Glossary

Uke grabs one of tori's wrists with one hand (gyaku-hanmi = mirror stance)

See morote-dori.

Partner exercises, where the staff is used to defend against a sword attack

Diagonal downward cut with the sword, following the line of the kesa (= the front hemline of the jacket).

Breath power of impulse cry: sharp and loud yell to focus energy (usually when striking in an attack).

(Exercises for) connecting the ki between the partners

Ki-Nagare refers to moving with the flow, ‘drawing in’ and ‘expelling’ uke in the course of the movement. This principle is particularly important for the practice of Jiyu-Waza and Randori, where dynamic techniques are applied in rapid succession or when facing multiple attackers.

Basic aikido techniques (grading curriculum), also called kata

Counter-attacking movement in Aikiken, in which the attacker's cut is first deflected with a circular movement that leads directly to a counter-attack with Shomen-Uchi (literal translation: ‘returning the cut’)

"Cut fall", downward throw with a cutting movement