Aikido Techniques (Taijuttsu) and Terminology

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General Terms

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Onegai shimasu - "I welcome you to train with me," or literally, "I make a request." This is said to one's partner when initiating practice.

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Domo Arigato Gozaimashita - Japanese for "thank you very much." At the end of each class, it is proper to bow and thank the instructor and those with whom you've trained.

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Aikido Attacks​

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Grabs

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Katate dori - One hand grabbing one hand/wrist

Morote dori - Two hands grabbing one hand/wrist
Kata dori - Shoulder grab

​Ryoute dori - Two hands grabbing two hands/wrists
Ryou kata dori - Grabbing both shoulders

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Punches and Strikes

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Shomen uchi - Overhead strike to the head
Yokomen uchi - Stike to the side of the head
Men tsuki (jodan tsuki) - Straight thrust (punch) to the face
Chudan tsuki - Straight thrust (punch) to the stomach

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Kicks

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Mae geri - Front kick

 

​Technique

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Ikkyo/Ikkajo (Oshi Taoshi, Ude Osae) - First form, "arm pin"

Nikyo/Nikajo (Kote mawashi) - Second form, "wrist turn"
Sankyo/Sankajo (Kote hineri) - Third form, "wrist twist"

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Throws

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irimi nage - Entering throw
Kaiten nage - Rotary throw
Kokyu nage - "Breath" throw

Kote gaeshi - Wrist turning throw
Shiho nage - "Four direction" throw
Sumi otoshi - "Corner drop" throw
Tenchi nage - "Heaven and earth" throw

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Other Terms

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Irimi - Entering

Omote - Front - Enter on the inside

Ura - Back -  Turn to  the outside

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There are different versions of ikkyo: omote and ura. 

 

For ikkyo omote you receive an attack such as shomen (vertical strike), you enter in an ai hanmi stance and do the technique back in the direction uke has come from.

With ikkyo ura, you have a gyaku hanmi stance relative to uke and turn on your front foot.

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Stances

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Ai Hanmi - Natural stance, i.e. uke and nage both have left foot forward.
Gyaku hanmi - Reverse stance, i.e. uke has left foot forward and nage right foot

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Kashima-no-Tachi / Kashima Shinryu Techniques
 

There are a number of "sets" of techniques depending on the weapons being used (for example sword against sword, spear against spear, sword against spear, etc.).

The five sword against sword sets are listed below. These are kumitachi or paired techniques where person who "receives" the technique (uke) is normally the senior student (or teacher). The names are given here for reference, particularly for students studying the techniques. They mean very little without instruction and demonstration.

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鹿島神流剣術 Kashima Shinryu Kenjutsu

Kihondachi are described with drawings in Karl Friday's book "Legacies of the Sword".

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基本太刀 - Kihondachi (basic)

1、袈裟斬 - kesagiri
2、足払浮舟 - ashibaraiukifune
3、斬割 - kiriwari
4、割突 - warizuki
5、位太刀-  kuraidachi

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裏太刀 - Uradachi

1、面太刀付 - mentachizuke
2、袈裟太刀付 - kesadachizuke
3、続飯太刀 - sokuidachi
4、下段籠手止-  gedan kote dome
5、虚太刀籠手斬 - kyodachi kotegiri
6、続飯付 - sokuizuke
7、見切剣中体 - mikirikenchyutai
8、直体中剣 - naoritaichyuken
9、袈裟斬袖摺 - kesagirisodesuri
10、燕飛剣 - enbiken

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相心組太刀 Aishinkumitachi

1、組太刀斬止 - kumitachi kiridome
2、組太刀正眼 - kumitachi seigan
3、組分割突 - kumiwakare warizuki
4、組太刀返籠手 - kumitachi kaeshigote
5、組分倒打 - kumiwakare taoshiuchi

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実戦組太刀 Jissenkumitachi

1、突返 -  tsukikaeshi
2、斬割 - kiriwari
3、続飯太刀 - sokuidachi
4、早抜不動剣 - hayanukifudouken
5、袖摺正眼 - sodesuriseigan
6、下段籠手打 - gedankoteuchi
7、燕返-  tsubamegaeshi
8、逆袈裟斬 - gyakugesagiri
9、鍔競倒 - tsubazeridaoshi
10、追込外斬 -  oikomisotogiri
10、巻太刀追込 - makitachioikomi (alternative)

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合戦太刀 Kassendachi

１、先手突上 - sente tsukiage
２、先手正眼 - sente seigan
３、先手突返 - sente tsukikaeshi
４、先手柄倒 - sente tsukadaoshi
５、先手燕飛倒-  sente enbidaoshi
６、上段抜倒 - joudannukitaoshi
７、下段抜倒 - gedannukitaoshi
８、不動剣 - fudouken
９、袈裟潰 -  kesatsubushi
10、無二剣 -  muniken
 

 

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