People bash aikido but im interested...

[shadowkiller]

In 3 years depending on how much time and effort you put into it you can have a 2nd degree BB. This in itself doesnt say much but you do learn quickly and from my sensei(only second degree) I have learned quite a lot. Its an effective art if you can understand how to employ it. My experience only rest with Ki society. Its a rather different system then aikikai or Yoshinkan, what I mean is that Ki society doesn't focus as much on the circular movements that both of the other two I named do.

Ki society focus's more on gravity, when throwing is concerned. The techniques from say Ki society and aikikai are similar but how a member of the ki society would do the technique usually takes less time. Instead of spinning the opponent to take them off balance you would just use a half turn and then use your weight to drop and off balance them.

Again as I said my experience only relates to Ki society but one of my good friends studied yoshinkan for 6 months before going over to Ki society and according to him the techniques are easiler to learn in Ki society.

But even if you only take a few things away from aikido, the rolls are something that are very worthwhile to learn. They are like any other kind of roll, very similiar to ninjitsu; but are very useful. I have started doing a bit of parkour in my spare time and let me tell you some of the drops I have done would have left me with some broken bones if I hadn't have learned to roll properly.

Hope this helps a little bit. But as everyone says on this forum you won't know unless you try.

[bbbb]

I would like to try aikido:

I would like to learn the "Breath throw's".

Are they the hardest technique to learn, or the best technique in the aikido arsenal?

What would be one of the most valuable technique's to learn?

Could someone tell me the value of, say 3 year's worth of training in Aikido!?

Thanx.

[bbbb]

Who

...bashes aikido?___(people that like to bash, perhaps!).

[Tai Chi Fighter]

Do you see what I'm getting at?

not quite.....

[jubaji]

Of course it is not perfect. Yes my name is Tai Chi Fighter, but that does not mean that Tai Chi is the only style I practice.

Do you see what I'm getting at?

[Tai Chi Fighter]

Of course it is not perfect. Yes my name is Tai Chi Fighter, but that does not mean that Tai Chi is the only style I practice.

[jubaji]

Using Aikido I was able to disarm an attacker using a knife. .

Assuming I'm impressed with the "bad side of Kansas City", what do you mean by "using Aikido"? Did you execute a perfectly identifiable set of Aikido techniques?

Aren't you "Tai Chi Fighter"?

[Tai Chi Fighter]

Well, I live in a bad part of Kansas City. I have been attacked on the streets numerous times(and come out unscathed only once). Using Aikido I was able to disarm an attacker using a knife. He lunged at me with his arm, I dodged, grabbed his arm and side stepped while shifting my weight to my left. I threw him to the ground and got out of there.

[Tant01]

In Ferro Veritas...

excessive - you are 100% correct opinions are like assholes -everyone has one. A truth for one person is not a truth for another.

In the sword is truth...




We all bleed.

[jubaji]

Aikido, for me, is very effective. It's throws can be very devestating if done correctly.

"very effective" meaning what, I wonder?

[Tai Chi Fighter]

Aikido, for me, is very effective. It's throws can be very devestating if done correctly.

[IPON]

excessive - you are 100% correct opinions are like assholes -everyone has one. A truth for one person is not a truth for another.

[eXcessiveForce]

I already owned a full time martial arts school when I was 16, I learned back then asking for other peoples opinions was a dead end street. Better to go out and do rather than sit back and talk.

[IPON]

TKD not very resourceful for a 16 yr old BB

http://www.aikidoonline.com/

http://www.aikiweb.com/

[eXcessiveForce]

dude, go to barnes and Noble or borders, go to the martial arts section and read a book or at least look at the pictures. then decide for yourself if it's effective.

Just because it's effective for someone else doesn't mean it will work for you.
Just because it doesn't work for you doesn't mean it won't work for someone else.

All arts get bashed. All Styles get bashed. ask 100 people and you will get 100 opinions.

You will never learn what is effective from asking on a forum.