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ryūtype
ai·ki·dōway to harmonise ki
ai·ki·jōjō techniques which utilise ai·ki principle
ai·ki·kenken techniques which utilise ai·ki principle
ho·jo ka·tasword style
gen·ki·kaigroup of health exercises
 
spiritspirit
kakari keikoattacke one by one
kigatafluent attacks, tori will not allow to be grappled
tan·rendisciplined training, tori will allow to be grappled
shin·kenrealistic training
 
positionposition
suwa·ri wazasitting technique
han·mi han·tachi wazatechnique with sitting tori and standing u·ke
ta·chi wazastanding technique
zasitting
sei·zasitting on knees, feet flat on floor
ki·zasitting on knees with toes in mat
warizasitting on knees and hips between feet on floor
cho·zasitting with legs extended to front
kai·zasitting with legs extended and openend
tai·zasitting with knees against chest and feet on floor
gakuzasitting with feet againt each other and knees on floor
an·zasitting with legs flat and bend on floor
hassōposture like an eight
kahuzalotus position
 
partnerpartner
ta·nin·zū torithree or more u·ke which attack continuously, only do begin of technique
ka·ka·ri gei·kotwo or more u·ke which attack in turns, end technique and directly go to next u·keXXX
 
bu·kiweapon
stick or short wooden staff
bolong wooden staff
bok·ken, boku·tōcurved wooden sword
tantoknive or dagger
wakizashi, shotocurved metal short sword
ken, katanacurved metal sword
tachimetal long sword
kenshort straight metal twosided sword
nihon·tō, nippon·tōJapanese sword
naginatahellbeard
yarispear
tsubasword guard
sayascabbard
bugukakerack of arms
 
kokegiattack
kia·wa·se shō·men uchistrike with open hand from hips to front of head
kata·te tori ai han·migrapple of one wrist on same side (identical)
kata·te tori gyaku han·migrapple of one wrist on reverse side (mirror)
ryō·te to·rigrapple of both wrists
shō·men uchistrike to front of head
kata·te ryō·te torigrapple of one wrist woth both hands
kata torigrapple of one shoulder
ushi·ro ryō·te torigrapple of both wrists from rear
yoko·men uchistrike to side of head
chū·dan tsukipunch or stab to middle part body
kata tori men uchigrapple of one shoulder and strike to fornt of head
ushi·ro ryō·kata torigrapple of both shoulders from rear
jō·dan tsukipunch or stab to upper part body
ryō·eri torissk newsletter 3XXX
kerikick
ushi·ro kubi jimestrangulation from rear
 
uchi/sotoinside/outside
uchi sabakimovement to inside
soto sabakimovement to outside
 
tai sabakibody movement
mae ashi irimienter with front foot
ushi·ro ashi irimienter with rear foot
mae ashi tenkanturn on front foot
ushi·ro ashi tenkanturn on rear foot
mae ashi tenshindodge? with front foor
ushi·ro ashi tenshindodge? with rear foot
mae ashi irimi tenkanenter with front foor and turn on it
ushi·ro ashi irimi tenkanenter with rear foot and turn on it
mae ashi irimi tenkan tenshinenter with front foor, turn on it and evade
ushi·ro ashi irimi tenkan tenshinenter with rear foot, turn on it and evade
mae ashi tenkan tenshinturn on fron foot and evade
ushi·ro ashi tenkan tenshinturn on rear foot and evade
ushi·ro ashi irimi tenkaienter with front foor and then turn entire body on the spot
ushi·ro ashi irimi ushi·ro ashi tenshinenter with rear foot andevade on with rear foot (when is this used?)
 
