Katy Aikido Club

barai/harai parry, ward off
batto draw the sword, also called nuki
bo staff, longer than the jo
bokken wooden training sword
bokuto same as bokken
bu war, battle, fight
budo the way of war/battle, the Japanese Martial arts
budoka one who does any budo, specifically on an advanced or professional level
bugei battle art, old term
bukiwaza weapons training
bushi warrior
bushido the way of the warrior

dai big, also o
daisho sword pair, the long and the short sword
Daito ryu aikijutsu school
dame wrong, bad
dan level, black belt grade in budo
dao/tao transcribation of the Chinese word for way, do
deshi student
do way, also michi
dogi training dress, a uniform made of thick woven cotton, also keikogi
do-in self massage tradition
dojo training hall, the place where martial art is taught and practiced.
dojo cho head of a training hall
doka poem about the way
domo much
domo arigato gozaimas thank you so much, for something going on
domo arigato gozaimashita thank you so much, for something completed
dori take, catch, grab
dosa movement
doshu way leader, head of a budo
dozo please/by all means

fukushidoin assisting instructor, title for aikido teacher, 2-3 dan, compare shidoin and shihan
funakogi undo, rowing exercise, also called torifune
furitama exercise to still ki
futaridori/futarigake two attackers

hachi eight
Hagakure Hiding the Leaves, classic samurai book from the 18th century
hai yes
hajime begin, start
hakama traditional wide pants, used in aikido
handachi half standing
hanmi half body, triangular stance with one foot forward and back foot perpendicular to front facing foot
hanmi gamae angled guard position
hanmi handachi waza sitting versus standing
hanshi title in kendo, from 8th dan
hantai opposed
happo eight directions, compare shiho
hara stomach
harai/barai sweep away, parry
harakiri cut belly, ritual suicide, also called seppuku
hassogaeshi jo-staff technique
hasso gamae guard with weapon at shoulder level
henkawaza changing techniques, variations on basic techniques, also shifting from one technique to another
hidari left (right: migi)
hidari hamni hamni stance with left (hidari) foot forward
hiji elbow
hijidori grip on elbow
hijikimeosae pinning technique, sometimes called rokkyo
hiki pull
hineri twist
hiragana Japanese phonetic writing, compare katakana
hito e mi making the body small, guard position with more of an angle than hanmi
hiza knee
ho method
ho direction, side
hombu head quarters
Hombu dojo head dojo, used for Aikido's head dojo in Tokyo

jiyuwaza free training, free style training usually with only one attacker and a predetermined attack
jo wooden staff, approximately 4 to four and a half feet in length, 50 inches or 127.5 centimeters
jo awase jo-staff exercises
jodan high, compare chudan and gedan
jodan kamae guard with weapon over head
jodan tsuki strike at head
jodanuke high block
jodo the way of the staff
jodori defense against jo-staff
jokyusha advanced student, with a higher kyu grade, compare chukyusha
jonage throws done when nage holds the jo and uke attempts to grab and take the jo away
ju ten
ju soft
judo the soft way, or the way to softness
jujigarami/jujinage cross throw, cross shaped entanglement
jujutsu the soft art
jumbitaiso warm-up exercises, also called aikitaiso
juntsuki strike with the same arm and leg forward, also called oitsuki, compare gyakutsuki
jutai soft body, smooth training, compare gotai, ryutai and kinagare
jutsu technique/art

ma distance between training partners
ma-ai harmonious, balanced distance between training partners
mae front, forward, compare ushiro
maegeri straight kick
mae ukemi forward fall
makiwara target for hitting practice in karatedo
maru circle
matte wait or stop
mawashi revolving, turning
mawashigeri roundhouse kick
mawate turning
me eye
men head
michi way, also do
migi right (left: hidari)
migi hamni hanmi stance with right (migi) foot forward
misogi purification, cleansing
mochi hold/grip, also called dori
mochikata gripping attacks
mo ikkai do again
mokuso meditation, also called zazen
moro both
morotedori grip with both hands to one wrist of nage, also called katate ryotedori
mu nothing, empty
munetsuki punch to the abdomen, also called tsuki
mushin empty mind
mudansha trainee without dan grade, compare yudansha
mune chest
munedori collar grip by the chest
musubi tie together

o big, also dai
obi belt
ocha tea
oitsuki strike with same arm and foot forward, also called jontsuki
omote front, surface, used to describe movements executed by moving across the front of uke, compare ura
Omotokyo shintoistic society
onegai shimasu please, standard phrase used when asking for something, the greeting used when bowing to the Sensei at the begging of class and also said to a partner prior to practicing a technique
osae press down, pinning
O-sensei great teacher, the founder of aikido Morihei Ueshiba (1883-1969)
otagai ni rei bow to each others
otoshi drop
oyowaza applied techniques, modified for efficiency

