aikido
“What is AIKIDO?”
Frequently Asked Questions by the people, considering AIKIDO not as popular as another Japanese martial art like Karate and judo, but unfortunately no one can give a satisfactory answer to these questions, practitioners AIKIDO even the most senior.
If seen by people, AIKIDO akan regarded as a kind of self-care workers who take advantage of opponents to weaken attack. This is not entirely correct, because AIKIDO not simply to fight.
From the terminology:
AI: integration, or harmony.
Ki: means the center of life energy, spirit,
DO: meaningful way.
AIKIDO is a way to establish harmony between the unity of physical, spiritual and mind.
AIKIDO basic pattern of movement is sirkular. AIKIDO study is to learn about balance, movement energy , learn the opponent, and let the energy flow. AIKIDO practitioners only use the body to process it, not blocking on them. The greater energy attack, the larger the counter attack that will turn on t the attacker’s. Attacker’s energy that flows in the form of any one point will cause the balance. The balance that changed at one point convergence.
As a martial science, AIKIDO is a type of martial melee quickly and for a short distance (close combat) These techniques AIKIDO less influenced by: Technical beating Jigoro Kano Kodokan judo, Jujutsu techniques lock style Sokaku Takeda (Mr. Jujutsu), Kenjutsu (sword techniques), Yarijutsu (Straight Spear).
Morihei Ueshiba, as Mr. AIKIDO (1883-1969) emphasized more as a strategy AIKIDO of fighting techniques. Martial of sunrise is rooted in the samurai tradition, therefore, in practice always made in the seiza position (sitting with both legs folded turn back) while students receive a lesson, how to respect, and when the students enter in the tatami in the dojo.
There are 4 basic pattern practice.
Tachi waza (standing techniques against standing)
Suwari waza (seated against the sitting),
Hanmi handachi (sitting up against)
Kaeshi waza (techniques to do with the attack as a provocation).
AIKIDO in general do not use leg kick, but in things that are very special, leg techniques (ashi waza) is also taught. With notes on the very day Aikidoka level and upwards. In Indonesia, nearly ashi waza not held.
AIKIDO suitable for narrow rooms and combat some attacker (multiple attacker). Can be learned men and women of all ages. For children a minimum of 7 years.
Techniques (waza) AIKIDO quite simple. There are 2 essential waza, namely
Nage waza (throw / throw / projection)
Kihon waza (techniques including locking / immobilisasi)
In training, AIKIDO prefer the physique that relax. In understanding, rilax very different from the neckline. Rilax, the energy is concentrated and controlled. So, learn AIKIDO sink condition the body is always in a state of rilax. Body and its muscles already in a state of condited flagging this rilax will involved in daily life. Conditions like this will produce a positive psychological atmosphere. Mind and body to be in a state of conscious and rilax. As you are in the dentist chair and your dentist says, rilax it! then you relax the body musculature automatically. With the body and its muscles the sag will cause the controlled feeling comfortable, lower the emotional temperature. In Yoga, hypnotheraphy, even though meditation, always stressed conditions to reach rilax in alpha condition.
