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Aikido

Index Aikido

is a modern Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. [1]

129 relations: Abdomen, Aiki (martial arts principle), Aiki-jō, Aiki-ken, Aikido concepts, Aikikai, Anatomical terms of motion, Atemi, Ayabe, Kyoto, Bayonet, Black belt (martial arts), Bokken, Budō, Celiac plexus, Christian Tissier, Crown (anatomy), Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu, Dan (rank), Dojo, Empirical evidence, Endurance, Exercise, Extensor digitorum muscle, Face, Feint, Flexibility (anatomy), France, Fumiaki Shishida, Gendai budō, Gozo Shioda, Grappling, Grappling hold, Hakama, Hard and soft (martial arts), Hawaii, Hiroshi Tada, Hitohiro Saito, Hokkaido, Iaidō, Ikebana, Indigo, Irimi, Iwama style, Iwama, Ibaraki, Japan, Japanese calligraphy, Japanese martial arts, Japanese tea ceremony, , ..., John Stevens (scholar), Joint lock, Judo, Jujutsu, Kanji, Karate, Kata, Katana, Katsuaki Asai, Keikogi, Kendo, Kenji Tomiki, Kenjutsu, Ki Society, Kick, Kisshomaru Ueshiba, Knife, Knifehand strike, Koichi Tohei, Kyū, Lever, Martial arts, Masamichi Noro, Maxillary sinus, Minoru Mochizuki, Mitsugi Saotome, Momentum, Morihei Ueshiba, Morihiro Saito, Moriteru Ueshiba, Naginatajutsu, Norm of reciprocity, Onisaburo Deguchi, Oomoto, Periosteum, Pilates, Pressure point, Punch (combat), Qi, Radial nerve, Randori, Relaxation technique, Sakai, Seiichi Sugano, Seiza, Senpai and kōhai, Shinto, Shodokan Aikido, Spear, Steven Seagal, Stick-fighting, Strength training, Stretching, Sword, Tadashi Abe, Tai sabaki, Takeda Sōkaku, Tanabe, Wakayama, Tantō, Tōyō kanji, Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū, Tenkan, Thorax, Throw (grappling), Tokyo, Tori (martial arts), Torso, Tsuki, Uke (martial arts), Ulnar nerve, Utopia, Weapon, Wristlock, Yagyū Shingan-ryū, Yari, Yoga, Yoseikan Aikido, Yoshimitsu Yamada, Yoshinkan. Expand index (79 more) »

Abdomen

The abdomen (less formally called the belly, stomach, tummy or midriff) constitutes the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates.

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Aiki (martial arts principle)

Aiki from a Japanese budo term, at its most basic is a principle that allows a conditioned practitioner to negate or redirect an opponent's power.

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Aiki-jō

Aiki-jō (Kanji: 合気杖 Hiragana: あいきじょう) is the name given specifically to the set of martial art techniques practiced with a jō (a wooden staff about four feet long), practiced according to the principles of aikido.

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Aiki-ken

Aiki-ken (Kanji: 合気剣 Hiragana: あいきけん) is the name given specifically to the set of Japanese sword techniques practiced according to the principles of aikido, taught first by Morihei Ueshiba (aikido's founder), then further developed by Morihiro Saito, one of Ueshiba's most prominent students.

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Aikido concepts

Aikido concepts are ideas that form the philosophical or technical basis of the Japanese martial art aikido.

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Aikikai

The Aikikai is the original school of Aikido.

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Anatomical terms of motion

Motion, the process of movement, is described using specific anatomical terms.

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Atemi

In Japanese martial arts, the term designates blows or strikes to the body, as opposed to twisting of joints, strangleholds, holding techniques and throws.

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Ayabe, Kyoto

is a city located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Bayonet

A bayonet (from French baïonnette) is a knife, sword, or spike-shaped weapon designed to fit on the end of a rifles muzzle, allowing it to be used as a pike.

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Black belt (martial arts)

In East Asian martial arts, the black belt denotes a high competence in the martial art.

