Vocabulary.
Japanese English
A
AGE Rising
AGE UKE Rising block
AGO Chin
ATAMA Head
ANATA You
ATEMI Striking
ASHI-ATE Foot and leg techniques
ATE WAZA Attacking the vital vulnerable points in the body
AIKIDO Locking and immobilizing techniques
AIKI-JUTSU A combat system based on the integrated use of energy.
ASHI-WAZA Foot techniques, foot sweep
ATE-WAZA Techniques used for striking at attacker's joints.
ATEMI-WAZA Striking techniques aimed at vital parts of the body.
AYUMI ASHI Natural martial walking.
ARIGATO Thanks
B
BASSAI Breaking down the fortress
BO Japanese Quarterstaff.
BO-JUTSU Techniques using the staff
BUGEI Classical martial combative systems; bu-jutsu.
BUDO Martial arts(ways)
BUDOKA Martil artist
BUNKAI Application of form (In Kata)
BUSHIDO Way of the warrior
BUJUTSU Fighting arts
BUSHI A warrior or fighting man
BUTSU Buddha, buddism
C
CHOKU Straight
CHOKU TSUKI Straight punch
CHUDAN Mid level (solar-plexus)-chest area
CHUDAN UCHI UKE Block from inside out with top of wrist
CHUDAN UDE UKE Forearm block against body attack
CHUDAN CHUKO TSUKI Straight punch to the body
CHUDAN STUTO UKE Middle knife hand block
CHU Middle
CHUI Warning
D
DAI SHIHAN Headmaster
DO (The) Way
DORI Grip
DACHI Stance
DAN Level/grading
DAN TSUKI Consecutive punches
DOJO
Place of practice
DE ASHI HARAI Advancing foot sweep
DENKO Kidney
DENZOOK No count
DOMO ARIGATO Thank you very much
DOZO Please
E
EKU Okinawan oar like weapon
ERI Jacket collar or lapel
EMPI Elbow
EMPI UCHI Elbow Strike
ENSHO Round heel
F
FUDO Rooted {Fudo dachi}
FUMIKIRI Cutting kick
FUMIKOMI AGE UKE Upper block, stepping in
FUMIKOMI SHOTO UKE Knifehand block, stepping in
FUMIKOMI UDE UKE Forearm block, stepping in
FURIMI Avoidance
FUSEN GACHI Win by default
FUSEGI Escapes
G
GEIKO Practice
GERI Kick
GOSHIN-WAZA Self-defense
GOSHINJITSU WAZA Self-defense techniques
GATAME Arm bar (hold)
GEDAN Low level (below belt)
GEDAN BARAI UKE Downward sweeping block
GEDAN KAKE UKE Downward hooking block
GEDAN TSUKI Punch to groin
GEDAN UKE Downward block
GI Training uniform
GOHON Five finger strike
GYAKU Reverse
GYAKU JUJI GATAME Palms up strangle
H
HACHIJI Open leg {Hachiji dachi}
HACHIMACHI Towelled headband HADAKA JIME -naked strangle
HADARI Left
HADAKA JIME Begin
HAISHU Back of the hand
HAISOKU Instep
HAITO Ridge hand [first knuckle of thumb & side of hand]
HARA The pit of the stomach
HARAI Sweeping
HARIKEN Fore knuckle fist
HAKAMA Split black skirt worn by sensei
HANMI Half front facing
HANGETSU Hourglass {Hangetsu dachi----half moon stance}
HANE To spring
HANSOKU MAKE Disqualification
HATAMA Head
HASAMI TSUKI
Scissors punch
HEISOKU Attention {Heikosu dachi- closed feet stance}
HEIAN Peaceful
HEIKO DACHI Parallel stance
HICHU windpipe (Base of Thraot)
HIJI ATE Elbow strike
HIJI SURI UKE Elbow sliding block
HIKI WAKE Draw
HIRAKEN Fore knuckle fist
HIRAKEN TSUKI Straight punch
HIRI NO YOSEI Elbow power
HITTSUI Knee
HIZA Knee
HIZAGASHIRA Knee cap
HON Fingers
HAJIME Begin
HIDARI Left
I
ICHI TAITA One against many
IKKAIJO First control
IPPON One
IPPON KEN One knuckle fist
IPPON KUMITE One step exercise
IPPON NUKITE One finger spear hand
IPPON SEOI NAGE One arm shoulder throw
IAI-JUTSU Sword fighting
ISSHIN One heart or one mind
IAI-DO Classical art of sword drawing and re-sheathing.
