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Glossary
- Randori
- Japanese term for the free sparring used in judo, jujitsu, and aikido.
- Reversal
- A martial technique wherein the practitioner goes in one direction and then does a complete 180-degree turn to the opposite direction in order to complete a fighting application. Used equally in strikes, throws, and joint-locks.
- Right channel
- One of the three primary energy lines of the body. See Left channel.
- rooting
- The technique of sinking body energy and rooting it into the earth. It is difficult to physically move a martial artist who has mastered rooting. In the internal martial arts, rooting gives a practitioner tremendous power.
- Rou Shou
- Soft Hands; also known as San Shou or Free Hands in Taiwan. A two-person fighting preparation technique practiced in ba gua (and some hsing-i schools) in which the arms of the partners are in continuous spiraling contact. Rou Shou can be likened to a combination of tai chi Push Hands, judo, and wing chun sticky hands.
