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Cambridge Aikido Club - Traditional Iwama Ryu Aikido
Description
Aikido is a traditional Japanese martial art created by Morihei Ueshiba (pictured left) around the middle of the 1900's. Aikido is a method of un-armed self-defence that is derived from ancient Japanese martial arts including Jujitsu, Aiki-Budo, Kenjutsu, and Kendo.
Aikido is a truly defensive martial art that teaches us to avoid conflict if at all possible. If a situation should arise where physical conflict cannot be avoided, Aikido teaches us to neutralise an opponent's attack peacefully but effectively, while causing little or no permanent injury to the attacker. Aikido employs joint locks, pins, immobilizations, and throws, which project an attacker safely away from the practitioner, and is specifically designed to defend against multiple attackers.
Aikido teaches us to use body movement and not physical strength to generate power. By using the whole of ones body mass concentrated against specific weak points and areas of unbalance in an attacker, it is possible to generate tremendously powerful and effective self-defence techniques. This makes Aikido an excellent self-defence system for women as well as men. In addition to self-defence, Aikido teaches us to develop balance, focus, flexibility, improved physical fitness, awareness, and agility.
