General:
Ai
-
Blend, harmony
Ki
-
Spirit, vital energy/force
Do
- Path, way
Sensei
- Teacher
Kyu
- Level (for white belts)
Dan
- Level
(for black belts)
Nage
- Person being
attacked
Uke
- Person
attacking
O ne gai shimasu
- Please teach me
Domo arigato gozaimasu/
gozaimashita
- Thank you
Omote
- In front
Ura
- Behind
Ukemi
- The art of falling
Kata
- Form
Kamiza
-
Spirit
Shelf (Alcove at the front of a traditional dojo)
Keikogi
- Training uniform
Hakama
- Traditional Japanese
divided skirt
Body Movements -
Tai Sabaki:
Irimi
- Entering
Kaiten
- Pivot
Tenkan
- Circular turning movement
Tenshin
- Retreat
Ai Hamni
- Same stance
Gyaku Hamni
- Mirror
image stance
Suwariwaza
-
Seated technique
Hamni Handachi - Uke
standing, nage
sitting
Seiza
- Traditional
Japanese seated
posture
Shikko
- Knee walking
Grabs - Tori:
Katatetori
- Wrist grab
Katatori
- Shoulder grab
Morotetori
- One wrist grabbed with two hands
Ryotetori
- Both wrists grabbed
Ushiro Tekubitori - Both wrists
grabbed from behind
Strikes - Atemi:
Shomenuchi - Overhead strike
to the head
Yokomenuchi - Strike to the side of the head
Tsuki
- Straight punch
Techniques - Waza:
Ikkyo
- First technique
Nikkyo
- Second technique
Sankyo -
Third technique
Yonkyo -
Fourth technique
Gokyo
-
Fifth technique
Rokyo
- Sixth technique
Iriminage - Entering
throw
Kotegaeshi - Wrist turn
throw
Shihonage - Four directions
throw
Kaitenage -
Pivoting throw
Kokyunage - Breath
throw
Koshinage - Hip throw
Jujinage
- Entwined throw
Sumiotoshi - Corner
drop throw
Tenshin nage - Heaven & earth throw
Kubishime - Choking
technique
Numbers:
Ichi - One
Ni - Two
San - Three
Shi - Four
Go - Five
Roku - Six
Shichi - Seven
Hachi - Eight
Ku - Nine
Jyu - Ten