Because Aikido is a soft martial art, it is suitable for a wide range of people, men, women and children. Because Aikido is skilled and skillfully uses scientific principles, it is better for people with a certain culture to practice.
2. Does it take a lot of effort to practice Aikido?
Aikido emphasizes winning by ingenuity and opposes the use of brute force. Therefore, practicing Aikido does not require the practitioner to have great strength.
However, it does not mean that practicing Aikido does not require any strength. Generally speaking, if a person can lift 8 to 10 kg with both hands. Then this person can practice aikido. And this strength standard can be achieved by ordinary people. Therefore, practicing Aikido does not require the practitioner to have great strength.
Through the training of Aikido breathing strength, the strength of practitioners will naturally increase.
Because it doesn't take a lot of effort to practice Aikido, not only young and strong people are suitable for practicing Aikido, but also gentle people, the elderly, women and teenagers.
3. Is it necessary to practice Aikido?
Yes, if you want to practice Aikido, you have to practice closing. There are four main reasons:
First, body control is very important in budo. Physical exercise is a good exercise of body control.
2. Body-taking exercise is an all-round coordinated exercise, and it is also a massage exercise for all parts of the body, which has a strong fitness effect.
Third, the technical practice of Aikido is to simulate the defensive attack in daily life and subdue the opponent's double practice. When practicing, it is inevitable that the other party will fall. This requires self-protection technology. Training is a self-protection technique when you fall to the ground. Practicing closing can effectively reduce the possibility of falling injury.
Fourth, in daily life, accidents will inevitably occur, such as falling down or being attacked by others. In these unexpected situations, if you fall to the ground, the usual service practice can play a role. Its function is to effectively reduce the possibility of injury when you fall to the ground, or to avoid continuous blows.
4. Is it safe to practice Aikido?
The answer is yes. The safety of aikido training can be guaranteed from three aspects:
* Uezhi Shengping has made special safety reforms in Aikido training techniques, such as changing twisted joints into compressed joints. This is the guarantee of the safety of aikido practice.
* Aikido emphasizes self-protection training such as acceptance. Therefore, people who practice Aikido have stronger self-protection ability. This is also the guarantee of the safety of aikido practice.
* Aikido is a martial art that emphasizes love. In the process of practice, practitioners will treat each other with love. This is also the guarantee of the safety of aikido practice.
Of course, injuries are inevitable when practicing any martial arts. Therefore, the practice of Aikido does not guarantee that the practitioner will not be injured. But what is certain is that there are fewer injuries (especially serious injuries) in Aikido practice.
5. Can Aikido prevent legs?
In fact, most martial arts have leg protection skills, and Aikido is no exception.
As a fighting technique, leg technique has the characteristics of long attack distance and great strength. However, while the leg method has the above characteristics, it also has some shortcomings compared with the manual method, such as slow speed and great predictability, so it is relatively easy to defend. In view of this, most martial arts can effectively defend the leg method. Aikido is no exception.
However, in addition to the advantage in attack, the leg method also has a very fatal weakness, that is, the center of gravity is relatively unstable when attacking. The so-called "half-empty", if we can grasp this point, it will be easier to effectively prevent leg movements. Especially martial arts, which are good at wrestling, often have a special way to deal with the legs. Fighters are often very clear that in the face of martial arts that are good at wrestling, it is very cautious to use the leg method. It is quite dangerous to use the leg method rashly, and Aikido is a martial art that is good at wrestling.
6. Why does Aikido rarely use personal skills?
Although Aikido has the ability to be a soldier, it is rarely used. Investment and solid technology are the core of aikido technology. Why is this? There are two main reasons:
* Aikido pays attention to defense and does not advocate taking the initiative to attack others. Technically, Aikido has no active attack technology. When physical skills are only used occasionally in defense and attack, they are often used together with throwing and fixing skills. Therefore, Aikido rarely uses personal skills.
