Randori?

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Hi,

Randori is a term used for free-form training, from memory, a literal translation is something like "Chaos" (Ran) "Capture" (Dori), implying the attempt to capture your opponent, or your technique, in the midst of chaos. It's most common use these days is, as David said, in Judo, where it is the term for their sparring and competitions.

Within Ninjutsu (and traditional Japanese Jujutsu and Jujutsu-related arts), the term has a slightly different meaning. Rather than sparring, where both persons are attempting to outperform the other, and both are being the aggressor, traditional randori consists of defined attackers and defenders, and can involve completely random attacks, at up to full speed and power, and the defender responds with a free responce. This is closer to a real confrontation, and allows techniques to be pressure tested.
 

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hi Hudson,

randori is a japanese term which means either for competition or training for grappling, throwing and takedowns martial arts like judo, jujitsu, etc. In Ninjutsu is seldom used and oftenly named juitaijutsu which is focused on the same fighting concept. I started in a traditional Togakure ryu dojo and when we were focusin on submission or restraints drills the term randori was ocassionally used. Subsequently I started with another system named the Martial Science which is based on Ninjutsu as well. here's the website to give you an idea:
http://theninjacamp.com
 

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Not quite alacran. Jutaijutsu as a generic term refers to the grappling skills, but can also be used to refer to a specific syllabus (Shinden Fudo Ryu Jutaijutsu, Takagi Yoshin Ryu Jutaijutsu etc). And while randori is a common term in Judo and Aikido, it is not restricted to grappling alone. Basically, it is, as I said, a free form training methodology which will have different parameters depending on the system using the term. And Ninjutsu does use it a bit, being a Japanese system, although not all instructors do.
 

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I wouldn't listen to Tew about that stuff. He's more Power Ranger than Ninja. Also spammer.


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Randori
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Japanese name
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Transliterations
- Revised Hepburn: randori

Randori (&#20081;&#21462;&#12426;?) is a term used in Japanese martial arts to describe free-style practice or sparring, sometimes with multiple attackers. The term literally means "chaos taking" or "grasping freedom," implying a freedom from the structured practice of kata.

The exact meaning of randori depends on the martial art it is used in. In judo, jujitsu and Shodokan Aikido, among others, it most often refers to one-on-one sparring where partners attempt to resist and counter each other's techniques. In other styles of aikido, in particular Aikikai, it refers to a form of practice in which a designated aikidoka defends against multiple attackers in quick succession without knowing how they will attack or in what order. This form of randori is not sparring, and the attackers are usually not allowed to resist or attempt to counter the defender's techniques. The term is used only by Aikikai dojos outside Japan. In Japan, this form of practice is called taninzu-gake (&#22810;&#20154;&#25968;&#25499;&#12369;?), which literally means multiple attackers. In kendo, jigeiko means "friendly" free combat as in competition, but not counting the points.

Although in karate the word kumite is usually reserved for sparring, some schools also employ the term randori with regard to "mock-combat" in which both karateka move very fast, parrying and attempting acts of extreme violence with all four limbs (including knees, elbows, etc.) yet only ever making the slightest contact. Total control of the body is necessary and therefore only the senior grades can typically practice randori. In these schools, the distinction between randori and kumite is that in randori, the action is uninterrupted when a successful technique is applied.

Randori is also practiced in bujinkan ninjutsu and usually represented to the practitioner when he reaches the "Shodan" level. In ninjutsu, randori puts the practitioner in a position where he is armed/unarmed and being attacked by multiple attackers.

Randori may be contrasted with kata, as two potentially complementary types of training.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randori
 

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I agree with Bester's and Chris's explanations of randori. Personally I always considered sparring to be competive practice based on sport martial arts.
 

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