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Counting
Ichi - 1 one
Ni - 2 two
San - 3 three
Shi - 4 four
Go - 5 five
Roku - 6 six
Shichi - 7 seven
Hachi - 8 eight
Ku - 9 nine
Jyu - 10 |
At the start and end of class/exercises
Kio tsuke - attention
Seiza - formal sitting position (kneel)
Mokuso - meditate
Yame - stop
Kamiza Ni - face the kamiza
Sensei - instructor
Sensei Ni - face to towards instructor
Rei - bow
Onegai Shimasu - please teach me, or let us train together
Domo arigato gozaimas - thank you very much
Domo arigato gozaimashita - thank you very much for that (past tense)
Otsukadesamadeshita - Nice Practice, good workout (Oat-ska-dey-sama-desh-ta) |
Points
Men - head
Kote - wrist
Do - waist
Tsuki - throat
Directions
Mai - forward
Ato - back
Migi - right
Hidari - left
Sword Direction
Omote - right side
Ura - left side |
| During Class
Kamae - on guard or ready stance
Hajime - begin
Yame - stop
Chudan no kamae - middle ready position (most common)
Jodan no kamae - upper ready position (second most common)
Gedan no kamae - lower ready position
Sonkyo - squat down with sword in ready position
Nuki to - draw the sword
Osame to - sonkyo and put away the sword
Keiko - sparring (or practice in general)
Kakari geiko - continuous attack practice
Kirikaeshi - coordinated striking practice with the motodachi
Motodachi - one that receives an attack during drills
Men o tsuke - put on your helmet
Men o tore - take off your helmet
Waza - techniques
Uchikomi - practice (i.e. 'Men' uchikomi)
Ki - soul/heart/life energy
Seme - spiritual pressure through the direction of ki
Zanshin - a resolute will (to show sincerity and purity after a strike) |
Equipment
Shinai - bamboo sword used in kendo
Tsuba - circular guard on the shinai (hard plastic or thick leather)
Tsuba dome - flexible holder of the tsuba (rubber or soft leather)
Keiko go - Kendo clothing worn on the upper part of the body (like a jacket)
Hakama - Kendo clothing worn on the lower part of the body
Bokuto - wooden sword used in martial art and kendo training, also known as a bokken.
Men - Kendo helmet that protects the face, head, shoulders and throat
Kote - Kendo gloves that protect the hands, wrists and forearms
Do - Kendo breastplate that protects the trunk and chest
Tare - Kendo protector that covers the waist, groin and upper legs
Bogu - general descriptor of kendo armor as a set
Himo - thick strings used to tie the bogu on the body
Tenugui - cotton towel worn on the head under the 'Men"
Fighting Distance
Issoku-itto no ma (or Issokuittomai) - One step distance. Preferred for proper use of waza.
Chika-mai - Close interval
To-mai - A distance of more than one step (in order to strike) from the opponent |
