Basic Vocabulary I - R
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Iaido (ee-eye-doe)
the art of drawing the sword
Iaito (ee-eye-toe)
Practice sword for Iaido
Iie (ee-aye)
No
Jiyu Waza (gee-you-wah-zah)
free-style techniques with one attacker
Jo (joe)
short wooden staff
Jodan (joe-dahn)
High position
Ju (jew)
Principle of flexibility
Kaeshi Waza (kay-she-wah-zah)
Reverse techniques
Kamae (kah-may)
Posture or stance of readiness
Kamiza (kah-mee-zah)
the altar at the front of the mat. Literal translation is “spirit seat’
Kancho (kahn-cho)
Supervisor or director of school
Kata (kah-tah)
Solo set of movements
Kata (kah-tah)
Shoulder
Keiko (kay-ee-koh)
Study, practice, refinement returning to origin
Ken (ken)
Sword
Ki (key)
Spirit, life force, breath
Kiai (key-eye)
Spirit expressed from hara through sound,
often created to offset and opponent, projection of ki
Kihon (key-hon)
Static, most fundamental aspect of training
Kihonagare (key-hon-nah-gah-ree)
Blending of ki, more flowing aspect of training
Kimusubi (key-moo-sue-bee)
Blending of ki
Kohai (koh-hi)
Junior student. Sempai should help and support them
Kokyu (koh-kyew)
Power of breath and lifeforce
Koshi (koh-she)
Hip, pelvis, waist
Kote (koe-tay)
Wrist
Kubi (coo-bee)
Neck
Kuiru (coo-ee-rew)
Feeling of shame
Kyu (cue)
rank below dan grade or black belt
Ma-ai (mah-eye)
space or distance between uke and nage
Men (men)
Head
Misogi (miss-oh-ghee)
purification practice
Mushin (moo-shin)
Movement of a spiral, no mind
Musubi (moo-soo-bee)
Process of unification of opposites of the same reality
Nage (nah-gay)
the person who throws and performs the technique
O-Sensei (oh-sen-say)
Morehei Ueshiba, founder of aikido, the great teacher
Obi (oh-bee)
Belt
Omote (oh-moe-tay)
To the front
Randori (ran-door-ee)
Free-style with multiple attackers
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