Aakido Research Paper

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Aikido is a martial art that uses joints to as an advantage for self defense. Aikido was founded by Morihei Ueshiba. Aikido was based on past martial arts. There were other influences on Aikido besides martial arts. The reason i decided to take this class is so I can learn to defend myself with a very interesting martial art.
Aikido is a martial art that places importance on good boy movement, throws, and joint locks (Stanford). This Japanese martial art also includes striking and pinning techniques. Not only does the person participating in Aikido control their own movements, but they also use their opponent’s movements to their advantage. Aikido is more than a physical art because it has woven elements of philosophy, psychology, and dynamics …show more content…

These martial arts were “empty-handed fighting (Ju Jutsu), sword-dueling skills (Ken Jutsu), sword-drawing skills (Battou Jutsu), long and short staff-gihting (Bo / Jo Jutsu), spear fighting skills (So Jutsu) and other weapons skills as well as psychology, strategy, meditation and many more intricate methods and/ or combinations of the above (Bluestein). Other than the martial arts aspect for influence on Aikido, Aikido was developed with the aspect of peace. O Sensei emphasized spiritual aspects like harmony and peace (Clausen). O Sensei may have wanted to create a martial art that was a path of self-development in initially, and that is what he defined Aikido as. “Aikido is shugyo: an intense physical and spiritual training to perfect human character and develop true wisdom.shugyo: an intense physical and spiritual training to perfect human character and develop true wisdom” …show more content…

This aspect is of course one of the main tenets in Aikido. What I find important in life is to effectively defend. When defending it is not necessary to kill another human being or hurt them and create the possibility of a death. The only important part of defending oneself is to defend oneself. One is able to defend oneself and take someone’s life. It is the decision of the defender. What is important is that one is able to defend without giving the possibility of death. I decided to take Aikido because I wanted to try out a martial art, and Aikido seemed to intrigue me because I questioned the peaceful idea. I had taken Tae Kwon Do classes at the young age of 12 and I wondered how it differed. Now I know that Aikido more peaceful than other martial arts because it is not aggressive like most martial arts. What I hope to learn from this class are basic techniques on how to defend oneself using Aikido. The reason I decided to take this class is so I can learn to defend myself with a very interesting martial

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