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 […]
Martial Arts, Martial Sports, and Martial Journeys
By Sensei Guy Hagen November 20, 2016 “Martial arts” is a generic tern, which in most peoples’ minds includes any kind of physical activity with elements of self-defense or prepares against some kind of physical violence. However, I think it causes a lot of confusion to lump all systems, styles, and activities together, and in the […]