AIKIDO TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

Agatsu – Victory over your egoism
Ai – Harmony
Ai Hanmi – Same stance
Aiki Nage – Kind of breath throw
Arigato Gozaimashita – Thank you very much
Ashi – Leg, foot
Ashi Kiriage – Cut the foot up
Ashikubi – Ankle
Atemi (Ate) – Strike
Awase – Matching
Aya – Cross
Ayagyakutemochi – Cross wrist reverse grasp
Ayajunmochi – Cross wrist straight grasp
Ayamochi – Cross wrist grasp

Choyaku (Undo) – Jumping in place
Chudan (Seigan) – Basic sword stance

Dai – Order, number
Do – Way
Dogi – Training uniform
Do giri – Horizontal body cut
Dohai – Equal
Dojo – Place of practice, study, or enlightenment
Dosa – Movement

Eri – Collar
Erimochi – Collar grasp

Fukkin Undo – Leg lift excersise
Fukuso Totonoete – Fix your uniform
Fumikomi – Cross step
Fumikomi Kotai – Cross step back
Fumikomi Taihenko Ichi – Cross step in body change
Fumikomi Uketome – Cross step block
Fumikomi Yoke – Cross step evasion
Futari – Two persons

Gaeshi – Reversal or change (direction)
Gaiwan Uchi Yoke – Arm bent down block
Ganmen – Face
Ganmenzuki – Face thrust
Gedan – Basic Stance with weapon low
Giri – Cut
Go – Hard
Gyaku – Reverse
Gyaku Hanmi – Shite/Uke in mirror image stance
Gyaku Mawashi – Circles in opposite direction
Gyakutemochi – Reverse grasp

Hajime – Begin
Hakama – A divided skirt
Hanmi Handachi – Shite sitting and uke standing
Happo Giri – Eight direction cut
Hashirikomi – Running steps
Hasshu Giri – Eight different cuts
Hasso – A basic stance with weapon held vertical at shoulder
Hidari – Left
Hiji – Elbow
Hijiate Nage – Hitting elbow throw
Hijigiri – Elbow cut
Hijimochi – Elbow grasp
Hijishime – Elbow lock
Hijiosae – Elbow control
Hikiashi – Step back
Hikiotoshi Nage – Pulling down throw
Hirakimi – Open stance
Hiriki – Elbow
Hiriki No Yosei Ichi – Elbow power #1
Hiriki No Yosei Ni – Elbow power #2
Hitoemi – Side facing stance with shoulders and feet in line
Hiyaku – Jump
Hiyaku Ukemi – Jumping forward breakfall
Hiza – Knee
Hiza Giri – Knee cut
Hojodosa – Supplementary movement
Hyaku Hachi Ju Do Kaiten – 180 Degree Pivot

Ichi Ni Tsuite – Everyone to their place
Ika – Less than
Ikkajo – First control
Ikkyu Yoke (Fumikomi Yoke) – First kyu evasion
Irimi – Step in
Irimi Nage – Step in throw
Irimi Zuki – Step in thrust

Jiyu Waza – Freestyle Technique
Jo – A wooden stick
Jodan
A basic stance with weapon held high
Ju – Flexible
Judogi – Practice uniform
Juji Kumi – Crossing (overlap)
Juji Nage – Arm cross throw
Juji Yoke – Arm cross block
Junbi Undo – Warm up exercises
Junmochi – Straight grasp

Ma-ai – Appropriate distance
Maki Otoshi – To push the opponent’s sword away in a circular thrust
Masakatsu – True victory
Meimoku – Close your eyes: empty your mind
Metsuke – Watching
Migi – Right
Misogi – Purification of mind and body
Mochi – Grasp
Mokuso – Close your eyes: concentrate
Mukai Atte, Kamae – Face each other, basic stance
Mukai Atte, Seiza – Face each other, kneel
Mune – Chest
Mune mochi – Chest grasp

Nage – Throw
Naore – Back from kamae
Nido – Two times
Nido Mawari – Two times pivot
Nido Zuki – Two times thrust
Nikajo – Second control
Nikyu Yoke (Kaiten Yoke) – Second kyu evasion (shuffle 180 degree pivot)
Nishu Hanpuku – Two kinds – repeat

Omote – Front
Onajiku – Same
Onegaishimasu – Please
Osae – Control
Otagaini Rei – Bow to each other
Oyo – Advanced, variation

