Dojo terminology

Dojo	Literally "place of the way" or "place of enlightenment". The place where we train and practice Aikido.
Kamiza	Predominant place of the dojo where the shrine is.
Shimoza	Opposite side of the Kamiza.
Shimoseki	Left side of the Kamiza when facing it.
Joseki	Right side of the Kamiza when facing it.
Tatami	Mat.
Gaku	Calligraphy.
Nafuda-kake	Board with the name and rank of the students.

Aikido uniform

Gi	Aikido or Judo uniform.
Dogi	Aikido or Judo uniform.
Keiko-gi	Aikido or Judo uniform.
Uwagi	Vest.
Shitabaki	Pants.
Obi	Belt.
Shiro-Obi	White belt or the person who wears it.
Kuro-Obi	Black belt or the person who wears it.
Hakama	Divided skirt worn by advanced students.
Zori	Sandals.

Body parts

Hara / Tanden	One's center of gravity (below the navel).
Te / Katate	Hand
Tegatana /  Shuto	Sword edge of the hand
Kote / Tekubi	Wrist or hand
Hiji / Sode	Elbow
Ude	Arm
Kata	Shoulder
Mune	Chest
Eri	Reverse part of the collar of the gi
Kubi	Neck or throat
Men	Head or face
Me	Eyes
Mimi	Ears
Ago	Chin, jaw
Koshi	Hip
Hiza	Knee
Ashi	Foot or leg
Idari	Left
Migi	Right

Bowing

Rei	To salute in appreciation and respect.
Ritsurei	Bowing while standing.
Zarei	Bowing while kneeling (Seiza).

Body positions

Ma-ai	Just distance between two aikidoka.
Chika-ma	Small distance.
Ma	Medium distance.
To-ma	Large distance.
Shizen-hontai	Natural standing position.
Seiza	Kneeling position, formal sitting posture.
Zaho	Sitting position.
Hanmi	Profile position of the body, triangular stance. Literally means 'half body'.
San-kamu	Triangular basic position of the feet.
Sankakutai	Triangular basic position of the feet.
Kamae	"En garde" position of the body.
Migi-kamae	"En garde" position, right foot in front.
Hidari-kamae	"En garde" position, left foot in front.
Ai-hanmi	Mutual "en garde", non-mirror position.
Gyaku-hanmi	Mutual "en garde",mirror position.
Gedan	Low position of hands, weapon. 'Gedan-no-kamae'.
Chudan	Middle (center) position of hands or weapon.
Jodan	High position of hands or weapon.

Body movements

Waza	Technique, type of movement.
Tachiwaza	Technique done standing up.
Suwariwaza	Technique done with NAGE and UKE kneeling.
Ushiro-waza	Technique from rear attacks.
Hanmi- handachi	Technique done with NAGE kneeling & UKE standing.
Omote-waza	Entering in front of UKE, positive movement.
Ura-waza	Entering in the rear of UKE, negative movement.
Tai-sabaki	Body movement of NAGE in response to attack.
Irimi	Entering movement.
Tenkan	Turning movement, 180 degrees.
Tenshin	NAGE retreats 45 degrees away from the attack.
Happo	Movement in 8 directions.
Happo-undo	Body movement in 8 directions.
Happo-giri	Sword cutting in 8 directions.

Rolls & Falls

Ukemi	The art of falling, of receiving techniques.
Mae-ukemi	Front roll-fall.
Ushiro-ukemi	Back roll-fall.
Tobi-ukemi	Brake fall.

Aikidoka roles

Nage	Aikidoka performing the technique, the one who throws.
Uke	Aikidoka receiving the technique, the one being thrown.

Aikido exercises

Fune kogi undo	Rowing exercise.
Hojo walk	Posture, moving and breathing exercises.
Misogi breathing	Purification breathing.
Sotai-dosa	Practice with a partner.
Tai-no-tenkan	Tenkan practice with a partner.
Kokyu-ho	Practice of the Kokyu exercises, breath exercises.
Kokyu-dosa	Practice of Kokyu exercises in sitting position.
Shikko	Knee walking, samurai walking.

