aikido and t'ai chi

[ramenkage]

anyone know much about aikido and t'ai chi? im doing a research papaer about 20-30 pages long on the physics of the two.
any information or sources would be nice

[Malicious insomniac]

there's a book on aikido that i saw in the library. it showed lots of info on it. techniques and all that stuff. see if u find something in the library

[Mir♠gio]

"Aikido And The Dynamic Sphere" is a good read. It has an abundance of easy-to-understand illustrations, as well.

[ramenkage]

anyone have anything on the physics of aikido?

[Jinchuu]

If I'm not mistaken Aikido is only about protecting yourself and not harming others unless they are attacking you, well maybe you can check them on an online encyclopedia ? try wikipedia if you like.

[ramenkage]

yea aikido is purely defensive though there are some schools that practice more agressive forms

[Zero]

Ramen, I'm sure www.google.com will refference you to people that are a lot more intelligent in this subject then all of us combined.. =\

[narratorxx]

aikido is based on japanese sword techniques...alot of emphasis on feet/leg movement and placement--not that any other martial art doesn't have this, just from my experience (aikido, 2 semesters of long fist style kung fu, some karate, and 2 semesters of tai chi)...

some schools teach a more defensive, atune to the world, hippy harmony type of aikido...then there are some schools who teach the more aggressive style, which i think is really pragmatic, lots of grabbing and grappling--if you're not careful you could break a few bones...

aikido can be compared to judo/jujitsu, cause its entirely take downs and pins...i don't know if you can make a 20-30 page paper on that (that's a big ass paper for the middle of the semester ain't it, damn man, you got it bad)

one of the main ideas is lines of attack, and learning what those lines are and how to move about them...a lot of the movements are circular, rotations...and maintaining a constant balance

as for tai chi, i'm less experienced, but the main idea there is a shifting balance, between pulls and pushes...like kung fu, it's based on observations of animals in nature and, i assume, is closely tied to buddhism, so all the movements are named after animals--"palms raise to praise buddha" and "tiger climbs the mountain"<--not sure about that one

and as far as i know, both arts, you can't really make the first move, more defensive, more intercepting attacks...unless you're feinting, so they can attack...as for not harming the attacker, that's up to the attackee...

hope that helps some

[ramenkage]

Ramen, I'm sure www.google.com will refference you to people that are a lot more intelligent in this subject then all of us combined.. =\
dont underestimate the ppl at this forum
we have many knowledgable individuals

[Zero]

dont underestimate the ppl at this forum
we have many knowledgable individuals

Don't underestimate google. It is a 27-eyed, 32-legged, dancing, singing dinosaur that has most of the internet to back it up.

[Tsumanne]

Aikido: Japanese

Tai Chi: Chinese

Aikido: Snap, crackle, and pop of bones and joints (Very Brutal)

Tai Chi: Deflect and throw using others energy and against them (Avoids Serius Injury)

Aikido: Originaly developed for use on the battle field for soldiers and only inteded for use serious combat (Now adapted for personal defence and Law Enforcement)

Tai Chi: Originated as light combat and inner strengthing (Now purely for inner strength and spirtuality. Nearly impossible to find a combat version)

[kinonai]

My dad has a book on it, but he has the flu, so I'm not EVEN going to try and get near it...

[crazyazn]

i dont know much about aikido
but taichi: alot on the training of the mind before the training of the body
is very fluid and focus is on defense most times using ur apponents movements againt him/her
it also depends of the person using taichi and the depth of their physical training( as well as mental) that dictates the force behind the moves(which can increase the rate of injury on the opponent) and it also depends on the users temperment too

and the use of a taichi sword is mostly to defend as it has no edge and is extremely flexible( i know,.... cus i own one) mostly to like disarm than for real injury but it hurts like he.ll to be smacked by one ><
^ all in all, not a whimpy form of martial arts at all

^ ^ hope any of that helped :rolleye09