Age - lift, raise
Aiuchi - strike together
Arigato - thank you (informal)
Ashi - foot
Ashikubi - ankle
Atama - head
Ate - strike
Atouchi - delayed strike
Ayumi-ashi - 'moving
foot forward,' footwork when walking
Batto - draw the sword,
iai
Boken, bokuto - wooden
sword
Budo - training path
of warfare
Bukuro - sword bag
Bunkai - application
of kata techniques (with opponent)
Bushido - training path
of the warrior
Chanbara - sword fight,
modern sport
Chiburi - movement of
blood shake (cleaning)
Chi-isai - small
Chinugui - blood wipe,
sword on or above right knee
Choken - long sword,
padded sword in chanbara
Chudan - middle level
(in koryu curriculum)
Chudan no kamae - middle
level guard posture
Dai kyo soku kei - big,
strong, fast, smooth (in katana technique)
Daisho - katana and wakizashi
Daito - long sword, worn
cutting edge upwards
Dan - step, grade
Datto - remove sword
from obi
Debanawaza - attack using
the initial technique of the opponent
Deshi - student
Do - (soft) side of the
torso, also: degrees (angle)
Dojo - place where budo
is practiced
Domo arigato - thank
you (formal)
Domo arigato gozaimasu
- thank you (very formal)
Domo - thanks (informal)
Dozo - please (go ahead)
Embu - display, demonstration
Enzan no metsuke - gazing
at distant mountains
Fudoshin - imperturbable
('unfettered,' 'unstopped') mind
Fukuro - sword bag
Fumikomi - moving forward
with stamping foot
Fumikomi ashi - stamping
front or adjusting rear foot
Furikaburi - raising
the sword to cut
Gakusai - student
Ganmen - center of face
Gedan no kamae - lower
level guard posture
Gendaito - sword made
after 1868
Giri / Kiri - cut
Go no sen (no waza) -
five rules to conquer the opponent (reffers to timing)
Gomen nasai - excuse
me (apology)
Gunto - military sword
(WWII)
Gyaku - reverse, opposite,
inverted
Gyaku kesa giri - diagonal
upward cut
Ha - cutting edge
Habaki - collar against
tsuba
Hai - yes
Hajime - begin
Hakama - wide pleated
trousers
Hanmi - posture with
one foot in front, back foot lightly turned
Hanshi - master (highest
shogo)
Haori - over jacket
Happogiri - to
cut in eight directions
Hara - abdomen
Hasso no kamae - guard
posture with left foot forward, sword above right shoulder
Heiko - parallel
Henka waza - alternative
interpretation of a technique
Hidari - left
Hidari jodan no kamae
- left foot forward jodan
Hiji - elbow
Hiki - to pull
Hikigiri - pulling cut
Hikitaoshi - pulling
down technique
Himo - cord, lace
Hiraki ashi - rear foot
moves to front under new angle, front foot becomes rear foot
Hiza - knee
Iai - 'vigilance,' 'flexibility,'
drawing the sword
Iaido - way of drawing
the sword
Iaigoshi - lowered hip,
ready posture
Iaihiza - seated posture
with right knee raised, sitting on left foot
Iaijutsu - art of drawing
the sword
Iaito - metal training
sword
Ichi mon ji - straight
line
Ipon - point
Jikishin - 'direct mind,'
honesty
Jodan no kamae - upper
level guard posture
Junbitaiso o hajimemasu
- start warming up
Kabaite - wounded hand,
punishment in sports chanbara
Kaiten - to turn
Kakato - heel
Kakemono - calligraphy
roll
Kamae - guard posture
Kamaeto - take the guard
Kamiza - highest place
of honor, to the right of shinzen
Kamiza ni rei - bow to
kamiza
Kancho - dojo leader
Kashira - end of tsuka
Kata - shoulder
Kata - training form
or set of forms
Katana (uchigatana) -
Japanese long sword since the 15th century, worn edge up
Katana kake - sword stand
Katana o motte - get
your swords
Katate - single handed
Katate - with one hand
Katate uchi - one hand
cut
Katsu jin ken - life
giving sword
Keiko - training
Keikogi - training jacket
Kendo - way of sword
Ken no sen - attacking
after your opponent
Ken o fumu - stepping
onto the sword
Kenjutsu - art of sword-fighting
(with partner)
Kensen - point of the
sword
Kesa - lapel of monk's
costume, hanging from left shoulder
Kesa giri - diagonal
downward cut (scarf cut)
Ki - breath power, inner
strength
Ki ken tai ichi - spirit,
sword and body are one, in harmony
Ki o tsukette - be careful
Kiai - shout or yell
adding energy to a technique
Kihon - basic techniques
Kime - 'decision,' sharpness
of movement in cutting
Kiri, kiru - to cut
Kiri-age - upward cut
Kirioroshi - vertical,
forward cut
Kiriotoshi - cut over
opponent's sword, dropping cut
Kirite - cutting ('living')
hand
Kiritsu - Stand up
Kiritsuke - decisive
cut
Kirukudashi - decisive
cut
Kissaki - point
Kodachi - small sword,
short padded sword in chanbara
Kohai - one's junior
Koiguchi - open end of
saya ('carp's mouth')
Kokissaki - small kissaki
Kokoro - attitude of
spirit, heart, honor, respect, confidence
Kokyu - breath control
Koryu - traditional school
Koshi - hip, waist
Kote - forearm
Kote uchi - forearm/wrist
strike
Koto - sword made between
806 - 1595
Kubi - neck
Kumitachi - training
with partner
Kyoshi - teacher (middle
shogo)
Kyu - beginner's ranking
Maai - position, distance
in space (to the opponent)
Mae - in front
Maki ito - material of
