Aikido is still a mysterious martial art despite being known to the world as one of the Japanese representative martial arts. But what is aikido? Is it as effective as others martial arts when used as self defense? This is a challenge for the current aikido world, and it is a revolutionary movement.

After studying under Yoshinkan Aikido founder Gozo Shioda for 20 years, Fumio Sakurai exchanged ideas with K1 and shootfighting instructors and formed “Aikido S.A.”. Sakurai claims to only teach “realistic” techniques.

In this video, Sakurai explains his 3 part system consisting of Aikibudo, self defense, and competition. In the self defense section, Sakurai instructs on how to take falls on hard surfaces, and how to use stairs, cars, trees, and benches when attacked

What is Martial arts ?

Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preservation of a nation’s intangible cultural heritage.

Although the term martial art has become associated with the fighting arts of East Asia, it originally referred to the combat systems of Europe as early as the 1550s. The term is derived from Latin and means “arts of Mars”, the Roman god of war. Some authors have argued that fighting arts or fighting systems would be more appropriate on the basis that many martial arts were never “martial” in the sense of being used or created by professional warriors.

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