Benefits of Aikido
Aikido has the benefits of martial arts training: good physical conditioning and the
generation of relaxed confidence, energy, tenacity, open mindedness, politeness,
consideration, responsibility – all qualities of character to be carried into one’s daily life.
Moreover your skill in many of the performing arts and regular sports will be greatly
benefited by martial arts training in general and Aikido in particular.
Aikido engenders an attitude of cooperation beyond the usual camaraderie of training
with others, given its high ethical basis in protecting from harm both the attacker as
well as the attacked. As a result children and adults learn to respond to situations
(and not only those of self-defense!) with compassion, decisiveness and appropriate
force.
generation of relaxed confidence, energy, tenacity, open mindedness, politeness,
consideration, responsibility – all qualities of character to be carried into one’s daily life.
Moreover your skill in many of the performing arts and regular sports will be greatly
benefited by martial arts training in general and Aikido in particular.
Aikido engenders an attitude of cooperation beyond the usual camaraderie of training
with others, given its high ethical basis in protecting from harm both the attacker as
well as the attacked. As a result children and adults learn to respond to situations
(and not only those of self-defense!) with compassion, decisiveness and appropriate
force.
Self Defense Aspects
In Aikido confidence comes from knowing one can completely neutralize an attack
without excessive force, while maintaining a peaceful and therefore effective mind.
One can be much smaller, slower or weaker than a dangerous adversary. Practitioners
find that it is safer to escape from holds and to execute throws, strikes, sweeps and
pins by working in balance with the attacker’s intention and energy rather than by
attempting to fight against them. Aikido adults also learn a significant amount of
hand-held weapons training that, by intensifying the experience of the principles of
Aikido, can be valuable for staying cool and skilful in a self-defence or other stressful
situation.
without excessive force, while maintaining a peaceful and therefore effective mind.
One can be much smaller, slower or weaker than a dangerous adversary. Practitioners
find that it is safer to escape from holds and to execute throws, strikes, sweeps and
pins by working in balance with the attacker’s intention and energy rather than by
attempting to fight against them. Aikido adults also learn a significant amount of
hand-held weapons training that, by intensifying the experience of the principles of
Aikido, can be valuable for staying cool and skilful in a self-defence or other stressful
situation.
