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Aikido Westchester NY: About Aikido
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Aikido Westchester: Powerful Self Defense - Self
Knowledge
Martial Arts Westchester NY
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Aikido Westchester NY - White Plains, New Rochelle, Yonkers
Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art (along with Karate & Judo) that
teaches profound principles for self defense, fitness - health & personal growth. While
the principles of all martial arts teach self defense, the emphasis in martial arts
training is not fighting. Aikido is a way of life, not a form of violence. Aikido teaches
compassion in the face of brutality and harmony in the midst of conflict resulting in
tremendous power and efficacy. Aikido principles manifest in other martial arts & all
aspects of one's life. Aikido is unique among martial arts for emphasizing non-harm to an
attacker early in the training as well as dealing with multiple attacks.
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About Aikido
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New to martial arts? What is out there and
how do the martial arts differ? Each martial art was derived
from its particular culture and the life of its founder. For
example, Karate, Judo and Aikido are Japanese. Only Karate was
derived from Kung Fu, the others from Jiu Jitsu. Techniques
differ by emphasis – Karate, Kung Fu, Tai Chi and Tae Kwon Do
focus on striking. Others martial arts concentrate on throws.
Movements in Aikido are circular, but very linear in Karate.
Martial Arts training includes competition in Karate, Kung Fu,
Tae Kwon Do, Judo and Tai Chi. Other martial arts are more
traditional. Only Judo has no real emphasis on weapons. Only
Aikido and Tai Chi teach controlling an attacker initially,
with destructive technique later.
Learn how the
martial arts differ and see some videos to get a better
sense.
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Some teachers say their martial art is the
best for self defense. Others say all martial arts are the
same. Each pundit or self proclaimed expert has their own point
of view. What is really going on here? We may follow the trends
on the message boards. Today Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai are at the
top of the world. Ninjitsu used to be good, but is now out.
Kung fu used to be good but no longer. Karate, eh…Tai Chi is on
the way up…oops it slipped. Well, the best way to find the
answer to a question is to ask someone who knows. What are the
martial arts instructors doing when they discuss self defense?
Well, we do know that all martial arts have the same objective
– to produce a safer world…
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All martial
arts can be used to improve fitness as well as health. One can in
fact broaden the definition of self defense to include defense from
disease and injury. In many areas of society today, these risks are
more prevalent than violence.
Of the martial
arts, Tai Chi stands out in the area of health as having a primary
emphasis on health. Aikido, Karate and other martial arts can also
be used to improve health and fitness, but the emphasis is lesser.
That said the benefits of weight lifting or aerobics may not be as
well aligned as martial arts with a holistic view of the
body…
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O' Sensei - Founder of Aikido: Selected Poems and The Art of
Peace
Saito Sensei Overview of Aikido - a lens through which we might
view the martial art (9th dan Iwama, Japan and one of the top
disciples of founder).
Tamura Sensei - Relationship between Aikido and other martial arts
(9th dan France).
Sugano Sensei - Key points for training - excerpts from interview
(8th dan NY).
Saotome Sensei - The purpose of Aikido (titles my own) - excerpts
from book by Saotome Sensei (8th dan)...
Toyoda Sensei - Interview sheds light on his mission for the
development of Aikido in the United States as a martial art.
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Video: Morihiro Saito (originator of lineage for Aikido Westchester - White
Plains NY)
defends against multiple armed
attackers
demonstrates weapons
kata
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