Think of the bragging rights on that scar!

YEAH ONE TIME ME AND MY HOMIE WERE KICKING IT AT THE DOJO AND HE CUT A FUCKIN APPLE OF MY FOREHEAD.

Ive never practice a kick above my knee.

In reply to this comment by legacy0100:
Wow this is very much like your regular Mixed Martial Arts fights. Surprised to see a form of Martial Arts so Modern.

I mean, I'm used to Dojo's teaching you all these forms and high kicks that felt very impractical.

But at the same time, maybe it's TOO pro-MMA? Because right now after watching this clip, I don't see how you can differentiate between your regular MMA training and this GKY.

Maybe it's just a copy of the popular martial art form of this day? Who knows?

I listened to my katra and now I'm dominating the dojo!

This guy has serious issues. Taking out his own personal aggression on his students. And the students pay him for the beating. Upvoted merely for the reason of promoting a video that clearly shows that legitimacy does not equal quality in the realm of martial arts training. The fact that this dude has access to a dojo does not make him a qualified sensei -- or even psychologically balanced.

What the hell? This is the worst crap I've ever seen. Hes a Fat numb nuts who does not deserve to teach any classes any where. Look at that ridiculous hair, most traditional Dojo that teach traditional arts (Judo, karate Do, JuJutsu, Aikido, AikiJutsu, and the respective sword schools) have rules about how the hair can be worn. Long hair must be in a ponytail, fingernails must be trimmed, feet must be clean, and clothes must be in good shape(washed regularly).

A school that is like this, is not a Dojo. A Dojo has a kamiza, practice area, places for equipment, and a quiet atmosphere even when practicing.

This guy needs to be put in his place, very harshly. With prejudice as the lawyers say.

I don't downvote, but I wont vote for this.

I think this aikido defense could use a bit more "ai" (blending), if you know what I mean. His demonstration of irimi (entering) is not in good flow with the attack. Although there is some good technical skill demonstrated, there's little likelihood of the defender achieving a similar result outisde of the dojo.

Good to hear. Ive only trained for about 5 months, 6th kyu. I train with Sorrentino and Laskey Sensei. I havent been to a class with Saotome, though I know I should.

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Yeah I train locally here in NJ with an Aikido club associated with the USAF, I try to make it to NY's dojo whenever I can and take Yamada's class. When I was in Florida I trained with Donovan and many other great USAF and ASU senseis. It's been about 4 years for me, I purposely haven't tested but I usually help out with teaching beginners and train alongside 1st kyus and sho/nidans. I'm very lucky to have a 6th Dan as my instructor locally though!

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Do you train in any Japanese Traditional arts?

I train in ASU - Aikido in the DC area, I saw your vids and Bio and thought I would ask.

Yeah I train locally here in NJ with an Aikido club associated with the USAF, I try to make it to NY's dojo whenever I can and take Yamada's class. When I was in Florida I trained with Donovan and many other great USAF and ASU senseis. It's been about 4 years for me, I purposely haven't tested but I usually help out with teaching beginners and train alongside 1st kyus and sho/nidans. I'm very lucky to have a 6th Dan as my instructor locally though!

In reply to this comment by NordlichReiter:
Do you train in any Japanese Traditional arts?

I train in ASU - Aikido in the DC area, I saw your vids and Bio and thought I would ask.

Totally 100% fake. Watch it at 3:06 over and over again. There is a tramp he jumps off of and the legs buckle instantly. This is a stunt and if you don't believe it, check out when he falls and then pushes himself over on his head. There is no way to pivot like that on your head unless you are trying to do it.

I used to hurdle and let me tell you, it would be no problem to jump / roll dive that many chairs. You (a) wouldn't need a trampoline. Ever. Go check out the video of the martial arts guys running and jumping over lines of people in the dojo.

Totally fake and lame. What a loser, this is his attempt at 5 mins of fame cause he is such an awesome "action figure".

Wow this is very much like your regular Mixed Martial Arts fights. Surprised to see a form of Martial Arts so Modern.

I mean, I'm used to Dojo's teaching you all these forms and high kicks that felt very impractical.

But at the same time, maybe it's TOO pro-MMA? Because right now after watching this clip, I don't see how you can differentiate between your regular MMA training and this GKY.

Maybe it's just a copy of the popular martial art form of this day? Who knows?