IRIMI Entering {Irimi waza}
INAZUMA Liver
J
JOSEKI Seat of honor
JU-JUTSU Gentle Art
JO Japanese short staff for stick fighting
JODO Classical martial art of stick fighting
JU-JUTSU Combat stick-fighting techniques
JUTSU Method or techniques
JIGO-TAI Defensive posture
JIMI/JIME Choke or strangle
JITSUKA A practitioner of jitsu
JIU-JITSU Gentle art
JIYU KUMITE Free sparring
JODAN High level (head)
JODAN KEKOMI GERI Thurst kick to head
JODAN UKE High block
JOHSOKUTEL Ball of foot
JUDOKA Practitioner of judo
JUDO Gentle way
JUJI Cross
JUJI NAGE
Crossed arm throw
JUMBI UNDO Warming up Exercise
K
KAESHI{GAESHI} Counter
KAGI Hook {Kagi tsuki---hook punch}
KAGI GERI Hooking kick
KAITEN Rotation
KAISHO Open hand
KAITEN Turning
KAITEN NAGE Open & Turn throw
KANSETSU-WAZA Joint-manipulation techniques
KAKATO Heel
KAKATO UKE Bent wrist lock
KAKE The point at which a throw will take it's maximal effect
KAKE GERI Hooking kick
KAKE TSUKI Hooking punch
KAKE UKE Hooking block
KAKUTO Bent-wrist
KAMA Sickle
KAMAE Posture
KANSETSU Joint lock
KARA Empty
KARATE Empty hand
KASUMI Temple
KATA
Pre arranged stylized techniques/shoulder (Formal)
KATAME Grappling
KATAME WAZA Mat work
KATANA Long sword [the Samurai's main weapon]
KATSU Revival techniques
KAMIZA Place of honor
KEAGE Snap
KEITO Chicken head wrist
KEIKOKU penalty
KEKOMI Thrust
KEMPO Way of the fist
KEN Sword or knuckle
KEN-JUTSU Techniques of sword fighting
KENPO Combat system derived from Chinese kung fu
KENTSUI Fist hammer
KUMI-UCHI Primitive combat grappling system
KENDO Way of the sword
KERI Kicking (spark)
KERU Kick
KESA Scarf
KI Vital energy
KIAI Shout with vital energy
KIBA Horse {Kiba dachi-horse/saddle stance}
KIHON Basic
KIKEN-GACHI Win by withdrawal
KIME Focus
KIMONO Dress
KINTEKI Groin
KIRIKOMI Slash to the face
KIRITSU
Stand to attention
KIOTUKE Attention
KIZAMI TSUKI Punch on Jab
KODOKAN Judo Institute in Tokyo
KOKEN UKE Wrist block
KOKO Tiger mouth {Koko uchi}
KOKUTSU Back {Kokutsu dachi-back stance}
KONOE GAESHI Leaf turning wrist bend
KOSHI Hip
KORI Instep
KOTE GAESHI Outward turning wrist bend
KOTE HINERI Inward turning wrist bend
KUBI Neck
KUBI NAGE Neck throw
KUMADE Bear hand
KUMIKATA Methods of holding (grips)
KUMITE Sparring
KUSARIGAMA Sickle blade attached to the end of a chain as a weapon
KUSAZURI Calf
KUCHO Vital body areas
KUZUSHI Unbalancing [nine directions]
KUZURE Variant
KYU Colored belt degree
KYUKEI Dismissal after bow
KYUSHO Vital point (spots of body)
M
MA-AI Distance
MANZO SHITAMA 16th inheritor of Sosuishi-Ryu Jujutsu
MAE Front
MAE ASHI GERI Front leg kick
MAE EMPI UCHI Forward elbow strike
MAE GERI KEAGE Front snap kick
MAE GERI KEKOMI Front thrusting kick
MAE TOBI GERI Jumping front kick
MAKIKOMI Pulling (Winding)
MAKIWARA Punching board
MAITTA Given up
MASUBI DACHI Informal attention stance
MATTE Stop
MATSUI Relaxation position
MAWASHI TSUKI Roundhouse punch
MAWATEE Turn
ME Eyes
MIGI Right side
MIKAZUKI Crescent
MORO Augmented
MOROTE With Double hands
MOMO Thigh
MUDANSHA Ranks below black belt
MUNE Chest
MOKUSO Meditation
MUSHIN Empty mind
MUSUBI DACHI Open feet stance, heel together
MUKOUZUNE Shin
MYOJO Abdomen
N
NAKADAKA IPPON KEN Middle finger one knuckle fist
NAGE Throwing
NAGENOKATA The forms of throwing
NAGINATA Halberd used by Japanese women
NAORE Adopt attention stance
NEKO Cat
NECHO ASHI DACHI Cat stance
NE-WAZA Ground fighting techniques
NIHON NUKITE Two finger spear hand
NUKITE Spear hand
NUNCHAKU Two rods connected by a short chain [weapon]
O
OBI Belt
OI Hey
OKURI To give
OSAE KOMI Hold down
OTAGI NI REI Bow to Dojo & all assembled
OTOSHI Downward
OSEA WAZA Holding techniques
R
RANDORI Free practice/judo sparring
REI To bow
REIGISAHO Dojo Etiquettes
REN Alternate
RENRAKU WAZA Combination Techniques
ROKU Six (6)
RITSUREI Standing bow
RYU Style of martial art
S
SAI Large three pronged knife
SAMURAI A Japanese feudal knight
SAN Three (3)
SANCHIN DACHI Pigeon -toed stance
SANKAIJO Third control
SASAE Floating
SAYOO NARA Good Bye
SEIKEN Fore fist
SEIRYUTO Ox-Jaw hand
SEIZA Formal kneeling position
SEMPAI Senior
SENAKA The back
SENSEI Teacher or Instructor
SENSEI NE REI Bow to instructor
SHAKUTAKU Forearm Nerve
SHI Four (4)
SHIAI Competition (contest)
SHICHI Seven (7)
SHIDO Warning
SHIKKO HO Knee walking
SHIKKO DACHI Square stance
SHIME Choke {Shime waza- strangulation techniques
SHINTAI Body movement
SHINAI Don't know
SHITTSUI Knee-hammer
SHIZEN TAI Natural posture
SHOTEI Palm heel strike
SHOMEN Front
SHOMEN TSUKI Front punch
SHOMEN UCHI Front strike
SHOTEI UKE Palmheel block
SHUBO Arm stick
SHUTO Knife edge hand
SHUGYOKA A practitioner of a martial art undergoing the process of shugyo
SODE Sleeve
SOGO GACHI Compound win
SONOMAMA Remain as it is.
