Aikido/Glossary

Concepts

 * Ma-ai - proper distance
 * Zanshin - focus or conentration
 * Mushin - awareness (empty mind)
 * Centering -
 * Extension - pushing out ki energy
 * Blending - synchronizing motion or energy
 * Unbendable - using ki to make an arm or leg unbendable

Attacks

 * Shomenuchi - Strike to front of the head
 * Yokomenuchi - Strike to side of the head
 * Katatetori - one hand grabs one hand
 * Katatori - label grab
 * Hijitori - elbow grab
 * Morotetori (Ryotemochi) - two hands grab one hand
 * Ryotetori - two hands grab two hands
 * Maigeri - front kick
 * Munetsuki - punch to the head or face
 * Ushiro Ryokatatori - both shoulders grabbed from behind
 * Ushiro Tekubitori - both wrists grabbed from behind
 * Ushiro Kubishime - choke from behind with free hand grabbing wrist

Defenses

 * Ikkyo - first defense
 * Nikkyo - second defense
 * Sankyo - third defense
 * Yonkyo - forth defense
 * Gokyo - fifth defense
 * Rokyo - sixth defense
 * Kotegaeshi - wrist twisting defense
 * Shihonage - four direction throw
 * Jujinage - figure ten entaglement
 * Kokyunage - breath throw
 * Koshinage - hip throw

Movement

 * Irimi - entering movement
 * Tenkan - turning movement
 * Tenshin - backwards movement
 * Ura - turning movement
 * Omote - entering movement
 * Uchi-kaiten - inside move
 * Soto-kaiten - outside move

Technique Categories

 * Tai-waza - body techniques
 * Ushiro-waza - attacks from behind
 * Suwari-waza - attacks while kneeling
 * Hanmi-handachi - attacker standing, defender kneeling
 * Atemi-waza - pre-emptive strikes
 * Henka-waza - changing techniques
 * Kaeshi-waza - counter techniques
 * Kihon-waza - basic techniques
 * Oyo-waza - applied techniques
 * Jo-nage - defenses against the Jo
 * Jo-tori - defenses using the Jo
 * Tachi-tori - sword attack defenses
 * Tanto-tori - knife attack defenses