Additional Terminology sometimes found in advanced level tests
A
- Ai
- Harmony
- Anza
- Sitting Cross-Legged
- Ashi
- Foot/Leg
- Ashi Barai
- Foot Sweep
- Ashi Waza
- Leg Techniques
- Atemi
- Striking
- Atemi Waza
- Striking Techniques
B
- Bo
- Long Staff
- Bojitsu
- Staff Techniques
- Bokken
- Wooden Sword
- Bunkai
- Application of Form
- Bushido
- Samurai Code of Ethics
D
- Do
- Way or Path
E
- Empi (hiji)
- Elbow
- Empi uchi
- Elbow Strike
G
- Gari
- Reap
- Gatame
- Arm bar
- Go No Sen
- Tactic: Allow the opponent to attack first to open up targets for counterattack
H
- Hadake Jime
- Naked Choke/Strangle
- Hakama
- Wide-Skirted Pants Worn Over Gi
- Hara
- Center
- Harai Goshi
- Sweeping hip throw
I
- Irimi
- Entering directly into an attack
- Irimi Waza
- Entering techniques; front technique, entering, moving into & through the line of attack
J
- Jo
- Short Wooden Staff
- Jo-Jitsu
- Short Staff Techniques
- Juji Gatame
- Cross-body Arm Bar Using Legs & Across Hip
K
- Kamae
- Posture
- Katana
- Long Sword
- Kesa Gatame
- Scarf Hold
- Kihon
- Basics
- Kime
- Focus
- Kohai
- Junior Student
- Ko Soto Gari
- Minor Outer Reaping Throw
- Ko Uchi Gari
- Minor Inner Reaping Throw
- Kubotan
- Self-Defense Keyring
M
- Ma-ai
- Proper Distance with Respect to One’s Partner
- Morote Uke
- Augmented Forearm Block
- Mushin
- No Mind; Mind Without Thought; to Do Automatically or Without Thinking
N
- Nagashi Uke
- Sweeping Block
- Nage
- “Thrower”, Defender, the Person Applying a Technique
- Nage Waza
- Throwing Techniques
- Nunchaku
- Okinawan Weapon Consisting of Two Sticks Connected by Rope or Chain. This was originally used by the Okinawans as a farm tool to thrash rice straw
O
- O Uchi Gari
- Major Inner Reaping Throw
- Obi
- Belt
- Osae Uke
- Pressing Block
- Osae-waza
- Pinning Techniques
- Otagai Ni Rei
- Bow to the Dojo and All Assembled
- Otoshi
- Drop
R
- Randori
- Free style practice with multiple attackers
S
- Sai
- Three-Pronged Metal Weapon
- Sanchin Dachi
- Hourglass stance; tension stance
- Sempai
- Senior Student
- Sen No Sen
- Attacking at the Exact Moment When the Opponent Attacks
- Shikko
- Kneeling walk
- Shiko Dachi
- Straddle Stance
- Shomen
- In the Dojo, the Upper Seat with the Shrine Housing the Picture of the Founders
- Shugyo
- Intensive training (spiritual, mental, physical, ascetic)
- Shuto
- Knife hand
- Sode Tsuri Komi Goshi
- Sleeve Lifting Pulling Hip Throw
- Sukui Uke
- Scooping block
T
- Tai Otoshi
- Body Drop
- Tani Otoshi
- Valley Drop
- Tanto
- Wooden Knife
- Tanto-Dori
- Attack with Knife, Knife Taking
- Teisho Uchi
- Palm Strike
- Tenkan
- Turning Movement Used to Dissipate Force
- Te-Waza
- Hand Techniques
- Tonfa
- Wooden Rod with Handle at Right Angle, Used in Pairs
- Tsuki
- Punch
U
- Ude Garame
- Arm Entanglement
- Ude Gatame
- Arm Bar
- Uke
- Person Providing the Attack and Receiving the Technique
- Ukemi
- Falling and Rolling exercises; Art of Receiving/Taking Actions as Uke/Falling
- Uke Waza
- Falling Techniques
- Uki Goshi
- Hip Throw
Z
- Zanshin
- Remaining Mind; to Be Alert and Prepared for the next Attack