Tai Sabaki

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Step diagram of a Taisabaki (by 180 °)

Tai Sabaki ( Japanese 体 捌 き , dt. " Dissolve body") is an upright body rotation in various Budo disciplines, including Aikidō and Karate , in which one approaches the attacker as a reaction to an attack and then takes off one's own body the direction of movement and thus the line of attack of the opponent. In karate it is mostly used in connection with a block technique and a subsequent counterattack, while in Aikidō it is used to prepare a throw . The idea behind it is to avoid the enemy without allowing him to attack again by increasing the distance, or to avoid the energy of the enemy attack and redirect it.

execution

The rear foot (on the right in the picture) crosses over to the left, slightly twisted in front of the left. While the center of gravity is shifted to the right foot and this continues to rotate on the ball of the foot, the left foot is set down together with a turn of the body by 180 ° backwards (now). It is important that the upper body is always straight and above the body's center of gravity . In this way, a loss of balance and the endangerment of the head in combat, which can come about with a fluctuating movement due to the centrifugal forces occurring during the rotation, are avoided.

Tai Sabaki in Kōrindō-Aikidō

The term Tai Sabaki has a broader meaning in Kōrindō-Aikidō . In the Budo system of Hirai Minoru , Tai Sabaki is the central form of exercise. The movement principle of spherical turning, which helps every form of combat to be successful, is learned through them and should be perfected for life. The eight forms of Tai Sabaki, each performed on both sides, are practiced without a partner and contain all the perfectly circular movement patterns required in katas or real situations. Performed in any alternating order one after the other, the result is an endless, smooth movement without breaks, always striving for as free a rotation of the body center ( Koshi ) as possible . This makes it possible to adapt the movements to any situation at any time without delay and imperceptibly for the attacker.

Tai Sabaki in Wadō-Ryū Karate-Dō

In Wadō-ryū , the Nagashitsuki technique is an example of Tai Sabaki. Here, a punch is performed with a forward step, but the hip and thus the body is rotated at the last moment by 20 ° to 30 °, so that the opposing line of attack is left.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Josef Schäfer: KARATE DO, Tradition & Innovation. Verlag Pukrop, 2002, ISBN 3-00-009946-8 , p. 257.
  2. ↑ T. Kono, E. v. Oehsen: Karate - Training, Technology, Tactics , Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek 1986, ISBN 3-499-17615-7 , p. 78.

swell

  • Narita Shinjuro: Kōrindō-Aikidō. The Hirai Minoru's Budo system . Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2007, ISBN 978-3-8334-9086-6 .