Basic Terminology Flashcards by Trent Peacock

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Nage/Uke

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Defender/partner

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Mai-ai

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Distance

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Kamai

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Stance

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Atemi

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Strike or False or leading strike

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Tenkan… Back 180 turn

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Back 180 turn

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Kuzushi

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Break Balance

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Ai hanmi

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Same stance

Partnered stance, left/left, right/right

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Gyaku hanmi

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Opposite stance

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Mo ichido

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Once more

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Suwate

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Sit

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Rei

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To bow

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Seiza?

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Seated bow

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Area of respect in front of the mat?

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Tokonoma. In the case of Aikido a picture of O’Sensei (Morihei Ueshiba) and fresh flowers

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Session of Aikido

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Keiko

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Gomen nasai

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Sorry (Japanese)

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Yudansh (singular) Yudansha (plural)

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Blackbelt holder

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Senior person in the lower ranks

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Sempai

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Junior person in the lower ranks

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Kohai

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World Headquarters for Aikido

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The Hombu

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Uchi Deshi

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live-in student that follows the Instructor

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Tai sabaki

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body movement

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shikaku

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dead angle area that is your imbalance zone

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Aikidoka

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Student of Aikido

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Aikido

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The path or way for coordination of mental energy

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Aikikai

Aikido organization or foundation

Bokken

Wooden Japanese sword

Chudan

Middle(waist)

Dojo

place for practicing the way

Domo Arigato Gozaimashita

thank you for teaching me (end of class)

Doshu

current Head of Aikido-Moriteru Ueshiba

Gedan

lower level (below the waist)

Gokyo

fifth technique

Haishinundo

back stretch

hakama

traditional pleated trousers

Hanmi

basic posture/stance

Hanmi-Handachi

one person kneeling and one standing both

Hidari

Left

Hidari-Hanmi

Posture left

Ikkyo

First technique or immobilization number 1

Irimi

An entering motion

Jo

Wooden staff or stave

Jodan

Upper level (shoulder/head) or high hand position

Keikogi

Practice clothing

Kiai

Spirit shout or shout using ki

Kototama

Chanting-human sound vibrations

Ukemi

Rolls or somersaults (breakfalls)

Migi

Right

Migi-Hanmi

Posture right

Obi

Belt

Omote

Forwards

Onegai shimas(u)

Please assist/teach me (start of class)

Sensei

Teacher

Suwari waza

Partners kneeling

Tachi waza

Both partners standing

Tanto

Wooden knife

Ura

Backwards

Ushiro ukemi

Backwards or rear breakfall

Hara

A man's center (center of gravity)

Ki

Inner energy

kyudo

archery

tachi oyogi

swimming

yarijutsu

spear fighting

stick fighting

jo or bojutsu

kenjutsu

fencing

tantojutsu

knife fighting

jobajutsu

horsemanship

kyu

lower ranks

dan

black belt ranks (shodan to kudan)

obi

belt

nafuda kake

name board

joseki

upper side of dojo mat

shimoseki

lower side of dojo mat

tatami

mats of canvas covered or uncovered rice-straw padding (toko), grass matting or rush matting (i-omote)

kamiza (joza)

upper seat of dojo which is the place of honor and authority

gaku

japanese calligraphy