Aiki Ōsaka

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Aiki-Ōsaka is the name of an Aikidō style founded by Hirokazu Kobayashi . The name is derived from the fact that in Japan he lived and taught mainly in the Osaka area . In addition to the characters for Aikido be wearing logo (ame-no-Ukihashi) The kanji this city. Another common name of his school is Bu Iku Kai. One possible translation of this is "House of Chivalry Education".

Meguri

The movements of Kobayashi- sensei based, among other changes to the Aikido that the Aikidōbegründer Ō-Sensei Ueshiba Morihei earned in the last years of his life (from about 1964). The idea of ​​the "rigid" sword hand (Tegatana) was completely abandoned in favor of the Meguri principle. Meguri are small twists (rotations) in the arm joint chains or the center of the body. These rotations enable more economical movements in your own body center. At the same time, the energy transfer to the attack center is significantly optimized. Since the Ō-Sensei (biologically caused) became more immobile with older age, he looked for methods to maintain his technical effectiveness. Out of this necessity, he developed the Meguri between around 1964 and 1969.

attitude

The posture in Aiki-Ōsaka is always upright. There are no long or deep stalls. With unarmed techniques as well as with staff and sword , the back leg is always pulled in, in order to be mobile again in all directions and to be able to use a maximum of range and kinetic energy. While in many aikidō schools the focus of movement is on turning the body (tai sabaki), in aiki Ōsaka one sees many linear steps.

Atemi

Strikes (atemi) are used more often than in other schools for defense. Thought less of hurting the attacker, they should get him to react. The Atemi serve to control him, to keep him at a distance and to induce avoidance movements. The resulting reduced stability enables the following techniques to be performed with minimal effort. As this variant of aikido as self defense suitable understands in an emergency in the absence of a Meidbewegungen the attacker would be hard hit if necessary. This is avoided in the classroom through mutual respect , consideration and intensive training of the training partners.

weapons

The principles of Aikido are also used consistently when handling weapons: There is no fighting stance (Kamae). Attacks are not blocked (the silent sword - otonashi no ken). Control is always carried out through the middle of the attacker. Ideally, the attacks are already controlled before they can fully manifest themselves or develop their maximum energy (katsu hayabi). The partner is not fixed with the eyes. The attack should be perceived more quickly through peripheral vision, without blocking out the surroundings.

Stock - Jō

When training with the Jō, the coordination of feet, hips and hands is particularly practiced. There are katas that are also taught in practice with one or more partners. The following basic principles exist in Aiki-Ōsaka with the Jō:

  • choku tsuki

A straight thrust in which the staff is moved in such a way that it offers a lot of protection from the attacking weapon. This makes the timing relatively uncritical.

  • kaeshi tsuki

A twisted blow that is brought from the outside to the temple or frontally to the face.

  • furikomi tsuki

Pendulum impact, the tip of the rod is guided from the bottom up towards the head or chest while the end is held against your own shoulder. This movement offers little protection from the wand. Therefore the timing must be particularly good and resembles the movements with the sword in terms of brevity and determination.

Wooden sword - Bokken

Aiki-Ōsaka is practiced exclusively with wooden weapons. Sword training trains the feeling for the right timing and determination. In addition to various kata, the following principles are practiced with the bokken:

  • matsu no tachi (pine sword)

blows and cuts carried out from top to bottom e.g. B. shomen uchi

  • ume no tachi (plum sword)

upward techniques, e.g. B. furikomi tsuki

  • take no tachi (bamboo sword)

The sword changes to avoid the attacking weapon without blocking and then to exercise control. z. B. uke nagashi.

Structures

Kobayashi-sensei was a member of the Aikikai . Since he was not interested in building structures throughout his life, his European students are in different associations or have not joined any organizations. His highest-graded European students have 7th or 8th Dan and are still active today (as of 2006): Adrian Halm , Andre Cognard , Jean-François Riondet and Giampietro Savegnago .

literature

  • Jürgen Rohrmann: Aikido. Self-published, Ingersheim 1994.
  • André Cognard: Martial Arts and Civilization. Aikidō, society and spiritual awareness. Kristkeitz Verlag, Heidelberg 2002, ISBN 3-932337-02-6 .
  • Bu Iku - Education for chivalry . published in 2002.