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Bokken

A bokken (木剣, bok(u), "wood", and ken, "sword") (or a bokutō 木刀, as they are instead called in Japan) is a Japanese wooden sword used for training.

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Budō

is a Japanese term describing modern Japanese martial arts.

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Celiac plexus

The celiac plexus or coeliac plexus, also known as the solar plexus because of its radiating nerve fibers, is a complex network of nerves (a nerve plexus) located in the abdomen, near where the celiac trunk, superior mesenteric artery, and renal arteries branch from the abdominal aorta.

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Christian Tissier

Christian Tissier (born 1951 in Paris, France) is one of the best known European aikido teachers, who pioneered the art in France.

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Crown (anatomy)

The crown is the top of the head, or the whole head.

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Dai Nippon Butoku Kai

Dai Nippon Butoku Kai 大日本武徳会 ("Greater Japan Martial Virtue Society") was originally established in 1895 in Kyoto.

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Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu

, originally called, is a Japanese martial art that first became widely known in the early 20th century under the headmastership of Takeda Sōkaku.

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Dan (rank)

The ranking system is used by many Japanese organizations and Korean martial arts to indicate the level of one's ability within a certain subject matter.

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Dojo

A is a hall or space for immersive learning or meditation.

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Empirical evidence

Empirical evidence, also known as sensory experience, is the information received by means of the senses, particularly by observation and documentation of patterns and behavior through experimentation.

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Endurance

Endurance (also related to sufferance, resilience, constitution, fortitude, and hardiness) is the ability of an organism to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time, as well as its ability to resist, withstand, recover from, and have immunity to trauma, wounds, or fatigue.

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Exercise

Exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness.

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Extensor digitorum muscle

The extensor digitorum muscle (also known as extensor digitorum communis) is a muscle of the posterior forearm present in humans and other animals.

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Face

The face is a central body region of sense and is also very central in the expression of emotion among humans and among numerous other species.

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Feint

Feint is a French term that entered English via the discipline of swordsmanship and fencing.

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Flexibility (anatomy)

Flexibility or limberness refers to the range of movement in a joint or series of joints, and length in muscles that cross the joints to induce a bending movement or motion.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Fumiaki Shishida

Fumiaki Shishida (born 1949) is a Japanese aikido teacher, and one of traditionally two Shihan of the Japan Aikido Association, where he holds the rank of 8th dan.

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Gendai budō

, literal meaning "modern budo", or, literally meaning "new budo" are both terms referring to modern Japanese martial arts, which were established after the Meiji Restoration (1866–1869).

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Gozo Shioda

was a Japanese master of aikido who founded the Yoshinkan style of aikido.

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Grappling

In hand-to-hand combat, grappling is a close fighting technique used to gain a physical advantage such as improving relative position, or causing injury to the opponent.

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Grappling hold

A grappling hold (commonly referred to simply as a hold; in Japanese referred to as katame-waza,, "grappling technique") is a specific grappling, wrestling, judo or other martial arts grip that is applied to an opponent.

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Hakama

are a type of traditional Japanese clothing.

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Hard and soft (martial arts)

In martial arts, the terms hard and soft technique denote how forcefully a defender martial artist counters the force of an attack in armed and unarmed combat.

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Hawaii

Hawaii (Hawaii) is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States, having received statehood on August 21, 1959.

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Hiroshi Tada

Hiroshi Tada (多田 宏, ただ ひろし, Tada Hiroshi) (born December 14, 1929) is a Japanese aikido teacher holding the rank of 9th dan in the Aikikai.

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Hitohiro Saito

Hitohiro Saito (斎藤 仁弘 Saitō Hitohiro, born 12 February 1957 in Iwama) is an aikido instructor and founding headmaster of Iwama Shin-Shin Aiki Shuren-kai.

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Hokkaido

(), formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is the second largest island of Japan, and the largest and northernmost prefecture.

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Iaidō

, abbreviated with, is a Japanese martial art that emphasizes being aware and capable of quickly drawing the sword and responding to a sudden attack.

