strike; defensive blow used to neutralize the ki of your partner, i.e., put him/her off balance so a technique can be effectively applied. It is not meant to inflict injury.
Japenese art of attacking the vital points of the body. It is now used in jiu jitsu, but is illegal in judo contests.
a strike. striking techniques.
Literally "striking the body". Strike directed at the attacker for purposes of unbalancing, distraction or provoking a desired response. Atemi is often vital for bypassing or "short-circuiting" an attacker's natural responses to aikido techniques. The first thing most people will do when they feel their body being manipulated in an unfamiliar way is to retract their limbs and drop their center of mass down and away from the person performing the technique. By judicious application of atemi, it is possible to create a "window of opportunity" in the attacker's natural defenses, facilitating the application of an aikido technique.
(ah-tem-ee) strikes, blows
A strike to take your opponent off balance
strike to stop UKE action
attacking strike, or strike used as diversion in context of technique
Punches and other sorts of strikes to your partner's unguarded areas, designed to distract and to weaken the defenses and/or balance, [Lit. a strike (ate) the body (mi)].[Back
Blows delivered against vulnerable points of the body
The use of striking techniques
body blows. Directed at vital points to incapacitate through pain or distraction Return to the top
In Japanese martial arts, atemi designate blows to the body, as opposed to twisting of joints , strangleholds, holding technique and throws. Atemi can be delivered by any part of the body to any part of the opponents body. They can be percussive or use 'soft' power.