Glossary

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ryū type
合気道 ai·ki·dō way to harmonise ki
合気? ai·ki·jutsu body techniques that utilise aiki principle
合気杖 ai·ki·jō jō techniques which utilise aiki principle
合気剣 ai·ki·ken ken techniques which utilise aiki principle
法定形 ho·jo kata first kata of specific sword style
鹿島神傳直心影流 Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū sword style
元気会 gen·ki·kai group of health exercises
整体 sei·tai properly ordered body
 
? keiko hō TODOspirit
?稽古 kakari kei·ko attack one by one [continuous excercise]
? kigata fluent attacks, tori will not allow to be grappled [energetic form]
鍛錬 tan·ren disciplined training, tori will allow to be grappled [disciplined]
真剣 shin·ken realistic training [seriously]
崩し kuzushi disturbance of balance
後ろ技 ushi·ro·waza techniques for attackes from the rear
自由技 ji·yū waza freeform technique
乱取り ran·do·ri techniques with multiple attackers
素振り su·bu·ri repeating exercise
 
? ? position
座り技 suwa·ri waza sitting technique
半身半立ち技 han·mi han·da·chi waza technique with sitting tori and standing uke
立ち技 ta·chi waza standing technique
za sitting
正座 sei·za sitting on knees, feet flat on floor
跪座 ki·za sitting on knees with toes in mat
割座 wari·za sitting on knees and hips between feet on floor
?座 cho·za sitting with legs extended to front
?座 kai·za sitting with legs extended and openend
体座 tai·za sitting with knees against chest and feet on floor
?座 gaku·za sitting with feet againt each other and knees on floor
安座 an·za sitting with legs flat and bend on floor
八相(八双) hassō posture like an eight [hassōgamae]
?座 kahuza lotus position
 
相手 ai·te partner
多人数取り ta·nin·zū to·ri three or more uke which attack continuously, only do begin of technique
掛り稽古 ka·ka·ri gei·ko two or more uke which attack in turns, end technique and directly go to next uke
 
武器 bu·ki weapon
stick or short wooden staff
long wooden staff
木剣 bok·ken, boku·tō curved wooden sword
短刀 tan·tō knive or dagger
脇差 waki·zashi, shoto curved metal short sword
(ken?,) katana curved metal sword
太刀 ta·chi metal long sword
ken short straight metal twosided sword
日本刀 ni·hon·tō Japanese sword
薙刀 naginata hellbeard
yari spear
tsuba sword guard
saya scabbard
? bugukake rack of arms
 
迫撃 koku·kegi attack
?打ち kia·wa·se shō·men u·chi strike with open hand from hips to front of head
片手取り相半身 kata·te do·ri ai han·mi grapple of one wrist on same side (identical) [one-side-hand grapple same side]
片手取り逆半身 kata·te do·ri gyaku han·mi grapple of one wrist on reverse side (mirror) [one-side-hand grapple other side]
両手取り ryō·te do·ri grapple of both wrists [both-wrists take]
正面打ち shō·men u·chi strike to front of head [front-face hit]
片手両手取り kata·te ryō·te do·ri grapple of one wrist woth both hands [one-side hand both wrists grapple]
肩取り kata do·ri grapple of one shoulder
後ろ両手取り ushi·ro ryō·te do·ri grapple of both wrists from rear
横面打ち yoko·men u·chi strike to side of head
中段突き chū·dan tsu·ki punch or stab to middle part body
肩取り面打ち kata do·ri men u·chi grapple of one shoulder and strike to fornt of head
後ろ両肩取り ushi·ro ryō·kata do·ri grapple of both shoulders from rear
上段突き jō·dan tsu·ki punch or stab to upper part body
両襟取り ryō·eri do·ri ssk newsletter 3XXX
蹴り ke·ri kick
後ろ首絞め ushi·ro kubi shime strangulation from rear
 
内/外 uchi/soto inside/outside
内捌き uchi saba·ki movement to inside
外捌き soto saba·ki movement to outside
 
