Common Terms |
|
aikido |
way of spiritual harmony |
atemi |
striking |
bo |
6' staff |
bokken |
wooden sword |
budo |
martial ways |
bujutsu |
fighting arts |
bushi |
warrior |
bushido |
way of the warrior |
chudan |
mid-body level |
dachi |
stance |
dan |
step / senior grade |
do |
way |
dojo |
training hall |
gedan |
lower-body level |
geri |
kick |
gi |
uniform |
hajime |
begin |
hakama |
traditional wide trousers |
jiu jitsu |
compliant art (ju jitsu, ju jutsu) |
jiu jitsuka |
practitioner of jiu jitsu |
jo |
4' staff |
jodan |
upper-body / head level |
judo |
compliant way |
kan |
style or school of a martial art |
kai |
club or association |
karate-do |
way of the empty hand |
kata |
set form of moves |
katana |
sword |
katsu |
first aid |
kendo |
way of the sword |
ki |
inner energy |
kiai |
focussed inner energy |
kitskay |
attention / listen |
kuzushi |
points of unbalance |
kyu |
student grade |
ma-ai |
distance |
matsui |
relaxation / meditation |
nage |
throw |
obi |
belt |
rei |
bow |
ryu |
style or school of a martial art |
samurai |
Japanese feudal warrior class |
seiza |
kneeling position |
sensei |
teacher |
shihan |
senior teacher / master |
suwaru |
to kneel down |
tanto |
knife |
tatame |
mat |
tori |
person performing the technique |
uke |
person technique performed on |
ukemi |
break-falling |
waza |
technique |
yamae |
stop |
yoi |
get ready |
yoshi |
continue |
Counting |
|
ichi |
one |
ni |
two |
san |
three |
shi |
four |
go |
five |
roku |
six |
shichi |
seven |
hachi |
eight |
ku |
nine |
ju |
ten |
Black Belt Grades |
|
shodan |
first degree |
nidan |
second degree |
sandan |
third degree |
yondan |
fourth degree |
godan |
fifth degree |
rokudan |
sixth degree |
shichidan |
seventh degree |
hachidan |
eighth degree |
kudan |
ninth degree |
judan |
tenth degree |
Throws |
|
Ashi-guruma |
Foot wheel |
De-ashi-harai |
Forward foot sweep |
Ganseki-otoshi |
Rock drop |
Hane-goshi |
Spring hip |
Hane-makikomi |
Spring winding |
Harai-goshi |
Sweeping hip |
Harai-makikomi |
Sweeping winding throw |
Harai-tsurikomi-ashi |
Lift-pull foot sweep |
Hikkomi-gaeshi |
Rolling throw |
Hiza-guruma |
Knee wheel |
Ippon-seoi-nage |
One-arm shoulder throw |
Irimi-nage |
Entering throw |
Kani-basami |
Pincer throw |
Kata-guruma |
Shoulder wheel |
Kawazu-gake |
One-leg hook |
Kibisu-gaeshi |
Heel trip |
Kiri-kaeshi-nage |
Under scooping throw |
Kokyu-nage |
Air / breath throw |
Koshi-guruma |
Hip wheel |
Kosoto-gake |
Minor outer hook |
Kosoto-gari |
Minor outer reap |
Kote-gaeshi |
Wrist-throw |
Ko-tsuri-goshi |
Minor lifting hip |
Kouchi-gari |
Minor inner reap |
Kuchiki-taoshi |
One-hand drop |
Morote-gari |
Two-hand reap |
Morote-seoi-nage |
Two-hand shoulder throw |
O-goshi |
Major hip |
O-guruma |
Major wheel |
Okuri-ashi-harai |
Sliding foot sweep |
Osoto-gari |
Major outer reap |
Osoto-guruma |
Major outer wheel |
Osoto-makikomi |
Major outer winding |
Osoto-otoshi |
Major outer drop |
O-tsuri-goshi |
Major lifting hip |
Ouchi-gari |
Major inner reap |
Sasae-tsurikomi-ashi |
Supporting foot lift-pull |
Seoi-otoshi |
Shoulder drop |
Shiho-nage |
Four corner throw |
Sode-tsurikomi-goshi |
Sleeve lift-pull hip |
Soto-makikomi |
Outer winding |
Sukui-nage |
Scooping throw |
Sumi-gaeshi |
Corner throw |
Sumi-otoshi |
Corner drop |
Tai-otoshi |
Body drop |
Tani-otoshi |
Valley drop |
Tawara-gaeshi |
Rice-bale throw |
Te-guruma |
Hand wheel |
Tenchi-nage |
Heaven and earth throw |
Tomoe-nage |
Circular throw |
Tsurikomi-goshi |
Lift-pull hip |
Uchi-mata |
Inner thigh |
Uchi-mata-makikomi |
Inner thigh winding |
Ude-juji-nage |
Cross arm throw |
Uki-goshi |
Floating hip |
Uki-otoshi |
Floating drop |
Uki-waza |
Floating throw |
Ura-nage |
Rear throw |
Ushiro-goshi |
Back hip |
Utsuri-goshi |
Shifting hip |
Yama Arashi |
Mountain Storm |
Yoko-gake |
Side hook |
Yoko-guruma |
Side wheel |
Yoko-otoshi |
Side drop |
Yoko-wakare |
Side separation |
Restraint Techniques |
|
Ude-garami |
Arm entanglement |
Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame |
Cross arm-lock |
Ude-hishigi-sankaku-gatame |
Triangular arm-lock |
Ude-hishigi-te-gatame |
Hand arm-lock |
Ude-hishigi-ude-gatame |
Arm arm-lock |
Ude-hishigi-waki-gatame |
Armpit arm-lock |
Gyaku-kesa-gatame |
Reverse scarf hold |
Kami-shiho-gatame |
Top four-corner hold |
Kata-gatame |
Shoulder hold |
Kesa-gatame |
Scarf hold |
Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame |
Broken top four-corner hold |
Kuzure-kesa-gatame |
Broken scarf hold |
Tate-shiho-gatame |
Straight four-corner hold |
Yoko-shiho-gatame |
Side four-corner hold |
Tsukkomi-jimi |
Thrust choke |
Nami-juji-jimi |
Normal cross choke |
Gyaku-juji-jimi |
Reverse cross choke |
Kata-juji-jimi |
Half cross choke |
Ryote-jimi |
Two hand choke |
Okuri-eri-jimi |
Sliding collar choke |
Hadaka-jimi |
Naked choke |
Kata-ha-jimi |
Half wing choke |
Katate-jimi |
One-hand choke |
Sankaku-jimi |
Triangular choke |
Sode-guruma-jimi |
Sleeve wheel choke |
Kicks |
|
Mae-geri |
Front kick |
Mawashi-geri |
In-turning circular kick |
Ushiro-geri |
Rear kick |
Yoko-geri |
Side Kick |