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Aikido
and Weaponry Tactics
Aikido is often seen by some as the modern Japanese Budo. This
martial art places and emphasis on a person developing their
physical and spiritual selves, Aikido basically means a way for
the body to harmonize with the spirit. It is also a study of the
laws of nature and how best these laws can harmonize perfectly
with the mind and body of an individual.
Aikido is am all-encompassing martial art. A practitioner of these
arts will be taught methods of using both armed and unarmed combat
effectively. If you have to execute armed attacks you will have
different throws to study which can guarantee you maximum
efficiency. Other things that you will have to study include
strikes, joint lock techniques as well as vital points. You will
also learn mystery attacks that teach you how to immobilize your
opponent without physically laying your hands on the, Armed
attacks will also involve the use of different kinds of weapons
such as swords, knives, sticks as well as spears. Anything that
can be used as a weapon in Aikido will be employed here.
On the whole a huge number of Aikido classes are taught using some
weapons exclusively these weapons are the jo or staff, tanto or
knife and the bokken or sword. These three weapons are the main
weapons of choice and combat when practicing Aikido and there are
a number of reasons why these are the choice of weapons. Aikido
has a strong foundation in different martial arts and proficiency
with these weapons will lead to equal proficiency with other
different types of weapons.
Aikido’s founder Morihei Ueshiba who was also called O Sensei or
Great Teacher by his students was particularly skilled with the
use of the staff. He incorporated the use of the staff as a weapon
technique with some basic Aikido movements. Of all the weapons
however, the most influential of the lot is the sword which has
its influence on all the development stages of Aikido and its
techniques.
Aikido students can measure the distance between attacks with
effective weapons training. Distancing is called ma-ai in Aikido
and it is very important in the timing or defense of an attack. If
you’re considering defense it is also necessary to train with
weapons as well since Aikido techniques which are advanced involve
you training against people who carry different types of assault
weapons.
One other weapon which is used when training in Aikido is the
katana, which is a single edged and slightly curved sword which is
known in the world of martial arts as the sword of the samurai.
Weapons training in Aikido will involve you also learning how to
handle the tanto which is a short blade. The tanto was a favorite
of male and female samurai during their time as well.
One more weapon in Aikido training is the ninja-to , a sword which
is a favorite of Ninjas. Samurais also have wakizashi swords to
use as well. These swords are two feet long and can be used
together with the katana. The jo is a four feet long wooden staff
which is used in Aikido and other martial arts. When you use
Aikido with a jo , the resultant technique is known as Aiki-Jo.
This involves and integration of the techniques of Aikido along
with the use of the jo to show the principles of Aikido along with
a weapon.
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