Numbers

Belt Grade

A

Age tsuke	rising punch
Age uke	rising block
Age uke gyaku ashi	upper block reverse foot
Ago	chin
Ashi	foot
Ashi waza	foot techniques
Ashibo kake uke	leg hooking block
Ashikubi kake uke	ankle hooking block
Atama	head
Ate waza	smashing technique
Atemi	striking the vital points

B

Bassai	breaking down the fortress
Budo	martial ways
Bunkai	application of techniques in kata
Bushi	term for japanese warrior samurai
Bushido	way of the warrior

C

Chikara	power strength
Choku tsuke	straight punch
Chudan	middle or chest area
Chudan choku tsuke	straight punch to body
Chudan mae geri	front kick to the middle area
Chudan shuto uke	middle knife-hand block
Chudan uchi uke	block from inside out with top of wrist
Chudan ude uke	forearm block against body attack

D

Dachi	stance
Daisho	the two swords worn by the samurai
Dan tsuke	consecutive punches
De ashi harai	advancing foot sweep
Deai osae uke	pressing block stepping in
Do	way
Dojo	place of learning the way

E

Empi	elbow
Empi uchi	elbow strike
En sho	round heel
Eri	collar or lapel

F

Fudo dachi	rooted stance
Fumikomi	stomping kick
Fumikomi age uke	upper block stepping in
Fumikomi shuto uke	knife-hand block stepping in
Fumikomi ude uke	forearm block stepping in

G

Gai wan	outer arm
Gedan	lower body area
Gedan barai uke	downward sweeping block
Gedan choku tsuke	straight punch to groin
Gedan kake uke	downward hooking block
Gedan kekomi	thrust kick to groin
Gedan tsuke	punch to groin
Gedan uke	downward block
Geri	kick
Gi	uniform
Gokyu	fifth grade
Goshi	hip
Goshin waza	self-defence techniques
Gyaku ashi	reverse foot
Gyaku juji gatame	palms up strangle
Gyaku mawashi geri	reverse round kick
Gyaku tsuke	reverse punch

H

Hachiji dachi	open leg stance
Hachikyu	eighth grade
Hadaka jime	naked strangle
Hai wan	back arm
Hai wan negashi uke	back arm sweeping block
Haishoku	instep
Haishu	backhand
Haishu uchi	backhand strike
Haishu uke	backhand block
Haito	ridgehand
Haito uchi	ridgehand strike
Hajime	begin
Hangetsu dachi	half-moon stance
Hangetsu kata	half-moon formal exercise
Hanmi	half front facing
Hara	belly where vital energy is generated
Harai	sweeping
Hariken	fore-knuckle fist
Hasami tsuke	scissors punch
Heian	peaceful mind
Heiko dachi	parallel stance
Heiko tsuke	parallel punch
Heisoku dachi	closed feet stance (attention)
Hidari	left
Hidari shizen tai	left natural position
Hidari teiji dachi	left t-stance
Hiji	elbow
Hiji ate	elbow strike
Hiji suri uke	elbow sliding block
Hiji uchi	elbow strike
Hiraken	fore knuckle fist
Hiraken tsuke	fore knuckle-fist straight punch
Hiza	knee
Hiza geri	knee kick
Hizagashira	kneecap

I

Ichi	one
Ichitaita	one against many
Ikkaijo	first control
Ikkyu	first grade
ppon ken	one knuckle fist
Ippon ken tsuke	one knuckle-fist straight punch
Ippon kumite	one step exercise
Ippon seoi nage	one arm shoulder throw
Irimi	entering
Irimi nage	entering throw

