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Secrets in Basic Aikido Wazas

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Aikido Secret Moves in Basic Wazas and Techniques

Aikido using Aiki of Aikido
Do with Aiki of Aikido

Three Principles　 Secret Moves in Basic Wazas


Secret Moves in Shomen-uchi Ikkyo

# Three Principles of Aikido
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＜Three Principles of Aikido and key words＞

　　Center (Manaka)
　
　　　　・Tanden, center of gravity, median line, power zone

　　Gravity (Juryoku)
　
　　　　・Vertical，mass power，weight power, gravity drop, natural fall

　　Extension (Shinchoryoku)
　
　　　　・Forearm muscle, power train, Popeye's muscles, Aikiage (Aiki lift)


(^-^)v　Takahashi Tatsuhito
Shomen-uchi Ikkyo with Aiki Three Principles　 explained by Eri Atkinson of Sutherland Dojo, 2019
# Nage Uke (Attacker)
− Right Ai-hammi start Right Ai-hammi start
1 − Shomen-uchi attack
2 As Uke is attacking, rise your right arm like ikkyo exercises lift.
= Arm rise from waist line to above the head with iron ring shape arm (Tetsu-no-wakka)

(^-^)v		 −
3 The first contact point (musubi contact point) is hand blade to fore-arm.
When Uke is taller than you, maybe hand blade to tricep area of Uke's upper arm.
　
* Do not move off line, stay on attack line

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4

SOGI-DASHI
　
(Scrape Out)
 Maintain the contact with arm, flip your hand blade (shutou) outwards
-->now your right palm is facing Uke.
The body weight shifts a little bit more to your right foot and your hip is square on to Uke, not hammi anymore.
　
By rotating your right hand blade outwards (flipping out),
this will allow your elbow opening (=extention) and this will be enough to break Uke's posture and to expose Uke's tricep.
　
* This action is not swinging your right arm to sideways to get rid of Uke's attack arm.
Just keeping your line.


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Uke's attack line no longer able to keep it straight as Nage's extended arm is too strong and also slight up lifting movement from Nage (Ikkyo exercises lift), the posture is broken.
Right hand blade also facing Nage (thumb is sideways)
5 Same time as right hand blade rotating outwards, rise your left hand like Ikkyo exercises lift (= Aiki lift), and the left hand blade aiming towards Uke's right tricep.
　
* Don't go for the Uke's elbow.

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6

JURYOKU-OTOSHI
　
(Gravity Drop)
 Try not to move the left hand blade from Uke's tricep, roll the hand blade with push up motion (this movement was already created by Ikkyo lift at the beginning) and
roll downwards till all the fingers are pointing down to the mat.
　
This movement involes left arm elbow straightened (elbow open = extention)

(^-^)v		 Attacking arm will rotate from thumb sideways to thumb down position as Nage rolls his hand blade.
It ended up to Ikkyo position.
7 After rolling left hand blade on the Uke's right arm, step in with left foot

(^-^)v		 −
8 Set left arm extented holding Uke's arm in Ikkyo position with Uke's shoulder is pointing down to the mat.

(^-^)v		 −
9 Lower your body focusing to put all the weigfht into the Uke's shoulder heading to the mat.
Your posture should be straight (vertically) as possible to get maximam power of gravity and extention.

(^-^)v		 Uke will go directoy down to the mat with face first.
　
* For receiving, touch down with your left hand to brace (soften the impact) and at the same time, throw out your legs to be able to flatten your body to the mat.
Shomen-uchi Ikkyo with Aiki Three Principles　 explained by Eri of Sutherland Dojo, 2022




Shomen-uchi Ikkyo

Omote
Shomen-uchi Ikkyo Omote

Right Ai-hammi start

1, As soon as Uke starts to move to attack, have your right hand up (not a block, hand comes up from lower to rise)
and the moment of the contact, you flip your hand out using your thumb as axis.
-pretend your hand is a mirror and facing to your face to start with and it ended up facing to Uke.

　　This is not the pushing away Uke’s arm. This is the extension of your hand blade outwards.

2, your weight rasio is 70% on the front foot (right foot) and 30% to your back foot and stepping to Uke’s omote side.

3, Your left hand (elbow control arm) does not hold the elbow,
instead your left hand syutou (hand blade) goes around Uke’s upper arm/elbow area by your blade touching Uke’s arm all the time,
fingers pointing up first and goes around Uke’s arm,
then points down (extension with the ring finger and the pinky/little finger to the mat).

