Tenkan is a very common foot move in
aikido. Strategically, tenkan is most often used to place
tori back-to-back with
uke. A few
attacks -
techniques that commonly begin by executing tenkan include: ''shōmen'uchi
- kaitennage
; katate-dori
- shihōnage
; and morote-dori
- kokyūnage''. Some styles of aikido practice six basic
ashi sabaki (stepping/footwork) movements, of which tenkan is one. Those six basic stepping techniques are: • Tsugi-ashi (shuffle step) • Ayumi-ashi (crossing step) • Kaiten (hip shift to avoid attack) • Tenshin (step and pivot to avoid attack) • Tenkan (180 degree pivot to avoid attack) • Ude-furi (spin step) ==Judo==