Aikido attacks

Katate-tori	Grabbing one wrist with one hand.
Katate-tori hantai	Same as Ai-hanmi katate-tori.
Katate kosa-tori	Same as Ai-hanmi katate-tori.
Gyakute-tori	Same as Gyaku-hanmi katate-tori.
Morote-tori	Grabbing one wrist with both hands.
Ryote-mochi	Grabbing one wrist with both hands.
Katate ryote-tori	Grabbing both wrists with both hands.
Ryote-tori	Grabbing both wrists with both hands.
Ushiro-ryote-tori	Grabbing both wrists from behind.
Ushiro-ude-tori	Same as Ushiro-ryote-tori.
Ushiro-tekubi-tori	Same as Ushiro-ryote-tori.
Kousa-tori	Grabbing one wrist with the opposite hand.
Sode-tori	Grabbing one sleeve of the gi with one hand.
Hiji-tori	Grabbing one elbow with one hand.
Ryo-hiji-tori	Grabbing both elbows.
Ushiro-hiji-tori	Grabbling one elbow from behind.
Kata-tori	Grabbing one shoulder with one hand.
Ryo-kata-tori	Grabbing both shoulders.
Ushiro-kata-tori	Grabbing one shoulder from behind.
Ushiro-ryo-kata- tori	Grabbing both shoulders from behind.
Mune-tori	Grabbing the gi at the chest with one or both hands.
Muna-mochi	Grabbing the gi at the chest with one or both hands.
Eri-tori	Collar grab.
Ushiro-eri-tori	Collar grab from behind.
Kubi-shime	Choking with arm.
Ushiro-kubishime	Rear choke with arm.
Ushiro tekubi  kubi tori	Grabbing one wrist + rear choke with other hand
Ushiro-tori	Wrapping arms around NAGE from behind.
Uchi	To strike, also inside.
Tsuki	Straight thrust (punch).
Mune-tsuki	Straight thrust (punch) to the chest.
Ganmen-uchi	Straight thrust (punch) to the face.
Men-tsuki	Straight thrust (punch) to the face (same).
Ago-tsuki-age	Strike to the chin.
Furi-tsuki	Slashing thrust (usually with knife).
Shomen-uchi	Overhead strike to the head.
Men-uchi	Overhead strike to the head.
Shomenu-tsuki	Frontal attack to eyes
Yokomen-uchi	Diagonal strike to the side of the head.
Mae-geri	Front kick.
Mawashi-geri	Front kick.
Yoko-geri	Side kick.
Ushiro-katate- tori-kubishime	Wrist grab, choking from behind.
Kata-tori- men-uchi	Shoulder grab, punch to the face.
Kakari geiko Taninzo dori Randori	Many persons attack in one line. Many persons attack simultaneously. "Chaotic" multi-person attack. Literally "passing through chaos".

Aikido techniques (defense)

Katame-waza	Immobilization techniques (Osae-waza).
Nage-waza	Projection techniques.
Henka-waza	Technique reversal. Starting with IKKYO and changing to IRIMI-NAGE or Uke becomes NAGE and vice-versa.
Kaeshi-waza	Counter techniques.
Jiyu-waza	Freeform techniques.
Ikkyo	First technique (Oshi taoshi / Ude osae).
Nikyo	Second technique (Kote mawashi).
Sankyo	Third technique (Kote hineri).
Yonkyo	Fourth technique (Tekubi osae).
Gokyo	Fifth technique.
Irimi-nage	Entering throw ("20 years" technique).
Juji-nage	Figure "+"/arm entering throw (Jyuji Garame).
Udekime-nage	Same as juji-nage
Kaiten-nage	Rotary throw, revolution throw.
Kokyu-dosa	Seated kokyu exercise.
Kokyu-nage	"Breath throw".
Kokyu Tanden-ho	"Breath/center" technique.
Koshi-nage	Hip throw.
Kote Gaeshi	Wrist turning throw.
Shiho-nage	"4 directions" throw.
Sumi Otoshi	"Corner drop" throw (sumi-gaeshi).
Aiki Otoshi	"Blending drop" throw.
Ude Garame	Cross-arm throw (juji-garami).
Tenbin-nage	"Balance scale" throw.
Tenchi-nage	"Heaven and Earth" throw.

Weapons and Aikido

Katana/Tachi/ Ken	Japanese sword.
Bokken / Bokuto	Wooden sword (Bokuto).
Shinai	Bamboo sword.
Tanto	Wooden knife.
Jo	Long wooden staff.
Tachi-tori	Techniques against sword attacks, sword  taking.
Jo-tori /  Jo-nage	Techniques against jo attacks, jo taking.
Tanto-tori Tanken-tori	Techniques against tanto attacks, tanto taking. Techniques against tanto attacks, tanto taking.
Kumi-tachi	Sword against sword techniques.
Kumi-jo	Jo against jo techniques.
Tai-jutsu-jo	Projection techniques with the jo.
Suburi	Basic jo or bokken practice exercises.

Numbers (How to count in Japanese)

1.   ichi	6.   roku
2.   ni	7.   shichi
3.   san	8.   hachi
4.   shi (yon)	9.   ku
5.   go	10. jyu

Aikido grades

MUKYU 6 KYU 5 KYU 4 KYU 3 KYU 2 KYU 1 KYU 1 DAN 2 DAN 3 DAN 4 DAN 5 DAN 6 DAN 7 DAN 8 DAN 9 DAN 10 DAN

Beginner ROKYU GOKYU YONKYU SANKYU NIKYU IKKYU SHODAN NIDAN SANDAN YONDAN GODAN ROKUDAN SHICHIDAN HACHIDAN KYUDAN JYUDAN

Aikido titles

O-Sensei	The founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba.
Kaiso	The founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba.
Doshu	The head of the way. The highest official authority in IAF aikido.
Dojo-cho	The head of the dojo at world Aikido Headquarters ("Hombu Dojo") in Tokyo,Japan.
Shihan	Master instructor. Usually over 6e Dan.
Sensei	One's teacher.
Shidoin	Instructor.
Fuku-shidoin	Assistant instructor.
Sempai	Student with a higher grade than yours.
Dohai	Student of equal rank.
Kohai	Student with a lower grade than yours.
Mudansha	Student without a Dan grade (Kyu).
Yudansha	Student with a Dan grade (Dan).

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