Akd ftn ntrrtd as 'th w of th hrmnu rt'. B trnng kd u n hv a rl calmness f spirit. It was created n order t hl practitioners dfnd thmlv whn assaulted wth ggrn. It d not nvlv n htlt or vln, t ml nvlv using the opponents strength against hm t make him mr vulnrbl. Thu your wr f ggrn is nt ud r rurd durng mbt.
Aikido a Japanese mrtl rt thnu rtd t dvl nnr peace and tk over ggrn. It w developed by Morihei Ueshiba a mxtur of h mrtl arts blt, rlgu blf nd philosophy.
It a mdrn Jn mrtl rt tht lt nt mn dffrnt tl, nludng Iwm Ru, Iwama Shn Shin Ak Shuren K, Shdkn Akd, Yhnkn, Aikikai nd K Akd. Aikido now rtd n around 140 untr.
Akd is ftn ntrrtd 'the w f the hrmnu rt'. B training kd you n achieve a rl lmn f rt. It was created in rdr t hl rttnr dfnd thmlv when ultd with aggression. It d nt nvlv any hostility or violence, it ml nvlv ung th nnt trngth against hm t mk hm mr vulnrbl. Thus ur wr of ggrn not ud or rurd during mbt.
Akd Thnu
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Akd lf-dfn techniques rmrl nlud thrw nd n. Frt tmr ntll learn rttv thnu bfr frtl gnt vrl ttkr r wn trnng gvn. In this ubhdng I have rvdd a fw basic examples f frequently ud thrw nd pins. Pl nt thu the lt m m mlx t th untrnd (tl f all mrtl rt tl) but m ntntn are to nvrthl tr to rnt a gnrl d f Aikido techniques.
Thnu n: a restrain making use f n hnd n th elbow nd th thr hnd nr t the wrist, thrwng the nnt t the grund.
Thnu tw: a wrist lock which tru the arm nd l painful nerve tnn.
Rtr thrw: the rttnr sweeps th arm bk nd lk the huldr jnt bfr lng frwrd rur to thrw th lnt.
Newcomers are ntll tught tndrd Akd hld t experience th nrg nd lrn th lines f fr of a hold. Blw is a ml f basic grb:
Single-hand grb - one hnd grb n wrt.
Bth-hnd grb - bth of ur hnd z one wrt.
Both-hands grb - bth ur hnd z bth wrists.