Body movement
IRIMI – An entering move- ment
TENKAN – Pivoting turn with a step back
KAITEN – Pivoting turn with no step back
MA-AI – Distance between UKE & NAGE
OMOTE – The front
URA – Reverse (the back)
MAE – Forward
USHIRO – Behind, to the rear
SEIZA – Sitting (kneeling)
SHIKKO – Knee walking
TEGATANA – Handblade (fingers spread apart)
HANMI – Stance / Posture
AI HANMI – Stance where both partners have the same foot forward
GYAKU HANMI – Stance where both partners have oppo- site feet forward
TACHI WAZA – Both attacker & defender are standing
SUWARI WAZA – Both at- tacker & defender are sitting (kneeling)
HANMI HANDACHI WAZA – attacker is standing whilst the defender is sitting (kneeling)
ATEMI – Strike to disturb opponent’s balance
UKEMI – Breakfall
Weapons
BOKKEN – Sword JO – Wooden staff
TANTO – Knife
KEN NO KAMAE – Sword posture
HASSO – Posture where JO or KEN is held over the shoulder
SUBURI – Solo exercise using JO or KEN
AWASE – Blending exercise with a partner
HAPPO GIRI – 8 direction cut (KEN exercise)
KUMI TACHI – Prearranged sparring exercise
(KEN) KUMI JO – Prearranged spar- ring exercise (JO)
KATA – Predetermined exercise
Attacks
TSUKI – Straight thrust (to JODAN, CHUDAN or GEDAN)
SHOMEN UCHI – Straight blow to top of the head
YOKOMEN UCHI – A blow to the side of the head
KOSA DORI – Wrist grab where both UKE & NAGE have the same arm forward
KATATE DORI – Wrist grab where both UKE & NAGE have opposite arms forward
KATA DORI – UKE ‘s hand takes NAGE ‘s shoulder
MUNE DORI – UKE ‘s hand grabs NAGE ‘s chest
MOROTE DORI – both UKE ‘s hands grab NAGE ‘s wrist
SODE DORI – Like KATATE DORI but UKE grabs NAGE ‘s sleeve
RYOTE DORI – UKE ‘s both hands take both NAGE ‘s hands
USHIRO RYOTE DORI – UKE takes both NAGE ‘s hands from behind
USHIRO RYOKATA DORI – UKE takes both NAGE ‘s shoul- ders from behind
USHIRO KUBISHIME – UKE takes NAGE ‘s hand & neck from behind
USHIRO KATATE MUNE DAKISHIME – Bear hug from behind
KATADORI MEN UCHI – UKE’s hand grabs NAGE’s shoulder whilst performing a strike to the head
(USHIRO) HIJIDORI – UKE grabs both NAGE’s elbow (from behind)
USHIRO ERIDORI – UKE’s hand grabs NAGE’s collar from behind
Techniques
IKKYO – Arm pin (1st immobilisation)
NIKYO – Wrist twist & pin (2nd immob’)
SANKYO – Wrist twist & pin (3rd immob’)
YONKYO – Pressure point pin (4th immob’)
GOKYO – Arm pin (5th immobilisation)
ROKKYO – Elbow lock & pin (6th immob’)
IRIMI NAGE – Entering throw
SHIHO NAGE – Four direction throw
KOTE GAESHI – Wrist twist & throw
KAITEN NAGE – Circular/ rotate throw
TENCHI NAGE – Heaven and earth throw
KOSHI NAGE – Hip throw
JUJI NAGE – Elbow lock throw
JUJI GARAME – Elbow lock throw
UDE GARAME – Arm lock throw
KOKYU NAGE – Breath throw
SUMI OTOSHI – Corner throw
AIKI OTOSHI – Leg throw
TACHI DORI – Techniques for disarming an opponent armed with a KEN
JO DORI – Techniques for disarming an oppo- nent armed with a JO
KAESHI WAZA – Counter technique
HENKA WAZA – To start with one technique and change to another
Miscellaneous
SENSEI – Teacher
UKE – The person “attacking” and receiving the technique
NAGE – Throw / Person performing the technique
(KEIKO) GI – White (practice) suit
HAKAMA – Divided pleated skirt
DAN – Level (black belt)
KYU – Levels below
DAN MIGI – Right
HIDARI – Left
UCHI – Inside SOTO – Outside
JODAN – Above the neck CHUDAN – Between neck and waist
GEDAN – Below the waist ZAREI – Kneeling bow
ONEGAI SHIMASU – Please train
DOMO ARIGATO GOZAIMASU – Thank you very much
Counting
ICHI – One
NI – Two
SAN – Three
SHI / YON – Four
GO – Five
ROKU – Six
SHICHI / NANA- Seven
HACHI – Eight
KYU / KU – Nine
JU – Ten