Aikido The Peaceful Martial Art                             Stefan Stenudd

Aikido basics
Henka waza
Changed techniques

For introduction and basic principles, go to INTRO.

1. INTRO, Aikido basics
2. Tachiwaza - mae (standing, attacks from the front)
3. Tachiwaza - ushiro (standing, attacks from the rear)
4. Suwariwaza (tori and uke sitting)
5. Hanmi handachiwaza (tori sitting, uke standing)
6. Tantodori (defense against knife)
7. Tachidori (defense against sword)
8. Jodori (defense against staff)
9. Kaeshiwaza (counter techniques)
10. Henkawaza (changed techniques)
11. Kogeki (attacks in aikido)

Notes on henkawaza

1. Henkawaza in the meaning of variations on techniques, should not be regulated as basics, but can still be required in grading.
2. Below, the henkawaza intended is the shifting from one technique to another.
3. Techniques in parenthesis are less important or can be excluded in henkawaza, because they are awkward to execute.
4. The shift of technique should be done when the initial technique has become specific, ie. recognizable as a certain aikido technique (same as in kaeshiwaza).
5. Ikkyo is a "general" entrance, so it is only included in henkawaza when followed by a technique that normally is done with a different entrance.
6. The shift of technique should be done reasonably smooth.
7. Henkawaza should be a motivated shift, such as when meeting resistance on the initial technique, when uke gets dispositioned for the initial technique, or at need in taninzugake, etc.
8. Henkawaza should not be trained so that it impairs the basic techniques (for example by doing a sloppy initial technique to motivate the shift).
9. Aikido glossary here.

HENKAWAZA initial technique horisontal next technique vertical

ikkyo

nikyo

san kyo

kokyu ho

kokyu nage

irimi nage

shiho nage

kote gaeshi

tenchi nage

kaiten nage

koshi nage

ude kime nage

KATAMEWAZA (pinning) in order of importance

bas = basic     adv = advanced/difficult     - =not basic/possible

ikkyo omote/ura

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bas

bas

bas

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bas

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nikyo omote/ura

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bas

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adv

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sankyo omote/ura

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bas

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bas

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yonkyo omote/ura

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adv

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(gokyo) omote/ura

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hijikime osae omote/ura

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adv

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kaiten osae omote/ura

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NAGEWAZA (throw) in order of importance

bas = basic     adv = advanced/difficult     - =not basic/possible

kokyuho

bas

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bas

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bas

bas

bas

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adv

bas

kokyunage

bas

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bas

bas

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bas

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bas

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iriminage omote/ura

bas

bas

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bas

bas

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bas

adv

shihonage omote/ura

bas

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bas

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bas

bas

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kotegaeshi omote/ura

bas

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bas

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tenchinage omote/ura

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adv

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kaitennage omote/ura

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bas

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koshinage

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bas

udekimenage

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(jujigarami)

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ushiro kiriotoshi

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(aikinage)

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aiki otoshi

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HENKAWAZA initial technique horisontal next technique vertical

ikkyo

nikyo

san kyo

kokyu ho

kokyu nage

irimi nage

shiho nage

kote gaeshi

tenchi nage

kaiten nage

koshi nage

ude kime nage

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