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Mae ukemi (前受け身): Forward breakfall; Ushiro ukemi (後ろ受身): Backward breakfall; Yoko ukemi (横受け身): Sideways breakfall (accompanied by hard slap of tatami mat) Mae Mawari Ukemi (前回り受身) or Zenpō Kaiten Ukemi (前方回転受身): Forward roll
Yoko-ukemi (横受け身): Sideways breakfall Mae- ukemi (前受け身): Forward breakfall Mae-mawari-ukemi (前回り受身) or Zempo- kaiten -ukemi : Forward roll
Zenpō kaiten ukemi (前方回転受身) / Mae mawari ukemi (前回り受身) – a forward roll from the leading foot's shoulder to the hip on the opposite side. [2] [6] Mae ukemi (前受け身) / Zenpō ukemi (前方受身) – a forward breakfall. [7] This can be in the form of a hard slapping breakfall or more of a forward roll like motion.
Ukemi (受身) refers to the act of receiving a technique. Good ukemi involves attention to the technique, the partner and the immediate environment - it is an active rather than a passive "receiving" of Aikido. The fall itself is part of Aikido, and is a way for the practitioner to receive, safely, what would otherwise be a devastating strike ...
Instead of attacks with swords, the kata contains defences against attacks with stick and pistol. The 21 techniques are named after and grouped by ukes attack. The first two groups are unarmed attacks ( toshu no bu ), from close distance when uke holds tori , and from a distance when uke punches or kicks.
Good ukemi involves a roll or breakfall to avoid pain or injury such as dislocation of a joint. Thus, learning to roll and breakfall effectively is key to safe training in taijutsu . Before receiving the 9th kyu (the lowest rank), a student must demonstrate the ability to roll smoothly in a variety of directions without exposing the neck to injury.
Arnis, also known as kali or eskrima/escrima, is the national martial art of the Philippines. [3] These three terms are, sometimes, interchangeable in referring to traditional martial arts of the Philippines ("Filipino Martial Arts", or FMA), which emphasize weapon-based fighting with sticks, knives, bladed weapons, and various improvised weapons, as well as "open hand" techniques without weapons.
Lummi sticks, named after the Lummi Native American peoples, are hardwood cylindrical sticks, usually roughly 7 inches long and 0.75 inches in diameter, used as percussive musical instruments. They are generally struck against one another, and used frequently in musical education to teach rhythm .