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Ikebana

is the Japanese art of flower arrangement.

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Indigo

Indigo is a deep and rich color close to the color wheel blue (a primary color in the RGB color space), as well as to some variants of ultramarine.

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Irimi

In Japanese martial arts, is the act of entering straight into a technique, as opposed to the more indirect entrance into technique called tenkan.

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Iwama style

Iwama Style Aikido is the style of aikido that was taught at Iwama dojo (in Iwama) by the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, and especially the lineage passed on through Morihiro Saito, a close disciple who was given responsibility over Iwama dojo by Ueshiba.

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Iwama, Ibaraki

was a small town located in Nishiibaraki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Japanese calligraphy

also called is a form of calligraphy, or artistic writing, of the Japanese language.

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Japanese martial arts

Japanese martial arts refer to the variety of martial arts native to the country of Japan.

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Japanese tea ceremony

The Japanese tea ceremony, also called the Way of Tea, is a Japanese cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha (抹茶), powdered green tea.

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A is an approximately wooden staff, used in some Japanese martial arts.

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John Stevens (scholar)

John Stevens (born 1947) is a Buddhist priest, teacher of Buddhist studies and Aikido teacher.

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Joint lock

A joint lock is a grappling technique involving manipulation of an opponent's joints in such a way that the joints reach their maximal degree of motion.

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Judo

was created as a physical, mental and moral pedagogy in Japan, in 1882, by Jigoro Kano (嘉納治五郎).

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Jujutsu

Jujutsu (柔術, jūjutsu), also known in the West as Ju-Jitsu or Jiu-Jitsu, is a Japanese martial art and a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which one uses either a short weapon or none.

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Kanji

Kanji (漢字) are the adopted logographic Chinese characters that are used in the Japanese writing system.

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Karate

(Okinawan pronunciation) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom.

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Kata

, a Japanese word, are detailed choreographed patterns of movements practiced either solo or in pairs.

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Katana

Historically, were one of the traditionally made that were used by the samurai of ancient and feudal Japan.

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Katsuaki Asai

Katsuaki Asai (born 1942) is a Japanese aikidoka who is the founder of Aikikai in Germany, and is the highest ranked aikidoka in that country.

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Keikogi

or dōgi is a uniform for training, used in martial arts derived from Japan, or budō.

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Kendo

is a traditional Japanese martial art, which descended from swordsmanship (kenjutsu) and uses bamboo swords (shinai) and protective armour (bōgu).

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Kenji Tomiki

was a Japanese aikido and judo teacher and the founder of competitive aikido (aikido kyogi) style.

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Kenjutsu

is the umbrella term for all (koryū) schools of Japanese swordsmanship, in particular those that predate the Meiji Restoration.

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Ki Society

The is an aikido organization founded by Koichi Tohei in 1971, while he was the chief instructor at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo.

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Kick

A kick is a physical strike using the leg, foot, heel, tibia, thigh or knee (the latter is also known as a knee strike).

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Kisshomaru Ueshiba

was a prominent Japanese master of aikido.

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Knife

A knife (plural knives) is a tool with a cutting edge or blade, hand-held or otherwise, with most having a handle.

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Knifehand strike

In martial arts, a knifehand strike is a strike using the part of the hand opposite the thumb (from the little finger to the wrist), familiar to many people as a karate chop (in Japanese, shutō-uchi).

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Koichi Tohei

(20 January 1920 – 19 May 2011) was a 10th Dan aikidoka and founder of the Ki Society and its style of aikido, officially Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido (literally "aikido with mind and body unified"), but commonly known as Ki-Aikido.

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Kyū

is a Japanese term used in modern martial arts as well as in tea ceremony, flower arranging, Go, shogi, academic tests and other similar activities to designate various grades, levels or degrees of proficiency or experience.

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Lever

A lever is a simple machine consisting of a beam or rigid rod pivoted at a fixed hinge, or fulcrum.

