| ai |
harmony |
| aikido |
the way of harmony
and energy |
| aikidoka |
one who practices
aikido |
| aikijujitsu |
a form of jujitsu
studied by Morihei Ueshiba emphasizing blending with an
opponent's energy |
| anza |
sitting cross-legged
(Indian style) |
| ashi |
foot |
| ate |
strike |
| atemi |
strike/striking |
| budo |
the way of the
warrior |
| dan |
step |
| do |
way / literally
"path" |
| dojo |
place of martial
arts practice |
| domo arrigato |
thank you |
| dozo |
you're welcome |
| fugakukai |
house of highest
study |
| gaeshi |
turn or counter |
| gatame |
hold |
| gi |
practice uniform |
| goshi |
hip (syn. koshi) |
| guruma |
wheel / also
a type of fall associated with the body rotating along two
axis |
| hakama |
pleated traditional
skirt worn by aikidoka |
| hai |
yes |
| hajime |
begin |
| hidari |
left |
| hiji |
elbow |
| iaido |
the art of drawing
the sword (from the scabbard) |
| jo |
a wooden staff
used for self-defense, usually shorter than a bo |
| ju |
gentle |
| jujitsu |
martial art
form emphasizing suppleness |
| kake |
the moment a
throw occurs |
| kata |
shoulder or
form |
| kazushi |
off-balance |
| ki |
energy |
| kiyotsuke |
attention |
| kohai |
junior or lower
rank |
| koshi |
hip (syn. goshi) |
| kote |
wrist |
| kubi |
neck |
| kyu |
class |
| maai |
the distance
in which an aikidoka has the ability to properly respond
to an attack ("safety distance") |
| maitta |
I surrender |
| matte |
stop (immediately) |
| migi |
right |
| nage |
a throw / some
aikidoka also use this term to denote the person performing
a throw |
| o |
major or big |
| o sensei |
a term reserved
exclusively for Morihei Ueshiba as the founder of aikido
(literally "major instructor") |
| obi |
belt |
| otoshi |
drop / push-down/also,
a type of fall or throw characterized by the motion of uke's
body spinning on one axis (as in a traditional rolling fall) |
| randori |
free-practice
/sparring |
| rei |
bow |
| seiza |
sitting with
legs folded under (traditional Japanese style) |
| sempai |
upper rank |
| sensei |
instructor /
teacher |
| shihan |
master teacher |
| shikko |
moving while
kneeling or seated on the ground / "knee-walking"
(informally "duck walking") |
| shodan |
literally "first
step" the first level of black belt |
| shomen |
forward |
| soto |
outer |
| sumi |
corner |
| suwari |
kneeling |
| tanto |
knife |
| tatami |
tradtional Japanese
practice mats |
| te |
hand |
| tekubi |
wrist |
| tori |
the person attempting
a technique |
| tsukuri |
fitting into
a throw |
| uchi |
inner |
| ude |
forearm |
| uke |
the person having
the technique performed on them / often, but not always,
the attacker |
| ukemi |
break-falls
or the art of taking falls from throws |
| uki |
floating |
| ushiro |
rear / sometimes
back |
| waza |
technique |
| yame |
stop (not as
forceful or urgent as matte) |
| yoko |
side |
| zanshin |
follow-through
on a throw |
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