Persuasive speech about Aikido
...to make the heart of the universe one’s own heart”. *What is the difference between Aikido and other Martial Art? - The meaning: + Judo: the gentle way for Maximum Efficiency with minimum effort. + Karatedo: the way of weaponless self-defense. + Taekwondo: the way to destroy with fist-punching and kicking. + Aikido: the way for the Harmony of Mental Energy and Spirit. - The principle: + Karate: train reflexive response to hostile physical movement is to block and counterpunch, to defend oneself by breaking anything that tries to break him. + Judo: train reflexive response to throw the attacker, using the attacker’s own momentum, and use knowledge of bodily leverage. And after a few elegant slams against the wall and floor, the attackers tend to give up. +Aikido: entirely reactive with no attack strategy. Aikidoists (people who practice Aikido) seek to induce the attacker to move faster and recklessly, which leads to a greater loss of balance and control. Aikido utilized the attack’s own attack against him. If the attacker pushes, the defender pulls. If the attacker pulls, the defender pushes. Force is never met with force. This makes Aikido perhaps the only martial art whose performance is not enhanced by being physically big, unusually strong, or unnaturally fast. With proper speed and timing, the very small and the very old can effectively use Aikido for self-defense against much bigger opponents. The biggest difference between Aikido and other martial arts is that there are almost no punches or kicks in Aikido, as there is virtually no way to punch or kick someone without causing them injury. You can see it in the short movie I have shown before as Steven Seagal defends himself without striking the opponents. According to John Atherton, a fifth degree black belt Aikido teacher in Portland, Oregon, “Aikido teaches self-defend, but it goes beyond self-centeredness to also protect the attacker.” There are few strikes in Aikido techniques, but they are used for distraction. Instead of striking, Aikido attacks the physical weak points of the body-the joints. You may wonder how we can defend ourselves without hurting the attacker. Actually Aikido techniques can be lethal but Aikidoists always have to use them properly. Aikidoists don’t hurt the attacker, but they can control them until they really calm down, as you can see in the picture below. *So what if we make a comparison between Aikido and other martial art? Is Aikido better than other martial arts? This is an extremely controversial question and has generated heated debate in almost every martial art forum. Student of any martial art tend to favor that one than the others. Otherwise, he would definitely study the other. But the answer can be quite simple: Aikido is not better or worse than other martial arts. It’s just simply different. I quote here the words of O Sensei- the Great Teacher of Aikido: Though there are many paths At the foot of the mountain All those who reach the top See the same moon. *How can we apply Aikido theory into real life? Firstly, Aikido can be a very effective form of self-defend. Like other martial art, it takes a considerable time and effort before Aikido can be used effectively in a self-defend situation. As a measure of the effectiveness of Aikido techniques, it should be pointed out that nearly all the submission techniques taught to police officers are either Aikido techniques or very similar jujitsu techniques- as I have m...