The Aikido

Aikido martial arts is not about fighting, nor an offensive martial art. AI means “ Harmony” KI means “Spritual or life energy” DO means “way of path”, if we put it together will be “ Way of harmonizing the spiritual energy”. Aikido is a way to harmonize your body, spirit, and mind in order to find peaceful ways of living with our challenges of life. It is to be applied for everyday living.

Aikido is not learning about striking for its philosophical teachings. Aikido use the energy of our opponent to against themselves. We learn how to harmonize our opponent flowing energy and use it to control them. In Aikido we also learn how to harmonize our own energy to control our life. The method itself emphasizes the correct reaction against movements and dynamics of motion.

Aikido techniques are developed from Kenjutso and Jujitsu, those were used by the Samurai to encompass weaponless combat. These techniques were designed to attack an enemy joints and balance to negate their armor, relying upon circular flowing movements combined with joint locks and pressure points to effect control. A Japanese man Morehei Ueshiba combined them with the philosophies of Buddhism and Bushido (The way of the Samurai) to create a peaceful, benevolent art. People in his area usually call him O-Sensei, means the Great Teacher.

HERE ARE 10 TECHNIQUES IN AIKIDO: 

IKKYO, a technique by gripping your opponent’s elbow and gripping his wrist with the other hand 

NIKKYO, this technique brings muscles together by locking the opponent wrist








SANKYO, a technique by turning the opponent wrist, the motion advanced all through the elbow, arm and shoulder

YONKYO, It has almost the same technique with Ikkyo, it is a shoulder control, only that the forearm on the opposite side should be grip with both of your hands

GOKYO, It’s a variation of Ikkyo. The hand that grips your opponent’s wrist is reversed. Shoulder and arm are rotated with a downward pressure which is applied to the elbow

KOTEGAESHI, It is a throwing technique which involve wrist locks and throw that  stretches the extensor digitorum

IRIMINAGE, It’s a throw techniques which entering the body by moving into the  space that occupied of your opponent

KOSHINAGEe, a throwing technique using your hip, put your hip position lower  than your opponent’s hip and flip your opponent with a pivoting action

TENCHINAGE, the heaven and earth throw technique. Move forward and at the  same time sweep your one hand higher which represent heaven while other hand lower which represent the earth.Your opponent will topple over because losing  their balance

KAITENNAGE. A rotation throw technique. Move your opponent’s arm  backwards until you lock his shoulder’s joints. To apply more pressure keep  maintain the hold.