Aikido (eyekeydoe) Ai = harmony, Ki = spirit, Do = The Way or Path
Atemi waza (ah-te-me wah-zah) striking techniques
Bokken (bow-ken) wooden sword used in practice
Bushido (boo-she-doe) the way of the warrior
Dan (dawn) aikido grade holder, black belt rank
Deshi (day-she) student, pupil, disciple
Dojo (doe-joe) training hall (formally, a term used by Buddhist priests in reference to their place of worship)
Doshi (doe-she) comrade, friend (used among fellow aikidoists)
Gi (ghee) training clothes, also called dogi or judo gi.
Hakama (ha-kah-ma) a divided, pant-like skirt worn for training
Hanmi (hawn-me) A posture in which one foot is advanced one step and the body weight is distributed equally on both feet. Triangular stance.
Hanmi Handachi (hawn-me hawn-dah-chee) nage (thrower) is kneeling and uke (the attacker), approaches from a standing position
Hara (har-ah) Lower abdomen; physical and spiritual center; center of existence
Hidari (he-dah-ree) left (direction)
Hiji (he-gee) elbow
Irimi (ee-ree-me) to enter, entering
Jiyu (gee-you) free style
Jiyu waza (gee-you wa-zah) free style techniques/practice
Jo (joe) wooden staff
Kaeshi Waza (kaye-shee wa-zah) reversal techniques
Kaiten (kaye-ten) to revolve or rotate
Kata (kah-tah) shoulder. Also means form practice or pre-arranged exercise(s).
Katate (kah-tah-tay) one hand (left or right)
Keiko (kay-ko) practice session, training
Ken (ken) Japanese sword
Ki (key) Spirit - the vital force of the body; Universal energy; a stream or flow of positive energy
Kiai (Key-eye) Kokyu (coke-you) breath power; the coordination of ki flow with breathing
Kokyu Dosa (coke-you doh-sah) a method of off-balancing and pinning your partner with your ki instead of with your physical power
Koshi (ko-she) hips, waist (also spelled goshi)
Kubi (koo-bee) neck
Kubishime (koo-bee shee-may) neck choke
Kumi-jo (koo-me joe) paired jo practice
Kumitachi (koo-me tah-chee) paired bokken practice.
Kyu (cue) aikido rank, class. A mudansha or undergraduate.
Ma ai (mah-eye) distance between uke and nage, meaning harmony of space.
Men (men) face, head
Migi (mee-ghee) right (direction)
Misogi (mi-soe-ghee) ritual purification
Mune (moo-nay) back
Nage (nah-gay) throw, the person who throws
Obi (Oh-bee) belt
O'Sensei (Oh sen-say) Morehei Ueshiba, the great teacher
Randori (ran-door-ri) attack by multiple opponents (ukes)
Rei (ray) salutation, bow
Ryote (ree-oh-tay) both hands
Samurai (sam-oh-rye) military retainer of the Japanese feudal period
Sempai (sem-pay) senior student
Sensei (sen-say) teacher, instructor (e.g., Penrod Sensei)
Seiza (say-zah) formal sitting posture
Shiho (shee-ho) four directions
Shime (she-may) to choke
Shodan (show-dawn) holder of the first grade black belt
Shomen (show-men) front or top of the head
Suburi (sue-boo-ree) a single movement using the ken or jo, done as a solo practice
Suetemi (sue-the-me) a hard fall. Literally, to throw or sacrifice the body.
Suwari Waza (sue-wah-ree wah-zah) sitting techniques
Tachi (tah-chee) Japanese sword
Tachi-Dori (tah-chee doe-ree) techniques of taking a sword from an opponent
Tachi Waza (tah-chee wah-zah) standing techniques
Taijutsu (tie-jut-sue) Body arts. The techniques of aikido done without weapons or empty hand art.
Tai No Henko (tie-no-hen-ko) basic blending practice
Tanto (tanto) wooden knife
Te (tay) hand
Tegatana (tay-gah-tah-nah) hand blade. Sword edge of the hand.
Te Kubi (tay-koo-be) wrist
Tenchi (ten-chee) ten=heaven, chi=earth. A position of the hands, one high (up) and one low (down)
Tsuki (t-skee) thrust, punch
Uchi (ooh-chee) to strike
Uke (ooh-kay) A person who receives an attack. Generally, uke refers to the person being thrown
Ukemi (ooh-kem-me) The art of falling away from harm. A breakfall.
Ushiro (ooh-she-row) Back, behind, rear Waza (wah-zah) techniques
Yokomen (yoh-ko-men) side of the head Yudansha (you-dawn-sha) black belt grade holder(s)