Japanese Aikido Terms

  1. Aikikai
    Organizational name for Aikido Headquarters.
  2. Ai hanmi
    Uke/nage stand in same stance–mirrored.
  3. Ai uchi
    – Literally ‘mutual kill’–an entering movement.
  4. Atemi
    – Strike.
  5. Ate
    Strike
  6. Bokken (Bokuto)
    – Wooden Japanese sword.
  7. Bokuto waza
    – Techniques done while holding bokken.
  8. Budo
    Martial Way
  9. Bushido
    – Way of the Warrior.
  10. Chi
    -Earth
  11. Chudan
    – Middle position. As in Chudan no kamae.
  12. Deshi
    – Student.
  13. Deshi soto-deshi
    Outside student (not living at the dojo).
  14. Uchi-deshi
    Live in student.
  15. Dojo Cho
    – The operational head of the dojo. A title.
  16. Doshu
    – Head of the Way. A title.
  17. Domo Arigato Gozaimasu
    – Formal thank you.
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mbrannaman
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Japanese Aikido Terms
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To translate Japanese terms to English
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