Basic Glossary
This is intended to be a basic glossary of terms that are commonly encountered at the Sangamon Aikikai.
It is not all-inclusive.
Strikes
- shomen uchi - front or top of head
- yokomen uchi - side of head
- tsuki - thrust or punch
Grabs
- katate tori - one hand grab
- ryote tori - both hands grab both wrists
- morote tori - two hands grab one arm (baseball bat style)
- kata tori - shoulder grab
Movements
- irimi - entering
- tenkan - turning
- tenshin - diagonal retreat
Stances
- gyaku hanmi - opposite, or mirror, stance
- ai hanmi - same foot forward
Front and Back
- omote - front
- ura - rear
- ushiro - backwards or behind
Roles
- uke - the attacker (the receiver)
- nage - the defender (the thrower)
General
- dojo - where we practice
- kamiza - small shrine in the front of the dojo
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