newbi aikido question

ad_adrian

Twitter: adadrian
hi...the only martial arts i have done for years is boxing and im looking to change and find something new so i thought i'd go for wat steven segal does..(for plenty of reasons)

i was looking up doing aikido...and i noticed there were different types i could do
like...takemusu kair aikido....

and aikido yoshinkan??
like what are these? what should i do..
what does steven segal do?
im looking at starting and i want to do what steven does
i would appreciate u guys advice
 

Amos Stevens

New Member
Well there are many forms/types of martial arts & one type is good for one person,while another type is better for some one else.
So my suggestion would be to go to your local Dojos & speak to the Sensei-observe the classes-talk to the students & try for yourself & find the Martial Arts which is right for you. Don't sign any long term contracts before you know you have chosen the right one-good luck
 

carpet69mc

carpet69mc
ad_adrian said:
hi...the only martial arts i have done for years is boxing and im looking to change and find something new so i thought i'd go for wat steven segal does..(for plenty of reasons)

i was looking up doing aikido...and i noticed there were different types i could do
like...takemusu kair aikido....

and aikido yoshinkan??
like what are these? what should i do..
what does steven segal do?
im looking at starting and i want to do what steven does
i would appreciate u guys advice
Hi Adrian,

being a "newbi" in Aikido too I cannot give you a really reliable advice. I can tell you something about my short (4 years) experience which consists in regularly training in an Aikikai school, but I participated (and I'll do it again) to seminars held by schools practising the "style" of the french Shihan C. Tissier, Takemusu (Saito Sensei) and Makoto (Seagal Sensei) or by other independent Senseis. It's too early for me to fully understand the differences in terms of techniques. Even within the Aikikai there are different approaches on how to interpret and teach Aikido.
Amos' suggestion is good. But once you're in and you have a couple of years of practise, try anyway to look around you. It hurts to admit that a flag (school, federation) is mostly a symbol of "politics" rather than techniques
Good luck

Carlo
 

Serena

Administrator
ad_adrian said:
hi...the only martial arts i have done for years is boxing and im looking to change and find something new so i thought i'd go for wat steven segal does..(for plenty of reasons)

i was looking up doing aikido...and i noticed there were different types i could do
like...takemusu kair aikido....

and aikido yoshinkan??
like what are these? what should i do..
what does steven segal do?
im looking at starting and i want to do what steven does
i would appreciate u guys advice
I know nothing of martial arts, but in scrolling down the index of the Martial Arts forum here on the site, I found a couple of threads with similar questions on aikido that may prove helpful, including some good advice and links to check out. Maybe when you have the time you could explore these further. :) Hope these help some.

http://www.steven-seagal.net/forum/showthread.php?t=5766

http://www.steven-seagal.net/forum/showthread.php?t=4888

http://www.steven-seagal.net/forum/showthread.php?t=5557

http://www.steven-seagal.net/forum/showthread.php?t=5347
 

ad_adrian

Twitter: adadrian
my biggest trouble is finding what aikido to study, the different styles all seem well different this is one next to me can you guys tell me what you think of it
http://www.yoshinkan.info/index.php
any good? is it like steven's aikido...are all of them different or r they all practally the same with small differences
 

ad_adrian

Twitter: adadrian
i have decided to do the 8 introductory courses on the yoshinkan aikido! i have booked in to do it from next week
so tell me what you guys think.
thanks
adrian
 

aikicruse

aikidoka
Yoshinkan style is more rigid than most styles of aikido. Check out the Makoto dojo in California, under Larry Reynosa, one of Seagals top students. They have dojo across the country.
 

Aikilove

Old member aikidoka
aikicruse, not to put you down or anything, but from his profile I gather he is from Australia, not USA, hence being hard for him to train with Raynosa et. al.
Just a thought.

/J
 
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