Glossary

Term	Definition
Seiza	Upright kneeling position (with toes stretched out flat) Read more...
Shiho-Giri	Cutting exercise with bokken: cutting in all four directions Read more...
Shiho-Nage	"Four-directions throw" or "sword throw" Read more...
Shikaku	Shikaku literally means blind spot or dead spot. Read more...
Shikko	"Walking" movement on one's knees, powered from the hips. Read more...
Shomen-Uchi	Shomen-uchi is a vertical strike or cut to the head or forehead of tori. Read more...
Soto-Kaiten-Nage	"Spinning throw" or "wheel throw" with outside entry. Read more...
Suburi	Basic exercises with bokken or jo. Read more...
Sumi-Otoshi	"Corner drop": tori influences uke's center in a way that makes uke tip over one side. Read more...
Suwari-Waza	Name for all techniques where both partners are kneeling. One of the three levels on which Aikido is practised. Read more...

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