Proof That Aikido Works In MMA — Rokas & Oliver Enkamp (MMA)

[marvin8]

Martial Arts Journey
Oct 21, 2021

Everybody knows that Aikido doesn't work in MMA. But what if everyone is wrong? To see if Aikido principles can work in MMA I met with pro MMA fighter Oliver Enkamp to test this theory. Here's what we discovered...

00:00 The Premise
01:02 1# Aikido Stance - Hanmi
02:26 Maybe There's Hope?
03:53 "Phylli Shell" vs Aikido Hanmi
04:24"Long Guard" vs Aikido Hanmi
05:06 2# Irimi - Entering
06:00 3# Tenkan - Diverting
07:40 4# Atemi - Striking to Unbalance
08:23 5# Kuzushi - Unbalancing Through Grappling
09:35 6# Blending and Redirecting
10:48 7# Tegatana - Unbendable Arm
13:06 8# Maai - Engagement Distance
14:25 Conclusion

Check out how me and Karate black belt Jesse Enkamp explored what 90% of Aikido is about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3mCA15TebU

Watch my Aikido sparring against a Karate black belt here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lKcb2ru7TE

Watch the full exchange between me and Oliver exploring Aikido principles in MMA here: https://youtu.be/fpGQ5kYatDw


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZNOlJXF15U

Inside Martial Arts Journey
Oct 21, 2021

The full exchange between pro MMA fighter Oliver Enkamp and Aikido black belt Rokas Leonavicius exploring if Aikido principles could be applied to MMA.

Check out the edited and narrated version here: https://youtu.be/9ZNOlJXF15U


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpGQ5kYatDw

[everything]

TL;DR: seems to be, good theory, bad execution/training methods. essentially what we end up saying about tai chi a lot, or cma or tma...