I have just posted an hour long video an impromptu session by Yagami-san and Gorgone shot in my living room last week. As this was unplanned, the shooting is a bit raw: Ambient light, no fancy back-drops or shooting, in fact I was stymied by full cards and flat batteries. Luckily, Mo saved the day by firing up his 550D so we have almost complete footage. I’ll upload it in the next day or two.
It was a very tough session. Not only was the rope applied with carefully layered sadism and the application of his full body weight, it was accompanied by some very violent kicks and blows. Although, Gorgone said “Oh, he was being nice today”, it caused the rest of us to cringe and question where acceptable limits lie. Twenty four years of aikido have taught him the skill of delivering maximum impact with minimum effort. It has also lead to the skill of using the body to lock itself and the rope just to keep it there. You’ll see a few very neat tricks including some Pavlovian programming.
In an interview, interpreted by Aizen, he explains something of how he achieves his techniques. However, do bear in mind that some of the body lock techniques push joints to their limits thus, without the rights skills, a little knowledge can be a very dangerous thing. I know you will want to experiment but please exercise exceptional care if you do.
The interview will be in the Members Area as soon as it has finished processing, i.e. in a couple of hours.