Gendai Aikido is a modern approach to Traditional Aikido. Gendai Aikido applies elements of Ju-Jitsu and striking skills used in Karate, Tae Kwon Do, and Muay Thai. In Japanese the word for modern is “Gendai”. The Gendai approach to the Martial Art based on circles is more of a straight forward one. In Traditional Aikido you redirect or throw the uke/attacker. This is a good start but is very open ended because it allows the attacker to get back up and try again. Only this time his anger level has increased drastically. In Gendai Aikido when you are confronted with an attacker you not only throw the attacker down you immediately follow up with a submission move or a lock on the ground/mat. This will make the attacker a little more reluctant or unable to try you again.

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