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Aikido Techniques

Yokomen - Uchi (hook punch) Ushiro (attack from behind) Sankyo (Wrist lock) Yankyo (Pressure Point) Gokyo (Arm bar) Shihonage (Wrist lock) Kaitennage (Throw) Koshinage (Also called Ogoshi - Hip throw) Kokyunage (Draw technique) Kotegaeshi (Turn out wrist lock) Seionage (Low throw)
LIST OF MOST ATTACKS and TECHNIQUES
ATTACKS
Shime - Choke
Tori or Dori - Grab
Tsuki - Straight punch or thrust with a weapon
Uchi - Stroke with edge of the open hand or Cut with a weapon from over the head
Kata - tori - Shoulder or lapel grab
Katate - tori - Wrist grab
Kosa - dori - Cross hand grab
Mune - tsuki - Straight punch for the heart or solar plexus
Ryote - dori - Two hands grabbing two hands
Ryote - mochi - Two hands grabbing one hand
Shomen - tsuki - Straight punch to the head or face
Shomen - uchi - Strike to the top of the head
Yokomen - uchi - Strike to the side: Usually the temple or the neck
Ushiro - From behind
TECHNIQUES
(The names will have meaning only through study)
Ikkyo - First form (chapter)
Nikyo - Second form
Sankyo - Third form
Yonkyo - Fourth form
Gokyo - Fifth form
Shihonage - Four corner throw
Iriminage - Entering throw
Kaitennage - Turning or rotating throw
Koshinage - Hip throw
Kokyunage - Breath or rhythm throw
Tenchinage - Heaven and earth throw
Kotegaeshi - Wrist turn out
Kikyo Tanden Ho - An exercise of blending the rhythm of your vital energies with the energies of your partner
Tachi - dori - Sword taking
Tanto - dori - Knife taking
Kumi - tachi - Two person sword practice
Kumi - jo - Two person jo practice
Jiyu waza - Free style technique
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