Terminology

 

Counting
1	Ichi
2	Ni
3	San
4	Shi (Yon)
5	Go
6	Roku
7	Shishi (Nana)
8	Hachi
9	Ku (Kyu)
10	Ju

 

Clothing and equipment
Dojo	Practice place
Kamiza	Shrine (picture of O’Sensei)
Tatami	Practice Mat
Gi	Uniform
Hakama	Black or dark blue pleated pants worn by Yudansha (Black Belts)
Obi	Belt
Shiro obi	White belt or a practitioner with a belt
Zori	Sandals worn in the dojo
Bokken	Wooden sword
Jo	Wooden stick
Tanto	Wooden knife

 

Manner
Rei	Bowing; Literally “appreciation and respect”

Roles
O'Sensei	Founder of Aikido
Sensei	The instructor
Yudansha	Blackbelt practitioners
Nage (Shite)	The person who does the technique.
Uke	The person who receives the technique.

 

Postured
Ai hanmi	Partners face each other each with the right or the left foot forward (right/right or left/left)
Gyaku hanmi	Partners face each other one with the right foot forward the other other with the left foot or vice-versa (right/left or left/right)
Maai	Proper distance between the two partners facing each other:
Seiza	Kneeling position sitting on the heels with back straight.

 

Falls (Ukemi)
Koho kaiten	Back roll
Ushiro Ukemi	Back roll
Zempo kaiten	Forward roll
Mae Ukemi	Forward roll

 

Warm up (Jumbe undo)
Haishin undo	Final backstretch

 

Category of movements
Tachi waza	Standing technique
Hanmi handachi waza	Technique done with uke standing and nage sitting
Suwari waza	Sitting technique

 

Taisabaki  Body movements
Omote waza	Entering movement in front of uke; considered positive
Ura waza	Entering movement behind uke; considered negative
Soto kaiten Mawari	Outside turning movement
Uchi kaiten Mawari	Inside turning movement
Irimi	Entering movement going towards uke
Tenkan	Turning movement pivoting
Renzoku Tenkan	Continuous pivoting
Tenshin	Nage steps back
Note: Most basic techniques can be omote, ura or both.

 

Attacks	Kogeki
Kamae	Stance
Katate dori	One hand grasp of a wrist
Ryote dori	Two wrists grasp from the front (one hand per wrist)
Morote dori	Two hand grasp of a wrist
Kata dori	Shoulder grasp
Ryokata dori	Two shoulder grasp
Ushiro Kubishime	Choke from behind with free hand grabbing wrist
Ushiro tekubi dori	Two wrists grasp from behind
Ushiro ryokata dori	Two shoulders grasp from behind
Ushiro waza	Any attack from behind
Shomen uchi	Descending strike to the top of the head
Yokomen uchi	Sideways strike to the head
Tsuki	Thrust or punch
Jotori	Jo techniques
Tachitori	Attack with a boken
Tantotori	Attack with a knife

 

Waza	Techniques
Sumi Otoshi	Corner drop
Ikkyo	Arm pin
Nikkyo	Wrist control by turning it in
Sankyo	Wrist control by twisting it
Yonkyu	Wrist control by pressure on nerves
Irimi nage	Entering throw
Shiho nage	Four comer throw
Tenshi nage	Heaven (ten) and earth (shi) throw
Kote gaeshi	Throwing by turning out uke's wrist
Kaiten nage	Throw by pushing uke's arm across his back while pushing his down his head
Kokyu nage	Breathe throw (timing)
Kokyu ho	Breathing exercise