Rei – Bow
Renshu – Practice
Renzoku – Continuation
Ri-Ai – Princliple, mechanism
Ryo – Both
Ryohijimochi – Both elbows grasp
Ryohizatsuki – Both knees down
Ryote Hiraki – Both arms open
Ryotemochi – Both hands grasp
Ryu – Flow, style

Sabaki – Body movement
Sankajo – Third control
Sankaku – Triangle
Sankaku Yoke – Triangle block
Sankaku Uchi Yoke – Cutting triangle block
Sankaku Soto Yoke – Outside triangle block
Seiretsu – Line up
Seiza – Kneel (sitting on your heels)
Seiza Chumoku – Kneel and attention
Sempai – Senior
Sempai Ni Rei – Bow to the Senior
Senaka – Back
Senaka Giri – Back cut
Sensei – Master; Teacher
Sensei Ni Rei – Bow to the Sensei
Seoi – Over the shoulder
Seoshi Undo – Back to back exercise
Shiho Nage – All direction throw
Shiho Nage Sabaki – All direction type of control
Shikko – Knee walking
Shime – Lock
Shin Ko Kyo – Breathing exercise
Shin Kon – Centering
Shisei O Tadashite – Stand up straight
Shita – Under
Shite – Performer of Technique
Shite Uke Kotai – Shite uke change
Shitei Waza – One previous technique
Shitoemi – (See Hitoemi)
Shitsumon – Question
Shomen – Front
Shomen Ni Rei – Bow to the front
Shomenuchi – Front strike
Shomenzuki – Front thrust
Shugyo – Intensive Training
Shumatsu Dosa Ichi – After class exercise #1
Shumatsu Dosa Ni – After class exercise #2
Shuto – Cut with edge of arm
Sodemochi Hyaku Ukemi – Sleeve grasp jumping breakfalll
Soke – Founder
Sokumen Irimi Nage – Side step in throw
Sotai Dosa – Movement with partner
Soto Yoke – Outside block
Suigetsu – Body (middle chest)
Suriage – From under (raise up)
Suriashi – Slide
Suwari – Sitting
Suwari Komi – Suddenly drop to kneeling position
Suwari Waza – Kneeling techniques

Tachi – Weapons
Taihenko – Body change
Taihenko Ni (Kyu Ju Go Do Kaiten) – 95 Degree Pivot
Taihiraki – Body open
Taitenkan – Hands overhead body change
Tandoku – Solo
Tanto – Knife
Tatami – Straw mat
Tegatana – Hand Sword
Tegatana Ate – Chop to face
Tegatana Kirioroshi – Chop with cut down
Tegatana Kubiate – Chop to hit neck
Tegatana Michibiki – Lead/guide with hand
Tegatana Sabaki – Knife hand control
Tegatana Yoke – Knife hand block
Te Kiriwake – Hands move in opposite direction
Tekubi – Wrist
Tekubi Mawashi – Wrist circles
Tekubi Mochi – Wrist grasp
Tenchi Nage – Heaven and earth throw
Tenkai – Pivot
Tenkan – Body change
Tenkan Nage – Body change throw
Tenoko Mochi – Grab back side of hand
Tenoshita Kuguri – Duck under the arm
Tenouchi Kiriage – Cut up inside the wrist
Tobikoshi – Jump  and go over
Tori Fune Undo – Rowing exercise
Toshu – Bare hands
Toshuwaza – Technique without weapons
Tsugiashi – Shuffle
Tsugiashi Taihenko – Shuffle in, body change
Tsuki (or zuki) – Thrust

Uchi – Strike
Uchi Yoke – Inside block
Ude – Arm
Udegarami – Arm lock
Ude Osae – Arm control
Ue – High
Uke – Follower of the technique; attacker
Uke Nagashi – A pivot block letting uke flow
Uke Tome – Block/stop straight
Ukemi – Breakfall
Ukemi Uchite Renshu – Mat hitting exercice
Unaji – Nape of the neck
Undo – Exercise
Ura – Back
Ushiro – Back, behind
Ushiro Nage – Back throw
Ushiro Waza – Behind technique

Waza – Technique

Zanshin – Remaining attentive; balance
Zenpo Kaiten Ukemi – Forward breakfall
Zujo Mawashi – Turn above the head
Zuki (or Tsuki) – Thrust

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