Aikido Glossary

• Katate tori - single wrist grab

  片手取 (kata te tori)

  片 = single

  手 = hand

  取 = grab

• Kata tori - shoulder grab

  肩取 (kata tori)

  肩 = shoulder

  取 = grab

• Tsuki - punch

• Mune tsuki - punch to the stomach or Chudan tsuki.

  胸 = Mune (chest)

  中段 (chudan)

  中だん = middle part

  突き(tsuki) = punch or thrust

• Shionage - 4 directions throw

  四方投げ(shi ho na ge)

  四方= four direction

  投げ = throw

• Ikkyo - straight arm lock

  一教 ikkyo = literally means first lesson / first teaching

• Kotegaishi - that wrist lock where you fold the hand back towards the inner of the elbow

  小手返し (kotegaeshi)

  小手 = kote (literally means small hands)

  返し = return

• Ushiro - behind

  後ろ (ushiro) means behind

• Kubishime - neck choke

  首絞め (くびしめ or kubishime) = strangling

• Ushiro kubishime:

  後ろ 首絞め (ushiro kubishime) means strangling from behind

• Kokkyu nage - breath throw

  呼吸 = kokyu means breath
  投げ = nage means throw