Kokikai Aikido of the Lehigh Valley PA

The Glossary contains the following terms in category 'concept':

Term Entry	Meaning
ai	harmony, unity, blending
aiki	blending/uniting one's ki with that of the partner
aikibudo	budo based on the aiki principle, earlier name for aikido
aikido	the way through the life energy to harmony/unity
aiki no michi	aikido (michi=do)
aite	partner in training
awase	harmonizing/blending movement
ayumiashi	alternating steps, left and right, like normal walking
batto	draw the sword, also called nuki
bushido	the way of the warrior
chado	tea ceremony
Daito ryu	aikijutsu school
dao/tao	transcribation of the Chinese word for way, do
do	way, also michi
do-in	self massage tradition
dosa	movement
harakiri	cut belly, ritual suicide, also called seppuku
henkawaza	variations on basic techniques, also shifting from one technique to another
hito e mi	making the body small, guard position with more of an angle than hanmi
in	Japanese for the Chinese concept yin, compare yo
ippon	one point
irimi	in to the body, inwards
ki	spirit, life energy
kikai tanden	the ocean of ki in the body's center
kimusubi	tying one's ki to that of the partner
kinagare/ki no nagare	streaming ki, flowing training, compare gotai, jutai and ryutai
kotodama/kototama	spirit of words, Japanese sound mystique and cosmology
ma	distance between training partners
ma-ai	harmonious, balanced distance between training partners
misogi	purification, cleansing
nen	the purity and unity of the mind
noto	return the sword to the scabbard
nuki	draw the sword, also called batto
seika no itten	the one point, the body center, also called tanden
seppuku	cut belly, ritual suicide with sword, also called harakiri
sumikiri	sharpness of body and mind
tanden	body center, compare seika no itten
tao/dao	Chinese for do
tsugiashi	following step, back foot following and not passing front foot
yang	sunny side, male pole, in Japanese yo, compare yin
yin	shady side, female pole, in Japanese in, compare yang
yo	Japanese for yang
zanshin	remaining spirit, continued concentration
zazen	sitting meditation, also called mokuso

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