Bokken Disarming /Aikido Hereford #1
Aikido uses a wooden sword/katana and practices various cuts and thrusts. While modern life makes it unlikely that one will be attacked with such a weapon it is certainly concentrates the mind and makes one move one's feet when a lump of oak is descending towards one's head. Here are some basic responses and considerations. Videos on this channel are for educational purposes only and viewers follow any advice or instructions at their own risk.
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Put some gears and try it with little bit resistance. I don't think it that easy to dodge an attack so often so basing your move on dodging is very difficult to pull of.
@mraffabilityGB
6 ай бұрын
You are right that against a skilled swordsman one would not get the chance. This is how we practice the basic techniques which are tools that when an opportunity does present itself something will come out of the bag without thought. The most important part of any of these moves was getting out the way and delivering the punch to the ribs which should deal with resistance. This is an aspect of Aikido which many fail to see; the strikes are implied in the flowing stuff, but often instrumental in the applications. If we were to don headgear we would not be using a Bokken, whatever one may have seen in such films as The Last Samurai these are serious lumps of wood that will break bone.
Your initial receiving distance is too close, try moving back another step. This then requires the attacker to commit to their attack. From where you are he only needs to tsuki. By starting a ittle further away you will then find that once he commits to a strike, your evasion will become easier and more realistic. Otherwise, as it is at the moment, at close range he will just follow your movement and you're a very dead samuari. 🙂 .
@mraffabilityGB
6 ай бұрын
I take your point and something I mentioned at around 3:20 when the gap had become over close, but you may notice that we are using stance of no stance generally. My take on this is that by using this stance one automatically gains the half a step entry advocated by Nishio Sensei without even moving and have greater freedom to move. I feel that it also sharpens one's reactions and ability to read Uke to pre-empt rather than react. Perhaps we shall experiment with tsuki at some point, but my intent here was to show basic technique with a practical twist. I don't really believe that in reality one is going to square up to someone with a 30 inch+ blade; I think more in terms of melee where attacks are already in motion and reaction time is limited. The problem would be to simulate this effectively without getting hurt. This standing close is a characteristic of the Aikido we practise since it is more representative of practical application.