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Glossary of terms   AIKIDO TERM DEFINITION EXAMPLES or DESCRIPTION ATTACKS katatori shoulder grab katatori ikkyo, ushiro katatori sankyo   katatetori one-hand grab katate tori shiho nage   ryotetori grab both of partner's wrists ryotetori tenchi nage   mune tsuki punch or thrust to the chest munetsuki kotegaeshi   morote tori grab one wrist with both hands morote tori kokyu nage   shomen uchi direct strike to the front of the head shomen uchi ikkyo   ushiro katatori shoulder grab from behind ushiro kata tori sankyo   ushiro tekubitori grab both wrists from behind ushiro tekubi tori kotegaeshi   yokomen uchi strike to the side of the face or head yokomen uchi shiho nage THROWS ikkyo (omote and ura) first "form" technique also, nikyo, sankyo, yonkyo, gokyo for second through fifth form, resp.   irimi nage "entering" throw     jo nage (or tori) Throwing with, or taking away, the jo (staff) set of techniques with a jo   kaiten nage (omote and ura) "wheel" throw Turn of the wheel "   kokyu nage breath throw throws relying on timing, body movement and attacker's speed and strength, rather than joint locks   kote gaeshi wrist turn throw     randori attack by multiple, usually 4, uke     shiho nage (omote and ura) four directions throw     tachi (bokken) tori sword waza deal with sword attacks   suwari waza seated techniques actually techniques executed while kneeling   tenchi nage (omote and ura) heaven-earth throw   EXERCISES fune kogi undo rowing exercise   hojo walk posture, moving and breathing exercise during warmups     kokyu ho breath exercise done in a kneeling position (seiza)   misogi breathing (okinaga) purification breathing     shikko knee walking preparation for suwari waza Japanese Words + Phrases Used in Day-to-Day Practice bokken wooden sword tachi, generic name for a (real) sword   tanden center of the body, just below the navel     hanmi stance lit., half body, as in facing forward with left or right foot forward, in left or right hanmi, respectively   hanmi handachi half standing techniques with standing uke attacking a kneeling nage   jiyu waza freestyle throwing usually rytotetori kokyunage techniques   jo staff     kamae stance formal posture for attacking or awaiting attack   kokyu breath or breathing kokyu nage, kokyu ho   kyu & dan rank, level or grade in martial arts:     ma'ai interval proper distance between nage and uke for attack and defense   men face or head     tori, or mochi hold, have     nage throw or person throwing shiho nage, irimi nage   onegai shimasu please as in, "please work (train) with me"   omote or irimi front entry shiho nage, omote   ryo both ryote tori, ryote mochi   seiza formal Japanese sitting, on the knees     sensei teacher Head instructor is Sensei; all other instructors are only addressed as Sensei when they are teaching and on the mat   tanto knife, lit. short sword tanto tori waza deal with knife attacks   te hand     tekubi wrist     tori take, grasp katate tori, ryote tori   uchi strike shomen uchi, yokomen uchi attacks   uke receive, i.e. person being thrown, the attacker     ukemi the art of attacking, following and taking the fall "Partner's ukemi is good"; "we have to work on our ukemi"   ura or tenkan entry to the back ikkyo, ura   waza technique     zanshin connection maintain zanshin with your partner throughout the waza or training session

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