It is the three Japanese words, ai-ki-do (joining, spirit, and way respectively). Aikido is a martial arts form that focuses on the joining of the spirit and the body and the mind to find the Way. Aikido is martial arts that resulted from the combination of several disciplines and was created by O Sensei in the 1940s. It has many techniques and moves. The basic structure of aikido comes from the throws and locks found other martial arts such jujitsu, swords and spears fighting.

Here are the fundamental techniques of aikido:

1) Ikkyo: achieved by the use of the hand on the elbow and one near the wrist. This is the grip that is also that can apply pressure into the ulnar, which can be found in the medial portion of the arm. 2) The second aikido technique, Nikyo: It is characterized by an adductive wristlock that twists the arm and then applies pressure in the nerve that can be really painful. 3) Sankyo: it incorporates a pronating move. It directs an upward tension all through the arm, the elbow and the shoulder. 4) Yonkyo: this technique uses a shoulder control movement similar to a ikkyo but this time there is no gripping of the forearm. Instead, the knuckles apply pressure on the radial nerve. 5) Gokyo: it is actually a variant of ikkyo. This time the hand gripping the wrist is inverted and twisted.