defensive body movement; body control
Used in martial arts such as judo and kendo to refer to evasive or defensive body positioning and footwork.
In judo, body movement is one of the fundamentals.
Dodge the opponent's attack with defensive body movement.
Standard kanji spelling for this martial arts term.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, sometimes used for readability.
Compound of 体 (body) and 捌き (handling, movement), the nominalized form of 捌く (to handle skillfully).