Basic Vocabulary A - H
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Aikido (eye-key-do)
The art of peace; the way of harmony
Ai (eye)
harmony, coming together
Aikidoka (eye-key-doe-kah)
aikido practitioner
Aiki-Ken (eye-ki-ken)
swordsmanship in the principles of Aikido
Ai-Hamni (eye-hom-knee)
equal/same stance
Atemi (ah-tem-ee)
strike to offset your opponent
Atemi waza (ah-tem-ee-wah-zah)
striking techniques
Ai Uchi (eye-oo-chee)
mutual strike
Ashi (ah-she)
foot, leg
Awase (ah-wah-zah)
blending
Bokken (bow-ken)
Wooden training sword
Budo (boo-dough)
traditional Japanese martial arts
Bushido (boo-she-doe)
Warrior’s code
Bushin (boo-shin)
highest level of spiritual communion
Chudan (chew-dahn)
middle position of the hands
Dan (dahn)
grade or rank – degree of black belt
Deshi (deh-she)
student, disciple
Do (doe)
the path
Dojo (do-joe)
training hall where martial arts are practiced
Dojo Cho (doe-joe-choe)
head of the dojo
Doshi (doe-she)
friend
Doshu (doe-shoe)
honorary title given to the head of Aikido
Fuku Shiodoin (foo-koo-she-doe-in)
first level instructor
Gaeshi (guysh)
to reverse, twist
Gyaku Hamni (gahk-you-ham-knee)
opposite stance
Gedan (gay-don)
low-position
Gi (dogi or keikogi) (ghee)
training uniform - pants and top
Hai (hi)
Yes
Hajimae ha-jih-may)
Begin!
Hakama (ha-kah-mah)
a divided, wide skirt worn over a gi typically worn by yudansha
Hamni (hahm-nee)
basic triangular stance
Hamni-Handachi (ham-knee-han-dah-chee)
nage is kneeling and uke standing
Hara (harah)
center point just below the navel
Henko Waza (hen-ko-wah-zah)
switching from one technique to another
Hidari (he-dah-ree)
left
Hiji (hee-jee)
elbow
Hiza (hee-zah)
knee
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