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AIKIDO TERMS

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Ranks
and titles
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Sensei |

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Instructor |
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Shihan |

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A senior
teacher, properly used within the school only, when
outside, use Sensei |
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Kyu |

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Student
grade, from 10 up to 1. |
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Dan |

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More advanced
grades, from 1 to 10 :
Shodan , Nidan , Sandan , Yondan , Godan , Rokudan , Nanadan ,
Hachidan , Kudan , Judan  |
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Yudansha |

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Members with
dan grades |
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Mudansha |

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Members with
kyu grades |
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Doshu |

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Head of the
way (currently Moriteru Ueshiba,
grandson of O' Sensei) |
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O' Sensei |

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Great
Teacher (Ueshiba, Morihei) |
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Principles : |
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Ikkyo |

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1. principle
= oshi taoshi, ude osae |
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Nikyo |

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2. principle
= kote mawashi, kotemaki |
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Sankyo |

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3. principle
= kote hineri, shibori-kime |
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Yonkyo |

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4. principle
= tekubi osae |
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Gokyo |

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5. principle
= kuji-osae |
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Rokkyo |

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6. principle
= hiji-kime-osae or waki-katame or ude-hishigi. |
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Nanakyo |

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7. principle
= Yonkyo applied to back of wrist |
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Hakyo |

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8. principle
= kote-ori-kakae-kimi, kuji-dori =
Nikyo in which his elbow is in your armpit and his hand
is pulled forward ; Pinning their hand with your foot |
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Kukyo |

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9. principle
= Inverted nanakyo |
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Techniques : |
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Ukemi |

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Lit.
"receiving with the body" |
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Kumitachi |

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Sword
partnership practice |
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Kumijo |

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Staff
partnership practices |
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Tachi dori |

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Sword
takeaways |
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Tanto dori |

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Knife
takeaways |
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Atemi-waza |
 
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Techniques to
strike a vital point |
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Hanmi-handachi waza |
 
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One person
standing, one person sitting techniques |
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Kaeshi-waza |

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Counter
techniques |
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Sutemi waza |

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a technique
accomplished by sacrificing your body
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Suwari waza |

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Techniques
executed with both uke and nage in a seated
position. |
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Ushiro-waza |

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Techniques
from rear attacks |
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Uke-waza |
 
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Blocking
techniques |
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Striking
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Atemi |

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Strike to a
vital point |
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Shomen uchi |

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Overhead
strike to the head. |
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Yokomen uchi |

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Diagonal
strike to the side of the head. |
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Mune tsuki |

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Thrust toward
knot on obi |
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Holds
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Katate dori |

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One hand
holding one hand. |
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Kosadori |

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hand grab (katatedori
ai-hanmi) |
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Morote dori |

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Two hands
holding one hand. |
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Kata dori |

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Shoulder hold
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Ryokata dori |

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Grabbing both
shoulders. |
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Ryote dori |

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Two hands
holding two hands. |
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Mune dori |

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One or two
hand lapel hold. |
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Hiji dori |

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Elbow grab |
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Sode dori |

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Sleeve grab |
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Ushiro
eri-dori |

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Neck grab
from the back (usually the collar ) |
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Ushiro tekubi
dori |

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Wrist grab
from the back. |
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Ushiro ryote
dori |
 
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Wrist grab
from the back. |
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Ushiro
ryokata dori |
 
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Wrist grab
from the back. |
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Ushiro kubi
shime |
 
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Rear choke.
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Throws : |
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Irimi nage |

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Entering
throw ("20 year technique") |
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Juji nage,
Juji garami |

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Arm entwining
throw ( " N. 10 throw", since the arms form the
japanese sign for 10 "+". arms crossed, elbows
locked) |
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Kaiten nage |

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Rotary throw.
uchi-kaiten nage and soto-kaiten nage (inside and
outside) |
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Kokyu ho |

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morotetori
kokyu nage or ryotemochi kokynage ude-oroshi irimi |
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Kokyu nage |

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Breath throw
(There are a zillion of these in Aikido. Most of
them just variations of the basic techniques) |
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Koshi nage |

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Hip throw |
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Kote gaeshi |

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Wrist
turn-out |
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Shiho nage |

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Four
direction throw |
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Tenchi nage |

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Heaven and
earth throw |
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Kokyu dosa |

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Breath-power
movement (from seiza) |

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