7th Dan Kumagai Sensei and 7th Dan Kanasaki Sensei giving a seminar in Izmir/Turkey.
The funny thing is since Kanasaki Sensei spoke only Japanese and the students were Turkish we had a hard time understanding   more...what he meant...  less

It's time for aiki rangers to save the day!!
Music: AMIGA games "Chuck Rock 2" and "Turrican 2"

An old video demonstrating Japanese sword fighting techniques.

Demo in montreal. Thanks to Nico, Pokee and Kain

AIKIDO DEMO

I dare you to try and rob one of these guys. He would rearrange your body parts before you could run away.

I'm Susan Harrow, a newbie Aikidoka who just passed my 5th Kyu. Every week I'll be interviewing Ginny Breeland, 5th Dan (Godan) who has been training for over 35 years. Each interview we'll focus on some   more...aspect of Aikido training for those who want to deepen their Aikido practice. Ginny teaches and trains in Aikido at Bay Marin Aikido and in at the Cotati Rec Center.  less

I'm Susan Harrow, a newbie Aikidoka who just passed my 5th Kyu. Every week I'll be interviewing Ginny Breeland, 5th Dan (Godan) who has been training for over 35 years. Each interview we'll focus on some   more...aspect of Aikido training for those who want to deepen their Aikido practice. Ginny teaches and trains in Aikido at Bay Marin Aikido and in at the Cotati Rec Center. http://www.prsecrets.com/aikido_videos.html  less

Kenshiro Abbe 50th Celebration ~ Henry Ellis Aikido
Kenshiro Abbe Memorial Event May 2005. The first session is with Henry Ellis Sensei...... For me the proudest moment of this day was the great sacrifice   more...made by William ( Bill ) Woods Sensei who was the personal aide to Abbe Sensei, despite suffering from a very serious illness he made the supreme effort to pay his respects to the memory of Abbe Sensei. Sadly Bill died just a few months later. On the other extreme, the BAB chairman Mr Vincent Sumpter refused our cordial invitation as a VIP guest, stating to the BAB executive committee " If you insist that I attend this event I will resign " .... Please visit :: ww.AikidoEllisVideo.magnify. net Also:: ww.geocities.com/BritishAikido ....for British Aikido history..  less

Kenshiro Abbe Sensei ~ 50th Celebration ~ Honoured Guests ..BAB Chairman refuses to attend..
The Kenshiro Abbe 50th Celebration at Crystal Palace London on May-14th-2005. The EMPTY chair was the BAB show   more...of disrespect.....This was one of the biggest Budo spectacular events ever in the UK. The Honoured Guests were ~ Mr F Mutai Japanese Embassy ~ W S ( Bill ) Woods ` Aide to Kenshiro Abbe Sensei ` Robin Otani President ` British Judo Council ` ~ Arnold Davies President ` Za Zen Society ~ Joe Curran Chairman `British Birankai ` ~ Bill Stopps ` Aide to Matsutaro Otani from 1947 ` ~ Nigel Jones ` Abertillery Aikido ` ~ Gigs Schouten ` Holland ` ~ Eric Dollimore ` One of the first UK Aikido yudansha ~ P Donn ` Sports England ` ~ K Cottier BAF ` ~ K Waite ` Direct student of M Harada Sensei ` ~ G Humm ` Kendo Federation ` ~ Jennie Earle ` World masters Judo champion ~ R Payne ~ K Hayward ~ M Nery. Speaker Dave Humm...... Please Note !! The " British Aikido Board " were not represented by their chairman Mr V Sumpter, who refused our invitation to celebrate the inception of British Aikido or the memory and legacy of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei. Mr Sumpter told the BAB executive " If you insist that I attend this event, I would rather resign first !!! " ...That was the public show of disrespect that the BAB ( Bad at Budo ) have for the memory of Kenshiro Abbe Sensei. YET!! the BAB honoured Mr Jack Poole's fraudulent claims !! You could not make it up !! Please visit :: ww.AikidoEllisVideo.magnify. net Also:: ww.geocities.com/BritishAikido ....for British Aikido history...  less

