| Ai |
Harmony, love, unite, bring together |
| Aikido |
The Way of Harmony with the Universe |
| Aikidoka |
One who practices aikido |
| Atemi |
A strike to an opening to weaken an attack |
| Awase |
To blend with a movement |
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| Bokken |
Wooden sword |
| Budo |
Martial Way (lit: "stopping the spear") |
| Buki waza |
Weapons techniques |
| Bushido |
Warrior’s Code (The Way of the Warrior) |
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| Dan |
Level (of black belt) Yudansha |
| Deshi |
Student (disciple of the way) |
| Dogi |
Training uniform |
| Dojo |
School (lit: "way room" - place for studying the
way) |
| Dojo cho |
The Chief Instructor of the dojo |
| Doshu |
The Way Leader (refers to Moriteru Ueshiba) |
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| Gi |
Uniform (also called dogi) |
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| Hai |
"Yes." |
| Hakama |
Divided pants (usually worn by yudansha) |
| Hanmi |
Triangular stance |
| Hanmi handachi |
Techniques done with nage kneeling and uke standing |
| Hara |
One’s "center" (lower abdomen area) |
| Hidari |
Left (direction) |
| Hombu
Dojo |
The Headquarters Dojo in Tokyo, Japan, which is
under the direction of O'Sensei's decendants. |
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| Irimi |
Entering |
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| Jiyu waza |
Free style (spontaneous attack and defense) |
| Jo |
Wooden staff |
| Jo dori |
Staff taking techniques |
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| Kamae |
Stance |
| Keiko |
Training with purpose and intent |
| Ki |
Energy |
| Kiai |
Piercing sound (lit: "meeting of the spirits") |
| Kihon |
Basic, fundamental, static |
| Ki no nagare |
Flow of energy, movements done in motion |
| Kohai |
Junior student |
| Kokyu |
Breath |
| Kokyu dosa |
Breath exercise |
| Kyu |
Level (below black belt) Mudansha |
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| Maai |
Distance between partners |
| Migi |
Right (direction) |
| Misogi |
Purification through cleaning |
| Mudansha |
"Undergraduates" (kyu rank holders) |
| Musubi |
To tie together (harmonious connection) |
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| Nage |
To throw, the person who throws |
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| Obi |
Belt |
| Oomote |
Movement to the front of your partner |
| O'Sensei |
Great teacher (refers to Morihei Ueshiba, Aikido's
Founder) |
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| Randori |
Multiple person attack practice (lit: "rough grabbing") |
| Rei |
Bow, salutation |
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| Samurai |
Military retainer (feudal period) |
| Seiza |
Formal sitting posture |
| Sempai |
Senior student |
| Sensei |
Teacher (lit: "the one who went before") |
| Shihan |
Master teacher (usually 6th dan or above) |
| Shikko |
Knee walking |
| Shodan |
1st Degree Black Belt (lit: "beginning level") |
| Shomen |
The front of the room |
| Soto deshi |
Student who lives at home, outside the dojo (lit:
"outside disciple") |
| Suburi |
Solo weapons movements |
| Sutemi |
Hard fall (lit: "sacrifice the body") |
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| Tachi |
Sword |
| Tachi dori |
Sword taking techniques |
| Tai jutsu |
Body arts |
| Tai no henko |
Basic blending practice |
| Tai sabaki |
Body movement (usually of an evasive nature) |
| Tanto |
Wooden knife |
| Tanto dori |
Knife taking techniques |
| Tegatana |
Hand blade (lit: "hand sword") |
| Tenkan |
Turning |
| Tsuki |
Thrust, punch |
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| Uchi |
Strike |
| Uchi deshi |
Student who lives in the dojo (lit: "inside disciple") |
| Uke |
The person who is thrown (lit: "the receiver") |
| Ukemi |
The art of falling away from harm |
| Ura |
Movement to the rear of your partner |
| Ushiro |
Behind, to the rear |
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| Waza |
Techniques |
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| Yudansha |
"Graduates" (black belt holders) |
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| Zanshin |
Constant connection to one’s partner |
