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01-07-2011, 04:00 AM
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Dojo: Enighet Malmo Sweden
Location: Malmo
Join Date: May 2005
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Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo
Regarding cats and budo, have you seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sAF8gMN9c0
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01-07-2011, 04:39 AM
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Dojo: aikido-dojo-nippos
Location: Crete
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Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo
Please excuse me spamming here but who on earth would let his children play close a crocodile pond?
Nevertheless, the cat's got guts!
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01-07-2011, 06:44 AM
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Dojo: Aikikai of S.W. Conn. (formerly)
Location: Stamford Connecticut
Join Date: Nov 2010
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Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo
Another piece of great advice. Thanks again, Tony.
My husband the recent judoka (two years now), who has done some Aikido and I are looking forward to some hard, at least serious, training, together working around any old injuries (we were in construction, not just martial arts, so who knows what was the cause) .... but glad to know you recommend the other side of training also,
We'll have to attach new importance to our cat, and learn from him!
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01-07-2011, 07:32 AM
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Dojo: Aikikai of S.W. Conn. (formerly)
Location: Stamford Connecticut
Join Date: Nov 2010
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Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo
just saw the video, we only have dialup, but if patient, the
intermittent, and slow motion can be worth it until, finally
the video repeats at full speed! If patient, can "steal secrets"
from Aikido videos too, if you have dialup and no cable.
Noticed another cat to the left, who must have felt his friend could
handle the 'gator solo, and left. (unintentional pun)
Yep the only excuse for letting your cats near gators so you
can film them is if this is the cat's daily form of fun which you
just happened to observe another day and then brought your
camera. Still, way too risky. With all the construction, and
animals (wild and "tame") in the neighborhood, and cars driving
faster and faster (still lots of SUV's) I'm not the only one
who decided to keep my most recent cat indoors.
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01-07-2011, 12:24 PM
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Location: Winchester
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo
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Diana Frese wrote:
Another piece of great advice. Thanks again, Tony.
My husband the recent judoka (two years now), who has done some Aikido and I are looking forward to some hard, at least serious, training, together working around any old injuries (we were in construction, not just martial arts, so who knows what was the cause) .... but glad to know you recommend the other side of training also,
We'll have to attach new importance to our cat, and learn from him!
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When you think about it Diana you need the "hard" to understand the "soft"......... ying yang and all that ?
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01-08-2011, 09:18 AM
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Dojo: Aikikai of S.W. Conn. (formerly)
Location: Stamford Connecticut
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Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo
You're absolutely right and the video shows it (if you can post it
for the others) My husband and I were fascinated, and the
slow dial up portion enables us to study it, then the computer
plays it normal speed. A computer quirk that is actually
instructive.
With regard to off the mat interpersonal communication as they
call it, often I have had to make a strong statement, so adapt
the timing when I say it. This works especially in family
situation with husband and brothers. When to meet opposing
force , and when to let them say their piece and then make
a point after they have done that. Or wait until later .... Not easy
to do but it works. Using power, with the proper timing.
Thanks again, we appreciate your help and encouragement.
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01-08-2011, 09:25 AM
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#32
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Location: Winchester
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo
Quote:
Diana Frese wrote:
You're absolutely right and the video shows it (if you can post it
for the others) My husband and I were fascinated, and the
slow dial up portion enables us to study it, then the computer
plays it normal speed. A computer quirk that is actually
instructive.
With regard to off the mat interpersonal communication as they
call it, often I have had to make a strong statement, so adapt
the timing when I say it. This works especially in family
situation with husband and brothers. When to meet opposing
force , and when to let them say their piece and then make
a point after they have done that. Or wait until later .... Not easy
to do but it works. Using power, with the proper timing.
Thanks again, we appreciate your help and encouragement.
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Naaaa let them find it.......
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01-09-2011, 08:25 AM
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Location: Winchester
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo
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Kevin Leavitt wrote:
I usually try and find synthesis, consensus, and work to resolve conflict. Lately however, it seems that in my work, for whatever reason, I have hit the point on several subjects where this is not working...so, I am having to take a more directive, forceful approach to affect moving in the right direction.
The trick, I think, is to use only the amount necessary to get the job done.
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How is it over there at present Kevin?....
I was that way, way before all the troubles..... I never felt welcome..... It was like they were suspicious as to our why we are there?
It's not what you feel on top......... it's what you feel that comes from underneath.......
That was my experience......
Regards
Tony
Last edited by Tony Wagstaffe : 01-09-2011 at 08:31 AM.
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01-11-2011, 03:14 PM
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#34
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Location: Santa Fe New Mexico
Join Date: Sep 2008
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Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo
Okay, cats....
I had a Siamese Tom growing up -- not the biggest in the neighborhood, but one of the dominant animals. I think it's because he psyched out the other cats. He also used to stalk a bird dog whenever it came into the yard. The animal outweighed the cat 4-to-1, but all it understood is that it was being hunted. Then the cat would charge, and the dog would run. I swear it made the cat laugh, the way they do, in their walk.
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03-12-2011, 02:23 PM
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Location: Fredrikstad
Join Date: Feb 2011
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Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo
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Cherie Cornmesser wrote:
I have had a couple of opportunities to use aspects of physical aikido as well joint locks and unbalancing work rather well on uncooperative horses if you know how their bodies work.
