Shaolin Monk’s Super Speed: “Any Lessons for Aikidoka Here?” — Over 18 million Views!
This is a fascinating clip of a highly skilled Shaolin Monk literally toying with an MMA fighter. Aikidoka will see movements here and there that are familiar. Videos such as these can provide many good clues about improvements that can be made in our own martial arts study, a sort of “visual crosstraining.”
This is a fascinating clip of a highly skilled Shaolin Monk literally toying with his opponent. Aikidoka will see movements here and there that are familiar. Videos such as these can provide many good clues about improvements that can be made in our own martial arts study, a sort of “visual crosstraining.”
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I’m sure the shaolin man is skilled. Toying? Uke was allowing nage to execute his defense. There was no contest here; a demonstration.
I agree Uke is keeping his arm extended and making no effort to counter the ‘defence’. A demonstration, not a contest.