San Diego Martial Arts Directory

How will you know what your Instructor is asking you to do?

If you don't understand his Terms!

VOCABULARY
Ai	harmony
Aikidoka	one who studies Aikido
Bokken	wooden training sword
Dan	black belt or graded rank
Do	the 'way', a path or means of personal development
Dojo	school for learning martial arts, literally 'way place'
Gi	training uniform
Hidari	left
Hakkama	traditional pleated pants worn by samurai or martial arts students
Jo	wooden staff
Kake	throw or execute the technique
Kazushi	off balance
Ki	spirit
Kohai	lower rank (junior) student
Kyu	colored belt or ungraded rank (below black belt)
Ma-ai	combative distance between opponents, judgment of engagement distance
Migi	right
Obi	belt worn with gi
Randori	free style training (i.e. hand randori, knife randori)
Sempai	higher rank (senior) student
Sensei	teacher
Shihan	master teacher
Tanto	knife
Tori	person executing the technique
Tsukuri	entry (into a throw)
Uke	person being thrown (attacker)
Zanshin	concentration that remains on uke even after the technique or throw is completed so as to dominate the opponent