Alternative spellings: taisabaki, tai sabaki, tai-sabaki
Tai sabaki (体捌き) is a term from Japanese martial arts and which relates to 'whole body movement', or repositioning. It can be translated as body-management. It is a term used widely in kendo, jujutsu, aikido, judo, karate and Ninjutsu. Tai sabaki is usually used to avoid an attack, such that the receiver of the attack ends up in an advantageous position and it is often wrongly referred to as evasion.
An example of tai sabaki is 'moving off the line' of attack using irimi and tenkan movements rather than to 'move against' the attack. This implies the use of harmony rather than physical strength. See hard and soft (martial arts)
Tai sabaki is related to ashi sabaki (footwork) and te sabaki (handwork).
External links
- How to Do Tai Sabaki
- Introduction to Tai sabaki
- Throwing Technique Structural Analysis (judo)
- Tai sabaki Dojo in Valencia - Spain
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