Japanese Vocabulary
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KOBUKAI JUJUTSU VOCABULARY AIKI = HARMONY OF ENERGY JU = YIELD ANMA = MASSAGE JUTSU = SCIENCE ARASHI = STORM KAITEN = ROLL ASHI = FOOT/LEG KAMAE = POSTURE ASHIKUBI = ANKLE KAMIZA = HIGH SEAT ATAMA = HEAD KANE = CRAB ATEMI = STRIKE KARA = EMPTY BO = 5 FOOT STAFF KARADA = BODY BOKKEN = WOODEN SWORD KATA = ONE OF A PAIR DACHI = STANCE KATA = SHOULDER DOJO = WAY PLACE KATANA = SWORD ERI = COLLAR KAZUSHI = BREAK BALANCE FUMIKOMI = HEEL STRIKE KEN = SWORD GAKE = HOOK KESA = SCARF GARAMI = ENTANGLED KO = SMALL GARI = REAP KOMI = PULL GATAME = LOCK KOSHI = WAIST GEASHI = TURNING KOSOTO = SMALL OUTSIDE GERI = KICK KOTE = WRIST GI (short for uwagi) = UNIFORM KUBI = NECK GOSHI = HIP MAE = FRONT GURUMA = WHEEL MAKI = WING GYAKU = REVERSED MATA = THIGH GYAKUTE = REVERSED HAND MATE = STOP HADAKE = NAKED MAWASHI = CIRCULAR HAITO = RIDGE HAND ME = EYES HAJIME = HALF STRANGLE MEN = FACE HAJIME - BEGIN MIGI = RIGHT HAKAMA = DIVIDED SKIRT MIMI = EARS HANBO = 3 FOOT STAFF MOKUROKU = CATALOG HARA = BELLY MORO = TOGETHER HARAI = SWEEPING MUDANSHA = UNRANKED HAZUSHI = ESCAPE NAGE = THROW HIDARI = LEFT NE = FLOOR HIJI = ELBOW NIKAJO = SECOND METHOD HISHIGI = DISLOCATE NODO = THROAT HITTSUI = KNEE STRIKE NUKITE = SPEAR HAND HIZA = KNEE O = BIG IKKAJO = FIRST METHOD OBI = BELT IPPON = SINGLE OGOSHI = BIG HIP IRIMI = ENTERING OHTEN = BARREL JIGOKU = HELL OKURI = SLIDING JIME = STRANGLE OMOTE = IN FRONT JO = 4 FOOT STAFF OSHI = PUSH JOSEKI = UPPER SEAT OSOTO = BIG OUTSIDE OTOSHI = DROP TSUKI = THRUST OUCHI = BIG INSIDE TSURI = LIFT RANDORI = FREE EXERCISE UCHI = INSIDE REI = BOW UCHI = STRIKE RYU = STYLE (literally stream) UDE = ARM SAKANUKI = REVERSE PULLOUT UKE = RECEIVER (of technique) SAMURAI = (literally to serve) WARRIOR URA = REAR CLASS OF ANCIENT JAPAN USHIRO = BEHIND SANKAJO = THIRD METHOD UWAGI = JACKET SANKAKU = THREE CORNERED (triangle) WAKARE = SEPARATION SEMPAI = SENIOR WAKAZASHI = SHORT SWORD SENSEI = TEACHER (lived before) WAKI = ARMPIT SEOI = LAPEL WAZA = TECHNIQUES SHIHO = 4 WAY YAMA = MOUNTAIN SHIME = CHOKE YAME = STOP SHIMOZA = LOW SEAT YOKO = SIDE SHOTEI = PALM HEEL YUBI = FINGER SHUTO = KNIFE HAND YUDANSHA = RANKED SODE = SLEEVE SOKUMEN = ANGLED SOTO = OUTSIDE NUMBERS (for counting) SUKUI = SCOOP ICHI = ONE SUMI = CORNER NI = TWO SUTE = CLAW SAN = THREE SUTEMI = SACRIFICE SHI = FOUR TACHI = LONG SWORD GO = FIVE TACHI = STANDING ROKU = SIX TAI = BODY SHICHI = SEVEN TANI = VALLEY HACHI = EIGHT TANTO= KNIFE KU = NINE TATAMI = STRAW MATS JU = TEN TATSUMAKI = DRAGON WING (tornado) JU-ICHI = ELEVEN TE = HAND JU-NI = TWELVE TEGETANA = KNIFE HAND JU-SAN = THIRTEEN TEKUBI = WRIST Etc. TETTSUI = HAMMER FIST NI-JU = TWENTY TOMOE = CIRCLE NI-JU-ICHI = TWENTY ONE TORI = GIVER (of technique) Etc. TORI = GRASP JAPANESE MARTIAL ARTS AIKIJUTSU = SELF DEFENSE ART BASED ON AIKI, CIRCULAR MOVEMENTS, AND THE FIGHTING ART OF THE TAKEDA CLAN OF AIZU. THE FORERUNNER OF AIKIDO AIKIDO = SELF DEFENSE ART DERIVED FROM AIKIJUTSU, BUT WITH A SPIRITUAL FOCUS, FOUNDED BY MOREHEI UESHIBA JUJUTSU = SELF DEFENSE ART, PRIMARILY UNARMED, USED ORIGINALLY BY THE JAPANESE SAMURAI BASED ON YIELDING AGAINST YOUR ATTACKERS FORCE TO UNBALANCE HIM. IT USES THROWS, GRAPPLING, STRIKING, JOINT MANIPULATION, AND SMALLWEAPONS. KARATE = (literally empty hand) SELF DEFENSE ART PRIMARILY BASED ON STRIKING WITH THE HANDS, ELBOWS, KNEES AND FEET. JUDO = SPORTIVE VERSION OF JUJUTSU FOUNDED BY JIGORO KANO. SUMO = ANCIENT MARTIAL ART – NOW A SPORT – BASED ON BATTLEFIELD GRAPPLING NINJUTSU = SELF DEFENSE ART WHICH USES STEALTH AS A MAJOR COMPONENT. NINJA WERE LIKE MODERN SPECIAL FORCES. KENJUTSU = THE SWORD ARTS KENDO = SPORT VERSION OF KENJUTSU KYUDO = ART OF THE BOW AND ARROW YAMUSAME = SHOOTING BOW AND ARROW FROM BACK OF A MOVING HORSE COMMON PHRASES HELLO = KONNICHIWA GOOD MORNING = OHIO GOZAIMAS YES = HAI NO = IIYE THANKS = ARRIGATO THANK YOU = ARRIGATO GOZAIMAS YOU’RE WELCOME = DO ITASHI MASHITE GOOD BYE = SAYONARA HOW ARE YOU = II KAGA DESKA? I AM FINE = GENKI DES, O KAGE SAMA DEH DO YOU UNDERSTAND = WAKARIMASKA? I UNDERSTAND = HAI, WAKARIMAS I DON’T UNDERSTAND = IIYE, WAKARIMASEN EXCUSE ME = SUMIMASEN I AM SORRY = GOMEN NASAI PLEASE TEACH ME = ONEGAISHIMAS .