Basic Terminology Flashcards
Nage/Uke
Defender/partner
Mai-ai
Distance
Kamai
Stance
Atemi
Strike or False or leading strike
Tenkan… Back 180 turn
Back 180 turn
Kuzushi
Break Balance
Ai hanmi
Same stance
Partnered stance, left/left, right/right
Gyaku hanmi
Opposite stance
Mo ichido
Once more
Suwate
Sit
Rei
To bow
Seiza?
Seated bow
Area of respect in front of the mat?
Tokonoma. In the case of Aikido a picture of O’Sensei (Morihei Ueshiba) and fresh flowers
Session of Aikido
Keiko
Gomen nasai
Sorry (Japanese)
Yudansh (singular) Yudansha (plural)
Blackbelt holder
Senior person in the lower ranks
Sempai
Junior person in the lower ranks
Kohai
World Headquarters for Aikido
The Hombu
Uchi Deshi
live-in student that follows the Instructor
Tai sabaki
body movement
shikaku
dead angle area that is your imbalance zone
Aikidoka
Student of Aikido
Aikido
The path or way for coordination of mental energy
Aikikai
Aikido organization or foundation
Bokken
Wooden Japanese sword
Chudan
Middle(waist)
Dojo
place for practicing the way
Domo Arigato Gozaimashita
thank you for teaching me (end of class)
Doshu
current Head of Aikido-Moriteru Ueshiba