体捌き tai saba·ki body movement
前足入身 mae ashi iri·mi enter with front foot
後ろ足入身 ushi·ro ashi iri·mi enter with rear foot
前足転換 mae ashi ten·kan turn on front foot
後ろ足転換 ushi·ro ashi ten·kan turn on rear foot
前足? mae ashi tenshin evade with front foor
後ろ足? ushi·ro ashi tenshin evade with rear foot
前足入身転換 mae ashi iri·mi ten·kan enter with front foor and turn on it
後ろ足入身転換 ushi·ro ashi iri·mi ten·kan enter with rear foot and turn on it
前足入身転換? mae ashi iri·mi ten·kan tenshin enter with front foor, turn on it and evade
後ろ足入身転換? ushi·ro ashi iri·mi ten·kan tenshin enter with rear foot, turn on it and evade
前足転換? mae ashi ten·kan tenshin turn on fron foot and evade
後ろ足転換? ushi·ro ashi ten·kan tenshin turn on rear foot and evade
後ろ足入身? ushi·ro ashi iri·mi tenkai enter with front foor and then turn entire body on the spot
 
手捌き te saba·ki hand movements
上半円 kami han·en half circle along above
下半円 shimo han·en circle along bottom
手首返し te·kubi gae·shi underarms parallel
十字結び jyū·ji musu·bi underarms crossed
受け流し uke naga·shi ?
 
の手 no·te hand
打ちの手 u·chi·no·te striking hand
肩の手 kata·no·te hand at shoulder
 
dan height
下段 ge·dan low
中段 chū·dan middle
上段 jō·dan high
脇構 waki gamae small stance
下段の構え ge·dan no kama·e low stance
中段の構え chū·dan no kama·e middle stance
上段の構 jō·dan no kamae high stance
 
waza technique
一教 ik·kyō first teaching
二教 ni·kyō second teaching
三教 san·kyō third teaching
四教 yon·kyō fourth teaching
隅落し sumi·oto·shi corner throw
小手返し ko·te·gae·shi wrist twist
入身投げ iri·mi·na·ge entering throw
四方投げ shi·hō·na·ge four directional throw
五教 go·kyō fifth teaching
肘決め抑え hiji ki·me osa·e elbow controlling lock
内回転三教 uchi·kai·ten·san·kyō inwards turn sankyo
腕絡み ude gara·mi arm entanglement
合気腰 ai·ki·goshi hip throw with head from inside to outsite under gyaku hanmi
合気落し ai·ki·oto·shi blending drop
回転投げ kai·ten·na·ge rotary throw
腕決め投げ ude ki·me na·ge arm break throw
前落し mae·oto·shi forward throw
引き落し hiki·oto·shi pulling throw
切り落し ki·ri oto·shi cutting throw
回転落し kai·ten·oto·shi turn throw
天地投げ ten chi na·ge heaven earth throw
玄形呼吸投げ gen·kei·ko·kyū·na·ge archetype breathing power throw
内回転投げ uchi·kai·ten·na·ge inwards turn throw
振り突き呼吸投げ furi·zu·ki ko·kyū na·ge swinging thrust breathing power throw
十字絡み jyū·ji gara·mi cross knot entanglement
鳥り船呼吸投げ to·ri fune ko·kyū·na·ge rowing excercise breathing power throw
四方蹴り呼吸投げ shi·hō ge·ri ko·kyū·na·ge four directions kicking breathing power throw
教絡み三教投げ ude gara·mi san·kyō na·ge arm entanglement sankyo throw
教絡み四教投げ ude gara·mi yon·kyō na·ge arm entanglement yonkyo throw
腰投げ koshi na·ge hip throw
外回転投げ soto kai·ten·na·ge outwards turn throw
斬刀呼吸投げ zan·to ko·kyū na·ge ?
教絡み抑え ude gara·mi osa·e arm entanglement control
手車 te guruma hand wheel
背負い車 se·o·i guruma to carry over shoulder wheel
腰車 koshi guruma hip wheel
沈身腰車 chin shin koshi guruma seriously sinking hip wheel
 
表/裏 omote/ura front/back
omote in front of partner
ura behind partner
 
?/? yin/yang yin/yang
? yin yin
? yang yang
 
ri principle
su, mizu water, up-down, east
do, tsu earth, left-right, south
hu wind, front-behind, west
ka, hi fire, spiral, north
? complete? human
haru spring
natsu summer
aki autumn, fall
fuyu winter
攻防の原理 kō·bō no gen·ri theory of offense and defense
打ちの理 u·chi no ri hitting principle
抑えの理 osa·e no ri control principle
投げの理 na·ge no ri throw principle
斬の理 zan no ri cutting principle
 
投げ/抑え nage/osae nage/osae
投げ na·ge throw
抑え osa·e control
投げ抑え na·ge osa·e throw control
 