* Aikido rarely uses personal skills, which is also considered from the perspective of actual combat. Aikido is developed from ancient martial arts. In ancient battles, especially wars, people always wore armor. In this respect, the use of weapons is more practical. But if you fight with your bare hands, your fists are very small and even negligible. Therefore, Jiu Jitsu and martial arts evolved from Jiu Jitsu mostly pay little attention to the techniques of taking, throwing, pressing and twisting. From this point of view, it still has practical significance until today. When fighting with others, the effect of fighting will be more obvious if the other person's clothes are thin. And if the opponent wears heavy clothes or has some kind of protective gear, then the power will be greatly reduced. In today's society, stab protection and body armor are easy to buy. How effective can the play be if the opponent wears this kind of clothes? Therefore, it is reasonable for Aikido to use less personal skills and pay more attention to throwing and fixing skills.
7. Why does Aikido emphasize holding hands so much?
Take the hand, also known as the hand, that is, grab the wrist. Aikido places special emphasis on the practice of hand-clapping technique. Most of its techniques and basic forms began with hand-making. Why is this?
From the point of view of actual war, there is no reason for either side not to use weapons in combat. Judging from the attacks on people in daily life, gangsters will definitely use weapons if they attack others.
In other words, the martial arts competitions we usually see are not the same as those we encounter in actual wars and daily life. Pay attention to fairness in the competition, often one-on-one, unarmed against unarmed, or weapon against weapon, fighting under certain rules. In daily life, if gangsters attack others, there is absolutely no fairness. They will not obey any rules, especially in combat.
Aikido technology is based on actual combat, so it is not based on competition. When the opponent is fully armed, how to defend himself is a subject that must be studied when practicing Aikido. Whether it is to prevent the other side from pulling out the weapon or to defend itself when the other side is already holding the weapon, the control of the other side's wrist is undoubtedly the key point.
In other words, the first move is an important part of self-defense fighting. Knowing how to take a hand, it is natural to know how to get rid of and resist the uniform when the wrist is taken.
Therefore, Aikido pays special attention to the practice of performing surgery and regards it as the basic practice of most techniques.
8. What is the technology of Aikido?
Different schools of Aikido have different main technologies. And the basic technology is not exactly the same. But its main basic skills are nothing more than four-way throwing, rushing throwing, small hand returning, heaven and earth throwing, rotating throwing, the first teaching skill, the second teaching skill, the third teaching skill and the fourth teaching skill.
Generally speaking, according to several basic techniques, one hand and two hands are changed in different actual combat situations. More than 30 basic techniques are commonly used, such as taking three religions with one hand, playing three religions with one hand, withdrawing the switch with one hand, swinging with one hand, swinging with one hand and taking four religions with one hand. Together with sitting posture skills, there are more commonly used basic skills.
On the basis of the commonly used basic techniques of sitting and standing, other unarmed techniques, weapon techniques such as knife prevention, sword prevention and gun prevention, and weapon techniques such as airtight sword and airtight stick have been changed and modified, and the number is very large. Therefore, the technology of Aikido can only be described in countless ways.
9. What's the difference between Aikido and Judo?
Aikido and judo are both developed from ancient jujitsu, both of which emphasize both rigidity and softness, and also pay attention to the safety of practice, and their creation time is relatively short. In Japanese budo, people often compare Aikido with judo.
However, Aikido and Judo are two kinds of martial arts after all, and there are obvious differences between them.
First, judo attaches great importance to attack while defending. Aikido is only used for defense, and does not advocate active attack, or even active attack technology.
Second, although judo also emphasizes both rigidity and flexibility, there are often fierce confrontations when it is used. Aikido, on the other hand, opposes confrontation and pays attention to adapting to external conditions, which cannot be forced at all.
Third, judo has a form of competition, and the rules should be strictly observed during the competition. However, Aikido does not participate in competitions except for individual genres.
Fourth, judo mainly pays attention to one-on-one fighting skills. Aikido takes one-to-many fighting as one of the main forms of fighting.
Fifth, judo mainly studies unarmed combat techniques, including unarmed combat, unarmed combat against weapons, and weapon-to-weapon combat in Aikido. Is the main form of fighting.