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Any chance of geting a little more detail on this? I find myself working with the more difficult horses more often than not (due to prefereing them, actualy. I find it more rewarding.) and any hint of things that can help me improve there would be apreciated.
Helle
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03-28-2011, 08:22 AM
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Dojo: Yoshin-ji Aikido of Marshall
Location: Wisconsin
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo
Onegaishimasu, one of the best tactics that I have found for social interactions is simply to smile and say, "that's nice..."
In gassho,
Mark
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07-18-2011, 12:17 PM
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Dojo: Greensboro Kodokan Aikido Dojo
Location: North Carolina
Join Date: May 2011
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Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo
I found it amazing how Aikido's idea of blending with the attacker worked so well.
It hit me while I was playing World of Warcraft.
The game was a 20 man team vs. A 20 man team.
To win you must capture a majority of 5 flags for a certain amount of time.
Usually, both teams run aimlessly towards these flags attempting to gain the flag through brute force.
A we were losing, I remembered my Aikido class I had left 30 minutes ago and this idea formed - What if we moved where the enemy left? Efficiently avoiding wasting time away from flags and immediately causing hysteria to the enemy, causing them to split to more vulnerable, smaller groups trying to regain their balance.
In my opinion, after winning, I looked at this as a massive, virtual atemi.
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07-18-2011, 12:23 PM
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Location: Left Coast
Join Date: May 2002
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Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo
Hmmm...wondering...if you divided into 5 teams of 4 each and went after each flag at once? Each team having a "go to next" plan so no need to regroup for a while?
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Jesse Dollarhite wrote:
I found it amazing how Aikido's idea of blending with the attacker worked so well.
It hit me while I was playing World of Warcraft.
The game was a 20 man team vs. A 20 man team.
To win you must capture a majority of 5 flags for a certain amount of time.
Usually, both teams run aimlessly towards these flags attempting to gain the flag through brute force.
A we were losing, I remembered my Aikido class I had left 30 minutes ago and this idea formed - What if we moved where the enemy left? Efficiently avoiding wasting time away from flags and immediately causing hysteria to the enemy, causing them to split to more vulnerable, smaller groups trying to regain their balance.
In my opinion, after winning, I looked at this as a massive, virtual atemi.
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Janet Rosen
http://www.zanshinart.com
"peace will enter when hate is gone"--percy mayfield
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07-18-2011, 01:03 PM
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Dojo: Greensboro Kodokan Aikido Dojo
Location: North Carolina
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Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo
Hate to go a little off topic but
That would work if
A. The enemy stayed in just one massive group over the usual 2
B.The enemy was slightly weaker
But by moving out of the way of their very large attack and blending and moving with the enemy, you take them off their balance, leaving them open for an almost 5-0 capture
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07-18-2011, 02:54 PM
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Dojo: Atibon Aikido, Port Au Prince, Haiti
Location: Port au Prince
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo
My grandnephew recently turned six, and like most six year olds, he hates to take his medicines. His grandma (my sister) was holding the cup of syrup and kept calling him, and he was ignoring her. His mother grabbed him and started pushing him toward my sister, and when they both thought that they had him, he suddenly stopped resisting his mother and started running faster than she was pushing. He escaped.
He finally gave in when he was told that he was not going to visit his best friend until he swallowed his syrup.
Aikido works because it's based on logic and cleverness.
That's why six year olds do it without even knowing it.
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07-18-2011, 07:01 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo
This is another medicine story, but for a long time I was the only one in my household who was able to give medicine to my cat. The trick is to be completely relaxed when you do it and not to treat it as something that is going to be difficult. Just walk up to the cat as you normally would, stroke it a bit and pop the pill in it's mouth. As long as you aren't tense, the cat won't be either.
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07-26-2011, 08:33 AM
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Location: southwest
Join Date: Jul 2011
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Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo
If you mirror the physical/emotional state of another person or animal, you can manipulate them more easily.
I used to cut the cat's nails and I'd wait till it was really relaxed or sleeping, then I'd go up to it and and casually place the clippers around a nail and begin clipping. That technique worked a lot better than grabbing the cat and pinning it with force and struggling to clip all its nails as it resisted me with all it's might.
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10-17-2011, 11:57 AM
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Dojo: Enighet Malmo Sweden
Location: Malmo
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Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo
Quote:
Marie Noelle Fequiere wrote:
His mother grabbed him and started pushing him toward my sister, and when they both thought that they had him, he suddenly stopped resisting his mother and started running faster than she was pushing. He escaped.
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That's the same kind of trick my cat used when I tried to hold it still (I trained a lot with it, even before I started aikido): It relaxed, so I did too in my grip after a while, without noticing. Then suddenly it snuck away in a quick movement.
Next time I was prepared for it, so I immediately grabbed when the cat tried for it. Then it relaxed again. After a while, it made its move, and I tightened my grip, then it relaxed - and immediately after that it did it again. Ta-dam. I gave up.
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12-11-2014, 05:46 PM
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Dojo: Westminster Tenshinkai Aikido Dojo
Location: Fountain Valley, CA
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Re: Aiki strategy outside the dojo
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Mary Eastland wrote:
When I sense conflict or anger in a patron or my boss I turn and face them squarely, extend positve energy towards them and then really listen.
When I respond... I speak respectfully from my center ...it is very interesting process.
My goal is to train always at work....I am not there yet especially if I am very tired. It makes work my other dojo.
Mary
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Good comments Mary, and I agree
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Chris Sawyer
Training day is every day
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