受身 u·ke·mi receive with the body
boven onder u·ke·mi ?
前受身 mae u·ke·mi ?
後ろ受身 ushi·ro u·ke·mi ?
横受身 yoko u·ke·mi ?
chokuto ?
飛び受身 to·bi u·ke·mi free fall
 
? ? person
植芝 盛平 Ueshiba, Morihei late founder of aikidō, ōsensei (14-12-1883 – 26-04-1969)
植芝 吉祥丸 Ueshiba, Kisshomaru late son of ōsensei, second dōshu (27-06-1921 – 04-01-1999)
植芝 守央 Moriteru Ueshiba grandson of ōsensei, third dōshu (02-04-1951)
多田 宏 Tada, Hiroshi student of ōsensei, shihan (13-12-1929)
池田 昌富 Ikeda, Masatomi student of Tada sensei, shihan (08-04-1940)
 
数える kazu·e·ru counting
zero zero, empty
ichi one
ni two
san three
shi, yon four
go five
roku six
shichi, nana seven
hachi eight
ku, kyū nine
ten
十一 jū ichi eleven
二十 ni jū twenty
二十一 ni jū ichi twenty one
hyaku hunderd
sen thousand
man ten thousand
一本目 ip·pon·me first stage
ニ本目 ni·hon·me second stage
三本目 san·bon·me third stage
四本目 yon·hon·me fourth stage
五本目 go·hon·me fifth stage
六本目 roku·hon·me sixth stage
七本目 nana·hon·me seventh stage
八本目 hachi·hon·me eight stage
 
段階 dan·kai grades
dan dan grade
kyū kyū grade (? rank/rang=dan, level/graad=kyu)
無級 mu·kyū without kyū
六級 rok·kyū sixth kyū
五級 go·kyū fifth kyū
四級 yon·kyū fourth kyū
参級 san·kyū third kyū
弐級 ni·kyū second kyū
壱級 ik·kyū first kyū, beginner kyū
有段者 yū·dan·sha with dan
無段者 mu·dan·sha without dan
初段 sho·dan first, beginner dan (starting rank?)
弐段 ni·dan second dan
参段 san·dan third dan
四段 yon·dan fourth dan
五段 go·dan fifth dan
六段 roku·dan sixth dan
七段 nana·dan seventh dan
八段 hachi·dan eighth dan
九段 ku·dan ninth dan
十段 jyū·dan tenth dan
 
? ? general
ai harmony, unification
ki life power, life energy
Way, ?, discipline
合気道 ai·ki·dō way to harmonise ki
合気道家 ai·ki·dō·ka practitioner
合気会 ai·ki·kai organisation for the practitioning and distribution of aikidō
受け u·ke attacker [receiver]
取り to·ri defender [to take, to pick up, to choose]
投げ na·ge thrower
打太刀 uchi·da·chi parent, teacher [striking sword]
受太刀 shi·da·chi child, student [working sword]
 
? ? instructions
お願いします o·nega·i shi·ma·su please (at begin of lesson or exercise)
どうも有難う御座いました do·o·mo a·ri·ga·to·o go·za·i·ma·shi·ta thank you (at the end of lesson or excercise)
はい hai yes
止め yame stop (and go sit on the side)
始め haji·me begin, start
待って ma·t·te wait, stop
立て ta·te stand up
? suwatte sit down
? mawatte turn
個体 ko·tai change partner [person]
?理解 mo·ri·kai repeat the excercise
反対 han·tai use te other side
相手? ai·te kaite find another partner
rei greet, bow [respect]
?礼 ritsu·rei standing bow
座礼 za·rei sitting bow
 
? ? titles
大先生 ō·sen·sei great teacher
先生 sen·sei teacher, instructor
道主 dō·shu the one pointing the way
師範 shi·han head instructor (minimal 6th dan)
指導員 shi·do·in instructor, shihan-in-training (4th or 5th dan)
副指導員 fuko·shi·do·in assistent instructor (2nd of 3rd dan)
先輩 sen·pai somebodies senior
後輩 kō·hai somebodies junior
無段者 mu·dan·sha person without grade (no rank person?)
有段者 yū·dan·sha person with grade
道場長 dō·jō·cho head of dōjō
弟子 de·shi student
内弟子 uchi·de·shi in dōjō living student, live-in student
外弟子 soto·de·shi outsite dōjō living student
 
? ? objects
道場 dō·jō traininghal (place of enlightenment) [place of the way]
上座 kamiza shrine with portrait of ōsensei (optionally with calligraphy or flowers) [high side of the mat]
?座 shomiza (low) backside of the mat
? joseki (high) right side of mat
? shimoseki (low) left side of mat
tatami mats
本部 hom·bu headquarters
 
