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The Different
Weapons that Are Used in Aikido
Aikido is one of those martial arts that focus on both the use of
the body as well as the mind. It doesn’t place and emphasis on
physical skills but it also places an emphasis on the spirituality
of practitioners and other people who wish to study the art.
Aikido employs moves that are more of a defensive than offensive
nature. It aims not to injure but to prevent or stop a person.
Weapons are rarely used in Aikido but mostly movements and
different techniques. Some advanced practitioners in the art of
Aikido however tend to employ the use of weapons. The weapons in
Aikido are the tanto, the jo and the bokken. At this advanced
stage techniques are taught which focus on taking weapons from
your opponents and keeping these weapons.
Rather than the focus on specific weapons Aikido experts focus on
the moves that they were taught with. By mastering these movements
they can effectively handle people whose only aim is to harm them.
These are some of the movements and techniques that are taught in
Aikido.
Ikkyo
This is the most basic Aikido movement. This is the first thing
that you will be taught. The Ikkyo will make use of control in
your grip by applying hand grip on your elbow and close to your
wrist. This grip in turn will apply pressure on the medial portion
of the arm known as the ulna.
Atemi
Atemi are strikes which are designed to attack the vital areas of
the body. These moves are meant to cause major damage and are
rarely used in Aikido. Despite this fact if you use Atemi you can
easily get out of brawls and difficult situations. You can easily
break the concentration of your opponent and surprise them by
startling them. If you use these attacks properly you can also
ruin the balance of your opponent. This is also an opportunity for
you to strike or flee.
In Aikido you can also use a kick although it is not particularly
encouraged due to the injuries that they can cause. Kicks also
weren’t common in the formative years of the martial art.
Here are some forms of strikes that are often used.
Face-thrust – Ganmen-tsuki is the Aikido name and it is quite
complex but this move is simply a punch to the face.
Front-face – This is also called Shomenuchi in aikido language,
and it is a vertical knife strike to the head of an opponent.
Side-face – This is called Yokomenuchi and this strike can be made
by making a diagonal knife-hand strike to the side of a person’s
neck or the side of the head of an opponent.
Chest-thrust – This is called Mune-tsuki and in its true essence
it is a punch to the torso, targeting the chest, the solar plexus
and the abdomen
Attacks
Attacks are not encouraged in Aikido but teachers of the art often
recommend it in a situation that requires a more offensive
technique. One type of attack in Aikido is the immobilizing grab
which is used when your opponents have weapons.
Grabs
This is a basic Aikido technique and it is among the safest and
easiest to carry out. It can be used to free your hand, get rid of
your opponents’ weapon and immobilize a person as well.
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