Editing Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu (section)

==Aiki-jūjutsu==
''Aiki-jūjutsu'' can be broken into three styles: jujutsu (hard); aiki no jutsu (soft); and the combined aikijujutsu (hard/soft). Modern aikido originated in aikijujutsu, which emphasizes "an early neutralization of an attack".<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Pranin |first=Stanley |title=Daito-Ryu Aikijujutsu |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Aikido |year=2006 |url=http://www.aikidojournal.com/encyclopedia?entryID=134 |access-date=20 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822230924/http://www.aikidojournal.com/encyclopedia?entryID=134 |archive-date=22 August 2007}}</ref> Like other forms of jujutsu, it emphasizes [[throw (grappling)|throwing]] techniques and joint manipulations to effectively subdue or injure an attacker. Of particular importance is the timing of a defensive technique either to blend or to neutralize an attack's effectiveness and to use the force of the attacker's movement against him. Daitō-ryū is characterized by ample use of ''[[atemi]]'', or the striking of vital areas, to set up jointlocking or throwing tactics.

Some of the art's striking methods employ the swinging of the outstretched arms to create power and to hit with the fists at deceptive angles, as may be observed in techniques such as the atemi that sets up ''gyaku ude-dori'' (reverse elbow lock). Tokimune Takeda regarded one of the unique characteristics of the art to be its preference for controlling a downed attacker's joints with one's knee to leave one's hands free to access weapons or to deal with the threat of other attackers.<ref name="Conversations">{{cite book| last = Pranin| first = Stanley| title = Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu: Conversations with Daito-ryu Masters| publisher = Aiki News| year = 1996| location = Tokyo| isbn = 4-900586-18-8}}</ref>