Aikido Kiai
Kiai (気合, 気合い) (pronounced key-eye) is a Japanese term that is a compound of ki (気) meaning mind, will, turn-of-mind or spirit and ai(合, 合い) being the contraction of the verb awasu (合わす), signifying "to unite"; literally "concentrated spirit". Kiai is a term used in martial arts and in the board game Go where it describes fighting spirit. See go terms for its use in the context of the game go.
In martial arts, the term commonly refers to a short yell that some martial artists shout before or during a fight or technique. Korean martial arts may call this sound a Yatz or Kihap (기합). In bujutsu (Japanese arts of war), it is usually linked to the inner amassing of energy released in a single explosive focus of will. Students of martial arts such as aikido, karate, taekwondo or judo (or related arts such as taiko drumming) use kiai to focus energy when executing a technique. It also refers to the shout that accompanies some techniques when performing kata. Kiaijutsu is the Japanese art of using kiai when performing martial arts. The proper use of kiaijutsu involves concentrating on the use of one's ki more than it does shouting.
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiai
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