I need to know wold AIKIDO work on the street?

Question

cen some one plz tall me

Answer 1

it probably would help you on the street to control your opponent. however, if i were you, i would try to focus on improving my grammar and spelling. i really couldn't understand everything in your question.

Answer 2

On the street, in the house, in the dojo and on the moo...er...no..I guess not on the moon since gravity is one of the main components of Aikido. But it would depend on how you use it. If you use it defensively meaning someone just totally out of nowhere charged at you swinging or brandishing a club or a knife, an unprovoked attack in effect, then the answer is yes. But if you're gonna go challenge some guy on the street into a fight thinking to use Aikido techniques, then no, it's not gonna work. It is a purely defensive art, kinda like a trampoline, if you don't jump on it and apply force, it won't do anything, but the harder you jump on it, the higher you rise. In Aikido, if there is no attack, you can't use any of it's technique, but the harder the attack, the greater effect of the techniques on the attacker. By attack I mean a commited attack where the attacker comes charging in without holding back. In a tentative attack like in boxing for example, where the boxer jabs and waits for an opening before throwing a haymaker, the jabs would render Aikido techniques ineffective since the punch is pulled back the moment it connects, but only until the haymaker comes, Aikido techniques can only counter the haymaker where the opponent puts all his weight behind the punch. But Aikido is not just about the physical techniques only, it's also about a Way of Life, it's Philosophy is Harmony and Non Vlolence in relation to other human beings and the universe. I know a lot of people thinks it sounds hokey, but the founder Morihei Ueshiba founded Aikido after a life vlolence as a soldier which culminated in his near d3ath by firing squad in Manchuria and followed by the d3ath of many of his senior students in the line of duty in World War II. Then he turned to a life of a Shinto priest and decided to live a life of non vlolence , practicing what he preached by limiting his art into one that's devoted purely to self defense and rejecting aggression and use of excessive force. So if you wanna learn how to pound an opponent to the ground out in the streets, then forget Aikido, you're better off studying something else.

Answer 3

Aikido would work on the streets if you were properly trained. It is the only form of self defense that I know of that is basically non-violent. You use the persons own actions to defeat him.

Before using any type of self defense, I would try to work things out with the person. Of course, this will probably not work with a stranger on the streets. So the next best thing would be a non-violent way of defending yourself, like Aikido.

I hope this helps you. I also hope you never have a need to use Aikido and that you are safe in your surroundings.

Don't worry about your spelling. If it wasn't for spell check, I would be lost. Keep working and it will get better.

Best of luck.

Answer 4

I will not speak for anyone other than myself. I say without a doubt that Aikido concepts will and do work in a real life fight. I have trained in Aikido for many years, along with BJJ, Escrima/Kali and MMA. I have used Aikido concepts on the street and in the cage they do work. (street thing was work related - don't think I go out and get into street fights, I don't)
For me the idea's and concepts of Aikido are very effective, when you apply them to actual combat.

Answer 5

Sane answers:

1. The best way to get out of trouble is never to get into it. Awareness is 95% or more of self-protection.

2. Learn to run .. a much underrated way to get out of trouble.

3. If you are totally in a corner and surrounded by adversaries you didn't plan your "outing" well enough.

4. Why are you even asking this question - see point 1 above.

5. No martial art will "work" on the street without a great deal of dedicated practice and the development of self-discipline. Again - see point 1.

6. Nobody but yourself can force you into a bad situation - see point 1.

Nuff Said. Except see point 1 !!

Answer 6

Aikido is one long training of 2 man kata only. it goes through pre-set moves. reality isnt like that. you cant expect your opponent to throw straight punches to the head, so I would argue against it being any good.

it also relies on fine motor skill, and when you go through the effects of adrenaline you WILL lose the fine motor skills completely which means any move that requires finesse will not work like it should EVEN if you have trained for years.

so on the street, when attacked by an unknown assailant you will panic and lose the skills. you will still try them, but they wont be as good as you thought they would be in your training. everyone feels the effects of adrenaline, and the person with the most gross motor skill movements has the advantage.

it has great techniques, but they are not self defense applicable, only aikido vs aikido.

remember, even though Steven Segal uses the same moves in his movies, they are still only choreographed principles, they are not free fighting scenes. we would all love to fight like that, but in choreography, we are all perfect.