te sabakihand movements
kami han·enhalf circle along above
shimo han·encircle along bottom
tekubi gaeshiunderarms parallel
yuji musubiunderarms crossed
uke nagashiTODO
 
notehand
uchi·notestriking hand
kata·notehand at shoulder
 
heightheight
ge·danlow
chū·danmiddle
jō·danhigh
waki gamaesmall stance
ge·dan no kamaelow stance
chū·dan no kamaemiddle stance
jō·dan no kamaehigh stance
 
wazatechnique
ik·kyōfirst teaching
ni·kyōsecond teaching
san·kyōthird teaching
yon·kyōfourth teaching
sumi·otoshicorner throw
ko·te·gae·shiwrist throw
i·ri·mi·na·geentering throw
shi·ho·na·gefour directional throw
go·kyōfifth teaching
hiji kime osaeelbow break lock
uchi·kai·ten·san·kyōTODO
ude garamiTODO
aiki·go·shihip throw with head from inside to outsite under gyaku hanmi
aiki·otoshiblending drop
kai·ten·na·gerotary throw
ude kime nagearm break throw
mae·otoshiforward throw
hiki·otoshiTODO
kiri otoshicutting throw
kai·ten·otoshiturn throw
ten chi nageheaven earth throw
gen·kei·ko·kyu·na·gebreathing power throw
uchi·kai·ten·na·geinwards turn throw
furizuki kokyu na·geTODO
ju·ji garamicross knot throw
tori fune ko·kyu·na·gerowing excercise breathing powe throw
shiho geri ko·kyu·na·geTODO
ude gara·mi san·kyō·na·geTODO
ude gara·mi yon·kyō·na·geTODO
koshi na·gehip throw
soto kai·ten·na·geoutwards turn throw
zan·to ko·kyō nageTODO
ude garami osaeTODO
te gurumaTODO
se·oi gurumaTODO
koshi gurumaTODO
 
omote/uraomote/ura
omotein front of partner
urabehind partner
 
numbernumber
 
yin/yangyin/yang
yinyin
yangyang
 
riprinciple
su, mizuwater, up-down, east
do, tsuearth, left-right, south
huwind, front-behind, west
ka, hifire, spiral, north
completeXXXhuman
haruspring
natsusummer
akiautumn ,fall
fuyuwinter
kō·bō no gen·riTODO
uchi no riTODO
osae no riTODO
nage no riTODO
zan no riTODO
 
nage/osaenage/osae
nagethrow
oasepin
 
u·ke·mireceive with the body
boven onder u·ke·miTODO
mae u·ke·miTODO
ushi·ro u·ke·miTODO
yoko u·ke·miTODO
chokutoTODO
tobi u·kefree fall
 
personperson
Morihei Ueshiba ōsenseilate founder of aikidō (14-12-1883 - 26-04-1969)
Kisshomaru Ueshiba dōshulate son of ōsensei and second dōshu (27-06-1921 - 04-01-1999)
Moriteru Ueshiba dōshugrandson of ōsensei and third dōshu (02-04-1951)
Hiroshi Tada shihan kudanstudent of Morihei Ueshiba ōsensei (??-??-1929)
Masatomi Ikeda shihan shichidanstudent of Hiroshi Tada shihan
 
kazuerucounting
zerozero, empty
ichione
nitwo
santhree
shi, yonfour
gofive
rokusix
shichi, nanaseven
hachieight
ku, kyūnine
ten
jū ichieleven
ni jūtwenty
ni jū ichitwenty one
hyakuhunderd
senthousand
mantwenty one
ip·pon·mefirst form
ni·hon·mesecond form
san·bon·methird form
yon·hon·mefourth form
go·hon·metwenty one
roku·hon·mesixth form
shichi·hon·meseventh form
hachi·hon·meeight form
 
dankaigrades
dandan grade
kyūkyū grade (? rank/rang=dan, level/graad=kyu)
mu·kyūwithout kyū
ro·kyūsixth kyū
go·kyūfifth kyū
yon·kyūfourth kyū
san·kyūthird kyū
ni·kyūsecond kyū
ik·kyūfirst kyū, beginner kyū
yū·dan·sha???personwith dan
mu·dan???personwithout dan
sho·danfirst, beginner dan (starting rank?)
ni·dansecond dan
san·danthird dan
yon·danfourth dan
go·danfifth dan
roku·dansixth dan
shichi·dan, nanaseventh dan
hachi·daneighth dan
ku·dan, kyū·dan, kyu·dan?ninth dan
jyu·dantenth dan
 
generalgeneral
aiharmony, unification
kilife power, life energy
Way, ?, discipline
ai·ki·dōway to harmonise ki
ai·ki·dō·kapractitioner
ai·ki·kaiorganisation for the practitioning and distribution of aikidō
u·keattacker
to·ri, na·gedefender
uchi·dachiparent, teacher
shi·dachichild, student
 
