Steven Seagal's Top 5 Aikido Techniques

[GeorgiaBoy]

Seagal was smart; he adapted the best aikido techniques to his physique - in particular, the ones most suited to his height, reach and strength. He made aikido his own. There's a lesson that for all martial artists - whatever art you are struggling to master, make it your own.

[johnireland]

Thanks for the video, I enjoyed it very much. Many many years ago I had the pleasure of studying for a few months in Steven's dojo in North Hollywood. Of course I was working with his junior instructors, but sometimes he would come in and work with us. One day he chose me to try and hit him. There was no faking it, I tried to nail him with everything I had...and then I'd be flying across the room and bouncing off a wall...several times. He was too fast to just be the result of practicing a repetitive number of movements for years on end, he was more of a spontaneous flow of energy that took your own energy and incorporated it into his own. Closest thing I can compare it to is jazz. There seems to be a lot of people putting him down, but from my modest experience with him, he was very much the real deal. And a gentleman.

[squelch]

He is still a legend no matter what they say I love how fluent and quick his moves are.

[alexdornelli]

this was amazing, because most folks dont realize what it takes to do what Seagal does so effortlessly

[danielhill]

Aikido, of all the martial arts, has always made the most logical sense to me for two reasons: First, it's a defensive fighting style, which mirrors what will happen in a real-world scenario: you'll most likely be on the defensive against an attacker. Second, it can be used at any age. Spin kicks, roundhouse kicks, punches, and hard blocks work best when you're young. But what about when you're older, say late 60's or 70's? Those techniques are now useless, simply because you can no longer do them. You're slower, less limber, and a hard block would break your forearm. So now what?
Also, the secret to making aikido effective is to practice it to the point where attacks are real-world fast and strong. As in, full-speed and full-force punches just like you'd experience in a street fight. That takes considerable time and patience, but re-watch "Above the Law, " and what you see are the results of that type of training.
And there's nothing that says you can't also study the hard styles, like Tae-Kwon-Do, Tang-Soo-Do, and Shotokan karate, and incorporate those techniques into your Aikido practice. In fact, Aikido will make those hard-style techniques even more effective. And vice-versa.

[ginunggagap]

Aikido is soo underrated... i once saw an aikido master throw 2 guys simultaneously .. and then he he turned around and took off his blindfold

[SDADSDSFDSGDA]

That was rad. I love Steven Seagal's fighting moves from the early movies it's like poetry in motion - stunning.

[SuperPaul]

I studied kempo for 4 years and when I scene Steven Segals first movie I said I want to learn that style. Not knowing the years of training it would take 8 years later I was discovering how hard and how much work it would take to really use it in a street fight.  I have used it successfully in fights but not like the movies.  Love your videos.

[nemesisprime]

Steven Seagal is one of my favorite martial arts inspiration in this world....and will always be.

[peddiecando]

It's quite simple to execute, and I like it

[jeffreystinger]

I CAN DIG IT, WISH WE COULD SEE MORE OF YOU SIR👏🏻🙌🏻⚡️🇺🇸

[wmgthilgen]

Though I don't pratice in a dojo any longer, I was a serious student for an excess of 30 years. In the dojo when they were other students. I'd parctice with them all of the various technics. However, in my private life outside the dojo; I found it considereably better for me, myself personally to capitalize and perfect only 5 of the various technics. However, just like one should practice shooting a gun from every possible consivable postion that one may find themselves in when being confronted; I do the same.

[KhadijahJoySams]

@aikidoflow I've learned so much, thank you

[n.g.aikido]

Seagal was the first aikidokai I can think of who began to make use of defenses off punching or striking Normally you just see one terrible shomenuchi (overhead chop) and then a technique (as if anyone attacks like that anymore) ~ and he addressed that issue in his films definitively. The Irimi Nage off the front kick => jab => cross combination is a classic example.

[Mr_Double_U]

Thanks for another great video. Could Ondrej tell us more about him and his journey into aikido, in the same way that Azu did about him being door security and why it works for him as it gives him choice..

[henryvalentine]

I love Aikido would love to learn but don't have any teachers here great lesson

[bigsidable]

Ive been training before Segal fame. I had two VHS videos of O'Sensei. 1995. Changed my life. Ive studied 3 other styles before AIKIDO. I even poo poo it. Then i actual went to a class. And they really showed me what Aikdo truly is. Its such a misunderstood art.

[Noone-rtpw]

Steven Seagal is real. Where he really got into Aikido and still does as I understand it.

[fabrizioguimaraes]

STEVEN SEAGAL !!
THE BEST !!

AIKIDO THE BEST ARTS FIGTH !!

[dcotterkingcup]

A lot of people said that steven is a fake martial artist....but for me he's the best aiki master