General Terms Flashcards

1
Q

aiki

A

harmony

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2
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atemi

A

strike or hit

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3
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Ashi

A

leg and/or foot

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4
Q

bo

A

long staff

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5
Q

bokken

A

wooden sword

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6
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bu

A

martial, war and peace

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7
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bushido

A

warrior code

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8
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chiburui

A

remove the blood

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9
Q

chudan

A

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

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10
Q

dan

A

black belt rank

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11
Q

dojo

A

school, the place of study

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12
Q

empi

A

elbow strike

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13
Q

gedan

A

low

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14
Q

geri

A

strike with leg, kick

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15
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go no sen

A

reaction, react after some other action

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16
Q

furikabute

A

brandish the sword

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17
Q

hajime

A

start, begin

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18
Q

hara

A

body center, abdomen, center of gravity

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19
Q

hidari

A

left

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20
Q

ju jitsu

A

the gentle art

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21
Q

iato

A

practice sword

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22
Q

itsui geri

A

strike with knee

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23
Q

jigo

A

defensive

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24
Q

jo

A

medium staff

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25
Q

jodan

A

high

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26
Q

kaeshi

A

reverse, counter attack

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27
Q

kake

A

hooking

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28
Q

kamae

A

guard, stance

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29
Q

kamiza

A

honorary space

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30
Q

kansetsu

A

joint lock

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31
Q

katame

A

body lock

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32
Q

katana

A

long sword

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33
Q

keiko

A

training

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34
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keikogi

A

training uniform

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35
Q

kime

A

concentration

36
Q

kiri

A

cut

37
Q

kiritsu

A

stand up

38
Q

Kiri tsuke

A

cut

39
Q

kiyotsuke

A

attention

40
Q

kokoro

A

spirit

41
Q

koshi

A

hip

42
Q

kuzushi

A

imbalance, take off balance

43
Q

kyu

A

coloured belt rank, white to brown

44
Q

kyusho

A

pressure point

45
Q

mae

A

front, forward

46
Q

migi

A

right

47
Q

mizu

A

water

48
Q

Mizu no kokoro

A

a spirit as calm as water

49
Q

mudansha

A

colour belt ranking

50
Q

nage

A

throw

51
Q

ne

A

ground

52
Q

nintai

A

perseverance

53
Q

noto tsuke

A

to sheath

54
Q

nuki tsuke

A

to draw the sword

55
Q

osae

A

holding technique

56
Q

otagai

A

students

57
Q

otoshi

A

to drop someone

58
Q

randori

A

free sparring

59
Q

rei

A

salute, bow

60
Q

renraku

A

follow-ups, combinations

61
Q

ryu

A

school, style

62
Q

sabaki

A

movement

63
Q

seiza

A

to kneel, get down on your knees

64
Q

sensei

A

teacher

65
Q

sen no sen

A

anticipate

66
Q

shime

A

strangulation

67
Q

shinogi

A

to redirect

68
Q

soto

A

outside

69
Q

sutemi

A

sacrifice throw

70
Q

tachi

A

standing

71
Q

tai

A

body

72
Q

tai no sen

A

action within an action

73
Q

tambo

A

short staff

74
Q

tanto

A

dagger, knife

75
Q

te

A

hand

76
Q

tori, seme

A

the attacker, person demonstrating the technique

77
Q

tsuki

A

hand strike, punch

78
Q

uchi

A

inside

79
Q

uke

A

defender, the person being thrown during a demo stration

80
Q

ukemi

A

break fall

81
Q

ushiro

A

back

82
Q

wakizashi

A

short sword

83
Q

waza

A

techniques

84
Q

yame

A

stop

85
Q

yoko

A

sideways, lateral

86
Q

yudansha

A

black belt

87
Q

zanshin

A

alert, ready state of mind