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Martial arts

Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practices, which are practiced for a number of reasons: as self-defense, military and law enforcement applications, mental and spiritual development; as well as entertainment and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural heritage.

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Masamichi Noro

is the founder of Kinomichi and was an uchi-deshi of Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido.

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Maxillary sinus

The pyramid-shaped maxillary sinus (or antrum of Highmore) is the largest of the paranasal sinuses, and drains into the middle meatus of the nose.

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Minoru Mochizuki

was a Japanese martial artist who founded the dojo Yoseikan.

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Mitsugi Saotome

(born March 7, 1937) is a Japanese aikido instructor currently living in the United States.

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Momentum

In Newtonian mechanics, linear momentum, translational momentum, or simply momentum (pl. momenta) is the product of the mass and velocity of an object.

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Morihei Ueshiba

was a martial artist and founder of the Japanese martial art of aikido.

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Morihiro Saito

Morihiro Saito (斉藤 守弘 Saitō Morihiro, March 31, 1928–May 13, 2002) was a teacher of the Japanese martial art of aikido, with many students around the world.

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Moriteru Ueshiba

is a Japanese master of aikido.

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Naginatajutsu

is the Japanese martial art of wielding the.

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Norm of reciprocity

The norm of reciprocity requires that we repay in kind what another has done for us.

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Onisaburo Deguchi

, born Ueda Kisaburō 上田 喜三郎 (1871–1948), is considered one of the two spiritual leaders of the Ōmoto religious movement in Japan.

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Oomoto

, also known as, is a religion founded in 1892 by Deguchi Nao (1836–1918), often categorised as a new Japanese religion originated from Shinto.

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Periosteum

The periosteum is a membrane that covers the outer surface of all bones, except at the joints of long bones.

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Pilates

Pilates is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates, after whom it was named.

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Pressure point

A pressure point (Chinese: 穴位; Japanese: kyūsho 急所 "vital point, tender spot"; Sinhala: නිල/මර්ම ස්ථාන Nila/Marma Sthana (in Angampora); Telugu: మర్మ స్థానం Marma Sthanam; Malayalam: മര്‍മ്മം marmam; Tamil: வர்மம் varmam) derives from the meridian points in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Indian Ayurveda and Siddha medicine, and the field of martial arts, and refers to an area on the human body that may produce significant pain or other effects when manipulated in a specific manner.

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Punch (combat)

A punch is a striking blow with the fist.

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Qi

In traditional Chinese culture, qi or ch'i is believed to be a vital force forming part of any living entity.

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Radial nerve

The radial nerve is a nerve in the human body that supplies the posterior portion of the upper limb.

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Randori

is a term used in Japanese martial arts to describe free-style practice.

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Relaxation technique

A relaxation technique (also known as relaxation training) is any method, process, procedure, or activity that helps a person to relax; to attain a state of increased calmness; or otherwise reduce levels of pain, anxiety, stress or anger.

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Sakai

is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan on the edge of Osaka Bay at the mouth of the Yamato River.

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Seiichi Sugano

Seiichi Sugano (菅野誠一 17 December 1939 – 29 August 2010) was a Japanese aikido instructor who lived and taught in many Western countries.

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Seiza

Seiza (正座 or 正坐, literally "proper sitting") is the Japanese term for one of the traditional formal ways of sitting in Japan.

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Senpai and kōhai

Senpai (先輩, "earlier colleague") and kōhai (後輩, "later colleague") are terms from the Japanese language describing an informal hierarchical interpersonal relationship found in organizations, associations, clubs, businesses, and schools in Japan.

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Shinto

or kami-no-michi (among other names) is the traditional religion of Japan that focuses on ritual practices to be carried out diligently to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past.

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Shodokan Aikido

is the style of Aikido founded in 1967 by Kenji Tomiki (富木 謙治 Tomiki Kenji, 1900–1979).

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Spear

A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head.

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Steven Seagal

Steven Frederic Seagal (born April 10, 1952) is an American actor, film producer, screenwriter, director, martial artist and musician.

