==Judo== Tenkan is a technique used in judo. ==Aikido== Tenkan is a very common technique in aikido. Strategically, tenkan is most often used to place tori back-to-back with uke. A few techniques that commonly begin by executing tenkan include: shōmen`uchi - kaitennage; katate-dori - shihōnage; and morote-dori - kokyūnage. Some styles of aikid....
Aikido term: Turning