What is the difference between Aikido, Hapkido, and Aiki-jiujitsu?

Question

Please tell me what different techniques are involved in each.

I have no clue what Aiki-Jiu Jitsu is. can someone explain?

Also which would you recommend taking?

Answer 1

Aikido- Japanese throwing art. Based on using the weight of the opponent against themselves.

Hapkido- Ecletic Korean Martial Art that combines elements of striking that are similar to Tae Kwon Do, in addition to throwing and grappling elements from:

Aikijutsu- A combined Martial Art of throwing from Aikido, in addition to throwing, grappling, and sometimes striking elements from jiujitsu.
They are all very good. Some would say that Hapkido in a sense is a combination of Aikijutsu and Tae Kwon Do (And some would say Karate as well [I think it's because they are hard striking styles]), but that wouldn't make it any better than the others.

Answer 2

All three exhibit a range of approaches such that choosing requires you to visit and check out each school you are considering. That said...

Aikido entails large circle joint-locks and off-balancing throws such that it tends to be fairly smooth and flowing. Some styles are very soft, others hard, most teach weapons from the defense perspective, and a few even have competition. Aikido doesn't strike, kick, do ground work, etc.; they just block and throw.

Hapkido also has a very wide variation from Aikido to Taekwondo, hence the wide variety in answers posted. Those in the middle of the range include strikes, kicks, judo throws, small-circle jiujitsu joint locks, and ground work.

Aiki-Jiujitsu also ranges from Aikido to Hapkido. Daitoryu jiujitsu was the antecedent style to Aikido, Judo, Hapkido and some others, but that just means today's jiujitsu's could be anything (does Brazillian Jiujitsu look anything like Aikido??).

Answer 3

Aikido & Aiki-jitsu are Japanese. Hapkido is Korean with a strong Buddahist philosophy, also strong on kicking. Aikido uses very few overt strikes. Aiki-jitsu is the art the old samurai practiced.

Answer 4

Aiki-Jujitsu is the roots of Aikido and is a very ancient martial art. Hapkido is the Korean version of Aikido, and is more aggressive than Aikido. Aikido is just like it's mother art, but less lethal. Aikido is a very good martial art, and I recomend it out of these three. Aikido uses strategy and ki, eternal energy. Ki is infinite and surpasses physical strength. Aikido uses the opponents strength/momentum against them. This art is also very useful in combat. Aikido also helps you with health. Misogi is the art of breathing with your hara, the foundation of ki. To learn more, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daito-ryu_aiki-jujutsu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapkido
It'll be hard to find a person who teaches Daito-Ryu Aiki-Jujitsu, beacause most of them are in Japan. Hapkido you will be able to find. Aikido, I recomend tremendously.

Answer 5

Hapkido is like tae kwon do... Korean striking art.... seen in Billy Jack movies..lotsa kicking

Aikido - Steven Segal does this MA. Wrist and arm locks.... no offensive movements

jiu-jitsu - striking and grappling with locking/throwing.

Answer 6

Aiki-jitsu is in a basic and easy answer a "combat" form of Aikido. Jitsu is used when you speak of combat, do is used when it is more of an art form. Aikido is the "softer" form of Aikijitsu. Hapkido is nothing more than Aikido with tkd added. it is korea's version of Aikido.

Answer 7

Ok, here's my understanding of all three.

Jujitsu is the mother art, it's the japanese art of unarmed combat for samurai in early medieval Japan.

In the early 20th century, a Japanese martial artist descended from a samurai family named Sokaku Takeda who practiced a form of jujitsu taught in his family, formed his own style of jujitsu and named his new style Daito ryu Aikijujitsu. He travelled all over Japan and taught seminars on Aikijujitsu to a lot of students. Two of these students became very well known later on by starting their own style of martial arts. The first one was a Japanese soldier named Morehei Ueshiba who later became a shinto priest and developed a martial art that incorporated a less violent form of aikijujitsu with his knowledge in other arts and named it Aikido. The second student was a Korean named Choi Yong Sul who went back to Korea and later formed his own style known as Hapkido. All three arts involves grappling throws and joint locks to manipulate and control the opponent's own energy against him, although Hapkido has kicking and striking techniques which are absent in Aikido and Aikijujitsu. Another art, Judo is also an offshoot of Jujitsu, stripped of jujitsu's lethal techniques to make it safer for sports competition, Jigoro Kano, the founder, wanted it to promote sportsmanship and good health among the japanese youth.

As for which one you should take, it's up to you, although you'll probably find it hard to find an authentic Daito ryu Aikijujitsu dojo since you'll probably only find most of the teachers of this art in Japan.

Answer 8

Aiki Jiu Jitsu

Answer 9

Aiki Jujitsu

Answer 10

go to each class and see which one you like the look of then do that one :)