衣服 i·fuku clothes
稽古着 kei·ko·gi training suite
obi belt
白帯 shiro·obi white belt
黑帯 kuro·obi black belt
足袋 tabi kind of socks with separate big toe
草履 zori flip-flops
hakama traditional Japanese trouwsers
 
解剖学 kako·bō·gaku anathomy
hara center, belly
tai body
正面 shō·men front of head
横面 yoko·men side of head
hiza knee
kubi neck
mune chest
kata shoulder
hiji elbow
ude arm
手首 te·kubi wrist
te hand
手刀 te·gatana hand sword
ashi leg, foot
足首 asho kubi ankle
koshi hips, lower back
eri collar
mi body
sode sleeve
 
? ? miscellanious
合抜け ai·nuke mutual escape
合打ち ai·uchi mutual kill
当て身 a·te·mi striking/hitting the body
武道 budo martial way
組杖 kumi·jō staff partnership practice
組太刀 kumi·ta·chi sword partnership practice
太刀取り ta·chi·do·ri sword takeaways
短刀取り tan·to·do·ri knive takeaways
正眼 sei·gan pointing at the eye
構え kama·e stance
間合い ma·a·i proper dynamic distance [interval]
膝行 shikkou walking on knees
太鼓 tai·ko Japanese drum signalling beginning and end of training
 
? direction
hidari left
migi right
入身 iri·mi entering
回転 kai·ten turning
mae from, to the front
後ろ ushi·ro from, to the rear
yoko sideways
uchi inside, inwards
soto outside, outwards
斜め nana·me diagonal
直立 choku·ritsu vertical
水平 sui·hei horizontal
立て ta·te standing
反対 han·tai opposite, against
八方 hap·pō all directions [eight directions]
 
運動 un·dō exercise
一教運動 ik·kyo undo ikkyō exercise
体の変更 tai no hen·kou basic body blend
 
法定之形 hō·jō no kata fundamental principles
春の太刀 haru no ta·chi spring sword
夏の太刀 natsu no ta·chi summer sword
秋の太刀 aki no ta·chi autumn sword
冬の太刀 fuyu no ta·chi winter sword
八相発破 hassō happa eight directions
一刀両断 itto ryō·dan cutting your ego
右転左転 u·ten sa·ten times of change
長短一身 cho·tan ichi·mi long and short are one
受ける u·ke·ru to receive
体剣 tai·ken body sword
目礼 moku·rei nodding bow without breaking eye contact or speaking
抜剣 bak·ken drawing one’s sword
合? ai seigan harmoniously pointing at the eye
促進 soku·shin to quicken, to urge
仁王太刀 ni·ō da·chi temple-guardian sword
? kazashi shade
合上段 ai jō·dan harmonious jōdan
? tsume ?
打ち込み u·chi ko·mi repetitive practise [inside uncountable]
両腕 morō·de both arms
押し込み o·shi ko·mi push practise
一文字 ichi·mon·ji straight line
? so tai block body
体当り tai ata·ri bodycheck [body hit]
? hi tachi not hitting
kasumi temple [mist]
一重み hi·toe·mi body turned sideways to opponent
? muki to face, to turn head
切り ki·ri to cut
止め to·me to stop
裏打ち ura u·chi back hitting
曙光 sho·kō dawn, daybreak
dai big
退けん no·ke·n to put away
 
元気会 gen·ki·kai group of health exercises
大円呼吸法 dai en ko·kyū hō respiration in big circles [big circle breathing exercises]
守有の呼吸 su·u no ko·kyū ?
陽の手呼吸 yo no te ko·kyū respiration with hands in yang [yang of hands breathing]
陰の手呼吸 in no te ko·kyū respiration with hands in ying [yin of hands breathing]
気結びの手呼吸 ki·musu·bi no te ko·kyū respiration of the energy of hands drawing a cross [energy mixing with hands breathing]
阿吽の呼吸 a·un no ko·kyū respiration ‘to become one with universe’ [aum breathing]
元の呼吸 gen no ko·kyū ?
寝運動 ne un·dō lying exercises
揺動法 yō dō·hō oscillation method
毛管運動 mō·kan un·dō ?
合掌合蹠運動 gas·shō gas·seki un·dō ?
金魚運動 kin·gyo un·dō goldfish excercise
馬運動 uma un·dō horse exerecise