Interesting technique. I found this video with Steven Seagal demonstrating the practice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yacGwi8Kzg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "J F" <whynotnow7@...> wrote: > > Aikido is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis > of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often > translated as "the Way of unifying (with) life energy" or as "the Way of > harmonious spirit." Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners > could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from > injury. > > Aikido is performed by blending with the motion of the attacker and > redirecting the force of the attack rather than opposing it head-on. This > requires very little physical strength, as the aikidōka (aikido > practitioner) "leads" the attacker's momentum using entering and turning > movements. The techniques are completed with various throws or joint locks. > > Aikido derives mainly from the martial art of Daitō-ryū > Aiki-jūjutsu, but began to diverge from it in the late 1920s, partly due > to Ueshiba's involvement with the Ōmoto-kyō religion. Ueshiba's > early students' documents bear the term aiki-jūjutsu. > > Ueshiba's senior students have different approaches to aikido, depending on > when they studied with him. Today aikido is found all over the world in a > number of styles, with broad ranges of interpretation and emphasis. However, > they all share techniques learned from Ueshiba and most have concern for the > well-being of the attacker. >
