Aikido/Terminology

Resource type: this resource is a glossary.

Concepts

• Ma-ai - proper distance
• Zanshin - focus or conentration
• Mushin - awareness (empty mind)
• Centering -
• Extension - pushing out ki energy
• Blending - synchronizing motion or energy
• Unbendable - using ki to make an arm or leg unbendable
• uke - receiver of the technique to work on
• tori or shite - applier the technique to work on

Attacks

• Shomenuchi - Strike to front of the head
• Yokomenuchi - Strike to side of the head
• Katatetori - one hand grabs one hand
• Katatori - label grab
• Hijitori - elbow grab
• Morotetori (Ryotemochi) - two hands grab one hand
• Ryotetori - two hands grab two hands
• Maigeri - front kick
• Munetsuki Kao Tsuki - punch to the head or face
• Ushiro Ryokatatori - both shoulders grabbed from behind
• Ushiro Tekubitori - both wrists grabbed from behind
• Ushiro Kubishime - choke from behind with free hand grabbing wrist

Defenses

• Ikkyo - first defense
• Nikkyo - second defense
• Sankyo - third defense
• Yonkyo - forth defense
• Gokyo - fifth defense
• Rokyo - sixth defense
• Kotegaeshi - wrist twisting defense
• Shihonage - four direction throw
• Jujinage - figure ten entaglement
• Kokyunage - breath throw
• Koshinage - hip throw

Movement

• Irimi - entering movement
• Tenkan - turning movement
• Tenshin - backwards movement
• Ura - rear turning movement
• Omote - front entering movement
• Uchi-kaiten - inside move
• Soto-kaiten - outside move

Technique Categories

• Tai-waza - body techniques
• Ushiro-waza - attacks from behind
• Suwari-waza - attacks while kneeling
• Hanmi-handachi - attacker standing, defender kneeling
• Atemi-waza - pre-emptive strikes
• Henka-waza - changing techniques
• Kaeshi-waza - counter techniques
• Kihon-waza - basic techniques
• Oyo-waza - applied techniques
• Jo-nage - defenses against the Jo
• Jo-tori - defenses using the Jo
• Tachi-tori - sword attack defenses
• Tanto-tori - knife attack defenses

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