Atemi
Atemi ( Japanese : 当 て 身 or 当 身, literally: body hit ) is a term from the Japanese martial arts ( Budō ). It describes a push , stab, punch or kick on sensitive body points of the opponent.
The aim of the original Bujutsu (art of war) was to make the opponent incapable of fighting with one blow, for example by using Atemi on vital vital points ( Kyūsho , Chinese Dian Xue, Dim Mak ), organs or chakras .
Atemi techniques play a major role in many martial arts , such as B. in Quanfa , Karate , Kickboxing , Taekwondo , Capoeira , Muay Thai and Ju-Jutsu . In some Jiu-Jitsu and Aikidō styles, atemi are mainly used to disturb the concentration or body balance of the opponent and to control him. Since Aikidō is a purely defensive martial art and therefore does not include pure attacks, Atemi is only used here as a threat to force the attacker to move or to prevent him from moving and thereby control him.
Many defense techniques cannot be performed if a Atemi is not used or is used insufficiently.
In sword schools the Atemi is also taught as a preliminary distraction, disturbance, in order to create an advantage. The sensitive, unprotected areas of the body are the areas to be hit.
literature
- the Aikido-Brevier Weinmann ISBN 3-87892-045-8
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ DJJV: Atemi techniques with the hand
- ↑ Taekwonde.de: Stichtechniken
- ↑ DJJV: Atemi techniques
- ↑ Taekwonde.de: foot techniques, hand techniques: impact techniques, stabbing techniques, striking techniques