Phrases And Greetings
Onegai shimasu	Please teach me. (Said when bowing at start of practice.)
Domo arigato gozaimashita	Thank you very much. (Said when bowing at end of practice.)
Sumimasen	Excuse me/I’m sorry
Hai	Yes
Ohayogozaimasu	Good morning (Said when entering dojo in the morning.)
Konichiwa	Hello – mid day/afternoon – during daylight (Said when entering dojo during the day.)
Oyasumi nasai	Goodnight (Said when leaving the dojo at night.)
Rei	Bow
Counting
1 – ichi	11 – jyu-ichi	30 – san-jyu
2 – ni	12 – jyu-ni	40 – yon-jyu
3 – san	13 – jyu-san	50 – go-jyu
4 – shi (yon)	14 – jyu-yon	60 – roku-jyu
5 – go	15 – jyu-go	70 – shichi-jyu
6 – roku	16 – jyu-roku	80 – hachi-jyu
7 – shichi (nana)	17 – jyu-shichi (nana)	90 – ku-jyu
8 – hachi	18 – jyu-hachi	100 – Hiyaku ju
9 – ku (kyu)	19 – jyu-ku (kyu)
10 – jyu	20 – ni-jyu
Basic Terms
Aikido	The way of harmonizing spirit (coordinating energy)
Sensei	Teacher
Dojo	Place of “the way” (training hall)
Kamae	Posture, stance
Suwari	Kneeling techniques
Maai	Distance between two persons facing each other
Tachi waza	Standing techniques
Tenshin	Moving sideways and back (off line of attack)
Kata	Fixed patterns practiced solo, in pairs or groups
Tai no tenkan	Tenkan practice turning the one hand held by uke
Uke	Person who receives the Nage’s movement
Nage	The person who performs the movement
Ukemi	Falls or receiving of throws
Tobu-ukemi	Breakfall (jumping)
Body Movements – Taisabaki
Irimi	Entering
Tenkan	Turning
Kaiten	Enter and turn (irimi tenkan)
Soto mawari	Moving to the outside
Uchi Mawari	Moving to the inside
Omote waza	Moving in front of
Ura waza	Moving behind
Basic Exercises
Funakogi undo	Boat rowing exercise
Udefuri undo	Arm swinging exercise
Ikkyo undo	First principle exercise (arm immobilization)
Shiho undo	Four direction exercise
Zengo undo	Front & Back exercise
Kokyudosa	Breath exercise
Haishin	Back stretching exercise
Rolls and Stances
Mae ukemi	Front roll
Ushiro ukemi	Back roll
Hidari hanmi	Left stance (left foot forward)
Migi hanmi	Right stance (right foot forward)
Shikko	Knee walking
Suwari waza	Seated technique
Hanmi Handachi	Uke standing, nage sitting
Gyaku hanmi	Opposite stance (when facing your partner)
Ai hanmi	Same stance (when facing your partner)
Defenses (Techniques)
Ikkyo	First principle (arm immobilization)
Nikyo	Second principle (wrist bending)
Sankyo	Third principle (hand and wrist twisting)
Yonkyo	Fourth principle (pressure point)
Gokyo	Fifth principle (against knife)
Iriminage	Body entering throw
Shinonage	Four direction throw
Koshinage	Hip throw
Jyujinage	Arms cross lock throw
Aikitoshi	Aiki drop
Kokyunage	Breath throw
Kokyudosa	Breath exercise
Attacks
Shomenuchi	Strike to the front of the head
Yokomenuchi	Strike to the side of the head
Ai hanmi katate-dori	Holding partner’s wrist, right to right, or left to left
Katatedori	Holding partner’s wrist, right to left, or left to right
Katadori	One hand holding partner’s shoulder, right to left or left to right
Katadori menuchi	Holding partner’s shoulder & striking front of the head
Tsuki	Punch or thrust (Jodan-high, chudan-middle, gedan-low)
Kubishime	Choking, strangling
Ryotedori	Holding both wrists from the front
Ryokatadori	Holding both shoulders
Munadori	Holding the chest (lapel)
Katate ryotedori (Morotedori)	Holding one wrist with both hands
Sodedori	Holding the sleeve
Ushiro waza	Techniques or any attack from behind
Ushiro ryotedori	Holding both wrists from behind
Ushiro tekubitori	both wrists grabbed from behind
Ushiro ryokatadori	Holding both shoulders from behind
Ushiro katatedori kubijime	Holding one wrist and choke from behind
Ushiro kubishime	Choke from behind with free hand grabbing wrist
Jotori	Jo techniques
Tachitori	Attack with bokken
Tantotori	Attack with knife