Aikido/Terminology
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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 - 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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