Short application, but straight forward, I like that. I watched the replays and some were decent. The fact that you've adjusted your playstyle like a bushido player is good. I wanna play with you in-game to see your techniques. My vote is yes, but can change.

Snake, I Can't Thank You Enough For Your Kind Judgement. The Replay w/ Wrists Was A Miss Click - I Was Tooooooo Used To The Reg Clap - I Can Assure You This Won't Happen Again. Thanks Again Oh Yeh And Zwift Too.

Okay I like the effort to collaborate here but i think this only works if we focus on one thing. I just figured snapkicks would be a good jump-start project but now we have armbars and leg takedowns in the mix and not that any of this is bad but i think we should approach this stronger.

I'll throw away my snapkick proposal though i appreciate the input from monkeyishi on it.

Sooo let's pick one subject and throw everything we have on it.

This is only my suggestion but since timmy and a few others have been practicing armbars we could all take a look at the brazilian jiu jitsu techniques (including armbars) and see what can and can't work in aikido. We've already done extensive judo research and a little on wrestling with more to come.
So why not good old bjj eh? This is my favorite hobby. Nothing like two buddies trying to strangle the shit out of each other.

If i get positive feedback i'll write a good starting post and we'll all collaborate from there. If you guys want to give other ideas feel free to do so.

striking people should care and develop striking stuff, we should do what we like

if they don't do it - it's not our problem. don't forget about compromise we made

so obviously let's go with armbars

There's a million subtopics i could get into but i really want to focus on what's applicable in aikido mods so this my introduction to [TA]'s Bjj study.

Real World BJJ: In as few words as possible BJJ is a martial art that derived from judo but focus's primarily on ground based grappling, meaning everything that happens after the takedown. This includes but is not limited to ground sweeps, guard control, top control, joint-locks and choke-holds.

BJJ in TB: To start i want to throw choke-holds out of the discussion because you cannot strangle a Tori. Maybe there is some choke techniques that could help get a decap but its not easy, therefor impractical.

Joint-locks like the armbar are very good for controlling your opponent using your legs and then using your arms to move the fight. But they also have potential to intelligently fracture or DM your opponent without using striking. And they look cool.
Ex: Aquita

Top Control is basically when you find your COG on top of your opponent you really want to stick to them like glue. Use your legs and arms to control your opponent's mobility and really weigh them into the floor. Don't push off of the floor because it will only help them recover and push up.
Ex: Aquita monkeyishi

BJJ Guard are a very special tool. The idea of pulling guard seems crazy but when you really practice and get good it can be applied to limitless situations like hip throws. Essentially you are inverting the traditional fighting stance; You are based on your hands and primarily controlling your opponent with your legs. This is done by using two leg hooks to wrap and lock up their legs, waist, or arms. Usually I am based on one hand and have 2 legs and 1 arm controlling my opponent.
Ex: Aquita monkeyishi

Ground Sweeps are advanced turnovers and are the primary weapon after establishing a guard. There are many variations.
Ex: Aquita monkeyishi

What I Want: Anyone reading this and wants to contribute, start trying these techniques. Practice on Uke and if you need help post in the Replay Thread. Any successful multiplayer replays? Post them in New Technique Dev. and i will add them to the Example lists above. If enough people contribute this might be worth adding to the Knowledge Base. Only post one replay of each technique, if you have more than one (Timmy's armbars) post your best.

Ill try the ground sweeps

I just want to say that the only way the armbar is possible is if your opponent doesn't contract both pecs. This is what mostly happens when a match starts.
Only in aikido7 you can do the armbar since the opponent cannot grab the other shoulder.
The chance of landing an armbar is quite low in the regular aikido mods.
I have saved all bjj related things off Aquitas replay thread and saw that in most of his armbar replays, the opponent either spaces or doesn't contract both wrists.
What's also a problem is ghosting.

woo top control and fatness. my favourite things. when i'm higher up on them i like to try to jam a foot behind the shoulder and hold on with my toes. this gives me the option on contracting the knee and getting a hook in on the hip if i think i'm going to be suplexed. i have found half guard with a single hand grab the most stable. though i usually only transition through it and don't lock it on. if you can immobilize the correct arm you can stack from the half guard to win. i know i'm not very organized with how i've layed this out so any questions just ask. also use of grab tricks from the top really enhances your game and gives them another problem to think about. these replays are from qa. so they may not work against people who have the time to think about a solution.

yes there is more than one replay about half guard. but i think i display diffrent options from it. if not let me know and i'll be more careful nextime

These moves cause you to frac alot

Last time I applied here, I was a green belt. I've played a couple games since then B).

Hello, I'm Ken/Gentleman. I first started playing Toribash in 2010 - this is my main account now after the whole in-game link fiasco from back then. Among my favorite mods are rk-mma, lenshu, tk, and of course, the aikido-variants (duh).

I like to think that I'm not as one-dimensional as some members of "competitive clans" - but with that being said, I am in one of those said clans, and for those high stake matches, I'll do what is expected and come out w/ arms blazing and be aggressive (you'll see an example of this in one of my replays). Otherwise, I play certain ways against certain people and I gear those different strategies accordingly (to mod).

I adapt my play style to suit the situation that I'm in. For example: when I'm up against someone who utilizes a two-turn kick, I prefer to clap, turn my chest inward and lumbar outward, leaving one foot planted as I use the other to sweep my opponent off their feet, return a kick of my own or set up a toss. When I'm against someone who plays just as passively in order to counter, I'll usually use something odd like a switchkick and do a few strikes before getting into a stable position - or force them to strike first so I defend + knock them off balance and toss. In regular aikido, or other versions w/ the normal sized dojo, I just like to go for basic tosses, getting below my opponent and then throwing them over myself.

I suppose I'm interested in joining Team Aikido for same reason I join organizations in general. Everyone here has a shared interest that I also have, so it'd be nice to get to know some people here and chill ingame w/ them.


Hopefully I added enough substance in my application and not too much description. Direct any general inquiries to me ingame or via PM.

Hugs & kisses.