Steven Seagal?

Question

What type of fighting does Steven Seagal use? Was he ever trained by any military or who was he trained by? Also how good of a fighter do you think he really is?

Answer 1

Seagal learned Aikido in Japan and is considered a decent Aikido fighter.

Is he as good as the films make out to be, NO, none of them are as good as the films make them to be, that is why it is Hollywood.
He was never trained by the Military in MA and to my knowledge did not serve in any CIA ops or such.

i heard about ten years ago he had a the proffesional wrestler Mr. Perfect manhandle him at an LA airport when they had an altercation. Sure the wrestler was in peak shape and conditon and Seagal older and over weight with success. Had he been in his peak he might have faired better. The same happened to Van Damme when Mickey Rourke had to save his butt in a bar fight with a bouncer. Van Damme got his butt whooped and Rourke saved him and Rourke was a Pro Boxer too.

So as you can see not all Hollywood MA heroes are as good as they appear.

Answer 2

Steven Seagal is a great martial artist; to the extent that he is one of the few Westerners to be allowed to open his own dojo in Japan. His training methods are also one of the hardest in the aikido world. If you can look up "The Path Beyond Thought", you'll see that his skills are real. His professional and personal life though, is another matter. But seriously, have you ever heard of a celebrity who doesn't have issues?

Answer 3

Steven Seagal does Aikido, Karate, Judo, and Kendo. I do not know who he was taught by but I know that he moved to Japan to learn. Since he has trained in martial arts for years I would say he is a good fighter.

Answer 4

All the above comments are true. Mr. Seagal trained in Aikido, Kendo, Karate and Judo. I've seen his Aikido training video and seems to be a great teacher. Not sure about his true fighting ability. I'm sure he can beat Jackie Chan...lol.
As for Van Damne, he gets loaded with drugs and alcohol so much that I'm sure even my wife can beat him, and let me tell you, she'l just five feet tall.

Answer 5

Steven Seagal is a hack, in his movies he uses a lot of moves common in karate and judo but his lack of fluidity makes him sub-par in my book, as an actor well, anyone who has actually seen any of his movies can make their own judgement as to how successful he truly is.

Answer 6

He uses Aikido with a little karate. When he was younger he was a decent fighter. No, he didn't get any military training.

Answer 7

steven seagal is a seventh dan in aikido, but also holds dan grades in karate, judo, and kendo. he studied for years in japan under several masters and taught for years before becoming a successful actor. i've heard great comments by former students about his skill and teaching abilities. check out the links below, i hope this helps.

Answer 8

"Aikido and rumor has it Gene "The Toughest Man Alive" Lebell made Segal poop himself. "

ROFL...

Man Gene Lebell makes everyone poop themselves the crazy bastard wrestled a bear for gods sake. He's insane. I wouldn't mess with that guy if he was on his death bed...

As for Segal, apparently he is pretty good at what he does, I wouldn't know I've never trained with him or any of his students, but I have trained with some Aikido guys that know their stuff and they're pretty good.

Answer 9

Aikido and rumor has it Gene "The Toughest Man Alive" Lebell made Segal poop himself.

Answer 10

I had a chance to train with him in '99. By Then he was already on his way to the physuque we see today in his direct to dvd movies. However, he was still incredably fast. Fun to watch, not as fun to be thrown by :)