tsuka binding
Matte - wait
Mawari - to swing around
Mawatte - turn around
Me - eye
Mei - signature on tang
Men - face
Menkyo - teaching license
Metsuke - direction of
looking
Migi - right
Migi jodan no kamae -
right foot forward jodan
Mokuroku - catalogue
of techniques
Mokuso - silence (meditation)
Mon - family crest
Monouchi - upper, cutting
part of blade
Morote - with both hands
Motonoichi - assume the
initial position
Mudansha - person without
Dan ranking
Mune - back edge of blade
Mune - chest
Munen - without
thought
Mushin - without rational
mind
Muso - without rational
mind
Nakago - tang
Naname - diagonal
Nigiri - grip
Noto - re-sheathing the
sword
Nukitsuke - draw
Nukitsuke - drawing and
cutting
Obi - belt
Okissaki - large kissaki
Okuden - secret level
(in koryu curriculum)
Okuri ashi - footwork
(sliding approaching step)
Omote - outside, front
side, forward
Onegai shimazu - please
(asking)
Oshiete kudasai - please,
teach me
Osameto - put the sword
back
Otoshu - falling, cutting
downwards
Rei - bow
Reigi - etiquette
Reiho - method of bowing
Renshi - assistant teacher
(lowest shogo)
Renzoku waza - training
consecutive techniques
Riai - meaning, logic,
principles, harmony of theory and praxis
Ritsurei - standing bow
Ryu - school, curriculum
Sabaki - movement
Sageo - braid from saya,
tied to hakama himo
Sanpogiri - to cut in
three directions
Sanbon shobu - match
with 3 points
Satsu jin ken - life-taking
sword
Saya - scabbard
Saya no uchi no kachi
- victory in the saya, without drawing sword
Sayabiki - saya control,
usually pulling back
Seigan - natural walk
Seitei - established
Seitei kata - established
series of forms
Seitei iaido - established
form (way) of sword pulling and cutting
Seiza - kneeling posture
Seme - pushing, pressing
(mental and physical control of the opponent)
Semete - pressing, pushing
hand
Sempai - one's senior
Sen no sen - attacking
beore the opponent
Sen sen no waza - attacking
at the same time as your opponent
Sensei ni rei -
bow to the sensei
Sensei - one who has
gone before, teacher, master
Shaku - 30.2 cm
Shiai - match, competition
Shidachi - defending
and following side
Shihan - highest teacher
in dojo
Shin - Chinese concept
of kokoro
Shinbu - true martial
method
Shinite - 'dead' hand
Shinken - "new sword,'
modern made live blade
Shinken shobu - drawing
and cutting with a live blade, serious match
Shinpan - referee
Shinpan cho - tournament
supervisor
Shinsa - grading
Shinshinto - blade made
between 1804 - 1867
Shinto - sword made between
1596 - 1803
Shisei - posture
Shizen tai - natural
posture
Shoden - first level
(in koryu curriculum)
Shomen - front side of
head
Shomen - straight ahead
Shomen kiri - front cut
Shomen uchi - cut or
attack straight to the front of the opponent
Shoto - wakizashi
Shu ha ri - learning
proces in budo: absorbing, understanding and leaving technique
Sode - sleeve
Soete - supporting hand
Soetetsuki no kamae -
guard posture before thrusting in the abdomen
Sonkyo - half-crouching
posture
Soto - outside
Suburito - heavy wooden
sword
Suigetsu - solar plexus
Suihei - horizontal
Suki - weak, vulnerable
point, opening, chance
Sumimasen - excuse me
(to attract attention)
Sunden - point between
the eyes
Suri-ashi - sliding foot
Suwari waza - sitting
techniques
Tabi - formal soft footwear
for inside the dojo
Tachi - Japanese long
sword between the 8th an 15th century, worn edge down
Tachi waza - standing
techniques
Tachirei - standing bow
with the sword
Tai sabaki - body movement
(while turning)
Taikai - competition,
tournament
Tameshigiri - cutting
test
Tanden - lower abdomen
Tate - upright, vertical
Tate ichi mon ji - vertical
line
Tategiri - standing,
stable cut
Tatehiza - iaihiza
Te - hand
Te no uchi - control
of hands, correct grip, timing of shibori
Tekubi - wrist
To - curved, one-edged
sword
Torei - bow to the sword
Tori - attacking side
of a technique
Tsuba - hand guard
Tsugi ashi - rear foot
toes move to front heel line
Tsuka ito - material
of tsuka binding
Tsukamaki - tsuka binding
Tsuki - thrust
Uchi - inside; also:
strike
Uchi - strike
Uchidachi - attacking
side
Uchikaeshi - strikes
and defenses, series of strikes and blocks in kendo
Ude - arm
Ude osae - pressing opponent's
hand
Uke - receiving side
of a technique
Ukenagashi - block and
deflect
Ura - inside, back sid
Ushiro - behind
Uwagi - iaido jacket
Wakarimasen - I don't
understand
Wakarimasu - I understand
Waki no kamae - guard
posture with sword hidden behind the body
Wakizashi - short sword
from daisho
Warui - bad
Waza - technique
Yame - "Stop", command
during competition
Yoi - good
Yoko - flat, horizontal,
to the side
Yoko giri - horizontal
cut
Yokomen - side part of
head
Yokomen uchi - cut to
the side of the head
Yubi - finger, toe
Yudansha - person with
Dan ranking
Zanshin - total awareness,
composure and preparedness after the attack
Zarei - sitting bow
Zori - sandals for outside
the dojo