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"Fifth form": disarming of a knife attack by direct entry with two-handed grip of the lower arm, execution similar to NIKYO URA.
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"Mirror position", uke and tori have their front shoulder on the same side, so that their front sides form an angle.
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Traditional Japanese divided skirt, worn by both men and women. In Aikido, teachers and advanced students wear it during practice.
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Basic stance, where one side of the body is moved forward.
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Name for all techniques where uke attacks the kneeling Tori from a standing position. One of the three levels on which Aikido is practised.
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Changing the technique during execution as a response to UKE's unexpected or uncooperative behaviour, e.g. from IKKYO to KOKYU-NAGE. URA can be seen as the most common HENKA-WAZA response.
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Elbow locking pin: "wrapping" Uke's striking arm and kneeling down backwards.
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"Arm-stretching pin" or "first technique".
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Irimi is a direct entry movement towards the partner. It can consist of a step or a gliding step.
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