Sixth, technically, judo uses a lot of techniques such as giving one's life, twisting and pressing. Aikido rarely uses these techniques.
Seventh, in the unarmed combat technology of Aikido, a lot of technology comes from kendo technology. This is also obviously different from judo.
10. What's the difference between Aikido and karate?
First, karate is a tough and domineering martial art, while Aikido is a soft and kind martial art.
Second, karate emphasizes attack, while Aikido does not advocate active attack, but is only used for defense.
* In practice methods and use, karate tends to be tough, emphasizing confrontation. Aikido, on the other hand, does not advocate tough technical practice and application, but emphasizes changing with the external situation without reluctance.
* Karate emphasizes killing with one blow, while Aikido does not emphasize killing with one blow, but emphasizes uniformity.
* Karate takes fighting as the main technique, while Aikido pays less attention to fighting and pays more attention to throwing and fixing skills.
* Karate mainly studies unarmed combat techniques. In Aikido, unarmed combat, unarmed combat against weapons and weapon-to-weapon combat are the main forms of combat.
* Karate mainly studies one-on-one fighting techniques. Aikido takes one-to-many fighting as one of the main fighting forms.
* Karate has a form of competition. Moreover, Aikido does not compete except for a few schools.
1 1. What's the difference between Aikido and Taekwondo?
Taekwondo attaches great importance to attack, while Aikido does not advocate active attack and is only used for defense.
Taekwondo emphasizes confrontation. Aikido, on the other hand, does not advocate confrontation, but emphasizes changing with external conditions without any reluctance.
* The strength of Taekwondo is relatively rigid. The strength of aikido is soft, fluid, soft outside and rigid inside.
* Taekwondo is mainly about fighting, and the leg technique is the core of the technique. Aikido, on the other hand, pays little attention to the style of play and rarely uses the leg method. Throwing technique and solid technique are the core techniques.
* Taekwondo mainly studies unarmed combat techniques. In Aikido, unarmed combat, unarmed combat against weapons and weapon-to-weapon combat are the main forms of combat.
* Taekwondo mainly studies one-on-one fighting techniques. Although there are a few one-to-many technologies, they are not the main form of combat. Aikido takes one-to-many fighting as one of the main fighting forms.
* Taekwondo has a competition form. Moreover, Aikido does not compete except for a few schools.
12. What's the difference between Aikido and Tai Chi?
Aikido is very similar to Tai Chi. Both of them also emphasize softening, not resisting, adapting to the external situation, and leveraging strength; Also pay attention to the combination of breathing and martial arts; Also pay attention to the integrity of strength; Also pay attention to inner cultivation and so on. But Aikido is not Tai Chi after all, so it is obviously different from Tai Chi.
Tai Chi pays attention to chemical defense, but also attaches importance to attack. Aikido is only used for defense, and it does not take the initiative to attack, or even has the technology to take the initiative to attack.
* The main technical training form in Tai Ji Chuan is boxing, supplemented by pushing hands, fighting, Sanshou and stick sticking. Aikido, on the other hand, has no boxing frame and routines, and its main technical exercise is to simulate double or multi-person exercises that are attacked in daily life.
* In unarmed combat, Tai Chi is mainly sticky when taking over, and rarely grabs opponents. Aikido emphasizes grasping.
Tai Chi pays equal attention to kicking and throwing in unarmed combat. Aikido pays more attention to wrestling than kicking.
* Tai Chi fighting is mainly standing fighting. In addition to the vertical technique, Aikido also attaches great importance to the sitting technique. The fighting skill of Tai Chi is mainly the skill of knocking down opponents. After knocking down the opponent, the technique of further surrender is very rare, and in Aikido, the real technique is also the main fighting technique.
* Tai Chi duet training mainly focuses on unarmed combat (such as pushing hands, fighting and Sanshou) and weapon-to-weapon combat (such as sticking sticks). In Aikido, besides unarmed combat and weapon-to-weapon combat, unarmed combat practice is also the most important technical training content.
* Tai Chi fighting mainly pays attention to one-on-one, and one-to-many training is less. In aikido. In addition to one-on-one, one-to-many is also the main form of training.
