Aikido Vocabulary

Front 1

onegai shimasu

Back 1

Please (I request of you)

Hint 1

"own-egg-eye-shmahss" - as a ritual beginning to each exercise

Front 2

(do-mo) arigato- gozaimasu (gozaimashita)

Back 2

You earn(ed) my thanks (very much)

Hint 2

as a ritual closure for each activity

Front 3

aikido

Back 3

The way of blending energy

Hint 3

Ai (meet) + ki (energy) + do- (way/path/discipline)

Front 4

uke

Back 4

attacker (one being thrown)

Hint 4

one doing ukemi (receiving)

Front 5

nage

Back 5

a throw, or the thrower

Hint 5

center of energy in each aikido activity

Front 6

hanmi

Back 6

stance with one foot forward

Hint 6

"half-body": hidare (left) or migi (right)

Front 7

ai-hanmi

Back 7

two matching han-mi stances

Hint 7

nage's right hanmi *meets* uke's right hanmi, or left meets left

Front 8

gyaku-hanmi

Back 8

two opposite han-mi stances

Hint 8

nage and uke meet with mirror-image stances

Front 9

irimi

Back 9

entering move

Hint 9

positioning oneself at the "eye" of the storm

Front 10

omote

Back 10

front-wise

Hint 10

emphasizing the uke's front/face ("heads" for a coin toss)

Front 11

ura

Back 11

back-wise

Hint 11

emphasizing the uke's back ("tails" for a coin toss)

Front 12

ikkyo

Back 12

first technique

Hint 12

using leverage through the 1-shape straightened arm

Front 13

nikkyo

Back 13

second technique

Hint 13

using leverage through 2-shaped wrist and elbow

Front 14

sankyo

Back 14

third technique

Hint 14

elbow up, spiral palm in and up toward uke's center

Front 15

suwari waza

Back 15

sitting-style (on knees and toes)

Hint 15

exercise from sitting position, to cultivate sense of hara (center)

Front 16

Tai sabaki

Back 16

Footwork

Front 17

Migi

Back 17

Right

Front 18

Hidari

Back 18

Left

Front 19

Tenkan

Back 19

A turning movement involving sweeping the backward leg 180º and changing directions

Front 20

Tenkai

Back 20

A pivot 180º without moving the leg position

Front 21

Tenshin

Back 21

Stepping backwards at a 45º angle off the line of attack

Front 22

Shomenuchi

Back 22

Direct overhead downward stroke

Front 23

Yokomenuchi

Back 23

Diagonal downward blow

Front 24

Tsuki

Back 24

Punch (esp to abdomen)

Front 25

Tekubi

Back 25

Wrist

Front 26

Ushiro

Back 26

Rear

Front 27

Ushiro tekubi tori

Back 27

Rear wrist grab

Front 28

Kata

Back 28

Shoulder

Front 29

Tori

Back 29

Grab

Front 30

Kata tori

Back 30

Taking the shoulder

Front 31

Katate

Back 31

Wrist

Front 32

Katate tori

Back 32

Taking a wrist

Front 33

Morotetori

Back 33

Taking a wrist with two hands

Front 34

Ryotetori

Back 34

taking one wrist in each hand

Front 35

Eritori

Back 35

Taking by the collar

Front 36

Hijitori

Back 36

Taking the elbow

Front 37

Kubishime

Back 37

Neck-hold

Front 38

Men

Back 38

Head or face

Front 39

Uchi

Back 39

the inside

Front 40

Waza

Back 40

Technique

Front 41

Yonkyo

Back 41

Fourth technique, using nerve pressure point

Front 42

Gokyo

Back 42

Fifth technique

Front 43

Shiho nage

Back 43

Four directions throw

Front 44

Kotegaeshi

Back 44

Wrist-twist: using outward spiral

Front 45

Irimi nage

Back 45

Entering throw

Front 46

Kokkyu

Back 46

Breath

Front 47

Kokkyu nage

Back 47

Breath throw (uke redirected without immobilization)

Front 48

Koshi

Back 48

Hip

Front 49

Koshinage

Back 49

Hip throw

Front 50

Kaiten

Back 50

Rotary

Front 51

Kaitennage

Back 51

Rotary throw

Front 52

Udekimenage

Back 52

A throw applying pressure to the underside of uke’s elbow

Front 53

Jujinage

Back 53

Plus-sign (number ten) throw: crossing uke's arms

Front 54

Ten

Back 54

Heaven

Front 55

Chi

Back 55

Earth

Front 56

Tenchi Nage

Back 56

Throw using upward and downward energy

Front 57

Sumiotoshi

Back 57

Corner throw

Front 58

Aikiotoshi

Back 58

A throw in which nage pins uke’s legs together

Front 59

Ude

Back 59

Arm

Front 60

Osae

Back 60

Pin