Whereas in most Aikido schools you will polish techniques in a graceful harmony with your training partner, this is not what happens in a real fight.
The goal of our training to understand the origin of the techniques, how they can be applied in present day circumstances.
To do so,
- we expand our arsenal by techniques from Judo and Jujutsu
- we learn how takedowns can be performed as strikes
- we learn how to spar in a safe Judo like way
and much more
I, Daniel Nuriyev, trained between 2009 - 2022 under Jason DeLucia, student of Takano Kōsaku Sensei. Prior to that between 1992 - 2008 I trained in Changquan Wushu, Traditional Kongfu, Sanda and Taijiquan. In parallel I spent a few years learning and teaching Krav Maga.
And, in the spirit of never stopping to learn, I am trying to learn BJJ and it's not easy ;)
Excel Martial Arts 585 Washington St, Canton, MA 02021
Tuesday, Thursday 19:30 - 21:00
Minimum age 15
Additional info about the class
Some terms for beginners
kanji | romaji | translation |
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受け | uke | "receiver" of a technique |
受け | tori | "taker" - a person who performs a technique |
kanji | romaji | translation |
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右 | migi | right |
左 | hidari | left |
合 | ai | matching |
逆 | gyaku | opposite |
半身 | hanmi | "half body" - facing a training partner with one foot forward |
合半身 | ai hanmi | matching hanmi when tori and uke face wach other with the same foot forward |
右合半身 | migi ai hanmi | right matching hanmi when tori and uke have the right foot forward |
左合半身 | hidari ai hanmi | left matching hanmi |
逆合半身 | gyaku hanmi | opposite hanmi when facing a training partner with the opposite foot forward |
半身半立ち | hanmi handachi | "half body, half standing" - uke stands, tori kneels |
技 | waza | technique, usually refers to a group of techniques |
座技 | zagi | "seated technique" - techniques performed while kneeling. The character 技 in this combination is pronounced as gi |
座り技 | suwari waza | same as above. why? ask the Japanese. |
kanji | romaji | translation |
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転換 | tenkan | "conversion" |
kanji | romaji | translation |
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正面打ち | shōmen uchi | front strike |
kanji | romaji | translation |
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手 | te | hand |
片手 | katate | wrist |
取り | tori | take |
片手取り | katatedori | wrist grab |
諸手 | morote | all hands |
諸手取り | morotedori | grabbing of 2 hands by 2 hands |
kanji | romaji | translation |
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押さえ技 | osae waza | hold-down techniques |
関節技 | kansetsu waza | joint lock techniques |
kanji | romaji | translation |
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一教 | ikkyō | first teaching |
投げ | nage | throw |
四方投げ | shihō nage | four directions throw |
入り身投げ | irimi nage | entering throw |
kanji | romaji | translation |
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表 | omote | front |
裏 | ura | back |
migi ai hanmi shōmen uchi ikkyō omote - tori and uke start in migi ai hanmi, uke starts with shōmen uchi attack, tori applies ikkyō omote to the front (omote) of the uke
kanji | romaji | translation |
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受け身 | ukemi | roll or fall |
前受け身 | mae ukemi | front roll or fall |
後受け身 | ushiro ukemi | back roll or fall |
抑え技 | osae waza | pinning techniques |
kanji | romaji | translation |
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大円 | daien | big circle |
小円 | shōen | small circle |
Small circle techniques are performed using the minimal trajectory as in Tenshin Aikido, Daito ryu aiki jujutsu, Judo which is quicker and more destructive.
Big circle techniques lead uke into a pin or allow uke to roll out to avoid trauma.