Tenkan
Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox Judo techniqueTemplate:Nihongo is the Japanese name of a movement practiced in several martial arts. It is a 180 degree pivot to the rear, on the lead foot.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> That is, if the left foot is forward, the pivot is clockwise, and if the right foot is forward, the pivot is counter-clockwise.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Aikido
[edit]Tenkan is a very common foot move in aikido.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Strategically, tenkan is most often used to place tori back-to-back with uke. A few attacks - techniques that commonly begin by executing tenkan include: shōmen'uchi - kaitennage; katate-dori - shihōnage; and morote-dori - kokyūnage.
Some styles of aikido practice six basic ashi sabaki (stepping/footwork) movements, of which tenkan is one.
Those six basic stepping techniques are:
- Tsugi-ashi (shuffle step)
- Ayumi-ashi (crossing step)
- Kaiten (hip shift to avoid attack)
- Tenshin (step and pivot to avoid attack)
- Tenkan (180 degree pivot to avoid attack)
- Ude-furi (spin step)
Judo
[edit]Tenkan is a foot move used in judo.