Tori (martial arts)

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Tori
Tori, on right, executes a throw against uke, on left.
Japanese name
Kanji:	取り
Hiragana:	とり
Transliterations - Revised Hepburn: tori

Tori (取り, Tori^?) is a term used in Japanese martial arts to refer to the executer of a technique in partnered practice. The term "tori" comes from the verb toru (取る, toru^?), meaning "to take", "to pickup", or "to choose".

In judo and some other martial arts, tori often initiates the attack against the training partner, called uke. In aikido and related martial arts, tori executes a defensive technique against a designated attack initiated by uke. Aikido has alternate terms describing the role of tori, depending on the particular style or situation, including "thrower" (投げ, nage^?) and "performing hand" (仕手, shite^?).^[1].

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1. ^ Shite can also refer to the principal character in a Japanese Noh play