Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Last year I attended a Shoot Aikido seminar in Tokyo, led by the founder of the style, Fumio Sakurai Sensei

One of the most unique aspects about this style is Aiki-Kumite, which loosely translates as Aiki-grappling. This is basically sparring with live resistance, whilst only using Aikido techniques.

This video has sparring footage with two students from the seminar.

Thanks again to @合気道SA-公式 for welcoming me.

#ShootAikido #AikidoSparring #AikiGrappling