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| Midwest Aikido Federation: Glossery of Aikido Terms | http://www.aikidomaf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&page_id=25 |
| seiza | classic sitting posture (“correct sitting,” “calm sitting”) |
| shikko | knee walking |
| suwari | sitting |
| suwari waza | sitting techniques |
| kamae | stance, posture |
| tachiwaza | standing techniques |
| hanmi | oblique stance |
| ai-hanmi | mutual stance (same foot forward) |
| gyaku-hanmi | mirror image stance |
| uke | receiver, attacker nage - defender, one who is throwing |
| atemi | defensive feint or blow |
| soto | turn in, move outside partner’s arm |
| uchi | turn out, move inside or under partner’s arm |
| te | hand |
| kubi | neck |
| tekubi | wrist |
| kata | shoulder |
| katatori | shoulder grabbed |
| katatetori | one wrist grabbed |
| ryo | both |
| ryotetori | both wrists grabbed |
| morotetori | two hands on one |
| ushiro | from behind |
| ushiro tekubitori | both wrists grabbed from behind |
| ushiro ryokatatori | both shoulders grabbed from behind |
| kokyu | one breath |
| kokyuho | one breath exercise |
| kokyunage | one breath throw |
| shihonage | four corner (four directions) throw |
| jujinage | crossed arms throw |
| kaitenage | rotary throw |
| koshinage | hip throw |
| iriminage | entering throw |
| tenchinage | heaven and earth throw |
| tsuki | front straight punch |
| shomenuchi | top (front) strike |
| yokomenuchi | side (oblique) strike |
| kotegaeshi | wrist turn out |
| kotemawari | wrist turn in (nikyo) |
| kotehineri | wrist twist (sankyo) |
| sumi otoshi | corner drop |
| ryotetori kokyunage | both wrists grabbed, one breath throw |
| ushiro katatori kotegaeshi | shoulder grabbed from behind, wrist turn out |
| agatsu | victory over self |
| masakatsu | victory of correctness |
| katsuhayahi | victory over the speed of light |
| zanshin | the correct posture for finishing a technique |
| irimi | entering movement |
| tenkan | turning movement |
| tenshin | moving back on a 45 degree angle |
| sempai | senior student |
| kohai | junior student |
| omote | to move to the front of uke |
| ura | to move behind uke |
| shihan | teacher of teachers |
| sensei | teacher, reserved for high level instructors ie. shihan |
| yudansha | person with a black belt rank |
| ukemi | the art of falling |