* Tai Chi includes routine competition and push competition. On the other hand, Aikido does not participate in competitions except for a few schools.
13. What's the difference between Aikido and grasping?
The so-called capture is a practical fighting skill of China. In ancient times, prisoners were often regarded as secrets. Its content mainly includes three parts: construction, bone unloading and tendon dislocation. The core technology of aikido is access technology. Grasping technique is one of the most important techniques. So aikido looks like a capture. But in fact, there is a clear difference between Aikido and grasping.
Capture is a martial art that pays equal attention to both defense and attack. Aikido is only used for defense, and it does not take the initiative to attack, or even has the technology to take the initiative to attack.
* In addition to the use of force, there are quite a few means of coercion. Fighting techniques are soft and hard. Fighting is more antagonistic Aikido, on the other hand, does not advocate confrontation, but emphasizes adapting to the external situation and subduing opponents. Its fighting skills are very soft, without any reluctance.
* There is a special bone unloading technology in the capture technology. However, there are few techniques of bone unloading in Aikido, and there is no such category.
* Focus on the techniques of standing fighting. In addition to vertical technique, sitting technique is also the most important fighting technique in Aikido.
* Grasp the technique of grasping mainly, and throw it directly is secondary. In aikido, throwing and grasping techniques are the core of technology.
* Capture mainly studies unarmed combat and unarmed confrontation weapons. In Aikido, besides unarmed combat and unarmed combat, weapon-to-weapon combat and weapon-to-weapon combat are the main forms of fighting.
* capture, need practitioners have considerable strength foundation is suitable for practice. Because Aikido is a soft martial art, men, women and children are basically suitable for practice.
14. Why is there no competition in Aikido?
In today's society, most martial arts have competitions to promote their own development. However, there is no competition in Aikido. Why is this?
This should start with the concept of aikido. Aikido advocates friendship and non-contention. Oppose facing things with hostility. Of course, "not struggling" here does not mean not defending or fighting back when attacked, but not facing life with a competitive heart.
People who practice martial arts, especially those who are new to martial arts, find it difficult to get rid of a psychological shadow, that is, the so-called competitiveness. Therefore, bravery and ruthlessness have become the characteristics of some martial arts practitioners. But when you think about it, in fact, everyone can't be young and strong forever. And martial arts, there are people outside, and there are days behind. Since ancient times, no matter how hard you fight, you can't guarantee that you are invincible. The sentence "literature is no second, martial arts is no first" is really intriguing.
Although competition can promote the development of some martial arts, it often shows its dark side. Then, whether to set up a competition is closely related to the concept of Wushu.
There is no competition in Aikido, because Aikido is guided by benevolence, opposed to hostility and brave and ruthless.
In fact, most martial arts competitions will emphasize "stopping at a certain point" or "friendship first, competition second". However, compared with the real game, there is only a desperate battle. When it comes to honor, prestige, status and economic interests, how many people can be detached? This is the sorrow of competition. As a result, opponents are hostile to each other, winners are frivolous and arrogant, and losers are dejected and despondent. This situation is so common that even referees take bribes and take sides ... these are all things that Aikido does not advocate or oppose.
So there is no competition in Aikido. While training defensive skills, Aikido pays more attention to improving self-cultivation, shaping a kind and resolute character, and improving its own quality in all aspects, rather than the so-called victory or defeat. In real life, Aikido practitioners will fully appreciate the benign influence of Aikido people's idea of being kind and uncontroversial, so as to make their lives better.
15. Is Aikido practical in self-defense?
The answer is, of course, yes. And it can be said for sure that Aikido is not only practical but also particularly practical in self-defense. This is basically recognized by people who have really touched Aikido.
We can briefly introduce the practicability of Aikido from several aspects:
* The technical practice of Aikido is a double or multi-person practice that simulates the attack situation in daily life. The situation is practical, the technology is effective, and no one takes it for granted that it is effective and has no effect in actual combat.
