Techniques

Glossary of common Japanese terms used in Aikido

Glossary of terms

	AIKIDO TERM	DEFINITION	EXAMPLES or DESCRIPTION
ATTACKS	katatori	shoulder grab	katatori ikkyo, ushiro katatori
			sankyo
	katatetori	one-hand grab	katate tori shiho nage
	ryotetori	grab both of partner's	ryotetori tenchi nage
		wrists
	mune tsuki	punch or thrust to	munetsuki kotegaeshi
		the chest
	morote tori	grab one wrist with	morote tori kokyu nage
		both hands
	shomen uchi	direct strike to the	shomen uchi ikkyo
		front of the head
	ushiro katatori	shoulder grab from	ushiro kata tori sankyo
		behind
	ushiro tekubitori	grab both wrists from	ushiro tekubi tori kotegaeshi
		behind
	yokomen uchi	strike to the side of	yokomen uchi shiho nage
		the face or head
THROWS	ikkyo	first "form" technique	also, nikyo, sankyo, yonkyo,
	(omote and ura)		gokyo for second through fifth
			form, resp.
	irimi nage	"entering" throw
	jo nage (or tori)	Throwing with, or	set of techniques with a jo
		taking away, the jo
		(staff)
	kaiten nage	"wheel" throw	Turn of the wheel "
	(omote and ura)
	kokyu nage	breath throw	throws relying on timing, body
			movement and attacker's
			speed and strength, rather
			than joint locks
	kote gaeshi	wrist turn throw
	randori	attack by multiple,
		usually 4, uke
	shiho nage	four directions throw
	(omote and ura)
	tachi (bokken) tori	sword waza	deal with sword attacks
	suwari waza	seated techniques	actually techniques executed
			while kneeling
	tenchi nage	heaven-earth throw
	(omote and ura)
EXERCISES	fune kogi undo	rowing exercise
	hojo walk	posture, moving and
		breathing exercise
		during warmups
	kokyu ho	breath exercise	done in a kneeling position
			(seiza)
	misogi breathing	purification breathing
	(okinaga)
	shikko	knee walking	preparation for suwari waza
Japanese Words	bokken	wooden sword	tachi, generic name for a (real)
+ Phrases Used			sword
in Day-to-Day
Practice
	tanden	center of the body,
		just below the navel
	hanmi	stance	lit., half body, as in facing
			forward with left or right foot
			forward, in left or right hanmi,
			respectively
	hanmi handachi	half standing	techniques with standing uke
			attacking a kneeling nage
	jiyu waza	freestyle throwing	usually rytotetori kokyunage
			techniques
	jo	staff
	kamae	stance	formal posture for attacking or
			awaiting attack
	kokyu	breath or breathing	kokyu nage, kokyu ho
	kyu & dan	rank, level or grade in
		martial arts:
	ma'ai	interval	proper distance between nage
			and uke for attack and
			defense
	men	face or head
	tori, or mochi	hold, have
	nage	throw or person throwing	shiho nage, irimi nage
	onegai shimasu	please	as in, "please work (train)
			with me"
	omote or irimi	front entry	shiho nage, omote
	ryo	both	ryote tori, ryote mochi
	seiza	formal Japanese
		sitting, on the knees
	sensei	teacher	Head instructor is Sensei; all
			other instructors are only
			addressed as Sensei when
			they are teaching and on
			the mat
	tanto	knife, lit. short sword	tanto tori waza deal with knife
			attacks
	te	hand
	tekubi	wrist
	tori	take, grasp	katate tori, ryote tori
	uchi	strike	shomen uchi, yokomen uchi
			attacks
	uke	receive, i.e. person
		being thrown, the
		attacker
	ukemi	the art of attacking,	"Partner's ukemi is good"; "we
		following and taking	have to work on our ukemi"
		the fall
	ura or tenkan	entry to the back	ikkyo, ura
	waza	technique
	zanshin	connection	maintain zanshin with your
			partner throughout the waza
			or training session