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> ASHI SABAKI 足捌き
Ashi Sabaki 足捌き
Tora Bashiri 虎走り (Tiger Stepping)
Suri ashi 摺り足 ── footwork that includes sliding where the stance changes or legs pass, e.g. Kendo
Surikomi ashi 摺込み足
Hiraki Ashi 開き足 ── for uke-nagashi
Fumikae ashi 踏み変え/ kirikaeshi ashi ── back leg step forwards and front leg step back or front leg step back and back leg step forwards
Chidori ashi 千鳥足 (Mae 前 Chidori ashi) (Ura 裏 Chidori ashi)
Sashi ashi 差し足 / (Hiraki) Kosa-ashi 交叉足/jūji ashi 十字足 / kani ashi 蟹足/ nuki ashi 抜き足/ yoko sashi ashi 横差し足── cross legs Stepping across stealthy steps, cross in front, tango forward cross step and backward cross step
Mawari ashi 廻り足 ── front or back leg as pivot
Irimi 入り身
Tenkan 転換
Kaiten ashi 回転足
Yoko Aruki 横歩き
Nanba Aruki 南蛮歩き / ナンバ歩き ── same hand and foot
Yori Ashi 寄足 ──
beack leg push forward c.f. gyaku zuki , or front leg leg push backward
Fumigae 踏み替え ── switch legs slide/jump
Fumikomi ashi 踏み込み足
/ Soe Ashi 添足
── hard step, e.g. kendo
the aim for more distance and depth in the advance
Okuri ashi 送足 ── sliding
Ayumi ashi 歩足 ── sliding L&R, karate
Tsugi ashi 継ぎ足 / 次足 ── leading leg push/jump
Tobi ashi 飛び足
Mu ashi 無足
Ashi Sabaki no Awase 足捌きの合わせ
Yori Ashi 寄足, Tsugi ashi 継ぎ足
Yoko Aruki 横歩き, Soe Ashi 添足
Ashi Sabaki also known as Unsoku 運足.
Ashi Sabaki can be considered as a subset of the more general term Tai Sabaki 体捌き (body movement). Actually, however, Ashi Sabaki and Tai Sabaki are usually being used interchangeably.
The fundamentals of ashi sabaki are:
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Ukimi 浮き身 (suspension or floating): the feeling as if the legs are hanging from the body and there is no weight on the feet.
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Zui ban (accompanying movement): the coordination of body center, spine and legs
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Itsuki (being stuck or stiff): what must be avoided in ashi sabaki
To see more ashi sabaki of Ninjutsu. please check the Kotari-ho 神足法 page.
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