Basic Terminology

General Terms
Aikidoka	One who practises Aikido
Dojo	Training Hall
Kamiza	Place where the spirit sits
Tatami	Training mats
Gi	Training suit
Obi	Belt
Hakama	Traditional pleated trousers
Sensei	Teacher, instructor (one who goes before)
Dan	Black belt level rank
Kyu	Lower levels in ranking system
Sempai	Senior level student
Onegai shimasu	Please teach me
Domo arigato gozaimashita	Thank you very much
Rei	Bow
Keiko	Practise
Hajime	Begin
Yame	Stop
Matte	Wait
Mokuso	Meditate
Taijutsu	Body arts
Tori	Person carrying out the technique
Uke	Person receiving the technique
Tegatana	Hand blade
Giri	Cut
Ken	Japanese sword
Tanto	Wooden knife
Bokken	Wooden sword
Jo	Wooden staff
Suburi	Solo cutting exercise
Kata	Formal practice of preset forms

Concepts and Principles
Ai	Harmony
Ki	Energy/life force/spirit
Do	The way
Reigi	Etiquette
Zanshin	Unbroken wareness andconcentration
Maai	Combative distance
Awase	Blending
Hara	Physical and spiritual centre
Seika tanden	Centre, one point

Attacks
Katate dori	One wrist held
Sode dori	Sleeve hold
Kata dori	Shoulder hold
Eri dori	Collar hold
Mune dori	Front chest grab
Ryote dori	Two hands take both wrists
Morote dori	One wrist held by two hands
Kubishime	Strangle
Ushiro ryote dori	Both hands held from the rear
Ushiro kubishime	Choke from the rear, while holding one wrist
Shomen uchi	Strike to the top of the head
Yokomen uchi	Strike to the side of the head
Chudan tsuki	Punch to the stomach
Jodan Tsuki	Punch to the head
Mae geri	Front kick
Randori	Multiple attack
Uchi	Strike
Tsuki	Thrust
Dori	Grab
Geri	Kick
Jodan	High level
Chudan	Mid level
Gedan	Lower level

Techniques
Kihon waza	Basic techniques
Osae waza	Pinning techniques
Katame waza	Immobilisation techniques
Nage waza	Projection techniques
Kansetsu waza	Joint locking techniques
Atemi waza	Striking techniques
Suwari waza	Sitting techniques
Tachi waza	Standing techniques
Hanmi handachi waza	Techniques with tori sitting and uke standing
Henka waza	Varied techniques
Kaeshi waza	Counter techniques
Ikkyo	1st application
Nikkyo	2nd application
Sankyo	3rd application
Yonkyo	4th application
Gokyo	5th application
Rokkyo	6th application
Shiho nage	Four directions throw
Kote gaeshi	Outer wrist turn
Shomen Irimi nage	Front approach entering throw
Sokumen irimi nage	Reverse entering throw
Tenchi nage	Heaven and earth throw
Soto Kaiten nage	Outside rotary throw
Uchi kaiten nage	Inside rotary throw
Sumi otoshi	Corner drop
Juji nage	Cross arm throw
Jujigarami	Arm entanglement
Udekimi nage	Arm pin throw
Hiji jime	Elbow lock
Aiki nage	Aiki throw
Koshi nage	Hip throw
Kokyu nage	Breath power throw
Kokyu ho	Breath power exercise
Jo dori	Techniques applied against attacks with jo
Tanto dori	Techniques applied against knife attacks
Tachi dori	Techniques applies against attacks with a bokken