Chuck Norris was born in a log cabin that he built with his own two hands.

Aw, I like the Aikido vids you've been posting. Makes me think back to the days of my Aikido training. And I would disagree with you about Ikkyo and Nikkyo not being effective if your uke is kneeling. He doesn't finish those techniques because first, he doesn't need to; he already has full control of his uke with the joint-lock, and second, to finish those techniques he'd have to go down to the ground with him, at least that's how those are traditionally taught.

The first technique is a variation of Shiho-nage. Shiho-nage can be translated to "four-directions throw" because of the multiple variations there are. Here, we see the entering form, where you enter the technique by moving your center of gravity under your uke's arm. The turning form has you turning your body around the outside of the arm, but since your uke ends up on his back, its less effective within the context of handcuffing techniques. You want your uke to end up on his belly if you want to cuff him.

The second is Sankyo. You hold your uke's arm as if you were holding a sword. As long as you are turning his arm towards his center, he cannot break free. It can be very painful to resist. If uke tries to strike at you with his free hand, you can apply more torque, which forces him to move away from you.

The third looks like a variation of Kaiten-nage, but I'm not 100% sure. It is an effective shoulder-lock, though.

The fourth is Nikkyo, performed from a two-handed chokehold.

The fifth is Kote-gaeshi, from mune-tsuki. Steven Seagal uses that one a lot in his movies, because if you torque the joint-lock at chest-height, your uke has to take a high-fall over his own arm, or risk breaking it - it looks very flashy when you perform it that way. You can be kinder, and let him down to the ground easier, though.

The sixth could either be another Kote-gaeshi variation, or a nikkyo variant, I can't see his hands well enough. Either way, its a very simple but effective joint lock.

The seventh starts out as an ikkyo, but I don't know the technical term for that elbow torque. I should also note that Ikkyo is called the "first principle" for a reason. If you can get into ikkyo, you can change up to nikkyo, sankyo, or yonkyo very easily. Well, yonkyo is a little harder, because it's a pressure-point-based technique, but Nikkyo was always one of my favorites because of how easy it can be to apply it, especially if you start from an ikkyo. One of my favorite things to do in a Ran-dori (gang attack exercise) was to get one uke into either nikkyo or sankyo and then use him as a shield to interfere with the rest of my training partners, before eventually forcing him into a roll-out.

The eighth and ninth are more variations of nikkyo, one from an ushiro (blind attack) bear hug, the next from a one handed chokehold. The same principle can be applied to a lapel-grab.

The finishing locks he uses aren't always the traditional locks that are taught - he's altered some to make it easier to cuff his uke without sacrificing efficacy.

I've posted before that these techniques are very old, and have stood up against the test of time. While Aikido itself is rather young, the concepts it borrows from are not - they come from ancient Jujitsu principles.

Man I miss training. Keep posting more vids like this, and I just might force myself to find a dojo around here...

While Competition is for the most part shunned by the Aikido community, "Tomiki" Aikido was developed to introduce Aikido to Japanese School systems and to replace existing Judo programs by adapting it to a competitive setting.

Basically, Tomiki Aikido competition is performed with one competitor wielding a wooden dagger (a Tanto), while his opponent attempts to disarm him. Points are scored to the wielder for successful attacks with the dagger, and to the unarmed for performing successful takeaways - the dagger is then placed on the ground and he retreats to neutral territory to await the next attack. Halfway through the round, they switch roles.

As NordlichReiter pointed out, Aikido-ka are trained first and foremost to avoid confrontation. We are trained to diffuse situations with diplomacy to let cooler heads prevail.

Chilax, you would be VERY surprised to see just how effective these techniques are in "street" settings, and as I said before, these Aikidoka are very skilled. The techniques they demonstrate are based on concepts that are centuries old, and have survived the test of time. Not to mention that Aikidoka are trained to take falls and throws with control and grace. Most Yudansha (that is, those who have attained a first-degree black belt or higher, usually requiring 5+ years of dedicated training) gain not only the requisite toughness through ukemi (safe-falling), but the confidence to tap into their knowledge at a moment's notice. Irimi-nage, and Kote-Gaeshi, as well as the perennial hip-throw technique, Koshi-nage, are all swift techniques that use your opponents energy against them while exposing the user to very minimal risk, and Aikidoka are trained to initiate these techniques from a wide variety of attacks.

You can divide basic hand-to-hand attacks into two basic categories: grabs, and strikes. Strikes can be further subdivided into at least three deliveries - from a tsuki, or thrusting attack (like a punch), shomen-uchi (a vertical-motion attack, like a hammer swinging downward), and yokomen-uchi (a horizontal-slashing attack, like a slash with a dagger or sword). Grabs are more numerous: same-side grabs to your wrist, cross-side wrist grabs, both wrists grabbed at the same time, two-hands grabbing one wrist, lapel grabs, chokes, grabs from behind like sleeper-holds... the list goes on. Aikidoka learn the basic techniques, such as Ikkyo, from simple grabs and shomen-uchi strikes in the beginning, and move on the more advanced techniques from stronger attacks as they progress.

