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Chris Hein wrote:
I was wondering if some of you might share with me the Japanese words you've learned (in relation to your Aikido/martial arts training) that are used to mean "leading".
I am speaking of that moment when you've good musubi with your attacker, and you can lead them where you want them to go, because you understand their motivations to attack you.
Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
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Hello Chris,
The two terms I heard from a Japanese aikido colleague are
sasou and
suikomu. He said that he had heard O Sensei use these terms with the sense of initiating a preferred attack, in the sense of inducing the attacker to attack in a certain way, and then controlling the attacker from thenceforward.
Sasou is written in Japanese as 誘う; さそう. It is also read as
YUU. When combined with other characters, the result is many compounds. For example:
誘因:
yuuin: inducement, enticement
誘引:
yuuin: entice, attract, allure
誘拐:
yuukai: kidnapping, abduction
誘導:
yuudou: induction, incitement, guidance
誘導弾:
yuudoudan: guided missile
惑誘:
yuuwaku: temptation, seduction
誘惑者:
yuuwakusha: tempter, seducer
Suikomu is written as 吸い込む and the Chinese character is the second character of the compound word
kokyuu 呼吸, meaning, breath. The primary meaning is to inhale, suck in, swallow up, the third meaning leading to a metaphor of putting a person in a position such that he/she has no choice but to do what you want him/her to do.
Best wishes,