* Aikido training is mostly repeated learning and practicing a certain kind of attack. And try to study and practice possible changes. For the reliability and practicability of technology, and even how to actually master a technology, practitioners mostly test it through practice, rather than think it is effective by personal imagination.
* Because the practice of Aikido is relatively safe, it is convenient for practitioners to practice repeatedly by two or more people for fighting skills. The more you practice, the more effective it will be.
* Because Aikido attaches great importance to the practice of self-protection, in self-defense, in many cases, how to protect yourself is often practiced. Therefore, in self-defense, self-protection is more likely to avoid heavy losses.
* Because Aikido pays special attention to the peace of mind, after long-term practice, the psychological quality of practitioners will be effectively improved, and their ability to cope calmly in self-defense will be stronger.
* Aikido technology is based on the rational use of scientific principles, cleverly defeating the enemy, with relatively small restrictions on physical fitness, clothing and venues. In self-defense, as long as the technical movements are done calmly and correctly, good results can be achieved.
The concept of aikido.
The purpose of Aikido is not to advocate fighting, to pursue everything with fate, to conform to nature, and to integrate "qi, mind and body". This idea of consistency and unity has spread from individuals to the universe and nature.
Aikido advocates love and kindness to others. Realizing that Aikido has reached a certain level, there is no concept of the enemy. From the technology of Aikido, it is absolutely capable of killing opponents and can kill opponents at any time. But on the issue of infringement, Aikido's attitude is that if it is possible to subdue the other side, it must not kill the other side.
"Love yourself and don't fight." It is an important concept of aikido. Therefore, Aikido does not advocate attack, but is only used for defense. For hostile opponents, they often treat others in a softening and educational way, and do not advocate tit for tat. In self-defense, we also advocate restraint rather than killing, and we must never kill anyone unless we have to. There is no competition in Aikido. Because competition often increases hostility. Without competition, there will be no winners and losers. There is no saying that winners are frivolous and arrogant, and losers are depressed and decadent.
Aikido can be said to be a martial art of kindness, love, benevolence and sadness, not a martial art of competition and fierce fighting, not a so-called "strong sport".
Characteristics of aikido.
Aikido is quite unique in concept, which has been briefly introduced before. Technically, the characteristics of Aikido are also very distinct.
Aikido is a martial art that subdues opponents in defense rather than actively attacking others. Therefore, Aikido has no active attack technology. In defense, although Aikido has very clever technology, in operation, it still advocates trying to control and not killing. This is completely different from most martial arts that emphasize attack.
In the technical movements of Aikido, there are no very tough movements, all of which are soft techniques. In terms of power generation, Aikido adopts a "flowing" power generation mode. Although running water is soft, it can be invincible. So is the power of aikido. Its technology can effectively buffer the opponent's tough attack, eliminate its power, achieve the effect of combining rigidity with softness, and finally subdue the opponent. In the whole process of martial arts, people who make good use of Aikido can maintain physical and mental harmony, breathe gently and get a relaxed feeling in the counterattack. This is completely different from other hard-core martial arts.
The technology of aikido is to make good use of scientific principles, borrow each other's strength, guide the situation, and finally subdue it. On the surface, people who use Aikido are often relaxed and have no sense of tension. In fact, when using control technology, there is a calm sense of force. This is a way of exerting force with soft outside and rigid inside. Over time, in terms of personality, it also shaped the character of being soft outside and rigid inside. This is also a major feature of Aikido.
Aikido is a comprehensive martial art, including unarmed techniques and weapon techniques such as swords, sticks and daggers. In all techniques, the movements are relatively peaceful, and there are no movements such as jumping in the air. Its unarmed skills can be divided into three categories: personal skills, throwing skills and solid skills. In throwing technique and solid technique, taking and throwing uniform is the core of technique. The extension of its unarmed technology is various weapon technologies.
Aikido has no personal practice routines, and all techniques are based on the physical environment when people violate it in real life. Therefore, the technology of Aikido is particularly practical. This is recognized.
Aikido especially emphasizes psychological calm and advocates self-cultivation Its technical application has always followed the principle of sex-oriented, which is very philosophical, so it is recognized as a kind of "sports Zen".