3rd teaching; used in aikido to refer to a twisting movement of the wrist and fingers used to unbalance an opponent.
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Josh GoldSeiza 正座
Seated position. Aikido techniques include numerous movements executed from a seated posture.
Shihonage 四方投げ
Four-corner throw. Technique where defender passes under attacker’s arm, then lifts it overhead, pivots 180 degrees and throws. This throw originally included a pin with the arm barred in the shihonage position to...
John Stevens
(b. 1947). American Buddhist scholar and long-time resident of Japan. Author of numerous books on Buddhism and Japanese culture including The Way of Harmony dealing with the aikido of Rinjiro SHIRATA, 9th dan of...