Techniques

 

Pinning Techniques

• Ikkyo - the most basic of all aikido techniques, arm over head while holding wrist and elbow

• Nikyo - the second most basic pinning technique, a wrist throw

• Sankyo - a wrist lock with elbow in the air

• Yonkyo - knuckle to spot on wrist (that secrete spot only your partner knows)

• Gokyo - like ikkyo but for knife: thumb down

 

Throwing Techniques

• Aikitosh - when you take uke’s legs off the ground for them (they didn't need them)

• Hijikame - an elbow lock (lock not break.  Be nice)

• Iriminage - an entering throw that revolves around you and control uke’s head

• Jujinage - a throw when you cross the arms into a big roll or fall

• Kaitennage - a wheel throw, it means circular

• Kokyuho - breathing technique (never hold your breath)

• Koshinage - a hip throw (the one you  use on  demonstrations)

• Kotegaeshi - a wrist lock with the arm extending (really good for pictures)

• Shihonage - four corner throw when ukes hand is behind their head

• Tenchinage - heaven and earth, one side goes up, the other down

 

Weapon Techniques

• Bokuto waza - Techniques performed with bokken (wooden sword)

• Football waza  - Doesn't exist.  I made this up

• Jo Tori - Disarm attacker of jo (staff) (not the former manager of the Yankees)

• Jo Waza - Techniques performed with jo

• Tachi Tori - Disarm attacker of bokken

• Tanto Tori - Disarm attacker of tanto (wooden knife)

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Attacks

 

Strikes

• Atemi – a strike

• Katatori - One hand grab to shoulder

• Shomenuchi – strike to top of head

• Tsuki – punch to stomach

• Yokomenuchi – strike to neck

 

Grabs

• Katatetori - One hand grab – same side

• Katatori - Shoulder grab

• Katatorimenuchi – grab gi and hit top of head

• Moroteatori – two hands grab to one wrist

• Ryokatatori – two hand on gi at each shoulder

• Ryotetori – one hand per wrist

 

Ushiro (behind)

• Ushiro Kubishime - Choke from behind with wrist grab

• Ushiro Ryokatatori - Both shoulders held from behind

• Ushiro Ryokatatori – grab gi from behind

• Ushiro Ryotetori (or Ushiro Tekubitori )– grab each wrist from behind

 

 

Extra Stuff

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Miscellaneous Terms

• Aikido – The way to harmonizing with Ki (This is why you are on this website)

• Ai Hanmi - Both Uke and Nage have same foot forward

• Gyaku Hanmi- Uke and Nage stand in a mirror image (left foot to right foot)

• Hakama - Wide, pleated pants (usually black or dark blue) (Difficult to fold)

• Hanmi - basic stance with  back foot at 90° and front foot pointing forward

• Hanmi Handachi - Nage in sitting position and uke standing (talk about a disadvantage)

• Jiyu waza - Interval attacks with one attacks and nage varying techniques

• Kamiza - Seat of honor. If dojo, directly in front where you face to start class

• Ki - The universal energy of life

• Kōhai - Training junior (someone who started his or her training after you did yours)

• Nage – Person who throws

• O-Sensei - Great Teacher." An honorific title reserved for Ueshiba Morihei, the founder of aikido

• Randori - Freestyle–rapid all-out attacks with multiply ukes. (When the fun starts)

• Seiza - Sitting, meditative posture (for people with good knees)

• Sempai - Training senior (someone who started his or her training before you did yours)

• Suwariwaza - Nage and uke perform techniques on knees

• Tai No Henko (or Hanka Waza) - Reverse a technique (Who's the uke now)

• Tai Sabaki - Body movement (when you want to sound smart saying basics)

• Tencon - Pivoting on the front foot while  advancing  forward

• Uke - Person being thrown

• Undo - Exercise (not a command on your computer)

• Waza - Technique

• Yūdansha - Practitioner possessing rank of black belt

 

Directions

• Irimi - To Enter

• Omote - Front or a technique done going forward

• Soto - Outside

• Uchi – Inside

• Ura – Behind or a technique done while doing a Tencon