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Stick-fighting

Stick-fighting, stickfighting, or stick fighting is a variety of martial arts which use simple long slender, blunt, hand-held, generally wooden 'sticks' for fighting; such as a staff, cane, walking stick, baton or similar.

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Strength training

Strength training is a type of physical exercise specializing in the use of resistance to induce muscular contraction which builds the strength, anaerobic endurance, and size of skeletal muscles.

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Stretching

Stretching is a form of physical exercise in which a specific muscle or tendon (or muscle group) is deliberately flexed or stretched in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and achieve comfortable muscle tone.

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Sword

A sword is a bladed weapon intended for slashing or thrusting that is longer than a knife or dagger.

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Tadashi Abe

(1926 – November 23, 1984) was the first aikido master to live and teach in the west.

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Tai sabaki

is a term from Japanese martial arts and which relates to 'whole body movement', or repositioning.

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Takeda Sōkaku

was known as the founder of a school of jujutsu known as Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu.

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Tanabe, Wakayama

is the second biggest city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.

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Tantō

A is one of the traditionally made Japanese swords (''nihonto'') that were worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan.

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Tōyō kanji

The tōyō kanji, also known as the Tōyō kanjihyō (当用漢字表, "list of kanji for general use") are the result of a reform of the Kanji characters of Chinese origin in the Japanese written language.

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Tenjin Shin'yō-ryū

, meaning "Divine True Willow School", can be classified as a traditional school (koryū) of jujutsu.

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Tenkan

is the Japanese name of a movement practiced in several martial arts.

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Thorax

The thorax or chest (from the Greek θώραξ thorax "breastplate, cuirass, corslet" via thorax) is a part of the anatomy of humans and various other animals located between the neck and the abdomen.

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Throw (grappling)

A throw, in martial arts, is a grappling technique that involves off-balancing or lifting an opponent, and throwing them to the ground, in Japanese martial arts referred to as nage-waza, 投げ技, "throwing technique".

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Tokyo

, officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and has been the capital since 1869.

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Tori (martial arts)

is a term used in Japanese martial arts to refer to the executor of a technique in partnered practice.

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Torso

The torso or trunk is an anatomical term for the central part of the many animal bodies (including that of the human) from which extend the neck and limbs.

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Tsuki

is the Japanese word for "thrust", coming from the verb, meaning "to thrust".

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Uke (martial arts)

() is in Japanese martial arts the person who "receives" a technique.

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Ulnar nerve

In human anatomy, the ulnar nerve is a nerve that runs near the ulna bone.

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Utopia

A utopia is an imagined community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its citizens.

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Weapon

A weapon, arm or armament is any device used with intent to inflict damage or harm.

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Wristlock

A wristlock is a joint lock primarily affecting the wrist-joint and possibly the radioulnar joints through rotation of the hand.

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Yagyū Shingan-ryū

, is a traditional school (koryū) of Japanese martial arts.

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Yari

is the term for one of the traditionally made Japanese blades (''nihonto'') in the form of a spear, or more specifically, the straight-headed spear.

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Yoga

Yoga (Sanskrit, योगः) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India.

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Yoseikan Aikido

Yoseikan Aikido (養正館合気道 Yoseikan Aikidō) is the aikido taught at the Yoseikan Dojo in Shizuoka, Japan, under the direction of Minoru Mochizuki (望月 稔 Mōchizuki Minoru, 1907–2003).

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Yoshimitsu Yamada

Yoshimitsu Yamada (山田嘉光 born February 17, 1938) is an aikido instructor.

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Yoshinkan

Yoshinkan (養神館 Yōshinkan lit. "Hall of Spirit Cultivation") Aikido is a style of aikido that developed after World War II in the Yoshinkan Dojo of Gozo Shioda (1915–1994).

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Aiki-do, Aikibudo, Aikibudō, Aikidoh, Aikidoo, Aikidou, Aikidô, Aikidō, Aikinomichi, Ikkyo, 合気道.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido

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