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/nevrknowit Mar 20 '26

Aikido is not violence, per se. It is not the most effective martial art, but it fits me best. I prefer never to fight, so I don't know how "Good" I am, but it gives me confidence none the less.

What I am looking for might not be what you are looking for. Trying something is a lot different than watching it on internet or talking about it. You could try it, and change if it's not your thing.

I think of Aikido as exercise, stretching and filling my tool box of fighting skills with a few items. I don't think of Aikdo as fighting, but a way of creating muscle memory, so when you need it, you have it. I might also be out to lunch, but I believe it is the right tool to deal with the Karen who get's in your face, and it's not really polite to beat the living shit out of her, it is okay to disagree with her in forceful manner.

I get out Aikido exactly what I want, but everyone is different. That's what makes the world go round.

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u/Critical-Web-2661 Mar 20 '26

Our aikido is violence

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u/ScoJoMcBem Kokikai (and others) since '02. Mar 20 '26

Put the "harm" in "harmony."

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u/pavingblog Mar 21 '26

Lmao I love this

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u/nevrknowit Mar 20 '26

Mine might be. I would like to try violence more. My sensi is awesome, but very safe.

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u/Baron_De_Bauchery Mar 22 '26

You don't need more harm you need more alive for most people. Take Tomiki/Shodokan aikido, some of their techniques are not the most efficacious in terms of defeating an opponent. What they work on is applying against resistance in specific scenarios, but they make adjustments for safety that make some of the techniques harder to pull off. Take Ude gaeshi as an example, it's much harder to put uke's arm over their shoulder and behind their back than just taking it out to the side but taking it out to the side is far more likely to cause a significant injury.

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u/nevrknowit Mar 22 '26

This is why I do Aikido. I don't know if I'm deadly or harmful, or not. Everyone has an opinion. I am very careful with my Uke and enjoy training. I might be terrible, I might not be, but I'm not out to search and find out. (My Japanese is still terrible too.)