4, Nage’s left arm extension brings Uke’s shoulder directly down to the mat
-receiving with flat on the spot, almost face pancake.

5, pinning - position Uke’s arm more than 90 degree in the angle and use your knees to secure Uke’s body and arm.
After the photo shot, move where Uke’s finger is pointing and stretch Uke’s arm to maximam
-then you should be able to keep the pin secure with just one finger!

(11th November, 2022, Sutherland Dojo)

Eri 2nd dan Aikikai

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Shomen-uchi Ikkyo

Ura
Shomen-uchi Ikkyo Ura

Right Ai-hammi start

1, Start is the same as “Omote”.

2, Stepping to Ura side

3, It is the same movement to No3 in Omote except adding the tenkan movement when you do it.
For this to happen nicely, you have to have Uke’s arm bent so that you can rotate (like the push bike pedaling) the arm

　　Have to have your arm as close to as your manaka (centre) so you have 100% power (your weight) to move Uke

4, Pinning is the same as omote

(19th November, 2022, Lechhardt Dojo)

Eri 2nd dan Aikikai

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Standing Nikyo Pinning

# Three Principles of Aikido
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＜Three Principles of Aikido and key words＞

　　Center (Manaka)
　
　　　・Tanden, center of gravity, median line, power zone

　　Gravity (Juryoku)
　
　　　・Vertical，mass power，weight power, gravity drop, natural fall

　　Extension (Shinchoryoku)
　
　　　・Forearm muscle, power train, Popeye's muscles, Aikiage (Aiki lift)


(^-^)v　Takahashi Tatsuhito
Standing Nikyo Pinning with Aiki Three Principles explained by Sutherland Dojo, 2022



Standing Nikyo Pinning

Ai-hammi katatetori
Standing Nikyo Pinning, Ai-hammi katatetori

Right Ai-hammi start

1, Offer your hand just as normal as you do Ai-hammi katatetori (cross hand) start.

2, a moment before Uke grab your wrist, you flip your hand to face back of your hand to inside and pinky up

3, then you put Nikyo on


(29th November, 2022, Sutherland Dojo)

Eri 2nd dan Aikikai

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Standing Nikyo Pinning, Ai-hammi katatetori

Right Ai-hammi start

-Turn hands so that the blade of the hand is up (i.e., pinkie finger/little finger is on the top hand vertical).

-Rotate your wrist so that Uke’s elbow makes a 90-degree angle.

-Apply ni-kyo with one hand only.

-Wrap your hand around Uke’s wrist and extend through your fingers downwards towards the ground.


(20th November, 2022, Leichhardt Dojo)

Gus & Phuong 1st dans Aikikai

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Standing Nikyo Pinning

Gyaku-hammi katatetori
Standing Nikyo Pinning, Gyaku-hammi katatetori

Right Gyaku-hammi start

1, Offer you hand just as normal as you do gyakuhammi katatetori (straight hand) start.

2, a moment before Uke grab your wrist, flip your hand to palm up.

3, then you put the Nikyo on.


(29th November, 2022, Sutherland Dojo)

Eri 2nd dan Aikikai

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Standing Nikyo Pinning, Gyaku-hammi katatetori

Right Gyaku-hammi start

-Turn hands palms just before moment of contact.

-Rotate your wrist so that Uke’s elbow make a 90-degree angle.

-Apply ni-kyo with one hand only.

-Wrap your hand around Uke’s wrist and extend through your fingers downwards towards the ground.


(20th November, 2022, Leichhardt Dojo)

Gus & Phuong 1st dans Aikikai

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Secret Moves in Shomen-uchi Iriminage


# Three Principles of Aikido
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＜Three Principles of Aikido and key words＞

　　Center (Manaka)
　
　　　・Tanden, center of gravity, median line, power zone

　　Gravity (Juryoku)
　
　　　・Vertical，mass power，weight power, gravity drop, natural fall

　　Extension (Shinchoryoku)
　
　　　・Forearm muscle, power train, Popeye's muscles, Aikiage (Aiki lift)


(^-^)v　Takahashi Tatsuhito
Shomen-uchi Iriminage with Aiki Three Principles explained by Eri Atkinson and Paul Parrish of Sutherland Dojo, 2019
# Nage Uke (Attacker)
− Right Ai-hammi start Right Ai-hammi start
1 − Shomen-uchi attack
2 As Uke is attacking, rise your right arm like ikkyo exercises lift
= arm rise from waist line to above the head with iron ring shape arm (Tetsu no wakka) and
step to Uke's ura side at the same time.

