Aikido Terms
Stances
| Hanmi | Basic body stance in aikido |
| Migi Hanmι | Right body posture |
| Hidari Hanmι | Left body posture |
| Ai Hanmι | Fellow practitioners have the same attitude applies |
| Gyaku Hanmι | Fellow practitioners are facing opposite stance |
Movements
| Tai Sabaki | Body movement |
| Tenkan | Rotation with the front foot as the axis of rotation |
| Iri | To enter |
| Kaiten | Hips rotation |
| Omote | Front |
| Ura | Back |
| Shiko | Walking on the knees |
Body Parts
| Shomen | Top of the head |
| Yokomen | Side of the head |
| Kubi | Neck |
| Eri | Collar |
| Mune | Chest |
| Kata | Shoulder |
| Shode | Sleeve |
| Hiji | Elbow |
| Katate | Hand |
| Ryote | Two hands |
| Hara | Belly |
| Hiza | Knee |
| Te-Gatana | Edge of the palm |
| Kubushi (tsuki) | Punch |
Ukemi
| Mae | Front |
| Ushiro | Back |
| Yoko | Side |
Basic Techniques
| Ikkyo | 1st technique |
| Nikkyo | 2nd technique |
| Sankyo | 3rd technique |
| Yonkyo | 4th technique |
| Gokyo | 5th technique |
Levels of Application
| Jodan | Upper body |
| Chudan | Middle body |
| Gedan | Lower body |
Exercises
| Tachi-waza | Both trainees standing |
| Suwari-waza | Both trainees on their knees |
| Hanmi-hachi | One trainee on the knees and the other standing |
Attacks
| Shomen-uchi | Strike at the top of the head |
| Yokomen-uchi | Strike at the side of the head |
| Tsuki | Punch |
| Jodan-tsuki | Punch on the head |
| Chudan-tsuki | Punch on the stomach |
| Gedan-tsuki | Low punch |
| Geri | Kick |
| Choku-geri | Front kick |
| Mawashi-geri | Rotational kick |
Grips
| Ai-hanmi katate dori | Gripping the wrist by the same hand |
| Gyaku-hanmi katate dori | Gripping the wrist by the opposite hand |
| Ryote-dori | Gripping both wrists from the front |
| Morote-dori | Gripping the wrist with both hands |
| Hiji-dori | Gripping the elbow |
| Ryote Hiji-dori | Gripping both elbows |
| Shode-dori | Gripping of the sleeve |
| Kata-dori | Gripping of the shoulder |
| Ryote Kata-dori | Gripping of both shoulders |
| Mune-dori | Gripping of the chest |
| Ryote Mune-dori | Gripping of chest by both hands |
| Kata-dori Shomen-uchi | Gripping of one hand and shomen-uchi atack with the other |
| Ushiro Ryo Katate-dori | Gripping of both wrist from behind |
| Ushiro Ryo Hiji-dori | Gripping of both elbows from behind |
| Ushiro Ryo Kata-dori | Gripping of both shoulders from behind |
| Ushiro Eri-dori | Gripping of collar from behind |
| Ushiro Kakae-dori | Hug from behind |
| Katate-dori Kubishime | Headlock from behind and gripping of the wrist |
Throws
| Irimi nage | Entering throw |
| Juji nage | Arm entwining throw |
| Kaiten nage | Rotary throw. uchi-kaiten nage and soto-kaiten nage (inside and outside) |
| Kokyu nage | Breath throw (There are a several variations of this technique) |
| Koshi nage | Hip throw |
| Kote gaeshi | Wrist turn-out |
| Shiho nage | Four direction throw |
| Tenchi nage | Heaven and earth throw |
| Aiki otoshi |
Entering more deeply and picking up uke's off-side leg |
| Maki otoshi |
Nage ends up down on one knee, having thrown uke over nage's shoulder |
| Sumi otoshi | Corner drop |
| Udekime nage | Nage has one hand on uke's wrist while the other arm extends under uke's elbow |
Weapons
| Bokken | Wooden sword |
| Tanto | Wooden knife |
| Jo | Wooden spear |
| Ken-dori | Trainning with wooden sword |
| Tanto-dori | Trainning with wooden knife |
| Jo-dori | Trainning with wooden spear |
Basic Terms
| Dojo | Trainning room |
| Tatami | Layers |
| Rei | Bow |
| Tori | Trainee who executes the techniwue |
| Uke | Trainee who receives the technique |
| Sensei | Teacher |
| Seiza | Traditional knees seating |
| Maai | Balanced distance between trainees |
| Metsuke | Look |
| Zanshin | Perception |
Clothing
| Keiko-gi | White uniform for practice |
| Obi | Belt |
| Hakama | Traditional Japanese pants |
Numbers
| Ichi | One |
| Ni | Two |
| San | Three |
| Shi | Four |
| Go | Five |
| Rokku | Six |
| Shichi | Seven |
| Hachi | Eight |
| Kyu | Nine |
| Ju | Ten |
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