Kokikai Aikido of the Lehigh Valley PA

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Term Entry	Meaning
aikidoka	one who does aikido, specifically on an advanced or professional level
aikijutsu	name on the Daito ryu Martial art, also called aikijujutsu
Aikikai	for Ueshiba's aikido
arigato	thanks
arigato gozaimasu	thanks for something going on
arigato gozaimashita	thanks for something completed
ashi	leg, foot
bu	war, battle, fight
budo	the way of war/battle, the Japanese Martial arts
budoka	one who does any budo, specifically on an advanced or professional level
bugei	battle art, old term
bukiwaza	weapons training
bushi	warrior
bushido	the way of the warrior
chado	tea ceremony
chikara	force/strength
choku	direct
chudan	middle, compare jodan and gedan
chukyusha	continuing student, with a mid-level kyu grade (jokyusha)
dai	big, also o
daisho	sword pair, the long and the short sword
Daito ryu	aikijutsu school
dame	wrong, bad
dan	level, black belt grade in budo
dao/tao	transcribation of the Chinese word for way, do
deshi	student
do	way, also michi
dogi	training dress, also keikogi
dojo	training hall
dojo cho	head of a training hall
doka	poem about the way
domo	much
domo arigato gozaimasu	thank you so much, for something going on
domo arigato gozaimashita	thank you so much, for something completed
doshu	way leader, head of a budo
dozo	please/by all means
embukai	public demonstration
eri	neck, collar
fukushidoin	assisting instructor, title for aikido teacher, 2-3 dan, compare shidoin and shihan
futaridori/futarigake	two attackers
gaeshi/kaeshi	returning, reversed
gasshuku	training camp, lodging together
gedan	low, compare jodan and chudan
gedanbarai	low block
geiko/keiko	training
gi	dress
giri/kiri	cut
go	five
gomen nasai	excuse me
Gorin no sho	Book of Five Rings, by Miyamoto Musashi
gotai	hard body, static training, compare jutai, ryutai and kinagare
gyaku	reverse, opposite
gyakuhanmi	basic relation between partners: they have opposite foot forward, compare aihanmi
hachi	eight
Hagakure	Hiding the Leaves, classic samurai book from the 18th century
hai	yes
hajime	begin
hakama	traditional wide pants, used in aikido
handachi	half standing
hanmi	half body
hanshi	title in kendo, from 8th dan
hantai	opposed
happo	eight directions, compare shiho
hara	stomach
harai/barai	sweep away, parry
harakiri	cut belly, ritual suicide, also called seppuku
hidari	left (right: migi)
hiji	elbow
hiki	pull
hineri	twist
hiragana	Japanese phonetic writing, compare katakana
hiza	knee
ho	method
ho	direction, side
hombu	head quarters
iaido	the art of drawing the Japanese sword
iaito	training sword, usually not sharpened
ichi	one
ichiban	first, best
iie	no
iki	will power
ikkajo	older term for ikkyo
ikki	one ki, bottoms up, toast
ikkyo	first teaching, pinning technique
in	Japanese for the Chinese concept yin, compare yo
ippon	one point
irimi	in to the body, inwards
Iwama ryu	Saito sensei's aikido style
jodan	high, compare chudan and gedan
jodo	the way of the staff
jokyusha	advanced student, with a higher kyu grade, compare chukyusha
ju	ten
ju	soft
judo	the soft way, or the way to softness
jujutsu	the soft art
jutai	soft body, smooth training, compare gotai, ryutai and kinagare
jutsu	technique/art
kaeshi/gaeshi	returning, reverse
kagami biraki	Japanese New Year celebration, held January 11
kai	club, association
kaiso	founder
kakarigeiko	attackers in line, one after the other
kakudo	angle
kami	divinity
kamiza	honorary place in a dojo, compare shomen and shinzen
kampai	cheers, toast
kan	intuition
kangeiko	mid-winter training
kanji	ideograms, the Chinese writing
kanren	linked, connected
kansetsu	joint (on body)
karatedo	the way of the empty hand, or the way through the hand to emptiness
Kashima shintory	traditional sword school
kata	shoulder
katakana	Japanese phonetic writing, compare hiragana
katate	one-hand technique
Katori shintoryu	traditional sword school
keiko/geiko	training
keikogi	training dress, also dogi
kendo	Japanese fencing
kiai	gathered ki, usually used for shout in budo
ki-aikido	Tohei sensei's aikido style
kihon	basics
kime	focusing
Ki no kenkyukai	Tohei sensei's aikido school, also Shinshin toitsu
kiri/giri	cut
koan	riddle in zen
kobudo	older budo
kogeki	attack
kogekiho	attack techniques
kohai	one's junior, compare sempai
Kojiki	religious Japanese book from the 8th century
kokoro	heart, will, mind, also pronounced shin
kokyu	breathing
kokyu ryoku	breath power
kosa	cross over, pass
koshi	hip
kote	wrist
ku	nine
ku	emptiness
kubi	neck
kuden	oral tradition/teaching
kumi	group, set
kumite	empty handed fight
kumiuchi	ancient Japanese wrestling in full armor
kuzushi	break balance
kyo	principle, learning
kyoshi	title in kendo, 6-7 dan
kyu	grade before blackbelt, compare dan
kyudo	the way of the bow and arrow
mae	front, forward, compare ushiro
mae ukemi	forward fall
makiwara	target for hitting practice in karatedo
maru	circle
mawashi	revolving, turning
mawate	turning
me	eye
men	head
michi	way, also do
migi	right (left: hidari)
mochi	hold/grip, also called dori
mo ikkai	do again
mokuso	meditation, also called zazen