I too can debate this till my fingers go numb and I agree that in aikido and mma fighting the techniques and counters are insane and almost never ending. I've practiced aikido where my partner and I have gone for what seemed like an hour (ok probably less) just countering one technique into another. Kote gaeshi (or mawashi) is one example of this never ending countering technique. If someone really wanted to spar I would advise cross training with jiu-jitsu, judo or some other art if you really wanted to fight people. That really isn't what true aikido is about. Since we are basically on the same page about this I'll skip to my main point.

I believe that aikido is all about the style and way in which it is taught. It all boils down to philosophy. I personally think there is no point in sparring with aikido, especially this kind of "hard" aikido. It goes against the main philosophy of aikido, "the way of peace and harmony." It teaches focus, centering, physical awareness and the use of minimal resistance to let yourself escape from an attack and stay calm. I always liked the teaching that the true aikidoka will never let himself get into a corner in which he would have to defend himself. Another states "If you have to resort to aikido you've already lost the battle."

While this isn't always practical it is a code to live up to and hopefully live by. I believe that yes, if you're going to battle someone picking a fight and beat him up, aikido is not the right sport for you. However for most people that I have seen in my aikido class they are not the ones wanting to try to fight at all. In fact in my dojo if you come in with the attitude of "I'll use this as soon as I leave these doors" you won't be staying very long. This traditional aikido training teaches one to be able to break away from an attacker (maybe immobilize him for awhile), not stay in a prolonged fight or spar, and run to get help. Of course some people argue (and this isn't towards rembar) "well that's a sissy way to fight" and you can think that, I feel it's taking a high road.

Again I just want to emphasize I think that if one was to take this style as a way of life it may impact on the effectiveness of the art in a physical fight, but that is not what this art was meant for. There is the bridge between aikido and jiujitsu which takes jiujitsu aspects into a form to not hurt the attacker. Some sections encourage the more violent follow through, but I don't think it is the majority. I still do think however that in a street confrontation (not two martial arts specialists sparring) against someone like a common drunk at a bar, traditional aikido could be very effective to get away from an initial attack.

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Baqueta, I'd have to disagree with you in some ways about the style vs. style thing, especially because you're right about the nature of the training is the most important, but again, that's directly related to the style. Look at judo vs. aikido. In judo sparring happens every class, and for much of the class. In aikido, sparring doesn't happen at some dojos, and the ones that do, don't do free sparring.

There IS a reason why some martial arts are represented more heavily in MMA than others, and that reason is that they are better at preparing students to fight. That doesn't mean there's no room for non-mainstream styles, but the point is, alive training is the key. MMA is a testing ground for arts - sure, it's not "the streets", as the cliche is used, but it's the darn closest thing to it that can be trained and fought in safely.

I also dislike many of the things the Gracies do and say, and I like to think that the art has moved beyond their control and has become something that is owned by no single person or group.

And for the record, I think dojo-storming is stupid, but I do not believe all styles to be equal in terms of imparting fighting ability, which is where the ring or cage comes in. I think MMA is a perfect pressure-testing ground for martial arts as well as martial artists.

Note this is not self promotion. Even if i was this good i could not take the shape of a east Asian person.

I posted this in response to something that happened to me today.

I was in a little grassy area about five paces from my apartment, and was practicing Hsing I Chaun. So i attract some attention, but most people just go on about their business. However today some one asked me if I was practicing "Ju Jitsu" and when I said that it was not he scoffed at the thought that some one might practice some other art than Ju Jutsu.

This attitude is wholly American, that martial arts is a test of testicular scale. "If one thinks that Kenjutsu is an art of banging sticks together does not know the true meaning of Kenjutsu." - Gaku Homma

This attitude taken by largely egotistical persons is that some one practicing a form is to be threatened and baited into a senseless fight. It clearly states in a translation of the samurai code, that one warrior should not engage in useless fights because said warrior could die, and that would be dishonorable to die over a cup of tea. This sort of thing happens to me all the time.

This attitude that states that Kung Fu or traditional martial arts will not work in a "real fight." I no longer believe that a fight can be fake, because you are still putting your life on the line. The difference between a one who knows the true meaning of Kung Fu, Wushu or any thing, is that they avoid all useless fights, meaning that the run away if they can. The American stereo type of martial arts is that grappling, judo, jiu justsu, and the such will always prevail over traditional martial arts, this is not the case. When a trained grappler is put against a trained person (lets say an actor) bruce lee, jet li, chan, Donny Yen, I would put my money on no one, because both skilled fighters will put up a good fight. So to say that one art, or countries art will win over another is foolish. This sterotype comes from Tae Kwan Do dojo that give you a belt after a couple weeks of training.

Until the practitioner can successfully solve conflict with out violence they are not a true master, even petty conflict.