Aiki Terms

Front 1

Nage

Back 1

Person executing a technique

Front 2

Uke

Back 2

Person Receiving a Technique

Front 3

Shikko

Back 3

Knee Walking

Front 4

Seiza

Back 4

Sitting on knees (correct sitting)

Front 5

Gyakuhanmi

Back 5

Stance opposite to opponent (opposite foot)

Front 6

Aihanmi

Back 6

Mutual stance to opponent (same foot)

Front 7

Irimi

Back 7

Entering (penetrating the opponent's defense)

Front 8

Tenkan

Back 8

Turning (a.k.a tai no tenkan)

Front 9

Omote

Back 9

Front (i.e. moving to attacker's front side)

Front 10

Ura

Back 10

Back (moving to attacker's back side)

Front 11

Ushiro

Back 11

Rear (i.e. an attack from the rear)

Front 12

Soto

Back 12

Outside (e.g. Sotokaiten = turning outside uke's arm)

Front 13

Uchi

Back 13

Inside (e.g. Uchikaiten = turning under uke's arm)

Front 14

Katatedori

Back 14

Single wrist grab (from Gyakuhanmi or Aihanmi)

Front 15

Ryotedori

Back 15

Grab both forearms of opponent

Front 16

Morotedori

Back 16

Grab one forearm of opponent with 2 hands

Front 17

Ikkyo

Back 17

First control form (ude osae; arm bar)

Front 18

Nikyo

Back 18

Second control form (kote mawashi; wrist turn)

Front 19

Sankyo

Back 19

Third Control (kote hineri; arm twist)

Front 20

Yonkyo

Back 20

Fourth control (tekubi osae; forearm pin)

Front 21

Gokyo

Back 21

Fifth control form (ude nobashi; arm stretching)

Front 22

Shihonage

Back 22

Four directions throw

Front 23

Iriminage

Back 23

Entering throw

Front 24

Kotegaeshi

Back 24

Wrist turn out throw

Front 25

Kokyunage

Back 25

Trhow using atemi, timing, movement, unbalancing

Front 26

Koshinage

Back 26

Hip throw

Front 27

Shime

Back 27

Choke

Front 28

Katame waza

Back 28

floor pinning technique

Front 29

Bokken

Back 29

wooden sword (bo= wood, ken=sword)

Front 30

Iaito

Back 30

Iadio practice sword (non sharpened)

Front 31

Jo

Back 31

wooden staff

Front 32

Katana

Back 32

samurai sword

Front 33

Shinken

Back 33

Real sword with live blade

Front 34

Tanto

Back 34

Knife

Front 35

Taido

Back 35

Empty handed technique

Front 36

Tagatana

Back 36

Hand blade, edge of hand "hand sword"

Front 37

Kaiten

Back 37

Turning, rotating, returning (e.g. sotokaiten, uchikaiten; also kaeshi-, -gaeshi, kaesu)

Front 38

Atemi

Back 38

Vital point strike. All akido techniques include atemi.

Front 39

Kuzushi

Back 39

Balance breaking

Front 40

Onegai Shimasu

Back 40

Please help me (beginning of practice)

Front 41

Domo arigato gozaimashita

Back 41

Thank you (end of practice)

Front 42

Ukemi

Back 42

Receiving technique (roll or breakfall)