Talk:Real Aikido

message: This Wiki page seems to be just an advertisement for and by the owner of a brand or trade named martial arts school or program or business named "Real Aikido", although it seems not recognized by aikido authorities. 
For what it is worth, "USMA Hall of Fame" is a working link to the induction entry for 'Instructor Vladimir Djordjevic' in 2002 (kept also for 2003 & 2004, but not since) for starting the "United States Center of Real Aikido" somewhere in Illinois.<BR>--Wikidity (talk) 03:32, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Brand Name Advertisement

message: I don't really understand you. What do you mean when you say that I may not write about it?? Of course I can!
The fact is, YOU may not write about it! If you had read Wikipedia policies you would have seen that it is considered inappropriate if you write about yourself. So, it turns out I can write about it and you can't.
I didn't put this copyright violation notice, and I believe you that you are from the sites that hold the copied material, I know there is no problem. But, you need to understand that it is not enough just to come and say "Hey, it's OK, that is my site", you have to somehow prove it, you have to have some kind of an official permission to use the material, or prove that you yourself are the copyright holder of the text. Just saying "It's OK", won't work.
And even when you do settle the copyright issue, the article you put is not appropriate for a Wikipedia article, because it violates some Wikipedia policies and etiquette. As I already said, you can't write about yourself (or your organization), the article also contained POVs ("Point of View"). For example, if I remember correctly, it said that Real aikido is very flexible and efficient. That is a point of view! How can you prove it is like that, it doesn't mean anything.
I looked at the article about Vracarevic, and it is the same story... I think it is just copy/paste from wcra site (haven't had the time to check), bunch of POVs (Vracarevic great master, a child training program that "gives wonderful results" etc.) and so on... I'm sorry, but that is not how things can be written in an encyclopaedia article.
I guess What I wrote isn't perfect either (nothing ever is ;) ), but at least it is from an external party, and it tries to avoid POV.
I tried to explain in the article, why Aikikai doesn't want to recognize your "style". The bottom is that according to the true authorities, 'Real Aikido' IS NOT aikido. It is not just a different style of aikido, it is a completely different martial art!  And since I'm on the talk page let me give you a bit of POV ;)<BR>
{This is a non-sensical sentance, and should be corrected or removed, " - even worse reason is the constant insulting your soke is directing towards aikido."}<BR>
What the hell does "real" aikido mean anyway?? Does it mean that regular aikido is somehow "imaginary" or what?? Depriving the art of aikido of it's philosophical part is not just incorrect from the side of facts, as I said in the article, but it is also considered a great insult to people that teach aikido and to O-sensei {?} himself. And the claim that you have some kind of support from Japanese senseis is an outright lie! If soke Vracarevic earned any respect in Japan 'Real Aikido' would be recognized by aikikai. In fact they are pissed off :).
Now, the bottom line is, it is not important if you have any recognition, if you think you are doing the right stuff then do it! But if you don't respect any of the principles of aikido laid down by O'sensei and his students why the hell do you call your art aikido?? Why must you confuse people? Is it because you enjoy the "commercial" appeal of the name "Aikido"? This is what aikikai finds unacceptable! No one has anything against your art, but please, don't call it aikido, because it is not.
You said it yourself, it it is a mixture of yoshinkan (by the way, aikikai is NOT a style of aikido, it is an organization of aikido that has many styles in it, just about every aikikai shihan has his own "style"), ju-justsu, aiki-jutsu and Vracarevic's own techniques. Now, I don't know about his techniques, but I know that ju-jutsu and aiki-jutsu are NOT aikido (similar in some way, but not aikido), so therefore, RA IS NOT AIKIDO!
And as for the article, I welcome you to take part in editing it and fix if I wrote something that is not true. This is the reason I marked it as a stub --- I don't feel that I know enough about the technical side of RA, and I wanted someone to fill it with more accurate data. Thanks!
And, Adil, and all the others that practice RA, please no hard feelings, it is not my intention to cause them!
--Sabate 00:48, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: User:Sabate

