Friday, November 18, 2011

What are the Japanese aikido names of the techniques?

I am familiar with some of the Japanese aikido technique terminolgy, such as sankyo (hand twist) and seinoge (hand/hip throw). What are all the aikido techniques called in Japanese? LOl...there are really only 10 defensive techniques so this shouldn%26#039;t be that hard...|||To elaborate more on Jake Lo%26#039;s answer. The Katame Waza or Flooring techniques(meaning techniques applied which ends up with the attacker on the floor in a pin or lock) are basically named numerically in Japanese to indicate the order in which the basic techniques are taught. The word Kyu means grade, therefore Ikkyu, Nikyu, Sankyu, Yonkyu and Gokkyu basically means First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Fourth grade and Fifth grade respectively. Although formally, during exams, the student is required to refer to both the numerical designation as well as the descriptive name of the technique, like Ikkyu Ude Osae, Nikkyu Kote Mawashi, Sankyu Kote Hineri or Yonkyu Tekubi Osae and Gokyu Ude Nobashi.





The Nage Waza or %26quot;throwing techniques%26quot; however are not named numerically and are different in that as the word Nage means throw, the terms attached to it are figurative words describing the type of throw. Irimi Nage is translated as %26quot;entering throw%26quot;, while Shiho Nage means %26quot;Four Corner or Four directional throw%26quot;, Koshi Nage means %26quot;Hip throw%26quot;, Kaiten Nage means %26quot;Circular or Rotary throw%26quot;, Tenchi Nage means %26quot;Heaven and Earth throw%26quot;, Kokyu Nage means %26quot;Breath throw%26quot; and although Kote Gaeshi, which technically means a %26quot;twisting wristlock or a wrist turn out lock%26quot;, is not a throw per se, but when applied suddenly to a moving attacker usually ends up in a throw, so therefore it is classified under the Nage category. Seionage however as pointed out, comes from Judo not Aikido.|||It%26#039;s not seoinage in Aikido, that%26#039;s in Judo. In Aikido the closest thing would be called koshinage for a hip throw or if using the hands, ryote-dori koshinage. The Aikido arm/hip throw is slightly different than the seoinage of Judo.





There are a bunch of basic techniques. They include Ikkyo, Nikkyo, Sankyo, Yonkyo, Gokkyo, Shiho-nage, Kote-gaeshi, Kokyu-nage (Sayu-nage), Irimi-nage, Tenchi-nage, Koshi-nage, Juji-garumi, Kaiten-nage, Kokyu-dosa, Sumi-otoshi, Zenpo-nage and Tai-no-henko.





Edit: Thanks for the clarification below but just to explain a little more it should be referenced with -kyo at the end meaning teaching or technique as opposed to -kyu which is level or grade (white belt rankings). Therefore, when talking about the first arm pin for example it should be Ikkyo Ude Osae.|||Here are the ten aikido techniques from Stefan Stenudd:





1. Tachiwaza-mae ( standing attacks from the front )


2, Tachiwaza-ushiro ( standing attacks from the rear)


3. Suwariwasa (tori and uke sitting )


4. Hanni handachiwasa (tori sitting, uke standing)


5. Tantodori (defense against knife)


6. Tachidori (defense against sword)


7. Jodori (defense against staff)


8. Kaeshiwaza ( counter techniques )


9. Henkawaza (changed techniques)


10. Kogeki (attacks in aikido )





Thanks for the question.|||there%26#039;s a lot of techniques and variations to the basic techniques in aikido


the basic wrist locks in order are


ikyo


nikyo


sankyo


jonkyo


gokyo





there%26#039;s various throws (nage)


shiho nage (sword throw)


irimi nage (neck lock)


koshi nage (hip throws)


uchi kaiten nage (under arm throw)


soto kaiten nage


tenchi nage


kokyu nage (literally breath throws more balance excercises)


and there%26#039;s still a lot more stuff that comes to mind


juji garami (arm lock)


hiji kime o sae (nasty shoulder lock)


and so many many more


on top of that there%26#039;s an endless amount of variations on every technique which makes the number of techniques near to endless|||ikyo


nikyo


sankyo


yonkyo


gokyo


shiho-nage


kotegaiishi


irimi-nage


kaiten-nage


tenchi-nage


kokyu-tandan-ho





these are the basic ones that any other technique in aikido uses and derives from after learning these any others are a cake walk. it would also help if the charater converer on my pc was working so you could see them in japanese as well. lol

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