AIKIDO GLOSSARY

POSITIONS OF ATTACKS
AND DEFENCE		  
 ATTACKS GRABS
PUNCHES
STRIKES
KICK
 TECHNIQUES
  
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POSITIONS OF ATTACKS AND DEFENCE

 

 Taichiwaza

 Hanmi-hantachi

 

 Suwariwaza

 


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ATTACKS

 
GRABS

 Katatedori
(wrist grab)

 

 Katadori
(shoulder grab)

 Kosadori
(cross-hand grab)

 

 Morotedori
(two hands grabbing one
wrist/arm)

 

 Ryotedori
(two hands grabbing two wrists/arms)

 

 Ryokatadori
(grabbing both shoulders)

 

 Munedori
(one or two handed lapel grab)

 

 Ushiro ryotedori
(two hands grabbing two wrists/arms from behind)

 

  Ushiro ryohijidori
(two hands grabbing two
elbows from behind)

 

 Ushiro ryokatadori
(grabbing both shoulders
from behind) 

 

  Ushiro eridori
(grabbing from behind) 

 

  Ushiro kubishime
(choke from behind)

 
PUNCHES
 

  Munetsuki
(straight punch to the
middle body)

 

 Menetsuki
(straight punch to the face)

 
STRIKES

 

 Shomenuchi
(overhead strike to the headwith
the blade of the hand)

 

 Yokomenuchi
(strike to the side of the head or neck with the blade of the hand)

 

 Katadori men-uchi
(shoulder grab, punch to the face)

 
KICK

 

 Maegeri
(front kick)

 


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TECHNIQUES

 
 Ikkyo
(the first technique)

IKKYO IRIMI
IKKYO TENKAN

 
 Nikkyo
(second technique-
it uses wrist torque to
control the opponent's center)

NIKYO IRIMI
NIKYO TENKAN

 
 Sankyo
(third technique-
control of the oponent's center
through the wrist and elbow)

 
 Yonkyo
(fourth technique-
control of the oponent's center
through the wrist, elbow, and shoulder)

YONKYO IRIMI
YONKYO TENKAN

 
 Gokyo
(fifth technique)

GOKYO IRIMI
GOKYO TENKAN

 
 Aiki otoshi
(reverse hip throw)

AIKI OTOSHI

 
 Iriminage
(entering throw, a throw whose
main element is irimi)

IRIMINAGE

 

 
 Jujinage
(arm entwining throw)

 
 Kaitennage
(spinning throw)

KAITENNAGE

 
 Kokyunage
("breath" throw)

KOKYUNAGE

 
 Koshinage
(hip throw)

KOSHINAGE

 
 Kotegaeshi
(wrist twist)

KOTEGAESHI

 
 Mae otoshi

 
 Shihonage
(four-direction throw)

SHIHONAGE IRIMI
SHIHONAGE TENKAN

 
 Tenchinage
("heaven and earth" throw)

TENCHINAGE

 

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