sabaki action/handling
sake rice wine
samurai to serve, Japanese warrior class
san three
sankajo older term for sankyo
sankaku triangle
sankakutai triangle shape, position of the feet in hanmi
sankyo (kote-hineri) third teaching, pinning technique, wrist twist to arm pin
sannindori/sanningake three attackers
sanpo three directions
satori enlightenment in zen
saya scabbard
seika no itten the one point below the navel, the body center, also called tanden
seiki life energy
seiza correct sitting, formal Japanese way of sitting on knees with rear end resting on one’s feet and ankles
sempai one's senior, compare kohai
sen no sen before the attack, countering before the strike
sensei teacher
sensen no sen before before the attack, a leading initiative
seppuku cut belly, ritual suicide with sword, also called harakiri
shi four, also pronounced yon
shiai competition
shiatsu massage
shichi seven, also pronounced nana
shidoin instructor, middle title for aikido teacher, 4-5 dan, compare fukushidoin and shihan
shihan expert example, high title for aikido teacher, from 6 dan, compare fukushidoin and shidoin
shiho four directions
shihonage four directions throw, throwing technique
shikaku square
shikaku dead angle
shiki courage
shikko knee walking
shime choke
shin heart, will, mind, also pronounced kokoro
shinai kendo sword of bamboo
Shindo Musoryu jodo-school
shinken sharp authentic Japanese sword
Shinshin toitsu Tohei sensei's aikido school, Ki no kenkyukai
shinto the way of the gods, Japanese religion
shinzen seat of the gods, in a dojo usually a position on the wall farthest from the entrance, compare kamiza and shomen
shisei posture
shite the one leading, defender in aikido, also called tori or nage
shizentai natural body posture
sho first, beginning
shodan first dan grade
shodo calligraphy
Shodokan Tomiki sensei's aikido school
shomen front of the head
shomen head place of the dojo, compare shinzen and kamiza
shomen ni rei bow to head place of the dojo, generally once one enters the mat and also at the end of practice
shomenuchi cut or blow to head or front of the face with tegatana
shoshinsha beginner
shuto hand ridge strike
sode sleeve
sodedori sleeve grip
sodeguchidori grip on the cuff of the sleeve
soto outside, outer, compare uchi
sotodeshi student who lives outside the dojo, compare uchideshi
sotokaiten outer rotation, compare uchikaiten
sotouke block from outside, compare uchiuke
suburi basic exercises with sword or staff
suki opening
sumi corner
sumikiri sharpness of body and mind
sumimasen excuse me
sumiotoshi corner drop
sumo traditional Japanese wrestling
suri rub, scrape
sutemiwaza techniques with losing one's own balance
suwariwaza seated training, both uke and nage perform with sitting, also called suwate
suwate seated training, also called suwariwaza

uchi hit
uchi inside, within, inner, compare soto
uchideshi student living in the dojo, compare sotodeshi
uchikaiten inner rotation, compare sotokaiten
uchikata striking and hitting attack forms
uchikomi hitting repeatedly
uchiuke block from inside, compare sotouke
ude arm
udehishigi (hiji-gatame) arm smash, a technique executed by hyper-extending the elbow
udekimenage arm lock throw
udenobashi extended arm, gokyo
udeosae pinned arm, ikkyo
uke the one receiving, attacker in aikido
uke block, parry
ukemi falling, tumbling, breakfalls
undo exercise
ura backside, inside, reverse side, movements across of the side or back of uke, compare omote
uraken backhand strike
ushiro behind, backwards, compare mae
ushiro eridori uke grabs the back collar of nage from behind
ushiro geri backward kick
ushiro kakae uke grabs the torso of nage from behind and traps the arms of nage, bear hug from behind
ushiro kiriotoshi rear cutting drop, throwing technique
ushiro kubijime from behind uke grabs the front collar of nage along with the wrist of nage
ushiro ryokatadori uke grabs both shoulders of nage from behind
ushiro ryotedori uke grabs both wrists of nage from behind
ushiro ukemi backward fall
ushiro waza attacks from behind, defenses to attacks from behind

yame stop
yang sunny side, male pole, in Japanese yo, compare yin
yari spear
yawara old jujutsu
yin shady side, female pole, in Japanese in, compare yang
yo Japanese for yang
yoko side, sideways, horizontal
yokogeri side kick
yokogiri horisontal cut
yokomen side of the head
yokomenuchi strike to the side of the head or temple region with tegatana
yoko ukemi side fall
yon four, also pronounced shi
yonkajo older term for yonkyo
yonkyo (tekubi-osae) fourth teaching, pinning technique, wrist pin
Yoseikan Mochizuki sensei's aikido school
Yoshinkan Shioda sensei's aikido school
yudansha dan graded, compare mudansha