Glossary

Some common expressions…

Counting

Usual terms
onegai shimasu                      – please, asking for something
domo arigato gozaimashita  – thank you so much, for something past

ukemi        – breakfall
taisabaki   – displacement
kamae       – stance
mae           – front
ushiro        – back
migi           – right
hidari         – left
omote        – inside, in front, positive
ura              – outside, in the back, negative

uke – the one who takes ukemi, the breakfall
tori – the ones who defends

Displacements/steps
ushiro tenkan  – pivot backward
irimi                 – entering
tenkan              – pivot
irimi-tenkan     – entering and pivoting
kaiten               – rotation

Attacks
ai hamni katate dori          – grip of the wrist in the same stance
gyakyu hamni katate dori  – grip of the wrist in the reverse stance
kata dori                             – grip of the shoulder
morote dori                       – grip of the wrist with both hands
ryote dori                           – grip of both wrists with both hands
kata dori men uchi             – grip of the shoulder with hit at the head
ushiro waza                        – attack in the back
shomen uchi                       – vertical hit on the head
yokomen uchi                     – attack on the temple
tsuki                                    – strike

Main techniques
ikkyo     – first principle
nikyo     – second principle
sankyo  – third principle
yonkyo  – fourth principle
gokyo    – fifth principle
rokyo     – sixth principle
kokyu ho
kokyu nage
shiho nage
irimi nage
kotegaeshi
uchi kaiten nage
soto kaiten nage
udekimi nage
koshi nage

Other
dojo       – place to study the Do
Kamisa  – main wall of the dojo
tatami    – mats
keikogi   – training cloths
hakama  – wide pants worn on top of cloths