Uke's attack will change its line slightly when Uke attacks with shomen (cut down from top) and Nage cut up doing ikkyo exercise (Aiki lift).
Nage's Aiki lift with all the weight focusing to Nage's outer fore-arm where the first contact point is too strong for Uke to keep his attack line straight.
Then Nage takes a step to Uke's ura side with the whole body, the contact point will slide on Uke's outer arm.

After step into Uke's ura side, make sure Uke is right in front of you
(Uke is in front of your Manaka).

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Nage is right behind you.
3 The right hand blade is around Uke's right innner elbow.
Left hand is holding Uke's neck with Yahazu.

* The shape of the hand on Uke's neck is called “Yahazu ”.
It's the V shape, the feather end of arrow where the bow string goes.
Make that shape by spreading the thumb from the hand and Uke's neck fits in the V shape between the thumb and pointing finger.

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4

JURYOKU-OTOSHI
　
(Gravity Drop)

 Rotate your right hand blade slightly outwards (towards to Uke's hand) and at the same time, straighten the arm (open albow = extention)

(^-^)v		 −
5 Once your right arm extention is completed, connect your arms and tanden (true centre of your body), then lower your body (No.4 and No.5 should happen pretty much at the same time).
This will allow you to put all the weight on to Uke's right arm.
Combinened No.4 and No.5 movements create the 45 digree down and out direction.

* No tenkan

(^-^)v		 When Nage lowers the body with extended his arm on top of your right arm, the balance will be taken and body will tilt towards to the right foot and at the same time, led downwards by the force (gravity).
6 Once took the balance of Uke, bring Uke's head close to your right shoulder by your left hand (neck hand).

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7

AIKIAGE-OKOSHI
　
(Aikiage Raise-Up)
 Do Ikkyo exersied lift (Aiki lift) with your right hand to bring Uke's head and the whole body up.

Keep your left hand on Uke’s neck and touch Nage's inner fore-arm to along Uke's spine by drop in elbow pointing to the mat.
The fore-arm is now vertical.

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8

NAGE

(Throw)
 Basic way to finish:
After your right arm reached the high point (fully extended arm= Aiki lift is completed), turn your right hand's fingers direction pointing to the mat, at the same time, step with your right foot.
The angle of throw would be more outwards due to the step.

Advance way to finish:
The feet do not move at all and it all happens on one spot without step which is really hard to receive for Uke as the direction of throw will be vertically down to the mat.
It's named “Iriminage from Hell”or “Piledriver Iriminage”.

(^-^)v


At this stage, your body is already passed Nage's Manaka and only the head is left in front of Nage's Manaka.
　
It is impossible to resist Nage's down force just with the head.

Gravity will pull you down to the mat.
Shomen-uchi Irimi Nage with Aiki Three Principles　 explained by Eri of Sutherland Dojo, 2022




Shomen-uchi

Irimi Nage
Shomen-uchi Irimi Nage

Right Ai-hammi start

1, Start is the same as Shomen-uchi Ikkyo
-have the hand flipping action at the moment of contact

　　This is not pushing away Uke’s arm, just extending your hand blade out

2, Stepping in to Ura side
　　Extend your right hand where you have the contact with your Uke’s arm down
　　Drop your centre (if your extention down is really good, then this does not have to be much)
　　Tenkan

3, Extend your right arm with your pinky and ring finger focused up to lift Uke up.
(The extension direction would be somewhere like 45 degree from your manaka
but still within your power zone-inside your shoulder)

4, To finish, your extended up right arm come straight down to the mat through the head and shoulder.
-Uke will drop to the mat on the spot on their back.


(19th November, 2022, Lechhardt Dojo)

Eri 2nd dan Aikikai

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Gyaku hammi Katatetori Kaitennage

# Three Principles of Aikido
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＜Three Principles of Aikido and key words＞

　　Center (Manaka)
　
　　　・Tanden, center of gravity, median line, power zone

　　Gravity (Juryoku)
　
　　　・Vertical，mass power，weight power, gravity drop, natural fall

　　Extension (Shinchoryoku)
　
　　　・Forearm muscle, power train, Popeye's muscles, Aikiage (Aiki lift)


(^-^)v　Takahashi Tatsuhito
Gyaku hammi Katatetori Kaitennage with Aiki Three Principles explained by Sutherland Dojo, 2022




Gyaku hammi
Katatetori

Kaitennnage
Gyaku hammi Katatetori Kaitennage

Right Gyaku hammi katatetori (Nage-right hand grabbed) start

Kaiten nage from katate dori Omote
-Turn hands palms just before moment of contact.
-Turn palms up, extend down and touch the ground and when uke is down,
make a v with your thump and index finger,
put your hand on uke’s neck (don’t grab),
extend down on uke’s neck so uke is unable to get up,
throw in direction of the shoulder line.