Rik Ellis Aikido/ MMA vs Russell Dennis 6th dan Taekwondo/MMA ~ Full Contact Fight Night.
Ellis Aikido.. DVD of the Rik Ellis Aikido/MMA vs Russell Dennis Extreme Taekwondo ..(same weight category ) 8th   more...- Feb - 2009. Liquid Envy Night Club Portsmouth. Rik Ellis won the fight in the 46th second of the first round.DVD supplied by the promoter Grant Waterman. Rik Ellis has a long history in Aikido with his father Henry Ellis a British Aikido Pioneer & Principal Coach of the " Ellis Schools of Traditional Aikido" . Although this is a Full Contact MMA fight, Rik says that many Aikido techniques and movements are applicable in close contact with your opponent. Before the Ki people get their ribbons in a twist or the Aikido purists soil their gi's, this is not Aikido vs Taekwondo. Rik Ellis has a background in Aikido. It should be understood that Aikido in its classical sense has no place in MMA. Rik has found that in a serious `real` situation, as the cage presents. Tenkan - Taisabaki - Tenchinage - Iriminage are very good in close contact with your opponent for turning him into the cage wall, or any wall for that matter. The one thing that Aikido does give a student is a great sense of balance, this is an important factor in MMA or a real situation. " Balance gives you power ". Please visit :: ww.AikidoEllisVideo.magnify. net Also:: ww.geocities.com/BritishAikido ....for British Aikido history...  less

Derek Eastman Sensei a direct student of the legendry Budo master Kenshiro Abbe Sensei, a pioneer from the early days of Aikido in the 1950s at the now famous Hut Dojo. Eastman Sensei with his unique   more...memory of all the different early teachers and their varied styles demonstrates the changes from the first techniques by Kenshiro Abbe Sensei to Tadashi Abe - Masahilo Nakazono - Masamichi Noro as the early Aikido progressed and developed.  less

Henry Ellis Sensei in Alamogordo NM USA.

This old 8mm treasured movie was taken at the USAF Air Base in West Draton UK. The Aikido demo was a part of the USAF European Judo Championships.

Técnicas de Aikido Agatsu Dojo-Vigo

AIKIDO is a nonviolent Japanese martial art that can be practiced by people of nearly all ages which has roots in the ancient arts of jiujitsu, sword play, and use of the wooden staff.

Jocic Zoran , sensei 6 th DAN in Real aikido and Ju-Jutsu ,
was born 2.06.1958. in Pec , Kosovo and Metohija, Serbia. In Real aikido he is since 1982 . His first club was   more...“Prvi Vracar” at Belgrade . In first 4 years he had trained with different masters , like Goran Kurnik , Teovanovic Mladen and he get to blue belt , 2 kyu. These were times when Ljubomir Vracarevic Soke 10. DAN was in Libya , training Gadafie’s bodyguards.
During the 80’s he participate in several seminars by KENJI SHIMIZU (8th DAN) , S. SEKI .
1986. Soke Ljubomir Vracerevic 10. DAN has returned from Libya , and from that day till now , Master Jocic stood by him as his student , assistant and trainer . He was among the first who graduated at College for Trainers and Managers in Sport , in Novi Sad .
Today , he work at WCRA as a trainer , with children from 3.5 year and above , and with adults . His specialty is working with children and he has long experience in this field . He had few clubs :
- “Maccaby” in Belgrade ; this club was a part of a big sport association and officially registered in it’s central in Israel . Due to the lack of space for training it stop working. But , in this club few masters were “born” ?
- At Sport College , in Belgrade , he run a club for 4 years
- He worked at School for children with damaged hearing for a year
- Today he also work in Club “AS” in Belgrade , with adults
- 2006 he founded club called “DO” – In his book “FIVE RINGS” , Musashi sad that important thing is DO – path which man choose to go through life ?
Also, he is instructor in Bodyguard school “ Vracarevic” which is in IBBSA association ; trained police and military .
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O-sensei demonstrations in this old movie as well as explanations of Aikido. Probably looks peculiar to those who don't know what they are doing! =)

