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Aikido Vocabulary... please scroll down Aikido (eye key doe) Ai = harmony, Ki = spirit, Do = The Way or Path Dojo - Literally "place of the Way." Also "place of enlightenment." The place where we practice aikido O'Sensei - (Oh sen-say) Morehei Ueshiba, the great teacher founder of Aikido Sensei - Teacher. Nage - (nah-gay) throw, the person who throws Uke - (ooh-kay) A person who receives an attack. Generally, uke refers to the person being throw Stance/ Posture : Hanmi - Triangular stance / feet in a T position (Most often aikido techniques are practiced with UKE and NAGE in pre-determined stances. This is to facilitate learning the techniques and certain principles of positioning with respect to an attack). Ai hanmi - same foot forward (Mutual stance where UKE and NAGE each have the same foot forward (right-right, left-left). Gyaku hanmi - Opposing stance (if UKE has the right foot forward, NAGE has the left foot forward, if UKE has the left foot forward, NAGE has the right foot forward). Seiza - Sitting on one's knees. Sitting this way requires acclimatization, but provides both a stable base and greater ease of movement than sitting cross-legged. Suwari waza - (soo-wah-ree wah-zah) - techniques from sitting Hanmi Handachi - (hawn-mee hawn-dah-chee) - Uke standing, nage siting Tachi Waza - (tah-chee wah-zah) standing techniques Waza- (Wah-zah) Technique Shiko (shee-koe) - Knee walking. Jodan - Upper position , JODAN NO KAMAE is thus a stance with the hands or a weapon held in a high position in respect of one’s body. Chudan - Middle position, Thus CHUDAN NO KAMAE = a stance characterized by having one's hands/sword in a central position in respect to one's body. Gedan - Lower position. GEDAN NO KAMAE is thus a stance with the hands or a weapon held in a lower position in respect of ones body Ukemi: Ukemi literally "receiving [with/through] the body," thus, the art of falling in response to a technique. MAE UKEMI are front roll-falls, USHIRO UKEMI are back roll-falls. Ideally, one should be able to execute UKEMI from any position and in any direction. The development of proper ukemi skills is just as important as the development of throwing skills and is no less deserving of attention and effort. Kihon-(Key-hohn)basic form of technique Ki-no- nagare (key-no-nah-gah-ree) Fluid form of technique Names of Basic Techniques: Ikkyo 1st technique (ee-kio) - First Technique - arm pin. Nikkyo 2nd technique (nee-kio) - Second technique, control wrist by turning it in. Sankyo 3rd technique (son-kio) - Third technique, control wrist by twisting it. Yonkyo 4th technique Gokkyo 5th technique Shi-ho-nage 4 corner throw (shee-hoe-nah-geh) - Four direction throw, take Uke's wrist, pivot 180° over Nage's head and then turn Uke's wrist to back of Uke's shoulder Tenchinage - (ten-she-nah-geh) - Heaven (ten) & earth (chi) throw, a type of Iriminage. Koshi-nage - Hip throw Kokyunage - is often used for techniques with no specific name. Breath power throw. Kokyu: Breath Part of aikido is the development of "KOKYU RYOKU", or "breath power." This is the coordination of breath with movement. Also breath control may facilitate greater concentration and the elimination of stress. In many traditional forms of meditation, focus on the breath is used as a method for developing heightened concentration or mental equanimity. This is also the case in aikido. Words of Command: Hijimi- (hah-jee-may) BeginMate - (mah-tay) WaiteYame –(Yah-may) Stop Attack grabs by Uke: Dori - ( Door-ree ) grab Tsuki (T’ski) Thrust or punch Uchi (Oo- chee) To strike Shomen - Front or top of head. Also the designated front of a DOJO. Shomen uchi(show-mehn oo-chee) strike to forehead Yoko men – Side of the head. Yoko men uchi(yo-koe mah-new-chee) - strike to the side of the head Katate dori (kah-tah-teh doe-ree) - one hand grab to wrist Kata dori (kah-tah doe-ree) - one hand grab to shoulder Morote dori(moe-row-teh doe-ree) - two hands on one Mune dori (moo-neh doe-ree) - one-lapel grab from the front Mune tsuki(moo-neh tsoo-key) - thrust or punch to the stomach Ryokata dori(ree-oh-kah-tah doe-ree) - front two-shoulder grab Ryote dori(ree-oh-teh doe-ree) - both wrists grabbed from the front Atemi - (Striking the Body) Strike directed at the attacker for purposes of unbalancing or distraction. Atemi is often vital for bypassing or "short-circuiting" an attacker's natural responses to aikido techniques. Ura - ``Rear.'' Ushiro - (ooh-she-row) Back, behind, rear Ushiro Waza - (wah-zah) techniques from rear Ushiro kubishime - (oo-she-roe koo-bee-she-meh) - back choke Ushiro ryokata dori -(orr-she-roe ree-oh-kah-tah doe-ree) - shoulders grabbed from behind Ushiro tekubi dori -(oo-she-roe teh-koo-bee doe-ree) - both wrists grabbed from behind Weapons: Aiki-ken – (Eye-key- ken)swordsmanship according to the principles of aikido Ken - (Ken) Japanese sword Bokken - Wooden sword used in practice Kumi tachi (koo-mee-tah-chi) advanced partner practice with ken Tachi - A type of Japanese sword Tachi dori - (tah-chee doe-ree) - sword-taking techniques Happo Giri - 8 directions; as in HAPPO-UNDO (8 direction exercise) or HAPPO-GIRI (8 direction cutting with the sword). The connotation here is really movement in all directions. In aikido, one must be prepared to turn in any direction in an instant. Jo - Wooden staff about 4'-5' in length Kumi-jo - (koo-mee-joe) advanced partner practice Jo dori - (joe toe-ree) - jo taking techniques Tanto -(Than- toe) Wooden knifeTunken dori -(tun-ken doe-ree) - knife-taking techniques Soto Mawari - (mah-wah-re) - Outside variation. "Outside." Thus, a class of aikido movements executed, especially, outside the attacker's arm(s). (see UCHI) Uchi Mawari - Inside turn, "Inside." A class of techniques where NAGE moves, especially, inside (under) the attacker's arm(s). (but also a strike, e.g., SHOMEN UCHI |
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