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Anza
Sitting cross-legged
Ayumi Ashi
Normal walking
Dojo
A place of ‘the way’ - formal training place for any Japanese art ending in ‘do’ (such as judo, aikido, and kendo’)
Gi
Martial arts uniform usually consisting of uwagi (jacket) zubon (pants) and obi (belt)
Hajime
Command to Begin
HIdari
Left
Jigo Hontai
Basic defensive posture
Kiyotsuke
Attention
Kuzushi
Off Balance
Matte
Command to stop
Migi
Right
Onegaishimasu
Please - used to ask another student to practice with you
Randori
Free Practice
Rei
Command to bow - means thank you or politeness
Seiza
sitting on knees
Sensei
Literally: One who has gone before or was born before- commonly: Teacher or one who teaches through wisdom- applied to senior instructor
Shizen Hontai
Basic natural posture
tatami
practice mats
tsugi ashi
following foot walk
Tori
Person applying the technique
Uke
Person receiving the technique
Ukemi
Practice of falling/ falls
Ushiro ukemi
Back Falls
Zenpo Kaiten Ukemi
Roll outs