J

Jigoro Kano	founder of kodokan judo
Jigo-tai	defensive posture
Jime	spelt shime if following another word
Jiyu kumite	free sparring
Jo sokutei	raised sole
Jodan	head level
Jodan age uke	upper block against head attack
Jodan choku tsuke	upper straight punch
Jodan kekomi geri	thrust kick to head
Jodan mae geri	front kick to head
Jodan uke	high block
Judo	gentle way
Juji	cross
Juji nage	crossed arm throw
Juji uke	cross block
Jujitsu (also Juijitsu)	gentle art
Jumbi undo	warming up exercises

k

Kage geri	hooking kick
Kage tsuke	hook punch
Kaisho	open hand
Kaiten	turning
Kaiten nage	open and turn throw
Kakato	heel
Kakato geri	heel kick
Kake geri	hooking kick
Kake shuto uke	hooking knifehand block
Kake tsuke	hooking punch
Kake uke	hooking block
Kakiwaki uke	reverse wedge block
Kakuto uke	bent wrist block
Kamae	posture
Kanji	Japanese system of writing
Kanku	viewing the sky
Kansetsu waza	joint manipulation techniques
Karate	empty hand
Kata	formal exercise
Kata	shoulder
Katana	long sword of the daisho
Keage	snap kick
Kebanashi	kick off snap kick
Keito	chicken head wrist
Keito uke	chicken head wrist block
Kekomi	thrust kick
Kendo	sword fighting
Kentsui	fist hanmer
Kentsui uchi	fist hammer strike
Keri (or geri) waza	kicking techniques
Kesa geri	diagonal kick
Ki	inner spirit or strength
Kiai	yell or shout
Kiba dachi	horse straddle leg stance
Kihon	basics or fundamentals
Kihon dosa	basic movements
Kihon kumite	basic sparring
Kihon waza	fundamental techniques
Kime	focus
Kin geri	groin kick
Kiostuke	attention command
Kizami tsuke	jab
Ko soto gari	minor outside reaping throw
Ko uchi gari	minor inside reaping throw
Koken uke	wrist block
Kokutsu dachi	back stance
Konoe gaeshi	leaf turning wrist bend
Kosa dachi	crossed leg stance
Ko-shi	ball of the foot
Kote gaeshi	outward turning wrist bend
Kote hineri	inward turning wrist bend
Kubi	neck
Kubi nage	neck throw
Kumite	sparring
Kusarigama	sickle with a rope or chain attached
Kutsu	lean bend
Kuzure	broken
Kuzure kesa gatame	broken scarf hold
Kuzushi	unbalancing
Kyu	grade for ranks under black belt
Kyusho	vital or pressure points
Kyusho jitsu	art of striking vital points of the body

M

Ma ai	distancing
Mae ashi geri	front leg kick
Mae empi uchi	forward elbow strike
Mae geri	front kick
Mae geri keage	front snap kick
Mae geri kekomi	front thrusting kick
Mae hiji ate	forward elbow smash
Mae tobi geri	jumping front kick
Maeude deai uke	forearm pressing block
Maeude hineri uke	forearm twist block
Maitta	i give up i quit
Makiwara	striking board
Masubi dachi	informal attention stance
Mawashi geri	round kick
Mawashi tsuke	round punch
Migi	right
Mikazuki geri	cresent kick
Momo	thigh
Morote sukui uke	two-handed twist block
Morote tsukami uke	two-handed grasping block
Morote tsuke	double fist punch
Mudansha	ranks below black belt
Mune	chest
Mune gatame	chest hold
Mushin	no mind state of being without thought
Musubi dachi	open feet stance heel together

N

Nagashi tsuke	flowing punch
Nagashi uke	flowing block parry
Nage	throw
Nage waza	throwing techniques
Nami juji gatame	half cross strangle
Nami juji jime	normal cross choke
Nanadan	seventh degree black belt shichidan
Ne	ground root base
Ne waza	ground techniques or matwork
Neko ashi dachi	cat stance cat-leg stance
Ni	two
Nidan	second degree black belt
Nidan geri	two step or double jump kick
Nihon nukite zuki	two finger spear-hand thrust
Nikyu	second grade
Nukite	spear-hand
Nukite zuki	spear-hand thrust
Nunchaku	weapon 2 rods joined by rope or chain

