MARTIAL ARTS DICTIONARY
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いあいどう
iaidō (alt. iaido, iaidou)
Glossary Category: Budō/General Terms
Lit. The way of mental presence and immediate reaction. Iaidō is a modern Japanese martial art associated with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard.[
While new students of iaido[1] may start learning with a wooden sword (bokken) depending on the teaching style of a particular instructor, many of those who study iaido use a blunt edged sword (iaitō). Few, more experienced, iaido practitioners use a sharp edged sword (shinken). Practitioners of iaido are often referred to as iaidoka. Because iaido is practiced with a weapon, it is almost entirely practiced using forms, or kata. Multiple person kata exist within some schools of iaido, when iaidoka will usually use bokken for such kata practice.
Iaido does include competition in form of kata but does not use sparring of any kind. Because of this non-fighting aspect, and iaido's emphasis on precise, controlled, fluid motion, it is sometimes referred to as "moving Zen." Iaido forms (kata) are performed solitarily against one or more imaginary opponents. Some iaido schools, however, include kata performed in pairs. Most of the styles and schools do not practice tameshigiri, cutting techniques.
A very important part of iaido, is nukitsuke or the life of iaido. This is a very quick draw of the sword, accomplished by simultaneously drawing the sword from the saya and also moving the saya back in saya-biki.[citation needed] .
See Jō
いかがですか
ikaga desu ka
Glossary Category: Nihongo/Basics
Lit. How are you? This is the formal way of asking "how are you doing?".
いき
iki
Glossary Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Anatomy
Lit. Breath.
いっきよどう
Ikkyodō (alt. ikyodo, ikkyodo, ikkyodou)
Glossary Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Kata , Shinjinbukan/System
Lit. Motion generated by one effort, action or impulse. The method of connecting all static positions of a Kata by moving from one to another with one impulse and one breath. In the Shinjinbukan School the study of Kata starts with the Junjo by learning the patterns and static positions of the Kata. And it is further developed through Ikkyodō by learning to move from one static position to the next. Ikkyodō could also be considered a method of phrasing all the moves in a Kata starting with small patterns and progressivey developing longer and more fluid patterns.
See chinkuchi , junjo
いっきゅう
I Kkyū (alt. ikyuu, ikyū, ikyu, i-kyū)
Glossary Category: Budō/Ranks & Titles
Lit. First level or rank. The first rank level below black belt.
See Mudansha
いん
In
Glossary Category: Shinjinbukan/System
Lit. Inside, shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow. The term In is defined as the inner space around the body that is not exposed to sunlight, or covered by a shadow. In, also known as ura, is defined as the reverse side, the undersurface, or the lining of the fabric of the human body.
One of the concepts of Okinawa Ti is to divide the human body in two categories: In and Yō, which are opposite to each other in the same way as Yin and Yang, or Negative and Positive. In Okinawa Ti these concepts do not have any mystical or magical connotations. On the contrary, the knowledge of In/Yō is essential in order to achieve a high level of technical proficiency and control in Kakie and Iri Kumi.
See Yō , shokusokugi , Iri Kumi , Kakie , kirikae
イリクミ
Iri Kumi
Glossary Category: Shinjinbukan/Syllabus
Lit. Entering attack, inserting attack or inside fighting. Iri Kumi means to enter into the opponent’s inner space in order to attack the vital points.
See In , Yō , shokusokugi , Kakie , kirikae
イトスアンコウ
Itosu Ankō (alt. Itosu Ankoh, Itosu Anko, Ankoh Itosu, Anko Itosu)
Glossary Category: Okinawa Karate Dō/Masters
Itosu Ankō (1831 — 1915) was an important Okinawan martial arts teacher from the "Shuri Ti tradition". He is known for developing one of the first simplified Karate curriculums based on kata (forms), which was used to instruct at an elementary school level. His teachers were Nagahama Chikudun Pechin and Matsumura Sōkon. Itosu Ankō is widely credited for creating the Five Pinan Forms, also known as "Heian" in Japanese Karate. However, this information is based on oral tradition rather than any first-hand historical documentation.
In the late 19th century, the generic name given to the Okinawan Martial Arts was Tōdi or Tōde. Hence, in October 1908, Itosu Ankō published a newspaper article with the title of Tōde Jukun (Ten Precepts of Tōde), written as an open letter to the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of War in Japan. At the time, this newspaper article was used to promote karate as a method of physical education for the public school system.
Itosu Ankō produced a generation of students who later created their own styles of Karate. However, some of those teachers trained under more than one teacher as listed below.
— Chibana Chōshin, founder of Shōrin Ryū (Kobayashi lineage), studied under Itosu Ankō.
— Motobu Choki, founder of Motobu Ryū (a Shōrin Ryū lineage). He studied under Itosu Ankō, as well as under Matsumura Sōkon, Pechin Sakuma and Matsumora Kosaku.
— Funakoshi Gichin, founder of Shotokan, studied under both Itosu Ankō and Asato Ankō.
— Mabuni Kenwa, founder of Shitō Ryū, studied under both Itosu Ankō and Higaonna Kanryō.
— Shiroma Shinpan, also known as Shinpan Gusukuma, was the co-founder of Shitō Ryū
— Chotoku Kyan, incorporated several lineages of Shōrin Ryū. He studied under Matsumura Sōkon, as well as Itosu Ankō, Chatan Yara, Kokan Oyadomari, Maeda Pechin, Matsumora Kosaku and others.
— Yabu Kentsū, a well known Shōrin Ryū practitioner who studied under Matsumura Sōkon and Itosu Ankō.
— Hanashiro Chōmo, a well known Shōrin Ryū practitioner who studied under Matsumura Sōkon and Itosu Ankō.
See Tōde , Tōdi , The Early Karate Era (1879 ~ 1945)
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