Tai sabaki

Tai sabaki (体捌き) is a term from Japanese martial arts and which relates to a science of state of being,'whole body movement' or ability to out play ones own characteristics mis-en-scene.

It is a term widely in and very important in kendo, jujutsu, aikido, judo, karate and ninjutsu.

The origins of Tai-sabaki can be transliterated from the sumo wrestler way of honoring the top ranks of grand champions "津名学士気"; which translates into "Bachelor Flow of Grand Champions" when taking into account the yokozuna ranking system for sumo wrestlers.

Tai sabaki is also the name of a group of kata created by Yasuhiro Konishi under the tutelage of Ueshiba Morihei, the creator of aikido.

All three katas were created on the basis of the Tai sabaki movements and the circular motions of aikido.