Masamunekan Dojo

Saint John Yoshinkan Aikido

 

 Counting:

ICHI - one ROKU - six
NI - two SHICHI - seven
SAN - three HACHI - eight
SHI - four KU - nine
GO - five JU - ten

Uniform:

DO-GI Uniform (clothes of the way)
OBI Belt
HAKAMA Pant skirt, usually worn by black belt ranks

Expressions:

SENSEI "Teacher" - One who has gone before: A term conveying respect for the instructor.
REI Appreciation with respect (usually refers to bowing).
ONEGAI-SHIMASU "Please do me your favor". (this is when the class starts and before practicing with the Sensei or with the other class members).
ARIGATO-GOZAIMASHITA "Thank you very much". (this is said when you finish practice with the Sensei and to other students at the end of the class).
HAI "Yes" (always the first response of the student when called by the Sensei).
SUMIMASEN "Excuse me" (accompanied by a standing or kneeling bow).

Posture:

SEIZA Basic sitting position on the knees.
KAMAE Guard stance.
HANMI The basic stances in Aikido. literally means "half body".
AI-HANMI Asymmetrical hanmi.
GYAKU-HANMI Symmetrical hanmi.
MA-AI Distance between you and your partner
MOKUSO Meditation

Roles:

NAGE The person performing a throw or technique.
UKE The person who receives Nage's movement.

Receiving:

UKEMI Falling or receiving a throw or technique.
MAE-UKEMI Forward roll or fall.
USHIRO-UKEMI Backward roll or fall

Category of Movements:

TAI-JUTSU Body arts (un-armed techniques)
TACHI-WAZA Movements performed from a standing position.
SUWARI-WAZA Movements performed from a kneeling position.
HANMI-HANDACHI-WAZA Movements performed with Nage in a kneeling position while Uke attacks from a standing position.
TAI-SABAKI Body movement.
OMOTE Front (refers to movement in front of Uke).
TENKAN Turning and guiding Uke in a circular direction.
URA Back (refers to a movement behind Uke).
AI Harmony
KI Energy (life force/spirit)
KOKYO Breath
KOKYO-RYOKU Breath power
AIKI Harmonizing with energy
DO Way (path/way or life)
AIKIDO The way of harmonizing with the energy of the Universe (nature)
AIKIKAI Aikido Association
O-SENSEI M. Ueshiba (founder of Aikido)
KAISO founder
DOSHU Master of the way - leader of the International Aikikai
HOMBU International Aikido headquarters in Tokyo, Japan
SENSEI Teacher
DOJO Training Hall
TATAMI Practice mats
DOGI Training clothes (clothes of the way)
OBI Belt
HAKAMA Pleated pant-skirt
ZORI Sandals
HARA Center (located in lower abdomen)
TEGATANA hand-blade
KUZUSHI Unbalancing
SHIKKO Knee walking
MOKUSO Meditation
REI To show appreciation and respect
NAGE The person who performs a throw or technique
UKE The person who receives a throw or technique
KAMAE Guard stance
HANMI Half stance - the basic stance in Aikido
AI-HANMI Asymmetric half stance
GYAKU-HANMI Symmetric half stance
DAN Black belt rank
YUDANSHA Person(s) holding a black belt rank
KYU White belt rank
MA-AI Space between Nage and Uke
USHIRO Backward, behind
MAE Forward, front
UKEMI Roll, break fall
USHIRO-UKEMI Backward fall
MAE-UKEMI Forward roll
OMOTE Body movement behind Uke
TAI-SABAKI Body movement(s)
IRIMI Straight entry body movement
TENKAN Turning entry body movement
TAI-NO-HENKO Static tenkan exercise with a partner
TAI-NO-TENKAN Flowing tenkan exercise with a partner
SOTO-TENKAN Outside turning movement
UCHI-TENKAN Inside turning movement
KOKYU-DOSA Suwari-waza breath exercise

Names of Aikido Attacks

KATATE-TORI

one-handed grip on one wrist

RYOTE-TORI

one-handed grip on each wrist

MOROTE-TORI

two-handed grip on one wrist

USHIRO-RYOTEKUBI-TORI

ryote-tori grip from behind

MUNE-TORI (muna-mochi)

one-handed grip on lapel

KATA-TORI

one-handed grip on shoulder

RYOKATA-TORI

one-handed grip on each shoulder

USHIRO-RYOKATA-TORI

ryokata grip from behind

SODE-TORI

one-handed grip on one sleeve

KATATE-TORI-KUBISHIME

one-handed grip on wrist and choke from behind

TSUKI

straight punch

SHOMEN-UCHI

vertical strike to the head with the hand-blade

YOKOMEN-UCHI

diagonal strike to the neck with the hand-blade

KATA-TORI MEN-UCHI

one-handed grip on shoulder with shomen-uchi strike

KATA-TORI YOKOMEN-UCHI

one-handed grip on the shoulder with yokomen-uchi strike

Names of Aikido Techniques 

IKKYO arm immobilization
NIKYO wrist turning-arm immobilization
SANKYO hand twisting-arm immobilization
YONKYO wrist pressure point-arm immobilization
GOKYO arm immobilization from knife attack
ROKYO elbow lock
KOTEGAESHI palm turning throw
IRIMI-NAGE entering throw
SHIHO-NAGE four direction throw
KAITEN-NAGE rotation throw
KOSHI-NAGE hip throw
TENCHI-NAGE heaven and earth throw
JUJI-GARAMI (JUJI-NAGE) crossed arm lock throw
UDEKIME-NAGE arm lock throw
UDE-HISHIGI elbow lock throw
SUMI-OTOSHI corner drop
AIKI-OTOSHI aiki-drop
KOKYO-NAGE breath throw
TACHI-TORI techniques against sword attack
JO-TORI techniques against Jo attack
JO-NAGE techniques where unarmed Uke attacks Nage armed with Jo
TANTO-TORI techniques against knife attack
IKKYO  

Types of Aikido Practice

TACHI-WAZA standing techniques
SUWARI-WAZA techniques from a kneeling position
HANMI-HANDACHI-WAZA techniques with Uke standing and Nage in kneeling position
HENKA-WAZA variations of techniques
RENRAKU-WAZA changing from one technique into another
KAESHI-WAZA counter techniques
JIYU-WAZA multiple attacks

Names of Weapons Used in Aikido

BOKKEN wooden sword
JO wooden staff
TANTO knife