| Aikido was developed by as a martial art by Morihei | | | | the Internet for various aikido video clips can give you |
| Ueshiba who studied several martial arts since 1912. | | | | better options and the specific details you would want |
| Known to many aikido practitioners as "O Sensei" or | | | | to learn. Today, there are so many websites that offer |
| the "Great Teacher," Ueshiba was able to develop the | | | | aikido clip videos for free for those who would want |
| martial art based on a purely physical level using | | | | to learn the basics and for those who would want to |
| techniques and movements such those of "Jujitsu" and | | | | get an idea how the martial art works before enrolling |
| "Kenjutsu" called "aikido." | | | | to it. |
| It is believed that aikido was first introduced to the | | | | Usually, aikido video clips contain loose form training or |
| Western culture way back in 1951 by a martial arts | | | | popularly known as "ki nagare." Here, the aikido |
| practitioner Minoru Mochizuki when he visited France. | | | | practitioners are just playing around even and after the |
| Then, he introduced aikido and several aikido | | | | martial art presentation. The most viewed aikido video |
| techniques to judo students in different areas of | | | | clips are those of famous aikido practitioners while |
| France. After this introduction, Tadashi Abe, who cane | | | | conducting their classes or during their practice. But |
| as the official Aikikai Honbu representative in 1952, | | | | since these are just clips, it is not possible for you to |
| remained in France for less than seven years and | | | | learn everything about the techniques of the martial art. |
| continued the pursuit. | | | | Amateurs who document the practitioner's lessons |
| The following year, Kenji Tomiki conducted a tour | | | | and stunts during practice usually take these aikido |
| along with various martial arts delegates in 15 | | | | video clips. Since these are taken in impromptu, you |
| continental states in the US. And in that same year, | | | | cannot expect high quality resolution and sound. The |
| Koichi Tohei of Aikikai Honbu was sent by for a year | | | | most common problem would be is that the aikido |
| to Hawaii just to set up a number of dojos. After | | | | video clip has a noisy background due to the noises |
| invading the US, Aikido gained patronage in the UK, | | | | created by people from neighboring gym hall or from |
| Germany, and Australia. Today, thousands of dojos | | | | the enthusiastic audience inside the dojo. |
| are set up for those who would want to learn the | | | | After filming, they upload these files into the Internet so |
| practice of the martial art. | | | | others can see it. Although these are just short clips, |
| BITS AND PIECES OF AIKIDO | | | | there is a possibility that you pick up aikido techniques |
| If you are interested with aikido but do not have the | | | | that you can practice. Unlike in full-length aikido videos, |
| time and money to go to a dojo and enroll for an | | | | the variety of aikido techniques is limited when you |
| aikido class, then you should find other means to do so. | | | | watch an aikido video clip. |
| One of the easiest ways to introduce yourself into the | | | | Aikido video clips are available in various aikido sites or |
| exciting world of aikido is to browse the Internet and | | | | from yahoo, google, and u-tube. There are many more |
| look for aikido video clips. | | | | websites that offer free aikido video clips but expect |
| Being a limitless source of any information, browsing | | | | that limited amount of information can be gathered. |