Kaiten nage from katate dori Ura
-Slide until your wrist is in your centre,
tenkan and at the same time extend down and touch the ground (lower your body by bending your knees)
and make a V with your thumb and index finger and place on top of uke’s neck, stand up.
The inner leg slides behind the uke,
lift outer leg and pivot on the inner foot and hop on the same foot
and throw in direction of the shoulder line, lift hand up to throw.


(20th November, 2022, Leichhardt Dojo)

Gus & Phuong 1st dans Aikikai

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Kokyunage

# Three Principles of Aikido
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＜Three Principles of Aikido and key words＞

　　Center (Manaka)
　
　　　・Tanden, center of gravity, median line, power zone

　　Gravity (Juryoku)
　
　　　・Vertical，mass power，weight power, gravity drop, natural fall

　　Extension (Shinchoryoku)
　
　　　・Forearm muscle, power train, Popeye's muscles, Aikiage (Aiki lift)


(^-^)v　Takahashi Tatsuhito
Kokyunage with Aiki Three Principles explained by Sutherland Dojo, 2022



Shomen-uchi
Kokyunage
Shomen-uchi Kokyunage

Right Ai-hammi start

#####under construction#####
-Shomen towards under biceps and turn hips and your shomen hand,
and as you tenkan the other arm goes under Uke’s arm extending upwards,
slide next to Uke’s front foot and your weight should be on your back foot,
and you should then shift your weight to the front foot (funakogi style/body Aiki) to throw Uke.
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(20th November, 2022, Leichhardt Dojo)

Gus & Phuong 1st dans Aikikai

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Gyaku hammi
Katatetori

Kokyunage
Gyaku hammi Katatetori Kokyunage

Right Gyaku hammi katatetori (Nage-right hand grabbed) start

-Tenkan and throw

-Stirring pot version.


(20th November, 2022, Leichhardt Dojo)

Gus & Phuong 1st dans Aikikai

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Suwari waza Kokyu-ho

# Three Principles of Aikido
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＜Three Principles of Aikido and key words＞

　　Center (Manaka)
　
　　　・Tanden, center of gravity, median line, power zone

　　Gravity (Juryoku)
　
　　　・Vertical，mass power，weight power, gravity drop, natural fall

　　Extension (Shinchoryoku)
　
　　　・Forearm muscle, power train, Popeye's muscles, Aikiage (Aiki lift)


(^-^)v　Takahashi Tatsuhito
Suwari waza Kokyu-ho with Aiki Three Principles explained by Eri Atkinson of Sutherland Dojo, 2022



Suwari waza

Kokyu-ho

hardest
Suwari waza Kokyu-ho (hardest one)

1, You start with your hands on your leg and Uke grab your both wrists.

2, move your body slightly forward so that your elbow will bend.

3, Keep your body in the position and stick your wrist out (extend) aiming towards behind Uke passing beside ear.

4, When Uke is on one point balance, then you move your body either left or right to finish.

(19th November, 2022, Lechhardt Dojo)

Eri 2nd dan Aikikai

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Suwari waza Kokyu-ho starting with hands on knees (hardest one)

Leaning forward, fingers stay on knees as palm extends towards Uke and down,
when extend your hand towards Uke,
rotate your hands such that your fingers go up towards Uke.


(20th November, 2022, Leichhardt Dojo)

Gus & Phuong 1st dans Aikikai

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Basic Moves

Tai-no-Henko

# Three Principles of Aikido
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＜Three Principles of Aikido and key words＞

　　Center (Manaka)
　
　　　・Tanden, center of gravity, median line, power zone

　　Gravity (Juryoku)
　
　　　・Vertical，mass power，weight power, gravity drop, natural fall

　　Extension (Shinchoryoku)
　
　　　・Forearm muscle, power train, Popeye's muscles, Aikiage (Aiki lift)


(^-^)v　Takahashi Tatsuhito
Tai-no-Henko with Aiki Three Principles explained by Eri Atkinson of Sutherland Dojo, 2022