Answer 7

As a completely defensive martial art, if you are proficient then certainly you will usually have a far better chance of defending yourself from attack than somebody who has no self-defence training whatsoever.

If you are looking to start trouble then aikido will NOT work, as it was not created or developed with offence in mind.

Answer 8

(*shakes the Magic 8 Ball*)

Nope, not for everything. And yes, I'm well aware that no one method of fighting or self-protection covers *everything*...that's not what I am saying.

What I am saying is, with aikido, if you train it and do your time with it, you will get some nice, counter-intuitive tactics that *will* take your average, untrained attacker by surprise.

But. Just from what I've seen of the art, it relies *way* too much on staged and compliant partner training, and *way* too little on the atemi waza and methods OSensei Ueshiba *himself* practiced as a young man--before becoming a priest and swearing it off. Meaning the minute you run into someone who is *not* surprised by your tactics and who *has* more than half a clue, you will be in for a rough ride.

The good news is...the overwhelming majority of trained fighters and martial artists have *much* better things to do with their lives than to *pick on YOU*. So the odds are in your favor (with one exception) that the attackers you run into *will* be relatively untrainied and *will* be taken by surprise just like you've been trained to anticipate in class.

The bad news is, there are holes big enough in aikido to drive a truck through, even without looking at the training. Probing and/or attrition attacks like the boxer's jab, Thai cut kicks, or even a kendo-styled battering are enough to negate much of Aikido, and shut it down. *Many* inner-city gangsters have taken to slicking up their arms when they carry weapons as an easy *anti-jiu-jitsu* tactic....it's so common it's become hip-hop lyrics, from Jay Z and many others. And yes, I live in public housing, and have seen folks *do this* myself...and I'm not even all that ghetto myself.

But the biggest thing is this. You'll be trained, in aikido, to grab an attacker's arm with *both* of your own. Ok, this might make sense, but consider that most aikido schools use *compliant* partner training and barely give *lip service* to the notion of atemi waza (hitting folks, as a setup for your moves). Now, what's happening here?

You've grabbed the other guy. *He* has one arm free. You have *no* arms free. Your head, face and throat are wide open because you have *no* arms free. And since you didn't ever train against resistance, if the other guy has *any* muscle at all, he can and will be able to resist your grip (taking *you* off balance). And he still has one arm free....one fist free to hit you with since your head, face and throat are *wide open*.

In short....lifting *weights* and having muscle, just that by itself, does a LOT to shut down and negate aikido courtesy of the resistance issue. Lifting with free weights builds up grip and wrist strength too, almost by default. Which makes those wrist breaks and small-joint manipulations even *harder* to do.

So am I totally bashing aikido here? No. If your choices are between aikido and sitting on the couch munching nachos, then by all means *get off your duff and TRAIN*.

Just understand that it's not going to mean much, *by design*, in terms of self-defense, against any attacker who isn't drunk, stupid or seriously out of shape. You are going to need to *add back* all of the things that were taken out of it *by design* in order for it to make sense if you get stuck in a fight.

It will help you learn situational awareness so you can avoid being stuck in a fight....but then again *any* martial art should train this. Beyond that....well, you'll have a philosophy lesson wrapped up in martial yoga for the most part, and that is it.

Just my two cents....never mind me. -_-

Answer 9

Yes, any training can 'help' (in a general way) when it comes to street fighting. Even if it is only 'help' with your confidence...
But, why did you NEED to know?

Answer 10

version 2.0, yeah I like the taughts of that... but I think seriously rolling around on the ground like that and doing falling maneuvers makes one stronger physically, so it makes you fit, if youre fit you have increased your chances of surviving an attack as opposed to not rolling and doing falling maneuvers.,