instructionsinstructions
o·ne·gai shi·ma·suplease (at begin of lesson or exercise)
domo a·ri·ga·to go·zai·ma·shi·tathank you (at the end of lesson or excercise)
haiyes
yamestop (and go sit on the side)
haji·mebegin, start
mat·tewait, stop
tatestand up
suwatesit down
mawatteturn
kotaichange partner
morikairepeat the excercise
hantaeuse te other side
aite kaitefind another partner
reigreet, bow
ritsu·reistanding bow
za·reisitting bow
 
titlestitles
ō·sen·seigreat teacher
sen·seiteacher, instructor
dō·shuthe one pointing the way
shi·hanhead instructor (minimal 6th dan)
shidoininstructor, shihan-in-training (4th or 5th dan)
fuko·shidoinassistent instructor (2nd of 3rd dan)
sem·paisomebodies senior
kō·haisomebodies junior
mu·dan·shaperson without grade (no rank person?)
yū·dan·shaperson with grade
dō·jō·chohead of dō·jō
de·shistudent
uchi·de·shiin dō·jō living student, live-in student
soto·de·shioutsite dō·jō living student
 
objectsobjects
dō·jōtraininghal (place of enlightenment, lit· place of the way)
shomizaTODO
josekiTODO
shimoesekiTODO
tatamimats
hom·buheadquarters
 
clothesclothes
keiko·gi, do·gi, gitraining suite
obibelt
shiro·obiwhite belt
kuro·obiblack belt
tabikind of socks with separate big toe
zoriflip-flops
hakamatraditional Japanese trouwsers
 
anathomyanathomy
haracenter
taibody
shō·menfront of head
yoko·menside of head
hizaknee
kubineck
munechest
katashoulder
hijielbow
udearm
ko·tewrist
tehand
te katanahand sword
ashileg, foot
asho kubienkel
koshihips, lower back
ericollar
 
miscellaniousmiscellanious
ai·nukemutual escape
ai·uchimutual kill
ate·mistriking/hitting the body
budomartial way
kumi·jōstaff partnership practice
kumi·no·tachisword partnership practice
tachi·torisword takeaways
tanto·toriknive takeaways
seiganpointing at the eye
kamaestance
tai·koJapanese drum signalling beginning and end of training
 
directiondirection
hidarileft
migiright
irimientering
kaitenturning
maefrom, to the front
ushi·rofrom, to the rear
yokosideways
uchiinside, inwards
sotooutside, outwards
nanamediagonal
chokuritsuvertical
suiheihorizontal
tatestanding
han·taiopposite, against
hap·pōeight directions
 
un·dōexercise
dai en ko·kyū horespiration in big circles
su no ko·kyūXXX
yo no te ko·kyūrespiration with hands in yang
in no te ko·kyūrespiration with hands in ying
ki musu·bi no te ko·kyūrespiration of the energy of hands drawing a cross
a un no ko·kyūrespiration 'to become one with universe'
uma un·dōhorse exercise
yōdō hōoscillaiton method
kingyo un·dōgoldfish exercise
 
hō·jōfundamental principles
haru no tachispring sword
natsu no tachisummer sword
aki no tachiautumn sword
fuyu no tachiwinter sword
hassō happaeight directions
itto ryōdancutting your ego
uten satentimes of change
chotan ichimilong and short are one
ukeruto receive
tai·kenbody sword
moku·reinodding bow without breaking eye contact or speaking
bak·kendrawing one's sword
ai seiganharmoniously pointing at the eye
sokushinto quicken, to urge
niō·dachitemple-guardian sword
kazashishade
ai jōdanharmonious jōdan
tsumenail
uchi komirepetitive practise
morō·deboth arms
oshi komipush practise
ichi·mon·jiline
so taiblock body
tai ataribodycheck
hi tachinot hitting
kasumitemple
hitoemibody turned sideways to opponent
mukito face, to turn head
kirito cut
tometo stop
ura uchiback hitting
shokōdawn, daybreak
daibig
no kenof sword

en 0.9.3 2009-05-05