Tenkan

Tenkan
Step diagram of Tenkan technique
Step diagram of technique
Technique name
RōmajiTenkan
Japanese転換
Englishconvert / divert

Tenkan (転換, lit. convert or divert) is the Japanese name of a movement practiced in several martial arts. It is a 180 degree pivot to the rear, on the lead foot.[1] That is, if the left foot is forward, the pivot is clockwise, and if the right foot is forward, the pivot is counter-clockwise.[2]

  1. ^ AIKI GOSHIN HO JUJUTSU: Practical Self-Defense. Lulu.com. 4 August 2011. ISBN 9781257962334.
  2. ^ Aikido: O-Sensei's Sublime Synthesis, Vol. 1. Via Media. 25 January 2016. ISBN 9781893765252.