| ma ai |
...proper distance. Distance to keep for respect |
| mae |
...front |
| mae ukemi |
...forward fall |
| migi |
...right |
| mokuso |
...meditation. Executed on one's knees putting
the left hand on the right one, with arms slightly distant from the body
and united thumbs held as high as KI region. |
| mune |
...chest |
| munetori |
...chest grab |
| nage |
...the thrower |
| ni |
...number two |
| obi |
...belt |
| omote |
...ithe front, referred to a technique it means that
during the movement UKE is the one who changes direction |
| onegai shimasu |
...initial greeting to the partner (literally
"I welcome you to train with me") |
| O-sensei |
...Great Master |
| ritsurei |
...Japanese greeting made standing up |
| ryotetori |
...stance where one's hands grab the partner's hands
(left-right, right-left) |
| roku |
...number six |
| san |
...number three |
| seiza |
...sitting on one's knees. Typical Japanese posture |
| senpai |
...cexperienced practitioner. The one who has to filter the
Sensei power to kohai |
| sensei |
...Master. The one arrived before |
| shi |
...number four |
| shichi |
...number seven |
| shiho |
...four sides, four directions |
| shikko |
...walking on one's knees |
| shimoseki |
...tatami western side |
| shimoza |
...tatami southern side |
| shodan |
...first rank black belts |
| shomen uchi |
...front attack directed to the head |
| soto |
...outside |
| suwari waza |
...technique where both UKE and TORI are on their knees |
| tachi waza |
...standing positions |
| tai |
...body |
| tanto |
...kind of wooden Japanese dagger |
| tatami |
...dojo mat where aikidoka practice |
| te |
...hand |
| tegatana |
...hand sword. Using hands like a sword |
| tenkan |
...movement turning the body of 180° |
| tori |
...person executing the technique |
| tsugi ashi |
...following foot |
| tsuki |
...punch |
| uchi |
...inside |
| ude |
...arm |
| uke |
...person receiving the techniquea |
| ukemi |
...falling |
| ura |
...rear, opposite |
| ushiro |
...backwards, behind |
| ushiro ukemi |
...falling backwards |
| yoko |
...side |
| yokomen uchi |
...attack directed to the side of the head |
| waza |
...techniques |
| zoori |
...sandals usually made of woven straw |
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