Aikijujutsu

Histoire

Aikijujutsu usually means Daito-ryu, a Japanese art of joint locks, throws and pins. Its tradition traces it back to the Minamoto clan in the 11th century, but it became known when Sokaku Takeda taught it widely in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Takeda's students included Morihei Ueshiba, who created aikido, and Choi Yong-sul, whose teaching led to Korean hapkido.

Le saviez-vous ?

• "Aiki" is the skill of blending with and unbalancing the attacker at the moment of contact.
• Takeda travelled all over Japan and kept records of thousands of students.
• Daito-ryu has hundreds of techniques, many done from kneeling.

Glossaire des techniques

Ikkajo

first set of techniques (arm control)

Aiki age

raising the arms to unbalance

Kote gaeshi

wrist turn throw

⚔ In the Arsenal

Tanto

Figures clés

• Sokaku Takeda (1859–1943) — spread Daito-ryu

Sources: Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Takumakai / Encyclopaedia Britannica