Aikiken kirikaeshi: a basic sword exercise, by Stefan Stenudd

AIKIKEN is the name for sword exercises in aikido and KIRIKAESHI is one of them, where uke makes repeated strike attacks – usually shomen uchi – and tori responds with yokomen uchi. Other combinations are also possible.

The main thing is taisabaki, the evasive move, which makes the counter strike possible. There is a parry move, uke nagashi, but it is not to block uke’s sword. It is to swiftly move the sword in position for the yokomen uchi strike. Only by making that move really quick is it possible to strike at the same time as uke does, which is ideal. Otherwise, uke has time to block and then counter.

This was filmed at an aikido seminar I held in Prague, Czech Republic, in February 2024.

I have several aikiken videos on my YouTube channel. For exemple, here is one with the ten exercises of aikibatto:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGufE3FU8aw
My aikido dojo is Enighet in Malmö, Sweden: https://www.aikidoenighet.se/

For more about aikido, visit my website:
https://www.stenudd.com/aikido/
My aikido books:
https://www.amazon.com/Aikido-Principles-Concepts-Peaceful-Martial/dp/1533142378/
https://www.amazon.com/Attacks-Aikido-Kogeki-Attack-Techniques/dp/1517305349/

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