Glossary Flashcards
Ai
To meet
Ai hanmi
Both partners assume the same stance, both right or both left
Aiki nage
Special kind of breath throw
Anza
Sitting cross-legged
Arigato gozai mashita
Thank you very much
Atemi
Strike or hit
Aya
Cross
Aya mochi
Cross hand grasp
Bango hajime
Begin counting
Bokken
Wooden sword
Bokken motoe
Put bokken away
Bokken yoi
Get your bokken ready
Buki waza
Weapons techniques
Chikara o nuku
Relax
Choyaku undo
Jumping in place
Chudan
Middle level
Chushin
Center
Dai
Number
Dai ichi kihon waza
1st basic technique
Dai ni kihon waza
2nd basic technique
Dai san kihon waza
3rd basic technique
Dame
Wrong/ bad/ not permitted
Do
Way (or path)
Dogi
Training uniform
Dojo
Place of the way
Dosa
Movement
Embu
Demonstration
Eri mochi
Collar grasp
Gaeshi
Reversal or change (direction)
Gambatte
Give it your all
Gomenasai
I’m sorry
Ganmen zuki
Face thrust
Gawa
Side
Gorei
Command
Gyaku
Reverse
Gyaku hanmi
Both partners assume opposite stances, one right, the other left
Hajime
Begin
Hajime kara
From the beginning
Hakama
Divided skirt
Hanmi
Standing position in which one foot is forward, often used interchangeably with kamae
Hanmi handachi
Shite seated, uke standing
Hantai
Opposite
Happo giri
Eight direction cut with sword
Hasso
Sword held vertically above shoulder
Hayai
Quickly
Hidari
Left
Hiji
Elbow
Hiji ate kokyu nage
Hitting elbow breath throw
Hiji mochi
Elbow grasp
Hiji shime
Elbow lock
Hiji osae
Elbow control
Hiriki no yosei
Elbow power
Hiza
Knee
Hojo dosa
Supplementary movement
Hyaku hachi ju do kaiten
180 degree pivot
Ichi ni suite
Everyone to their place
Ikkajo osae
First control
Irimi
Entering movement
Irimi nage
Entering throw
Irimi zuki
Step in thrust
Itai
Ouch/it hurts
Jiyu waza
Freestyle techniques
Jo
Wooden staff
Jodan
Upper level
Juji nage
Arm cross throw
Jushin
Weight
Jushin no ido
Weight change/shifting
Kagami
Window
Kaiten
Pivot
Kaiten nage
Rotary throw/ pivoting throw
Kakari geiko
Group training
Kamae
Basic stance
Kancho
Head of school
Kangeiko
Period of intensive training on winter’s coldest days to build spirit
Kata
Shoulder
Katate aya mochi
Cross wrist grasp
Katate mochi
One handed grasp
Keiko
Training
Keiko shuryo
Class dismissed
Ken
Sword
Kenshu
Intensive/research training
Kenshusei
Student practicing intensive training
Kesa giri
Diagonal cut
Ki
Spirit; unified energy of all one’s powers, mental, physical, and spiritual
Kiai
Spirit shout
Kihon
Basic
Kihon dosa
Basic movements
Kihon waza
Basic techniques
Kime waza
Locking techniques
Ki o tsuke
Attention!