O O major Obi belt Ogoshi major hip throw Oguruma major wheel throw Ohten barrel roll Ohten gatame barrel roll hold Okuri ashi barai sliding foot sweep throw Okuri eri jime sliding collar choke Osae pressure Osae komi pressing holding-down pinning Osae komi waza pinning techniques Osoto gari major outer reap throw Osoto guruma major outer wheel throw Otoshi drop Ouchi gari major inner reap throw R Randori free practice or sparring in judo Rei bow Renshi instructor rank usually a 6th dan Ritsu rei standing bow Rokyu sixth grade Roku six Rokudan sixth degree black belt Romaji romanization of Japanese kanji Ryu style of school in Japanese martial arts Ryote two-handed Ryote dori seize both hands or wrists of opponent S Sai three-pronged metal weapon Saiki tanden belly an inch or so below navel hara Sakotsu collarbone Sakotsu shuto uchi collarbone knife-hand strike Samurai literally one who serves bushi San three Sandan third degree black belt Sankyu third grade Sasae propping supporting Sasae tsurikomi ashi propping drawing ankle throw Seiza traditional sitting position on knees Sempai senior Sensei teacher Seoi shoulder Shiai contest Shichi seven Shichidan seventh degree black belt Shichikyu seventh grade Shihan master or senior instructor Shiho four directions Shiho nage four-direction throw Shime choke strangle Shioku waza nerve technique Shittsui geri knee-hammer kick Shizen-tai natural posture Shodan 1st degree black belt Sode sleeve Sode otoshi sleeve-hold knee-drop throw Soke headmaster of a martial arts system Soto outside outer Soto makikomi outer wrap-around throw Sukui scoop up Sukui nage scooping throw Sumi corner Sumi gaeshi corner reversal throw Sutemi waza self-sacrificing techniques T Tachi waza techniques performed while standing Tai the body Tai otoshi body drop throw Tanden center of the body's ki or vital energy Tanto knife Tatami a rice straw mat Tawara straw rice bag Tawara gaeshi rice bag reversal throw Te hand Te waza hand techniques Teisho heel of the hand Teisho uchi palm heel strike Tekubi wrist Tomoe nage circle throw Tori person doing the technique in a kata Tsuri komi goshi lifting-pulling hip throw U Uchi inner Uchi makikomi inner wrap-around throw Uchi mata inner thigh throw Uchi waza striking techniques Ude arm or forearm Ude garami entangled armlock Ueshiba Morihei founder of aikido Uke person who receives a technique Ukemi waza breakfalling techniques Uki goshi floating hip throw Ushiro back behind rear Ushiro ukemi backwards breakfall or roll W Wakare separation Wakizashi shorter sword of the daisho Waza technique Y Yama mountain Yari spear Yawara soft gentle pliant Yoko side Yoko geri side kick Yoko guruma side wheel throw Yoko haitto uchi side ridge-hand strike Yoko otoshi side drop throw Yoko shuto uchi side knife-hand strike Yoko wakare side separation throw Yubi finger Yudansha title of a black belt holder Z Zen japanese name of buddhist schools Numbers 1 Ichi 2 Ni 3 San 4 Shi 5 Go 6 Roku 7 Shichi 8 Hachi 9 Ku 10 Ju Belt Grades Jukyu 10th kyu Shodan 1st dan Kukyu 9th kyu Nidan 2nd dan Hachikyu 8th kyu Sandan 3rd dan Shichikyu 7th kyu Yondan 4th dan Rokkyu 6th kyu Godan 5th dan Gokyu 5ty kyu Rokudan 6th dan Yonkyu 4th kyu Shichidan 7th dan Sankyu 3rd kyu Hachidan 8th dan Nikyu 2nd kyu Kudan 9th dan Ikkyu 1st kyu Judan 10th dan