You don't start by teaching a white belt hip-throws before they know the basic concepts of ma-ai (literally "distance harmony" or your basic attack range - I'm 6'1", so my ma-ai is going to be wider than someone say 5'5"), the importance of being centered and grounded (you're going to be supporting the weight of your attacker on your hip, if you don't know how to keep your feet and knees, you'll buckle under their weight), or the ukemi to take the fall without injuring yourself.

So, you prefer two hands then . . .

My brother won a grade school talent contest doing this kinda thing (his was much faster though). It takes plenty of practice -- enough that I imagine she's probably as good with two hands as with one.

/\ Like he said.

Watch the first 15 seconds, then skip to about 2.50 and watch from there. Middle bit is just a mess, sounds like a drum kit free falling in a confined space with a large amount of drum sticks clattering around.

The speed that he hits one of those drums with 1 hand.....holy shit.

Pardon my lack of technical jargon.. My knowledge of drums is that i can play expert level on rock band, and the only thing i know is that i can't achieve the speed with two hands that he does with one! I can't even manage the main drum roll of "run to the hills" with both hands Thus ends my knowledge of drums!

^ ^ So then there is no solution. And no solution IS the solution. And the way to live in harmony with the cosmos is to turn on, tune in, drop out. Two hands clap and there is a sound; what is the sound of one hand? Exactly. What? Yes.

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Incredible. Pretty sure this is the very definition of awesomesauce. I remember a rumor that his hands were so small that he couldn't even palm a basketball. I'm pretty sure it was true, even though I couldn't confirm it with some digging; all of these dunks are either cradled (tomahawk) or two-handed. Also, Kemp was clearly Kevin Garnett's primary influence--he virtually emulates Kemp's style.

She uses those feet amazingly. I can't believe she picked up a soda from a drive through window. The lids come off for me and I end up dropping the soda sometimes. That's with two hands and 10 fingers. Puts me to shame.

MG: Remember last time when we got to vote for a turd sandwich or a giant douche?

While I think that Sen Clinton is so wrapped up in the DNC political machine that she resembles that situation, I don't see that from either McCain or Obama.

Remember being president means:

1) making emergency decisions
2) getting the rest of the government to do their jobs consistent with your policy intentions.

#2 is basically charisma and speaking skills, Obama wins that over the other two hands down, and that matters.

I would say all three standing candidates are far and above the options in 2004, in terms of ability. But it does not matter how able a "decider" the president is, if s/he can't get the rest of the government to fall in line the presidency is lame-duck from day one.

Also note, if a Dem get in the WhiteHouse you can expect "the unitary executive" and "signing statements" to be ruled unconstitutional within months by the Supreme Court, so Obama or Clinton will actually have to do their job instead of just ignoring everybody else(and the law), as W has done.

THE SETTING: A Scottish old timer in Scotland, in a bar, talking to a
young man.

Old Man: "Lad, look out there to the field. Do ya see that fence? Look
how well it's built. I built that fence stone by stone with me own two
hands. Piled it for months. But do they call me
McGregor-the-Fence-Builder? Nooo.."

Then the old man gestured at the bar.

"Look here at the bar. Do ya see how smooth and just it is? I planed
that surface down by me own achin' back. I carved that wood with me
own hard labour, for eight days. But do they call me
McGregor-the-Bar-builder? Nooo..."

Then the old man points out the window.

"Eh, Laddy, look out to sea. Do ya see that pier that sretches out as
far as the eye can see? I built that pier with the sweat off me back.
I nailed it board by board. But do they call me
McGregor-the-Pier-Builder? Nooo..."

Then the old man looks around nervously, trying to make sure no one is
paying attention.

"But ya fuck one goat . . . "

Flipping the switch makes you equally as guilty of murder as pushing the guy over. It just seems easier because you're more detached; you aren't using your own two hands to physically push someone directly into the trolley's path, you're just pulling a lever that isn't directly connected to a human being.

In either case, the trolley is what's going to kill the people, you're just in charge of deciding who it gets to kill, which I don't think a bystander who knows nothing about the victims has the right to do. The video said that the fatty doesn't want to jump - now if he had said to me, "I want to sacrifice myself to save those guys down there" then I wouldn't have a problem in helping him over the edge - but forcing him over the edge against his will is murder, just as much as forcing the lone worker into the path of the trolley is.

I think the basic question here is, "Is it okay to kill innocent people in order to save other innocent people?" And if you think it is okay, do you feel that you personally can shoulder the weight of knowing that you killed an innocent human being and were fully responsible for their death, even if it saves the life of another person?

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I couldn't do that...I need two hands to pull off the stickers and reapply them in the proper position.