Tenkan
転換
- Type
- Footwork and evasion, Stances
- Classified as
- stance, combat technique, footwork
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. That is, if the left foot is forward, the pivot is clockwise, and if the right foot is forward, the pivot is counter-clockwise.
Other footwork and evasion
Japanese terms for footwork and evasion
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 足技 | ashiwaza | foot technique (in judo, sumo wrestling, etc.); footwork |
| 足運び | ashihakobi | gait; manner of walking |
| 差し手 | sashite | slipping one's hand beneath the opponent's arm and latching on to the underside of his belt |
| 突っかける | tsukkakeru | to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.) |
| 一眼二足三胆四力 | ichigannisokusantanshiriki | firstly vision, secondly footwork, thirdly courage, fourthly technique (the most important aspects of kendo) |
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.