"Aikido is the principle of nonresistance.
Because   more...it is nonresistant, it is victorious from the beginning.
Those with evil intentions or contentious thoughts are instantly vanquished."
-Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido

Ai (pronounced eye). Ai means harmony. Aikido's principles are embodied in the word "ai". The strategy of Aikido is to blend or harmonize with the attacker's energy. Aikido is non-aggressive. However, misinterpretations of "harmony" arise. First, people think harmony means passive. This is not Aikido. On the contrary, Aikido is extremely dynamic and powerful, but the goal of Aikido is to seek peace in the face of conflict.

Ki (pronounced key). A definition for Ki, in English, could never really encompass its whole meaning. In Aikido its meaning is "unseen force" or spirit or energy. Training in Aikido cultivates the spirit through discipline and sacrifice. The training of the spirit is essential to any martial art. The philosophy of Aikido is that through rigorous training we may be able overcome the conflict within ourselves. Once at peace, we will be able to harmonize with any attacking energy regardless of its verbal, physical, or emotional energy.

Do (pronounced dough). Do means path or way. Aikido is not a sport. A Do is not a sport. Aikido instead is a Budo. The training of Aikido does not involved comparing yourself with others to see who is the best. Instead students trains to improve themselves as human beings.

O-Sensei, the founder of Aikido, said that "Aikido is not for correcting others but for correcting your own mind." Mentioned earlier, Aikido is not a sport -- there are no competitions (some styles do compete, but the founder was specifically against this). Competition is about winning. Period. Winning at someone else's expense is really losing. In Aikido students improve themselves through rigorous training and working with other students who are better and more experienced.  less

Fair use video: Visit their site for more information on the sensei and Aikido if you're interested. http://www.santarosaaikido.com/sugawara.html

Taiji style Aikido Application: explained. I've never heard of this style of Aikido. I personally study the most traditional Aikikai, though i'm still quite new to it all. This is from a free download   more...at http://www.santarosaaikido.com/sugawara.html Check out their site sometime if you're interested!  less

Chuck Griffiths demonstrates the Aikido push ups as they were done under Kenshiro Abbe Sensei in the 1950s, they are still a part of the exercises at all the Ellis Schools of Traditional aikido in the   more...UK and USA.  less

REAL AIKIDO REALNI - BROTHERS VUJOSEVIC EXAMINE Kids Black Belt 1th DAN
Stefan 9 Years, Vesko 7 Years

REAL AIKIDO
JOCIC ZORAN 6th DAN REAL AIKIDO & JU JUTSU
European martial arts "Hall of Fame" was held , for the first time, in Belgrade , Serbia in October 2007 . International training camp   more...was organized 06.10 and some of the great masters showed their skills :
-Ljubomir Vracarevic 10th DAN SOKE REAL AIKIDO
-Dan Netherland 10th Dan by European Association of Daito-ryu Aiki Bujutsu; Professor of Martial Science by European Samurai Ju Jitsu/Aiki Society; 10th Dan/Soke by the World Ju Jitsu/Aiki Bujutsu Federation
-Russell Mc Cartney , Founder of Ishi Yama Ryu i Peak Performance Sword Systems
-Raymond H.A. Carter , Scooba FIghting
-Charles Joussot , Founder of FISFO system , Pencak Silat Black belt 5th DAN
-Sergei Bobrov , Chanbara ( World Champion in 2006 )
-Vuk Rasovic , JUDO 9th DAN
-Dejan Milosevic , Nunchaku european champion
-Wolfgang Sebel , karate
More infoes on www.wcra.co.yu
EUROPIAN MARTIAL ARTS HALL OF FAME
SERBIA , BELGRADE 2007  less

SUMICE 11 03 2006
NATALY 3rd DAN
BELGRADE, SERBIA