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AIKIDO POSTURES AND STANCES

AIKIDO POSTURES AND STANCES
(shizentai gamae)

The Japanese refer to the Aikido postures as shizentai gamae, which is a basic and fundamental posture. It is characterized by its natural proclivity to the balance of the body, and in the posture and positioning that it takes.

There are two basic gamae: migi gamae and hidari gamae, which is right and left postures..

Below is a list of postures, stances, and specific positioning to take with an attacker during Aikido training.

• Shizentai gamae - Posture
  1. Left posture (hidari gamae)
  2. Right posture (migi gamae)
• Hammi - Basic Aikido Stance
  1. Left hammi (with hidari gamae)
  2. Right hammi (with migi gamae)
• Ai Hammi - Mutual Stance
• Gyaku Hammi or Gyaku gamae - Opposite Stance
• Hand Positions
  1. Gedan - Hands low
  2. Chudan - Hands at midsection (natural positioning)
  3. Jodan - Hands high

• Basic Distance

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