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The Physics of Aikido

By Maximilian Erickson

I've always been a big fan of martial arts and I practice Aikido back home in Anchorage so I figured it would be fun to try and break the physics of it down and see why it can be effective. Hope you enjoy!

Photo Credit: http://www.mma-sc.com/images/aikido.gif

A Brief History

Here we can learn a bit about the creator of the art Morihei Ueshiba.

A Quick Word on Technique
    This page is just to give you a brief idea of what philosophy influenced the shape of the techniques.

The Physics of a Strike

Here we explore the physics of a strike before looking at technique.

Redirection and Balance Breaking

      Finally we get down to why Aikido practitioners expend so little energy during combat.

Bibliography
    My sources