Student Kyu Levels (USAF)
Suwari Waza Shomenuchi Iriminage

5th Kyu (60 hours)

1. Shomenuchi Ikkyo (omote & ura)
2. Shomenuchi Iriminage (omote & ura)
3. Katatetori Shihonage (omote & ura)
4. Ryotetori Tenchinage
5. Tsuki Kotegaeshi (omote & ura)
6. Ushiro Tekubitori Kotegaeshi
(omote & ura)
7. Morotetori Kokyuho

Selected Student Glossary 5th, 4th, 3rd Kyu

Nage (nah-geh) - Hopefully you, the person who is being attacked and performs the Aikido technique.

Uke (oo-keh) - Bad guy, the person attacking & receiving the technique.

Ukemi (oo-keh-me) - The art of attacking, receiving and following a technique in a safe and intelligent manner.


Posture positions:

H
anmi (hon-me) - Left or right triangular stance.

Ai Hanmi (eye-hon-me) - Uke & Nage have the same foot forward.

Gyaku Hanmi (ghee-ah-koo hon-me) - Uke & Nage have opposite foot forward.

Maai (mah-eye) - Distance between uke & nage. Time and Space.

Seiza (seh-ee-zah) - Formal kneeling position with straight back


Technique categories:

Omote
(oh-moe-teh) - entering movement in front of Uke.

Ura (oo-rah) - entering movement behind Uke.

Taino Henko (tah-ee-no-hen-koe) - Basic blending exercise, see Tenkan.

Irimi (ee-ree-me) - To enter (without collision). Entering movement going toward Uke.

Tenkan (ten-kahn) - A step and turning movement.

Kaiten (ka-ee-ten) - A pivoting rotation, using the hips.

Soto (soh-toh) - Outside.
Uchi (ooh- chi) - Inside

Soto Kaitan - outside turning movement.
Uchi Kaitan - inside turning movement.

Hanmi Handachi
- (hon-me hon-dah-chee) - Nage is kneeling, Uke is standing.

Uchi Mawari - Inside turn, lead for Kaintenage.
Soto Mawari (mah-wah-re) - Outside variation.

Swari-waza (swah-ree wah-zah) - Kneeling techniques.

Shiko (shee-koe) - Knee walking.


Attack strikes by Uke:

Shomenuchi (show-men-oo-chee) - Strike to the top-front of the head.

Yokomenuchi (yoh-koh-men-oochee) - Strike to the side of the head.

Tsuki (t’ski) - Thrust, punch or lunge, ie: to stomach.


Attack grabs by Uke:

Katatori (kah-tah-toe-ree) - Shoulder or lapel grab.

Katatetori (kah-tah-teh-toe-ree) - Wrist grab.

Ryokatatori (ree-oh-kah-tah-toe-ree) - Grabbing two shoulders or lapels from front.

Ryotetori (ree-oh-teh-toe-ree) - Uke grabs nage’s both wrists. Also called Tekubitori.

Morotetori (moe-roe-teh-toe-ree) - Uke grabs nage’s wrist with both hands, forward hand on top.

Ushiro (oo-she-roe) - Back or rear.

Ushiro Ryokatatori (ree-oh-kah-tah-toeree) - Both shoulders grabbed from behind.

Ushiro Tekubitori (teh-koo-bee-toe-ree) - Both wrist grabbed from behind.


Katame Waza - Immobilization techniques by Nage:

Ikkyo (ee-kio) - First Technique - arm pin.

Nikkyo (nee-kio) - Second technique, control wrist by turning it in.

Sankyo (son-kio) - Third technique, control wrist by twisting it.


Nage Waza - Throwing movements by Nage:

Iriminage (ee-ree-me-nah-geh) - Entering throw, putting Uke's head to Nage's shoulder then Tenkan.

Shihonage (shee-hoe-nah-geh) - Four direction throw, take Uke's wrist, pivot 180° over Nage's head and then turn Uke's wrist to back of Uke's shoulder.

Tenchinage (ten-she-nah-geh) - Heaven (ten) & earth (chi) throw, a type of Iriminage.

Kotegaeshi (koe-teh-gah-eh-she) - throwing by twisting out Uke's wrist with thumb by base of Uke's ring-finger.

Kaitenage (kah-ee-ten-nah-geha) - Rotary throw, diagonally pushing arm behind Uke's back and controlling Uke's head downward then Tenkan.

Kokyunage is often used for techniques with no specific name. Breath power throw.


Kokyu (coke-you) - Breath power, unifying Ki flow and breath, coordination of breathing and movement.

Kokyuho - Breath throw, breath exercise.

Kokyudosa - sitting Kokyu excerise.


Jodan (joe-don) - High position (face area).

Chudan (chew-don) - Middle position (abdominal area).

Gedan (gey-don) - Low position (knee area).
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4th Kyu (80 hours)

1. Shomenuchi Nikkyo (omote & ura)
2. Yokomenuchi Shihonage (omote & ura)
3. Tsuki Iriminage (omote & ura)
4. Ushiro Tekubi Sankyo (omote & ura)
5. Ushiro Ryokatatori Kotegaeshi
(omote & ura)
6. Suwari Waza Shomenuchi Ikkyo
(omote & ura)
7. Suwari Waza Katatori Nikkyo
(omote & ura)
8. Suwari Waza Katatori Sanyko
(omote & ura)


3rd Kyu (100 hours)

1. Yokomenuchi Iriminage (2 ways)
2. Yokomenuchi Kotegaeshi
3. Tsuki Kaitenage
4. Ushiro Ryokatatori Sankyo (omote & ura)
5. Morotetori Iriminage (2 ways)
6. Shomenuchi Sankyo (omote & ura)
7. Suwari Waza Shomenuchi Iriminage
8. Suwari Waza Shomenuchi Nikkyo
9. Hanmi-Handachi
Katatetori Shihonage (uchi & soto mawari)
10. Hanmi-Handachi
Katatetori Kaitenage (uchi & soto mawari)

This abridged edition by Jook Leung.
The complete Aikido glossary can be found at Aikidospirit.com

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