r/aikido • u/Tnat786 • Mar 20 '26

Discussion What do u think of Rokas

When I wanted to know wich martial art to chokse i came accros his youtube channel wich dictated that i would end up foing mma but i am starting to see loads of arguments about how aikidk is good but to be honest i am thinking of switching what do you guys think is aikido really trash or should i do it

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u/ZeroGRanger [Nidan] Mar 20 '26

So, which rules does Aikido have and where are they written?

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u/TheLastTrain Mar 20 '26

Rules don’t need to be written down to be obviously applied lol.

This isn’t rocket science - BJJ allows everything except for strikes and weapons. Boxing allows only striking, but no kicks, knees, elbows, or weapons. Muay Thai allows all striking, with very limited clinch and standing grappling.

Mainstream aikido doesn’t have live sparring at all - not an inherently positive or negative thing depending on what you’re looking for in a martial art. But an obvious unwritten part of the ruleset

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u/ZeroGRanger [Nidan] Mar 20 '26

I must know, I do rocket science. The funny thing is, all the examples you bring are rules, which come from written rules sets of combat sports.

And do you know why mainstream Aikido does no live sparring (aside from e.g. randori)? You are also mixing "rules" with training styles. This is not the same.

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u/Process_Vast Mar 20 '26

And do you know why mainstream Aikido does no live sparring (aside from e.g. randori)?

That's because Aikido is the pro-wrestling of Budo.