English Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português 繁體中文 Bahasa Indonesia Tiếng Việt ภาษาไทย
All categories

2007-12-13 21:53:25 · 21 answers · asked by Amanda 6 in Sports Martial Arts

21 answers

Aikdo. It is a Japanese form of Martial Arts

It is spelled Martial not Marshal for extra help. Its a common error made. Martial meaning more militant than Marshal as in a name of someone.

The enigmatic Seagal commenced his martial arts training atthe age of seven under the tutelage of well known karate instructor and author Fumio Demura, and in the 1960s commenced his aikido training in Orange County, California, under the instruction of Harry Ishisaka. Seagal received his first dan accreditation in 1974, after he had moved to Japan to further his martial arts training. After spending many years there honing his skills, he achieved the ranking of a 7th dan in the Japanese martial art "aikido" and was instructing wealthy clients in Los Angeles when he came to the attention of Hollywood power broker Michael Ovitz.

Here is a little trivia on him also. Trivia

Is the first foreigner ever to own and operate an Aikido dojo in Japan. Known as "Master Take Shigemichi", he was the chief instructor at the Aikido Tenshin Dojo in the city of Osaka.

Has been married 3 times

Has three children with Kelly LeBrock: Annaliza, Dominick, and Arissa.

Is an Aikido-master - 7th Dan.

Father of Kentaro Seagal and Ayako Fujitani.

Is a vegetarian.

His love of guitar and appreciation of rasta music led him to study with a teacher in Jamaica, where he owns a vacation home.

His Santa Inez (CA) home includes 200 acres planted with cabernet grapes, which are sold to wineries after harvesting.

Master in Japanese Kendo

Has been a bodyguard

Broke Sean Connery's wrist when he was teaching him martial arts during the filming of Never Say Never Again (1983).

His first seven films were all starring roles, ending with Executive Decision (1996).

Is good friends with Jackie Chan.

Is a singer and guitarist. In 2005, he released an album titled "Songs from the Crystal Cave".

Has worked with Damian Chapa and Byron Mann in two of his films as his teammates. He worked with Chapa in Under Siege (1992), in which Chapa is a fellow sailor, and with Mann in Belly of the Beast (2003) (V), in which Mann's character is his friend and partner.

Owns a very large collection of guitars and samurai swords.

While his acting in Above the Law (1988) gained praise from the likes of Roger Ebert, Seagal has repeatedly faced criticism from both critics and fans who accuse him of playing the same character in many of his movies, as well as displaying a lack of emotional range. In fact, some people refer to embracing typecasting as "Seagalism."

The February 17, 1989 draft of the screenplay for Hard to Kill (1990) credits Steven Pressfield & Ronald Shusett & Steven Seagal as writers. Pressfield & Shusett are not credited in the final film and Seagal only received an acting credit.

Speaks Japanese fluently

All of his main leading role movies have been a rated "R" except for Half Past Dead (2002) which was the only Seagal film to be a "PG13".

He and Jackie Chan are friends and Chan offered him the role of the villain in Rush Hour 3 (2007), but Seagal turned it down.

Used to own a production company with Julius R. Nasso called Seagal/Nasso Productions from 1994-2000.

As of 2006, his movies have earned $600 million worldwide.

Discovered by then-head of Creative Artists Ageny (CAA), Michael Ovitz, who was one of Seagal's martial arts students.

Father of Savannah Seagal with Arissa Wolf.

He agreed to star in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) if Warner Bros. allowed him to direct On Deadly Ground (1994).

Owns new production company Streamroller Productions with Bing Dang and Joe Halpin after his old production company Seagal/Nasso Productions dissolved.

Personal Quotes

I am hoping that I can be known as a great writer and actor some day, rather than a sex symbol.

On what he thinks are the most important lessons that one should strive to live by in Aikido Try to find the path of least resistance and use it without harming others. Live with integrity and morality, not only with people but with all beings.

[on his feelings regarding past movies] Hollywood is a mercurial place where people are sort of . . . a victim of their environment and how the environment changes. Movies that would be timely now, ten years from now would be passé and nobody would be interested in the subjects. All the movies that I have done I have not been in control of. Sometimes there is a contractual situation where you go to the studio and they kind of tell you which ones they want you to do. Be that as it may, I have also been lucky in the sense that I have been able to make environmentally conscientious movies as well as politically conscientious movies. Above the Law (1988) was a politically conscientious movie. On Deadly Ground (1994) was environmentally conscientious, so I want to keep making movies like that which are more geared with a certain entertainment value but also bring people forward into contemplation.

[on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines] I've never met her, but my impression of her is that she's very straight, sincere, honest, really talented president, and I hope she gets re-elected.

[on actors who become political leaders] [Ronald Reagan] was a pretty good one, but I think it really depends on the situation.

The secret is not to act, but to be.

Action films are great, but an action film that has characters that are compelling and a story that people can care about is something even better. We love to see action heroes that are vulnerable, that are sensitive, that are family people, that are accessible.

False FBI accusations fueled thousands of articles saying that I terrorize journalists and associate with the Mafia . . . these kinds of inflammatory allegations scare studio heads and independent producers -- and kill careers.

Hope that helps. The rest is we should all know from his movies.

(Just so all know it is Capt Bozz that is thumbing you all down. He stalks me from question to question just to do this because I have a higher rank than he in this category. It is really childish.)

2007-12-14 05:43:47 · answer #1 · answered by Legend Gates Shotokan Karate 7 · 5 1

This Site Might Help You.

RE:
What marshal art does Steven Segal practise??

2015-08-06 14:10:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Steven Seagal Fighting Style

2016-12-18 12:54:11 · answer #3 · answered by crompton 4 · 0 0

Segal is an Aikido Master

2007-12-14 01:56:38 · answer #4 · answered by one10soldier 6 · 1 1

Aikido

2007-12-14 05:07:05 · answer #5 · answered by bjjnoobie 2 · 1 1

Aikido

2007-12-13 22:02:01 · answer #6 · answered by SWT 6 · 1 1

as for practice he is a 7th dan in aikido and apparently he's quite good. even though his personallity does not always match the qualities of an aikido master

in the movies I've seen him use loads of different things from karate down to escrima or even streetbrawling stuff.

2007-12-14 20:49:01 · answer #7 · answered by peter gunn 7 · 0 0

Aikido, but this is not the art you see in his movies. Aikido, the least 'martial" art, does not use strikes as a rule. Aikido does also not endorse inflicting pain by breaking a guy's arm in three places before shooting and/or stabbing him.

2007-12-14 12:24:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

If you are constantly worried about exactly what can occur to your household, to your youngsters? All of us want to really feel secure and the best means to have this safety and security is learning the self-defence throw this site https://tr.im/RGwcN
By mixing actions of different disciplines and making alterations based after scientific research, the Patriot Self Defense system offers you a toolbox of moves to confound and overwhelm even the most solidified street troublemakers.
Don't waste more time and find out how to secure yourself and your love ones with the Patriot Self Defense system.

2016-04-13 05:46:14 · answer #9 · answered by georgina 3 · 0 0

Aikido My Martial arts school has judo taekwondo & aikido class.

2007-12-15 03:24:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Savannah Seagal

2016-10-06 14:02:49 · answer #11 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

fedest.com, questions and answers