Aikido Vs. MMA: The Unflinching Comparison
By Sensei Guy Hagen March 21, 2017 Recently, a fellow Aikido teacher shared a video with me of a YouTube commentator evaluating Aikido videos. In general, this commentator expressed incredulity and disdain regarding what he saw of Aikido as a fighting art. As this was about the 300th video, article, and forum thread I have seen […]
What Really Makes Aikido Stand Out From All Other Martial Arts
By Sensei Guy Hagen January 29, 2016 There are a lot of aspects to Aikido that make it distinct from all other martial arts; its moral foundation and objectives, its prioritization of spiritual discipline, its emphasis on takemusu (infinite expression) and principle over technique, and of course its unique perspective of indirect solutions to aggression. Many […]