aikido and wing chun meld beautifully together, seagal's been doing that since the 80s! :)
I know I'm late but, this is how an Aikido Master should act, not that there's a stereotype. Take that as a reference to whoever you like. Master Leo is just as humble, and both are, of course very knowledgeable. I've done sticky hands and I've done Aikido, but not both together. Amazing, like JKD. Great video, thank you.
This is very informative and inspiring as I know first hand that the blending of Wing Chung, Aikido and Small Circle Jujitsu is very effective. Mr. Biggs sorry we didn't get to meet during the Adie Gray Wing Chung seminar this past September. Be safe gentlemen.
Wing chun can blend with anything. But doing so handicaps you
@@dizdeck357 how so?
@@michaeltruthson6262 less is more. Wing chun is conceptual. People who look outside of the wing chun system, never got to a decent level of wing chun.
@@dizdeck357 then those individuals like a great many have had lousy teachers and their own misconstrued views of the fighting system they have studied. Every system is conceptual however.
@@michaeltruthson6262 sure. But then think what is the most practical and effective
Sifu Leo Au Yeung, thank you for showing Tai Chi/ Hung Gar Horse-riding stance step and later the move that looks as a Tiger Throws Forward Stepping Back move.-Ernie Moore Jr.
he's a wingchido master
or TsunAiki, like tsunami.
😂😂😂
Maciek Medyj How’d you get tsunami out of wing chun or aikido
'wingchido' 😂 love it 👍
An interesting concept 💡to apply 🤔 . Nice counter moves to use on those who's familiar with your styles
This is beautiful, I never thought about mixing with Aikido. Taekwondo and Wing Chun was my choice, may have to investigate this. Thanks.
Taekwondo and Aikido were the roots of Hapkido, another Korea martial art. You might want to look into that too.
i thought there was atemi (striking) in aikido
@@quickstep2408 The atemi in aikido is only a means of getting the opponent to react so you can apply a technique. Basically, they are feints. But of course you always have the choice to follow through with atemi.
@@TheSilence1 also Daito Ryu.
@@quickstep2408 It varies from style to style (even club to club) but mostly as 'The Silence' say. Some styles include quite dangerous strikes to vulnerable spots, that use accuracy more than strength.
04:45 Very nice organic unscripted flow. I could see Sensi's feeling.. waiting.. and his mind accessing probably hundreds of combinations then.. GOTCHA. And naming in native tongue and explaining WHILE maintaining the tension in the hold. The participants face was reacting to the sure grip and uncertain future or unfamiliarity with what was about to happen lol which every viewer surely knew was some type of flip. Good stuff.
Wing chun and aikido goes together so well
Great video, very informative and and excellent demonstration of both disciplines
8:22
Who would fall with that weak takedown?
They are just doing a demonstration, it's more than obvious than Biggs Sensei ( of whom I was a atudent) is falling on purpose to help Sifu Yeung ilustrate how the technique works. Later on they show the theory of the counter to that takedown. I say theory because it may or may not happen like that in a real agression, it will depend on several factores, like the skill level of the agresssor. If the agressor has little skill, the technique will work perfectly.
Grappler senpai you don’t it look
Its wonderfull joining win chun and aikido... Please continue the videos.
very impressive on both systems...........I always believed Wing Chun and Aikido is a great blend.........Shalum....
This two Martial Arts Combine is another level.
Nice!
Greetings from France
Years ago when i would spar with my Aikido friend... using my Wing Chun.. I was all over him.. he didnt know what to do.. then after a while he made his Aikido movement extremely small circle.. so then we were both basically doing blending like Wing Chun. As you can see in real time, Aikido has a hard time doing many techniques against small movements of Wing Chun that are not extended like other striking arts. Wing Chun's arm formations Tan Sao, Fook Sao and Bong Sao have anti- grappling structure built in.. but many WC peeps don't know how to utilize that.. Also in this vid the double sticky rolling was not even using WC arm formations ..so that was kind of odd.. but overall really cool to watch!! Thank you Sifu Leo and Samuel Biggs for making this creative Vid.
Shenn Speaks I tried to bong sao for anti-grappling but you’re basically giving your opponent a free kimura
@@jaymiddleton1782 yes you are giving them a free kimura if you dont understand how to change the bong into a tan and fok.. you transition when the opponent grabs u.. also with each change you re-center your alignment with your opponent and u strike..Aikido peeps are always trying to use triangle stepping to get offsides and to flank u. So in that way a Bong sao could be used as bait for the opponent to grab.. i guess i need to make some vids of various grabs and holds being applied to Wing chun tools so u can see how it works.. if an opponent ever uses two hands against one its like a free present to strike to their head.. on the ground its a different matter if he has captured your arm in a kimura and occupies your side either way the only way to escape that is to drop the elbow and pull it back in to your chest AS they are trying to apply the hold.. thats why tan and fok sao always brings the elbow in to the center. I remember a friend of mine inserting his arm into my bong sao to throw me.. he practiced krav maga and the System as well as juijistu.. once he inserts his arm you turn the bong back into the tan and step into him using centerline theory and his throw fails easily.. he tries to get to your side and then turns away as he tries to sweep you but u just turn into his back.. many Aikido methods involve blending and grabbing then turning one way or another to throw.. so WC footwork and changing the arm formations nullify what they are trying to do.. so then they have to reblend with your motion. it is difficult for them to blend with a 4 to 6 inch strike tho.
Good work you guys 👍👏
Combining strengths and getting rid of weakness is the only way to go🥊
These guys work great together, excellence video!!
@5:47 im my Judo class whlie wrestling on ground, I ended almost back to back with my sparring partner. That is the move i used in that moment. I did it with out thinking. I also have an extensive background in Kung Fu and have cross trained in both Judo and Catch Wrestling.
Aikido is not just physical. You'll learn to defend yourself with other components like communication (verbal and non-verbal), understanding of situation, etc.
You forgot "AIKI".
For sure - excellent point - those are the practical real life skills
Thank you for this great video! True mastery of MA, search for experience, skill, human contact, openness, playfully curiosity for expansion, friendship! (the background-music was a little loud when you did the conclusion part, so it was not so easy to listen to your (very important) words) Love to watch more of your videos!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
This is actually kinda cool. I clicked on the video totally expecting a bunch of bullshit but it wasn’t that bad.
I really like that these guys do something constructive learning across arts, because basically all arts are based on the same ideas. However no Aikido will ever work if the guy attacking is really defending, because Aikido is really moving with an attack while being in contact with the attack, not applying an attack yourself, so if there is no attacking energy Aikido is not called for or even possible. Really enjoyed watching this guys.