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Arms |
The
Arms.
The Aikidoka will have to practise with the
different arms that represent the martial tradition of feodal
japan.
- The Bokken (wodden sabre) replaces the katana of Samouraïs
for security reasons.
- The Jo (a stick of about 1.40m).
- Le Tanto (awoodden dagger) represents a knife.
There are two ways to use arms in Aikido:
- The "dori" : bare-handed techniques against
an armed partner (disarming).
- The "kumi": coded figures called katas, executed
between two armed partners.
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The Ken : the sabre, the Samouraï's
arm which protects his body and reflects his soul.
In our practice, we use the Bokken, which is a woodden arm
representing the Samouraï's sabre. |
The practise of Ken,
otherwise Kumi tachi, (the two partners have a ken) teaches us
how to place our body and our hands.
Tachi dori, (disarming) a long and dangerous arm, develops our
sense of awareness and of distance. |