General Terms Flashcards by C W

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aiki

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harmony

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atemi

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strike or hit

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Ashi

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leg and/or foot

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bo

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long staff

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bokken

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wooden sword

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bu

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martial, war and peace

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bushido

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warrior code

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chiburui

A

remove the blood

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chudan

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center, usually referring to height… this is typically the torso above the hips and below the shoulders

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dan

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black belt rank

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dojo

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school, the place of study

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empi

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elbow strike

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gedan

A

low

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geri

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strike with leg, kick

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go no sen

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reaction, react after some other action

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furikabute

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brandish the sword

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hajime

A

start, begin

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hara

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body center, abdomen, center of gravity

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hidari

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left

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ju jitsu

A

the gentle art

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iato

A

practice sword

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itsui geri

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strike with knee

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jigo

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defensive

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jo

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medium staff

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jodan

high

kaeshi

reverse, counter attack

kake

hooking

kamae

guard, stance

kamiza

honorary space

kansetsu

joint lock

katame

body lock

katana

long sword

keiko

training

keikogi

training uniform

kime

concentration

kiri

cut

kiritsu

stand up

Kiri tsuke

cut

kiyotsuke

attention

kokoro

spirit

koshi

hip

kuzushi

imbalance, take off balance

kyu

coloured belt rank, white to brown

kyusho

pressure point

mae

front, forward

migi

right

mizu

water

Mizu no kokoro

a spirit as calm as water

mudansha

colour belt ranking

nage

throw

ne

ground

nintai

perseverance

noto tsuke

to sheath

nuki tsuke

to draw the sword

osae

holding technique

otagai

students

otoshi

to drop someone

randori

free sparring

rei

salute, bow

renraku

follow-ups, combinations

ryu

school, style

sabaki

movement

seiza

to kneel, get down on your knees

sensei

teacher

sen no sen

anticipate

shime

strangulation

shinogi

to redirect

soto

outside

sutemi

sacrifice throw

tachi

standing

tai

body

tai no sen

action within an action

tambo

short staff

tanto

dagger, knife

te

hand

tori, seme

the attacker, person demonstrating the technique

tsuki

hand strike, punch

uchi

inside

uke

defender, the person being thrown during a demo stration

ukemi

break fall

ushiro

back

wakizashi

short sword

waza

techniques

yame

stop

yoko

sideways, lateral

yudansha

black belt

zanshin

alert, ready state of mind