Judo Vocabulary (Ipe Dojo) Flashcards
Training place for studying the way
Dojo
Mat
Tatami
Student
Seito
Professor, teacher
Sensei
Lower belt
Köhai
Upper belt
Senpai
Top of the gi
Wagi
Pants of the gi
Shitabaki or Zubon
Belt
Obi
Judo/ jiu-jitsu uniform
Gi
Regular clothes
Kimono
Flip flops
Zori
Bow
Rei
Standing bow
Ritsu Rei
Kneeling bow
Za Rei
Right side
Migi
Left side
Hidari
Good morning
Ohayö Gozaimasu
Good Afternoon
Kon nichi wa
Good evening
Kon ban wa
Good night
Oyasumi Nasai
Breakfall techniques
Ukemi
Side breakfall
Yoko Ukemi
Front breakfall
Mae Ukemi
Back breakfall
Ushiro Ukemi
Forward rolling breakfall
Zenpo Kaiten Ukemi
Pay attention
Kiotsuke
Experience (competition)
Shiai
Command to stop meditation
Yame
Begin/start
Hajime
Stop/finish
Matte
Finished/time is up
Soremade
Meditation
Mokussö
Persevere
Nintai
Effort
Doryoku
I’m sorry / Forgive me
Gomen or Sumimassen
That’s okay / No problem
Daijobu
Thank you very much
Domo Arigato
Thank you very much (end of training)
Domo Arigato Gozaimashita
Please
Onegai Shimasu
Solitary training
Tendoku Geiko
Counter attack techniques
Kaeshi Waza
Combined training
Pre-arranged practice
Yakusoku Geiko
Combination of techniques
Renraku Henka Waza
Repetition technique training
Uchikomi
Free practice (fight)
Randori
Throwing techniques
Nage waza
Sacrifice techniques
Sutemi waza
Foot/leg techniques
Ashi waza
Hold-down (pinning) techniques
Osae Komi Waza
Joint lock techniques
Kansetsu Waza
Choke techniques
Shime Waza
Once again
Mo Ichido
Please sit
Suwate Kudasai
Wait a bit please
Choto Mate Kudasai
Stop action / Command to freeze
Sonomama
Imbalance
Kuzushi
Pressure
GATAME
Person performing techniques
TORI
Person receiving technique
Uke
Lapel, collar
Eri
1st dan black belt
SHODAN
Body motion / The way the body moves
TAI SABAKI
Grappling techniques
KATAME WAZA
Sleeve
Sode
Sitting with legs crossed
Agura
Center of energy
Tanden
Set-up to execute technique
Tsukuri
Execution of techniques. Completion
Kake
Following step in Kata
a stepping pattern in Judo where one foot replaces the other before that foot can move
Tsugi-ashi
Colour belt judoka
Dangai
High ranking judoka 6+ Dan
Kodansha
Title of master teacher. Jigoro Kano
Shihan
You are welcome
Do itashimashite
Gripping
Kumi kata
Same side grip
Ai yotsu
Opposite side grip
Kenka yotsu
Posture
Kamae
Lifting hand
Tsurite
Pulling hand
Hikite
Standing techniques
Tachi waza
Hand techniques
Te waza
Hip techniques
Koshi waza
Front sacrifice techniques
Ma sutemi waza
Side sacrifice techniques
Yoko sutemi waza
Ground techniques
Ne waza
Choking techniques
Shime waza
Joint lock techniques
Kansetsu waza
Favourite technique
Tokui waza
Full point
Ippon
Half point
Wazari
Minor penalty
Shido
Major penalty
Hansoku make
Continue
Yoshi
I give up
Maitta
Spirit shout
Kiai
From practice / shoulder / one
Kata
Backwards rolling break fall
Ushiro Kaiten Ukemi
One
Ichi
Two
Ni
Three
San
Four
Shi / Yon
Five
Go
Six
Roku
Seven
Shichi
Eight
Hachi
Nine
Kyuu / Ku
Ten
Juu
Formal kneeling posture
Seiza
Bow
Rei