realaikidoisamartialartinventedbyljubomirvra?arevi?,aself-defenceinstructorfromserbia.itisamixtureofaikido,judoandjujitsutechniques,withsomemodificationsmadebyvra?arevi?himself.
realaikidoisadefencetechniquessystem(empty-handed,aswellasdefenseagainstweaponssuchasknife,pistol,etc.)derivedfromvra?arevi?'sexperienceasabodyguard,militaryandpoliceinstructor.itconsistsof,generallyspeaking,aikido,judoandjujitsu,techniquessimplifiedinsuchawaythattheyareeasilytaughtinsecurityandself-defencecourses.
thecurriculumofrealaikidoitselfismainlybasedonageneralaikidocurriculum,withakyu/dansystemofgrading.
controversy
thereisasubstantialamountofcontroversyregardingthenameofthismartialart,andtheessenceoftheartitself.despiteitsreferringtothejapanesemartialart,realaikidoisnotrecognisedbyanyrelevantaikidoorganisationneitherinitscountryoforigin,serbia,noranyotherinternationalorjapaneseaikidoorganisation.theprimaryreasonforthisisalackofverifiableandnotablelineage.vra?arevi?wasneverdan-gradedbyajapaneseteacheranditisstillamatterofdebateifheeverdidobtaindangradingwithinaikikai(oranyotheraikidoorganisation),andifhedidwhatgradewasit.
itcanbeseenindiplomasandcertificatesthatfrom3rddanonwardshereceivedgrading(withintheworldcentreofrealaikido,anorganisationledbyvra?arevi?)frompersonswithlowerrankingthanhimself.
what"addsfueltothefire"isvra?arevi?'sderogatorybehaviortowards"traditional"aikidoheoftenexpressesinthemediaandpublicingeneral.thisself-servingbehaviourhasledtobitterrelationshipswithneighboringaikidogroupswhichdemand,becauseofbefore-mentionedreasons,thattheword"aikido"isleftoutofthenameofthismartialart.