Welcome to the Chowa Ryutsu Ryu Learning Zone. The aim of this section is to provide an online resource of aikido terminology, etiquette, attacks and techniques which you can refer to in your own time. Please refer to Dojo Etiquette for a general summary.

1. About Aikido
2. Morihei Ueshiba
3. Training at Chowa Ryutsu Ryu Aikido Club
• In the Dojo
• Practise
• Starting the class
• During the class
• Weapons
4. Basic Terminology
• Counting
• Greetings n' things
• Body Parts
• Body Posture
• Basic Movement
5. Attacks
• Ai Hanmi Katate dori
• Gyaku Hanmi Katate dori
• Shomen uchi - top of head
• Yokomen uchi - side of head
• Chudan tsuki - Punch to the body
• Royote dori - Both hands take both wrists
• Morote dori - Two hands take one wrist
• Kata dori - One hand takes the shoulder
• Ryo kata dori - Two hands take both shoulders
• Ushiro ryote dori - Two hand take two hands from behind
• Ushiro kata dori - Two hand take two shoulders from behind
• Ushiro hiji dori - Two hand take two elbows from behind
• Ushiro kata dori - Two hand take two shoulders from behind
• Ushiro kubi shime - Strangle from behind, with one hand held
• Kata dori men uchi - One hand takes the shoulder, the other strikes shomen uchi
• Jodan tsuki - Punch to the face
6. Techniques
• Ikkyo - Arm pin
• Nikkyo - Wrist pin
• Sankyo - Wrist twist
• Yonkyo - Forearm control
• Gokyo - Wrist control
• Rokyo - Elbow control
• Tenchi nage - "Heaven and Earth" Throw
• Irimi nage - Entering throw
• Kaiten nage - Turning throw
• Shiho nage - Four direction throw
• Sokumen irimi nage - Entering throw
• Kote gaeshi - Wrist twist throw
• Sumi otoshi - Corner drop
• Mai otoshi - Arm bar throw
• Juji garami - Elbow lock throw
• Aiki otshi - Aiki drop
• Koshi nage - Hip throw