| General: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Uchi deshi |  | A live-in student | 
| Budo |  | Martial way | 
| Aikido |  | The way of harmony with ki | 
| Dojo |  | Lit. "way place" | 
| Zanshin |  | lit. "remaining spirit", balanced and aware state | 
| Kiai |  | A shout delivered for the purpose of focussing all of one's energy | 
| Satori |  | Enlightenment | 
| Misogi |  | purification ceremony | 
| Musubi |  | Ending, conclusion, union | 
| Shugyo |  | Training, pursuit of knowledge | 
| Tatami |  | Mat | 
| Uke |  | Receiver of the technique (attacker) | 
| Nage |  | Doer of the technique (defender) | 
| Bokken |  | Wooden sword | 
| Bokuto |  | Wooden sword | 
| Jo |  | Short staff (~130 cm length) | 
| Shinai |  | Bamboo sword | 
| Enten-jizui |  | Moving and turning freely | 
| Genshin |  | Intuition | 
| Giri |  | Duty; What you have to do | 
| Happo-baraki |  | To be totally aware of ones surroundings | 
| Hiki |  | Pull; tug | 
| Hineri |  | A twist | 
| Hito-e-mi |  | Blending with motion of attack | 
| Ido |  | Movement | 
| Idori |  | Techniques practiced from seiza | 
| Ikki-ni |  | In one breath; instantly | 
| Ima |  | Now | 
| Irimi |  | Entering | 
| Kaiten |  | Rotation | 
| Kaiten-juki |  | The axis of rotation of a technique | 
| Kan |  | Intuition | 
| Karame |  | To tie up; to arrest | 
| Karami |  | An entanglement | 
| Karui-geiko |  | Light, easy practice | 
| Kashaki-uchi |  | Continuous attack | 
| Kihon |  | Fundamental | 
| Kokoro |  | Spirit, will, heart, intuition, mood | 
| Kokoro-gamae |  | Mental attitude | 
| Kokutsu |  | Backward leaning | 
| Koryu |  | Old style | 
| Kujiki |  | Strain | 
| Kushin |  | Springing in to attack | 
| Kusshinuke |  | To dodge an attack | 
| Maai |  | Combat engagement distance | 
| Mae-no-sen |  | Taking the initiative; Attacking the instant your opponent thinks about it | 
| Maki |  | Wrapped around | 
| Mawashi |  | A turn; a rotation | 
| Moku roku |  | A catalog of techniques | 
| Mokuso |  | Meditation | 
| Munen mushin |  | Striking without conscience | 
| Munen muso |  | The goal of zazen | 
| Nagashi |  | Flow | 
| Ninjo |  | What you have to do | 
| No |  | Possessive particle of speech | 
| Nobashi |  | Stretched out | 
| Nuki |  | Pull | 
| Oji |  | A response | 
| Osae |  | Press; push; to immobolize | 
| Randori |  | Free style | 
| Reigi |  | Etiquette; also reishiki | 
| Renshu |  | Hard work on basics | 
| Ritsurei |  | A standing bow | 
| Sabaki |  | Body motion | 
| Saho |  | The left direction | 
| Sankaku |  | Triangle | 
| Seme-guchi |  | An opening for an attack | 
| Semete |  | Attacker | 
| Sen |  | The initiative; also 1000 | 
| Senjutsu |  | Tactics | 
| Sen-no-sen |  | Seizing initiative just as opponents initiates attack | 
| Sente |  | The person who takes the initiative | 
| Shi |  | A (samurai) person | 
| Shiki |  | Ceremony, style, form | 
| Shikko |  | On one's knees | 
| Shinshin |  | Mind and body | 
| Shinshin shugyo |  | Mind and body training | 
| Shinshin toitsu |  | Mind and body unified | 
| Shita |  | Down | 
| Shita-no |  | Of the lower part | 
| Shizoku |  | Safe spot | 
| Sho |  | Small | 
| Shoshin |  | Beginners mind | 
| Shuchu |  | Concentration | 
| Shugeki |  | Attack | 
| Sudori |  | Momentum | 
| Sukui |  | Scooping | 
| Tai-atari |  | Body contact | 
| Tai-chikara |  | External power (muscle) | 
| Taisabaki |  | Body motion | 
| Taijutsu |  | Body art | 
| Tai-no-henko |  | Reversing the body's position | 
| Tanin-geiko |  | Practicing with multiple attackers | 
| Taoshi |  | To tip over | 
| Tateki |  | Multiple attackers | 
| Tateki-geiko |  | Practicing with multiple attackers | 
| Tateki-uchi |  | Fighting with multiple attackers | 
| Tenkan |  | Pivot | 
| Tsukami |  | To seize (and immobilize) | 
| Uchima |  | Distance where you can strike by taking a single step | 
| Uchimata |  | The inside of the throw | 
| Uchite |  | The attacker | 
| Uki |  | Floating | 
| Yo |  | Positive principle of nature | 
| Yoko-furumi |  | Sideward motion | 
| Yumi |  | A bow (archery) | 
| Zentai |  | Total | 
| Fukushiki-kokyu |  | Abdominal breathing | 
| Ibuki |  | A breathing method featuring a long exhalation, followed by a short cough to clear lungs | 
| In-ibuki |  | Internal (quiet) breathing | 
| Nogare |  | Breathing method featuring long exhalation with sharp gasp | 
| Ritsuzen |  | Standing meditiation | 
| Yo-inbuki |  | External (power) breathing |