message: This section needs to be re-worked.  The primary reason for lack of recognition is a lack of verifiable and noteable lineage.  There is too much variation in the Aikido world with respect to spirituality for that to be a reason and as for ethics - one really should give an example where "Real Aikido" teaches unethical behavior.  We should aim for a NPOV.
Furthermore, exercises that are considered fundamental to aikido, such as breathing execises, are completely ignored in real aikido.
Again - what you consider fundamental I might not.  It really depends on the style.
What "adds fuel to the fire" is Vračarević's derogatory behavior towards "traditional" aikido he often expresses in the media and public in general. This often leads to a false image of aikido as an art that does not "work" in "real situations", which is not true because technical effectiveness of a martial art can not be determined a priori, but is a result of the situaion itself and the mastery of the individual that is applying a certain art. Therefore, we can imagine any martial art as both being effective and ineffective depending on a range of conditions. The claim of aikido uneffectiveness is further invalidated by the fact that most, if not all, schools of aikido conduct a thorough analysis of each technique from the standpoint of its offensive and defensive characteristics and capabilities.
This is more of an appology for Aikido in general and frankly Vračarević's is on stronger ground here.  I would keep the first sentence followed by something along the lines of This self-serving behaviour has led to bitter relationships with neighboring Aikido groups.Peter Rehse 03:04, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I agree. I myself wasn't pretty satisfied with the way this section turned out, but I wrote it in a rush and didn't really take care of details and principles. I will now try to rework it with these suggestions keeping it minimal. --Sabate 17:35, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Controversy 

message: The Real_Aikido/Temp article has now been moved to the main page and I have put in a request for deletion of the Temp article.Peter Rehse 11:14, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Real_Aikido/Temp article

message: Very thanks for it. 
If you written it thanks but you may not write about it. The copyrighted article which i placed was the article written about us. 
No problem.
I want to add little comment.
Real Aikidokas dont conflicts with any styles. Confilcts come from Aikikai federations :(
They dont want to recognize our style.
And i cant say that real aikido uses any judo technics. It`s not very correct.
Real Aikido based on Aikido aikikai, yoshinkan, jiu-jitsu and especially taked many technics from Aiki-Jitsu and modified. I must say that master Vracarevich showed us his own technics which he created himself. 
--AdilAliev 09:51, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Right - that has got to be proved.  Especially the 7th Dan from Shioda.Peter Rehse 03:07, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  thanks 

message: If Ljubomir Vracarevich was graded by Hiroshi Tada and Kisshomaru Ueshiba, and received 7th dan from Gozo Shioda, we need to have a source that shows that. Heroeswithmetaphors (talk) 05:13, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources 

message: I just saw a YouTube video that shows Real Aikido people performing in France on what appears to be a mainstream TV program, similar to the many Tissier-sensei videos. I think this counts as objective evidence of notability, so I have been bold and removed the notability notice. Now, we really need some published statements about Real Aikido from Aikikai people or Yoshinkan people.
Heroeswithmetaphors (talk) 05:41, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notability 

message: The link of the World Center of Real Aikido doesn't work. I couldn't find their website (the one, I found by Google doesn't work either). Somebody, who knows the right address, should repair the link. Kenadra  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.216.44.129 (talk) 19:44, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: External links

message: Hurray, Wikipedia community! This article was previously a POV-pushing mess but has been pared down to contain only factual statements. Yes!  Heroeswithmetaphors (talk) 17:41, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hurray 

message: Good morning, please allow me to introduce myself, my name is sensia Ross Hodder 4th dan shin gi tai akido 4th dan kyu shin ryu 2nd dan billy doakes jujitsu.i and my students are very interested in joining your  assocation ,we have been watching as much as possible on line ,
                                   Do you have an on line course, as we live and practice  in England,and do you take other schools into your school     yours sensia Ross  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.250.231.9 (talk) 15:19, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  kyu shin ryu akijutsu school