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The Art of Aikido DVD

Dr. Lee (Actor), Ah Loi (Actor), Paul Crompton (Director) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 32 ratings
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Format Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC
Contributor Ah Loi Dr. Lee, Dr. Lee, Ah Loi, Dr. Lee, Ah Loi, Paul Crompton
Language English
Runtime 42 minutes
Number Of Discs 1

Product Description

A harmonious system of defense which blends with movements of an attacker to bring about his downfall. Includes Shikko (knee walking), techniques from a kneeling position, bowing etiquette, techniques of parrying, hitting, locking and throwing, breakfalling training, the basic 17 Randori no Kata with counters, free practice, advanced breaking and training with a knife. Very detailed training.

Product details

  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.5 inches; 2.93 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Paul Crompton
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 42 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ July 1, 2004
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Dr. Lee, Ah Loi, Ah Loi Dr. Lee
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Artistic Video
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0002MINU0
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • Scott E. Doerr
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Help for Tomiki Aikido
    Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2011
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    "The Art of Aikido"

    This is an excellent video for anyone. It does Kenji Tomiki Aikido justice. The martial artists performing the techniques do a very good job of making it possible for the person watching the video to digest the content. If you are a beginner or an intermediate practitioner of this form of aikido you will enjoy this video. This video is not a substitution for an actual instructor providing proper teaching. This video is a great help when it comes to reviewing and working things out in one's own personal training. In Aikido, you need other students to really appreciate the value of the art. As an instructor, I use it to remind myself of things I need to do, or if there is something I should not be doing it will show up after reflecting. I also encourage my students to view this video. It contains plenty of simplicity and offers a continuity of understandability even for young students.

    A negative to this video, is when they slow down the movements, the sound also slows down and there is an annoying echo associated with the video footage. This is my only negative comment.

    Scott Doerr - Sensei - Shisei Ryu Aiki Budo Kai
    Seishin Budokan
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  • lui
    4.0 out of 5 stars DVD review
    Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2013
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    Well, the video is structured very good with a nice content index. You can navigate to find the section you want to review in easy format. Seems like a good intro for beginner with no experience. However, the demonstrations may differ from other schools. I understand that this style comes from the Tomiki branch of aikido. So, if you follow the Aikikai or other there will be differences.
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  • Emma
    1.0 out of 5 stars would not play
    Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2005
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    This DVD was tremendously disappointing. The DVD could not be read by any of our DVD players. We have three different brands/styles of DVD players, including one that specifically advertises that it can read home-burned DVD discs and one on our computer that has been able to read even DVDs made on hand-held video/DVD recorders. [...]
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  • TONAD
    5.0 out of 5 stars Step by step guidance
    Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2013
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    My husband has been practicing Aikido for one year. He practices at home often. This video has equipped him with step by step demonstrations as well, The teacher is well known and my husband loves the guidance.
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  • EMM
    2.0 out of 5 stars It gives you a good understanding of the history of the martial art and ...
    Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2016
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    This gives you a reasonable but limited explanation of Aikido, It gives you a good understanding of the history of the martial art and its founder and gives you a broad outline of the practice. It doesn’t however give you any understanding of techniques beyond visual examples with little explanation as to their design and intent, If you are interested in a general understanding of Aikido, this works well enough. But if you are already an akidoist looking for good examples of techniques with good explanations, look elsewhere. Utube seems to me to be the only source for this, unfortunately. A good try but not yet where it needs to be for my interests.
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  • Earl Hunley
    3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2015
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    It was o.k.
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  • Jr Denny K. Shoopman
    4.0 out of 5 stars The Art of Aikido DVD
    Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2008
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    This disk played fine for me. I just started taking Aikido, and this disk allows me to see at my own pace the techniques of the movements. In class, it's done so quick, this gives me the chance to study the footwork and movements at a slower speed and understanding of how it is done.
    Good purchase.
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  • Dean A Wathen
    5.0 out of 5 stars this is good for smaller people im 140 pounds and hard to push the big belly troublemaker around this trys to fix that trouble
    Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2016
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    Good for older people who may not be able to take a punch or give punch anymore just avoid im 140 pounds
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