Kotogaeshi from Yokomenuchi must be performed while moving in order to dodge the second punch. Learn the Aikido technique Kotegaeshi from Yokomenuchi in this free Aikido video lesson featuring 4th degree black belt Gary... more »
Kubishime from a hook punch is performed after first ducking the punch. Learn the Aikido technique Kubishime from Yokomenuchi in this free Aikido video lesson featuring 4th degree black belt Gary... more »
Nodo Nage from Yokomenuchi is done by blocking your opponent’s punch, grabbing their head, and letting gravity take them down. Learn the Aikido technique Nodo Nage from Yokomenuchi in this free Aikido video lesson featuring 4th degree black belt Gary... more »
Sankyo from Yokomenuchi is done by throwing an atemi and ducking under the opponent’s arm. Learn the Aikido technique Sankyo from Yokomenuchi in this free Aikido video lesson featuring 4th degree black belt Gary... more »
Yokomenuchi Kaitenage requires good timing and practice. Learn the Aikido technique Zenonage from Yokomenuchi in this free Aikido video lesson featuring 4th degree black belt Gary... more »
Irimi nage (entering throw) is an Aikido technique where the defender enters linearly behind the attacker, gains the initiative and seizes him by the collar or neck with one hand while entering under the chin with the other arm and then downward to execute the throw. The “Irimi” concept involves entering deeply around or... more »
Kaiten nage (rotary throw). The principle of the technique is as follows: you take the lead arm of your attacker and lead it in a large circle perpendicular to the floor (this is where the “wheel” part comes in). This lead forces your uke to fall forward and down. As the arm starts to... more »
Karate and Aikido are popularly viewed as vastly different styles. Their approaches to the martial arts appear to come from opposite ends of the hardness/softness spectrum. Aikido is considered a soft style, while Karate is viewed as a hard system. Yet, they share many similarities. Aikido contains heavy Japanese spiritual and religious overtones. There... more »
Kenshiro Abbe (15 December 1915 – 1 December 1985) was a prominent Japanese master of Judo, Aikido, and Kendo. He introduced Aikido to the United Kingdom in 1955, and founded the Kyushindo system. Abbe was a graduate of the famous Budo Senmon Gakko, having studied judo and kendo there. Following an illustrious early career... more »
Ki-Aikido (Shinshin Touitsu Aikidō) is the style of aikido, a modern Japanese martial art developed by Koichi Tohei. Ki-Aikido is not practiced as a competitive sport. The English translation of Ki-Aikido literally means “the way of harmony with universal energy”. Emphasizing harmony and grace of movement, Ki-Aikido is considered a non-aggressive art. Rather than responding... more »
Kinomichi is a martial art derivative of Aikido. It was founded in France by Noro Masamichi in 1979. The emphasis is on natural order and how man is a link between heaven and earth. Movements Noro relates to the Sky are projections; movements related to the earth are immobilizations. Its ultimate goal is the... more »
Kokyu nage or “breath throws” are a seemingly very broad and ambiguous class of throws. They range from virtually no-touch techniques to what can appear to be “body slams.” Some techniques, such as those termed iriminage and hiji-ate nage in many styles, are referred to as types of kokyunage by other styles. [From... more »
Koshi nage can be translated as hip throws. While these techniques are most frequently used in the martial art of Judo, they comprise an important part of Aikido techniques. The hip throw uses the movement of the waist and hips as the attacker is being lifted from the ground. This technique manifests itself in... more »
Kote gaeshi is a rotational wristlock, and arguably the most common wristlock. It involves rotating the hand so that it becomes maximally supinated, often referred to as ‘externally rotating’ the wrist, and hence putting a joint lock on the wrist and radioulnar joint. This can be done by grabbing the opponent’s hand with one... more »
Kote hineri (wrist twist) is a Japanese Jujutsu and Tomiki Aikido technique. Tori first slides back and to the left to avoid the stab. As he does so, he uses his right hand to grab the attacker’s stabbing hand. He twists the hand up and counter clockwise. Doing so locks out the wrist joint... more »
Minoru Mochizuki (1907 – 2003) was a Japanese martial artist who founded the dojo Yoseikan. He was a 10th dan in Aikido, 9th dan in jujutsu, 8th dan in iaido, 8th dan in judo, 8th dan in kobudo, 5th dan in kendo, 5th dan in karate, and a 5th dan in jojutsu. Mochizuki, began... more »