Kirioroshi
Cut down
Kiritsu
Stand up
Kokoro gamae
Mental preparation
Koho kaiten ukemi
Backward roll
Koho ukemi
Back backfall
Kokyu nage
Breath throw
Kokyu ryoku
Breath power
Kotai
Change
Kote (tekubi)
Wrist
Kote gaeshi
Outward wrist turn
Kubi ate
Hit the neck
Kumi tachi
Together with bokken
Kurikaesu
Repeat
Kuzusu
Break the balance
Kuzushi
Breaking the balance
Ma-ai
Distance between partners
Me
Eye
Me o akeru
Open your eyes
Meimoku
Close your eyes
Metsuke
Visual focus point
Migi
Right
Migi hanmi
Right basic stance
Mo ichi do
Once more
Mo ikkai
Once more
Mochi
Grasp
Mokuso
Meditate
Motto
More
Motto mageru
Bend more
Mukai atte
Face each other
Mune
Chest
Nage
Throw
Naname
Diagonally
Nikajo osae
Second control
Nobasu
Stretch/straighten
Obi
Belt
Onaji
Same
Onajiku
Same (on the other side)
Osae
Control
Osoi
Late
Osu
Push to endure
Otagai ni rei
Bow to each other
Otsukarisama deshita
Everyone worked hard
Oyo waza
Advanced techniques
Owari
Finished/the end
Rei
Bow
Rei-ho
Etiquette
Renshu
Practice
Renzoku
Continuation
Riai
Theoretical basis/ logical structure
Ryo hiji mochi
Both elbows grasp
Ryo hiza tsuki
Both knees down
Ryote mochi
Both wrists grasp
Saisho kara
From the beginning
Saigo ni
Lastly
Saigo ni kamae de owarimasu
We will finish with kamae
Sankajo osae
Third control
Sankaku
Triangle
Seigan no kata
Sword position in which sword tip is pointing at the opponent’s eyes
Seiretsu
Line up!
Seiza
Kneeling position
Seiza chumoku
Kneel and pay attention
Sekkin
Advance
Sempai
Senior
Senaka o nobasu
Straighten your back
Sensei
Instructor
Sensei ni rei
Bow to instructor
Seioshi undo
Back to back exercise
Shiho nage
Four direction throw
Shikkari
Firmly
Shikko-ho
Knee walking
Shime waza
Locking techniques
Shisei o tadashite
Stand up straight!
Shite
Person performing the technique
Shite uke kotai
Change roles
Shomen
Front
Shomen ni rei
Bow to the front
Shomen tsuki
Front thrust/ punch
Shomen uchi
Front strike
Shuchu
Concentration
Shumatsu dosa
Finishing movement (traditionally this exercise was performed at the end of class, hence “finishing”; also called after class exercise)
Sokumen irimi nage
Side entering throw
Sonomama de
Without change
Sotai dosa
Movement with partner
Sumimasen
Excuse me/ I’m sorry
Suri-ashi
Sliding step
Suwari waza
Kneeling techniques
Tachi waza
Standing techniques
Tai no henko
Turning, body change
Tai sabaki
Body movement
Taiso
Exercise
Taiso owarimasu
Exercise/ warmup is finished
Tandoku
Solo
Tandoku dosa
Solo movement
Tanto
Dagger
Tatami
Rice straw mats
Tatsu
Stand up
Tegatana
Literally “sword hand,” hand sword
Tekubi
Wrist
Tenchi nage
Heaven and earth throw
Tsuki
Thrust/ punch
Uchi
Strike
Udegarami
Arm lock
Ude osae
Arm control
Ude tate
Push ups
Uke
Person receiving the technique or who is being thrown
Ukemi
Breakfalls
Undo
Exercises
Ura-ken
Backhand strike
Usagitobi
Bunny hops
Ushiro
Back/behind
Ushiro waza
Techniques initiating from behind shite
Waza
Techniques
Yame
Stop
Yarinaosu
Do it again correctly
Yoi
Prepare
Yoko
Side
Yokomen uchi
Strike to the side of the head
Yonkajo osae
Fourth control
Yoshinkan
House of cultivating spirit
Yubi
Finger
Zanshin
Alert and ready manner maintained after completing each technique
Zenpo hiyaku ukemi
Jumping forward roll, flip
Zenpo kaiten ukemi
Forward roll
Zuki (tsuki)
Thrust/ punch
Ichi
1
Ni
2
San
3
Shi
4
Go
5
Roku
6
Shichi
7
Hachi
8
Kyu
9
Ju
10
Hyaku
100
Sen
1000