"Fifth form": disarming of a knife attack by direct entry with two-handed grip of the lower arm, execution similar to NIKYO URA.
See also: Tanto
Elbow locking pin: "wrapping" Uke's striking arm and kneeling down backwards.
See also: Rokkyo
See juji-garami
See also: Juji-garami, Juji-nage
"Arm-stretching pin" or "first technique".
See also: Nikyo, Sankyo
See also: Irimi, Kaiten
"Inner throw" with direct entry (irimi).
See also: Sokumen-irimi-nage
Free application of a number of techniques (usually to a given attack).
Disarming an uke who is attacking with a jo
See also: Aikijo, Jo
"Arm-twisting cross-pin throw": tori grabs both of uke's wrists, while his arms are crossed, pin is against uke's ellbow.
See also: Hiji-nage Juji-nage
See also: Hiji-nage, Juji-garami
Counter technique: uke transforms tori's technique without interrupting the flow by taking advantage of an opening in tori's movement or stance. For example, an ikkyo technique can be countered with an ikkyo by changing the position.
See also: Henka-waza
"Cut fall", downward throw with a cutting movement
See also: Ushiro-kiri-otoshi
Breathing power exercise and throw, usually from suwari-waza responding to the ryote-dori attack. The goal is to redirect and throw uke.
See also: Kokyu-nage, Kokyu-nage-Naname, Ryote-dori
Breathing power throws, i.e. all techniques that do not use levers or grabs, but let uke's energy go past or redirect it using a simple contact.
See also: Kokyu-ho, Kokyu-nage-Naname
Breath throw with direct entry into the partner (tachi-waza).
See also: Kokyu-ho, Kokyu-nage, Sokumen-irimi-nage
Hip throw
"Reversed-wrist throw" - a technique where uke is thrown with a contact at the wrist. This is a very popular technique for break falls.
"Arm-turning pin" or "second form".
See also: Ikkyo, Sankyo
See hiji-kime-osae
See also: Hiji-kime-osae
"Wrist-turning pin" or "third form".
See also: Ikkyo, Nikyo, Uchi-kaiten-sankyo
Cutting exercise with bokken: cutting in all four directions
See also: Aikiken
"Sword throw" or "four-direction throw".
See also: Udekime-nage
See kokyu-nage naname.
See also: Irimi-nage, Kokyu-nage-Naname
"Spinning throw" or "wheel throw" with outside entry.
See also: Kaiten, Uchi-kaiten-nage
"Corner drop": tori influences uke's center in a way that makes uke tip over one side.
Turning exercise with partner: UKE grabs KATATE-DORI, TORI uses TENKAN to turn to the outside. UKE keeps the grip - both partners maintain connection.
See also: Aiki-taiso, Katate-dori, Tenkan
"Heaven-and-earth throw", where tori moves one hand up and the other one down in order to throw uke.
"Spinning throw" or "wheel throw" with direct entry.
See also: Kaiten, Soto-kaiten-nage, Uchi-kaiten-sankyo
SANKYO, executed via an UCHI-KAITEN-NAGE entry
See also: Sankyo, Uchi-kaiten-nage
"Ellbow-stretching throw".
See also: Shiho-nage
"Cut fall from the back", throw with a cutting movement in the back of UKE, stepping sidewards
See also: Kiri-otoshi
"Wrist-fixing pin" or "fourth form" (also known as Tekubi Osae)
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