General Terms Flashcards by C W

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aiki

A

harmony

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atemi

A

strike or hit

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Ashi

A

leg and/or foot

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bo

A

long staff

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bokken

A

wooden sword

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bu

A

martial, war and peace

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bushido

A

warrior code

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chiburui

A

remove the blood

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chudan

A

center, usually referring to height… this is typically the torso above the hips and below the shoulders

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dan

A

black belt rank

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dojo

A

school, the place of study

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empi

A

elbow strike

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gedan

A

low

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geri

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strike with leg, kick

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go no sen

A

reaction, react after some other action

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furikabute

A

brandish the sword

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hajime

A

start, begin

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hara

A

body center, abdomen, center of gravity

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hidari

A

left

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ju jitsu

A

the gentle art

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iato

A

practice sword

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itsui geri

A

strike with knee

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jigo

A

defensive

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jo

A

medium staff

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jodan

A

high

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kaeshi

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reverse, counter attack

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kake

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hooking

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kamae

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guard, stance

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kamiza

A

honorary space

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kansetsu

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joint lock

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katame

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body lock

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katana

A

long sword

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keiko

A

training

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keikogi

A

training uniform

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kime

A

concentration

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kiri

A

cut

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kiritsu

A

stand up

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Kiri tsuke

A

cut

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kiyotsuke

A

attention

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kokoro

A

spirit

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koshi

A

hip

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kuzushi

A

imbalance, take off balance

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kyu

A

coloured belt rank, white to brown

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kyusho

A

pressure point

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mae

A

front, forward

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migi

A

right

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mizu

A

water

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Mizu no kokoro

A

a spirit as calm as water

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mudansha

A

colour belt ranking

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nage

A

throw

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ne

A

ground

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nintai

A

perseverance

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noto tsuke

A

to sheath

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nuki tsuke

A

to draw the sword

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osae

A

holding technique

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otagai

A

students

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otoshi

A

to drop someone

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randori

A

free sparring

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rei

A

salute, bow

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renraku

A

follow-ups, combinations

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ryu

A

school, style

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sabaki

A

movement

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seiza

A

to kneel, get down on your knees

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sensei

A

teacher

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sen no sen

A

anticipate

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shime

A

strangulation

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shinogi

A

to redirect

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soto

A

outside

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sutemi

A

sacrifice throw

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tachi

A

standing

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tai

A

body

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tai no sen

A

action within an action

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tambo

A

short staff

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tanto

A

dagger, knife

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te

A

hand

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tori, seme

A

the attacker, person demonstrating the technique

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tsuki

A

hand strike, punch

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uchi

A

inside

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uke

A

defender, the person being thrown during a demo stration

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ukemi

A

break fall

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ushiro

A

back

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wakizashi

A

short sword

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waza

A

techniques

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yame

A

stop

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yoko

A

sideways, lateral

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yudansha

A

black belt

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zanshin

A

alert, ready state of mind