moro	both
mu	nothing, empty
mushin	empty mind
mudansha	trainee without dan grade, compare yudansha
mune	chest
musubi	tie together
nagare	flow, streaming
nage	throw, also used for the one doing the aikido technique, compare tori
nakaima	here and now
nana	seven, also pronounced shichi
ni	two
Nihongi	religious Japanese book from the 8th century
nikajo	older name for nikyo
nikyo	second teaching, pinning technique
nin	person
ninindori	two attackers, also called futaridori
ninja	courier and spy in old Japan
Nito ichiryu/Niten ichiryu	School of Two Swords/Two Heavens, Musashi's sword school
o	big, also dai
obi	belt
ocha	tea
omote	front, surface, compare ura
Omotokyo	shintoistic society
onegai shimasu	please, asking for something
osae	press down, pinning
osensei	great teacher, in aikido Morihei Ueshiba
otagai ni rei	bow to each others
otoshi	drop
rei	bow
reigi	etiquette, also called reishiki
renshi	title in kendo, 4-6 dan
renshu	training
renzoku	continuous
ritsurei	standing bow
rokkyo	sixth teaching, pinning technique, see hijikime osae
roku	six
ryo	both
ryu	school
ryutai	flowing body, fluid training, compare gotai, jutai and kinagare
sabaki	action/handling
sake	rice wine
samurai	to serve, Japanese warrior class
san	three
sankajo	older term for sankyo
sankaku	triangle
sankakutai	triangle shape, position of the feet in hanmi
sankyo	third teaching, pinning technique
sanpo	three directions
satori	enlightenment in zen
seika no itten	the one point, the body center, also called tanden
seiki	life energy
seiza	correct sitting, sit on knees
sempai	one's senior, compare kohai
sen no sen	before the attack, countering before the strike
sensen no sen	before before the attack, a leading initiative
sensei	teacher
seppuku	cut belly, ritual suicide with sword, also called harakiri
shi	four, also pronounced yon
shiai	competition
shiatsu	massage
shichi	seven, also pronounced nana
shidoin	instructor, middle title for aikido teacher, 4-5 dan, compare fukushidoin and shihan
shihan	expert example, high title for aikido teacher, from 6 dan, compare fukushidoin and shidoin
shiho	four directions
shikaku	square
shikaku	dead angle
shiki	courage
shime	choke
shin	heart, will, mind, also pronounced kokoro
Shindo Musoryu	jodo-school
Shinshin toitsu	Tohei sensei's aikido school, Ki no kenkyukai
shinto	the way of the gods, Japanese religion
shinzen	seat of the gods, in a dojo usually a position on the wall farthest from the entrance, compare kamiza and shomen
shisei	posture
shite	the one leading, defender in aikido, also called tori or nage
shizentai	natural body posture
sho	first, beginning
shodan	first dan grade
shodo	calligraphy
Shodokan	Tomiki sensei's aikido school
shomen	front of the head
shomen	head place of the dojo, compare shinzen and kamiza
shomen ni rei	bow to head place of the dojo
shoshinsha	beginner
sode	sleeve
soto	outside, outer, compare uchi
sotodeshi	student who lives outside the dojo, compare uchideshi
sotokaiten	outer rotation, compare uchikaiten
suki	opening
sumi	corner
sumikiri	sharpness of body and mind
sumimasen	excuse me
sumo	traditional Japanese wrestling
suri	rub, scrape
tachi	stand
tai	body
takemusu	improvised Martial art
tameshi	test
tameshigiri	cutting test with sword
tameshiware	hitting test in karatedo
tanden	body center, compare seika no itten
taninzugake	several attackers
tanren	drill
tao/dao	Chinese for do
tatami	mat
tate	stand up
te	hand
tegatana	hand sword, hand ridge in swordlike movements
tekubi	wrist
tekubiosae	pinned wrist, yonkyo
tenkan	turn
tobikoshi	fall over hip, break fall
tori	the one who takes, defender in aikido, also called nage and shite
tsuba	sword guard
tsugiashi	following step, back foot following and not passing front foot
tsuka	sword hilt
uchi	hit
uchi	inside, within, inner, compare soto
uchideshi	student living in the dojo, compare sotodeshi
uchikaiten	inner rotation, compare sotokaiten
uchikata	striking and hitting attack forms
uchikomi	hitting repeatedly
uchiuke	block from inside, compare sotouke
ude	arm
udenobashi	extended arm, gokyo
udeosae	pinned arm, ikkyo
uke	the one receiving, attacker in aikido
uke	block, parry
ukemi	falling
undo	exercise
ura	backside, inside, reverse side, compare omote
ushiro	behind, backwards, compare mae
ushiro ukemi	backward fall
waka sensei	young teacher, used in aikido for successor of Doshu
waki	side
ware	break, split
waza	technique, skill, training method
yame	stop
yang	sunny side, male pole, in Japanese yo, compare yin
yawara	old jujutsu
yin	shady side, female pole, in Japanese in, compare yang
yo	Japanese for yang
yoko	side, sideways, horizontal
yokomen	side of the head
yoko ukemi	side fall
yon	four, also pronounced shi
yonkajo	older term for yonkyo
yonkyo	fourth teaching, pinning technique
Yoseikan	Mochizuki sensei's aikido school
Yoshinkan	Shioda sensei's aikido school
yudansha	dan graded, compare mudansha
za	seated, sit
Zaidan Hojin Aikikai	Aikikai Foundation
zarei	sitting bow
zen	a form of buddhism
zengo	around, forward and back, front and rear
zori	sandals

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