hirodayuy:whoah aikido hehe anu kaibahan nyan sa ibang martial arts?
Hirodayuy,
One of the difference na maituturing sa aikido is
that it ius a genuine budo, it is not just a matter of defeating your
opponent with throws, locks and strikes. If you get deeper in to it, its actually a way of life, with principles on how you get along with other people and with yourself, all encapsulated within the techniques.
Generally, Aikido seeks to bring about harmony. Sa Technical Philosophy aspect magkakatalo, depending on the school of thought ng aikido kung saan sila magconcentrate. The students of the founder have their own interpretation of the founder's teaching. Para bang you get 10 teachers to teach the same technique, you get ten different interpretations.
The Iwama School of thought ( Saito family branch) would concentrate in preserving the technical teachings of the founder. The Nishio (by shoji Nishio) group would concentrate in the applicability of the weapons, no difference ang movement with or without weapons. the Ki no kenkyukai school would concentrate on the ki or inner energy aspect while Yoshinkan would concentrate on the techniques developed by the founder before WWII.
In the actual techniques, aikido is very lethal if you analyze the principles behind the movements, which includes very dangerous neck breaks, throws and joint manipulations. Another thing is that di na pinatatagal ang laban, kung matapos naman sa isang technique, then do it. no need to bash the face needlessly. Thats why you dont see them fighting in the ring, dahil against sa philosophy, and second, they know the damage that they could do.
please check the website for some of the techniques if you like : www.stenudd.com
ALso check the website of Ichiro Shishiya sensei: http://www.choujintairiku.com/aiki/
Hope this helps.