SOREMADE That's all
SUMO Indigenous Japanese fighting system, now practiced exclusively as a form of wrestling
SHUGYO Process of ascetic discipline under taken by disciples of classical Martial arts
SOKUTO Foot edge
SU DACHI Standing with feet together
SUKUI NAGE scooping throw
SUTEMI Sacrifice
SUIGETSU Solar Plexus
SUWARU To sit down into Seiza
SENSEI Teacher
SHIHAN Master (6th mokuroku and up)
SHINTAI Body movement
SHUSAKU (Shuzu)
SHITAMA Founder of Sosuishi-Ryu JuJutsu Kai and 15th
Inheritor of Sosuishi-Ryu Sosuishi-Ryu JuJutsu
SOSUISHI-RYU School of Twin Rivers
SORIMI Backward Dodge.
SUKASHI Evasive action applied against attacker's motion or technique
T
TAI NO HENKO Body change
TAI SABAKI NO KIHON Basics of body movement
TACHI WAZA standing throwing techniques
TAEKWONDO Korean martial art or combat sport similar to karate emphasizing high-kicking techniques in contest.
TAIKO-JUTSU Police combat techniques incorporating aspects of judo and ju-jitsu as well as the use of truncheons and binding methods
TAMESHEWARI Breaking demonstration
TANDEN Point just beneath navel
TANTO A short straight bladed knife or shorts word
TATAMI Mats
TATE Vertical
TATE EMPI UCHI Vertical elbow strike
TATE HIJI ATE Upward elbow strike
TATE TSUKI A boxer's punch(Veritical)
TAI SABAKI Body turning
TEGATA Open hand
TE Hand
TE NAGASHI UKE Hand sweeping block
TE OSAE UKE Hand pressing block
TEISHO Palm heel
TEIJI `T' shaped {Teiji dachi}
TEKATANA Hand Sword
TEKKI Iron Horse
TEKUBI Wrist
TETTSUI Hammer fist/bottom fist
TENKAN Turning
TOKETA Break/escape from ne-waza
TONFA Short stick with a handle on one end, similar to a nightstick
TORI Defender/technique demonstrator
TSUKAMI UKE Grasping block
TSUKI Punch
TSUKURI Stepping into a throw/take an opponent's balance
TSUKIKAGE Spleen
TSUMASAKI Tips of toes
TSURO ASHI DACHI Crane stance
TUITE Grappling techniques & joint manipulation by use of pressure points
U
UCHI Strike
UCHI UKE Inside block
UCHI WAZA Striking techniques
UCHIKOMI Moving in without throwing
UDE Forearm
UKE Block
UKEMI Break falling
UKEE Attacker, or assistant
UKI Floating
URAKEN Back fist
URA TSUKI Close punch
USHIRO Backside-rear
UDE-ATE Hand techniques
UTO Nose
UDE OSAE Elbow Press
UWAGI uniform jacket
W
WAKARE Separation
WAKEGATAME Elbow lock
WAKI arm pit
WANTO Arm sword
WASHIDE Eagle hand
WAZA Technique
WAZA ARI Half Point (during competion)
Y
YAKUSOKU Promise
YAMA Mountain/`U'
YAMAE Stop
YARI Spear
YASUME Relax on spot
YOKATTA OK
YOKO Side
YOKO GERI Side kick
YOKO HIJI ATE Side elbow strike
YOKOMEN UCHI Side strike to head
YON Four (4)
YONKAIJO Fourth control
YONHON UCHI Four finger spearhand
YOI/YOHI Make ready
YONHON NUKITE Spear hand
YOSHI Continue
YOROSHI Good
YUBI Finger
YUNDASHA All Black belt
YUSEI GACHI Major-Win by points
Z
ZA-REI Kneeling bow
ZAZEN Sitting meditation
ZEN Meditation
ZENKATSU Forward {Zenkatsu dachi----Front stance )
ZEMBU DE In all
ZORI Sandals
COUNTINGS
Ich One
Ni Two
San Three
Shi -Yon Four
Go Five
Roku Six
Shichi -Nana Seven
Hachi Eight
Ku Nine
Ju Ten
Ju ich Eleven
Ni Ju Twenty.