Tai-no-Henko
Tai-no-Henko / Tenkan

Right Gyaku hammi katatetori (Nage-right hand grabbed) tenkan

1, move your right foot close to Uke’s left toe

2, Make you hip square to your right foot-facing Nage direct
-your musubi point becomes closer to your manaka

3. Use your hand like scoop of icecream when you do tenkan

4, After the tenkan, when you are facing to the same direction to Uke,
you have your both hands up and extended with palm’s up-looks like you are carrying a log


(17th November, 2022, Sutherland Dojo)

Eri 2nd dan Aikikai

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Aikiage (Aiki Lift)

# Three Principles of Aikido
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＜Three Principles of Aikido and key words＞

　　Center (Manaka)
　
　　　・Tanden, center of gravity, median line, power zone

　　Gravity (Juryoku)
　
　　　・Vertical，mass power，weight power, gravity drop, natural fall

　　Extension (Shinchoryoku)
　
　　　・Forearm muscle, power train, Popeye's muscles, Aikiage (Aiki lift)


(^-^)v　Takahashi Tatsuhito
Aikiage (Aiki Lift) with Aiki Three Principles explained by Sutherland Dojo, 2022



Aikiage (Aiki Lift)
Aikiage (Aiki Lift)
Right Gyaku hammi katatetori (Nage-right hand grabbed) start

Aikiage omote

Training exercise omote raise arm up centre.

-Turn your hips so that your wrist is in your centre (manaka)
　and then extend your arm up through your pinkie finger/little finger.


Aikiage ura
Training exercise ura raise arm up centre.

-Slide next to Uke’s front foot so that your wrist is in your centre
　and then tenkan and extend your arm up.


(20th November, 2022, Leichhardt Dojo)

Gus & Phuong 1st dans Aikikai

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Advenced Aiki

Self Defence

# Three Principles of Aikido
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＜Three Principles of Aikido and key words＞

　　Center (Manaka)
　
　　　・Tanden, center of gravity, median line, power zone

　　Gravity (Juryoku)
　
　　　・Vertical，mass power，weight power, gravity drop, natural fall

　　Extension (Shinchoryoku)
　
　　　・Forearm muscle, power train, Popeye's muscles, Aikiage (Aiki lift)


(^-^)v　Takahashi Tatsuhito
Self Defence Techniques with Aiki Three Principles explained by Eri Atkinson of Sutherland Dojo, 2022



Self Defence Techniques
Self Defence Techniques

When a person grab your cloths from the front

＜A＞
A1, tighten your cloths (so attacker‘s hands aren’t free, locked in)
and turn either right or left whichever the connection point gets tighter.

A2, then, bow or sit down and bow, therefore the attacker will be thrown out.

＜B＞
B1, cross your arm on top of the attacker’s arm.

B2, Posture is slightly forward (round your back), definitely not curling backwards.

B3, Sit straight down so that the attacker can’t do anything but crushing down to the ground.

There were more techniques that you can do,
but basically secure the connection point (lock the attacker’s position in)
then use your body wight combined with gravity should work.

　　Always pay attention that your weight goes on to the point where extension arm is.

　　Gravity works the best when it is vertically down
　　(100% your body weight on the attacker which they can’t hold )


(29th November, 2022, Sutherland Dojo)

Eri 2nd dan Aikikai

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Kuttsuke Aiki (Coupling)

# Three Principles of Aikido
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＜Three Principles of Aikido and key words＞

　　Center (Manaka)
　
　　　・Tanden, center of gravity, median line, power zone

　　Gravity (Juryoku)
　
　　　・Vertical，mass power，weight power, gravity drop, natural fall

　　Extension (Shinchoryoku)
　
　　　・Forearm muscle, power train, Popeye's muscles, Aikiage (Aiki lift)


(^-^)v　Takahashi Tatsuhito
Kuttsuke Techniques with Aiki Three Principles explained by Sutherland Dojo, 2022



Kuttsuke Aiki
(Coupling)
Techniques


Fist and Open palm Coupling
＜Kuttsuke ＞

Fist and open palm contact/coupling training exercise

-Keep extension to keep contact.

-3 different directions:

　・Go up backwards

　・Go up forwards

　・Go down centre

　・Turn centre towards opponent, extend arm up and step through forward tenkai.
　　And throw.


(20th November, 2022, Leichhardt Dojo)

Gus & Phuong 1st dans Aikikai


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