Aikido as a martial art

airgrinder SG

Hi,

New to the topic. Seems like there are many practioners here.

I have a high wear and tear in me knee. I do feel pain when walking and running and sometimes even when standing for above 5 min. I can't fully bend my left knee.

But, I am interested to take up a martial art. Am considering Aikido. Any suggestions?

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lwflee SG

No. There are throws and rolls in aikido. And although it is not as physical as many other MA, it is still physical. GO and get your knee sorted out first.

erijazz SG

Tai Chi may be a good choice for you if you like to take up martial art but suffer from knee wear and tear problem. It helps to strenghten your legs muscle when you practice the stance to make up for your knees

Darkness_hacker99 SG

Aikido ar, it is the marial art of love and peace. You’ll direct the energy from the enemy TO the enemy itself.

joeacid SG

Yah, i agree with you... But i dun think there's anyway to cure a kneecap problem tho... Btw... there's no cure to kneecap problem... either u let it heal or go for operations which is juz the opposite Sad

coffeeortea SG

heres something to laugh about, aikido tournaments will be stale as each practitioner can only wait for the other one to attack, unless aikido has offensive movements of course.

airgrinder SG

Yup yup, no cure for the bad knee. But instead of winning abt it, thought I might as well take up some sport to strengthen the muscles ard the knee, generally strengthen the whole body. Hence was considering Aikido.

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Shigemichi Take SG

Hie, fyi, i do share the same problem as you.
Before i started practicing aikido last 5 years, i'm not able to fully straightened and fully bend my right knee. My coy doctor informed me that my knee is deformed.

My sensei and leader of the dojo were kind enuff to go easy on me due to my injury. ( escaped knee walking, rolls and are allowed to sit cross legged) As time goes by, it hepls to stretch and strengthens the knee.

Thus, after a year, my knee got better. I'm able to fully straightened and bend without any problems. And i've been doing all the techniques, be it high falls and rolls without any problem.

I'll highly recommend you this art and trust me, within a year or less, your knee will get better. Wink