It's supposed to be painful. The whole concept behind breaking wrists, elbows, shoulders etc, is that you cause the opponent incapacitating pain and/or damage.
Take notice how his opponents are actually very good at moving in ways to avoid these injuries for a long as possible, and of cause Seagal is only demonstrating here so they are let up, and not killed/hurt, but yes you are right that it is probably painful.
Very impressive martial art.
I meant "painful" as in watching Seagal try to move. He's so fat, stiff and out of shape that he looks in pain just walking.
I remember telling my Aikido instructor that the moves weren't working for me in real life. When I try to throw people like I see the Black Belts do and like we do in training I can't budge any body.
So the instructor took me through the movement. When he got to the point where he tried to throw me he said, "Roll."
I said, "What?"
He said, "Roll?"
"But aren't you suppose to throw me first?"
He repeated again with a bit more impatience, "Roll."
So I rolled as stood over me in triump.
He then said to me, "Don't ever be afraid to roll."
Mind you, I'm like 8 or 9 years old. So I tell him, "Ah, I see. The guy I fought with and the guys I try to train and practice with don't know how to roll."
He then said to me, "You should bring them to this dojo and we will teach them."
Wait until I tell the story about when I asked my instructor how come in Aikido we never learn or practice how to punch.
