Vocabulary

Beginning of Class	Ki o tsuke attention Mokuso meditation Yame stop Shomen ni, rei bow to the place of honor Sensei ni, rei bow to the teachers
Body Positions	Kamae/Kamaete command to go to Chudan no Kamae Nuketo command to draw sword and go into Sonkyo Osameto command to go into Sonkyo and put away the sword Sageto standing position with sword held at arms length Seiza formal kneeling position Sonkyo squatted position with upright body Taito (Sword to body) the sword is held as if worn
Counting	Ichi one (一) Ni two (二) San three (三) Shi four (四) Go five (五) Roku six (六) Shichi seven (七) Hachi eight, (八) Kyu nine (九) Ju ten (十)
End of Class	Ki o tsuke attention Mokuso meditation Yame stop Sensei ni, rei bow to the teachers Shomen ni, rei bow to the place of honor
Foremost Principle	Ki Ken Tai Ichi Spirit Sword Body One
Kamae (sword positions)	Chikaima close distance, in this position, the two shinai make contact with one another at the nakayui Chudan no Kamae middle sword position, sword in front at level of throat Gedan no Kamae lower sword position, point of sword at roughly knee level Issoku ito no maai one step, one sword distance, in this position, the two shinai make contact with one another in the center of the jinbu Jodan no Kamae upper sword position, sword held above head back at 45 degrees Toma long distance, in this position, the two shinai are barely touching Uchima strike distance, in this position, both senshi are the proper distance away from one another to make an attack
Shiai Terms	Dou-ari declared by the shinpan on the scoring of a successful dou cut Encho extension, called when the match times out without a victor declared Gogi temporary suspension of a match to which the shinpan hold a small conference in the middle of the court to determine the victor of a match without having a point scored Hajime begin the round Hansoku prohibited action during a match/foul (ex. Stepping outside of the court, dropping shinai, etc.) Hansoku ikkai first foul Hansoku ni-kai second foul, two fouls will result in the opponent scoring a point Hikiwake draw Kote-ari declared by the shinpan on the scoring of a successful kote cut Men-ari declared by shinpan on the scoring of a successful men cut Nihon-me called by the shinpan to resume the match after a point is successfully scored (1-0 score) San-bon-shobu match decided by two out of three points, if one player scores the first two points, the last point is not carried out Shiai competition/contest Shinpan judges/match referees Shobu called by the shinpan to resume the match after the second point is successfully scored (1-1 score) Shobu-ari called by the shinpan to signal the end of the match with a clear victor Shushin head/executive judge/referee Taikai tournament Tsuki-ari declared by the shinpan on the scoring of a successful tsuki Wakare command to the players to step back to issoku ittō no maai Yame stop the round
Shinai Parts	Monouchi first third of the shinai, the blade Nakayui Leather strip tied around the the first third of the shinai, or the monouchi Sakigawa leather tip of the shinai Tsuba crossguard of the shinai Tsubadome the rubber piece that prevents the tsuba from moving Tsukagawa leather grip Tsuru taut string facing the practitioner, represents the top of the blade
Team Matches	Chuken third player Fukusho fourth player Jiho second player Senpo head player Taisho final player
Uchi (strikes)	Kote a strike to the wrist Men a strike to the head Shomen a strike to the center of the forehead Sayu men a strike to the either side of the top of the forehead Do a strike to the body
Uniforms and Bogu	Bogu armor worn during training Dou plate-chest armor for protecting upper body Hakama divided, indigo skirt with five pleats, representing the five virtues Jin-Gi-Rei-Chi-Shin, with the back of the hakama representing sincerity (Makoto) Himo cords used to tighten the bogu Tenugui, head towel/cloth worn during training to contain sweat Kendogi Indigo jacket worn during practice, worn underneath hakama Kote padded gloves for protecting the wrists and hands Men armored helmet for protecting the face and head Tare padded apron for protecting hips and groin
Waza	Debana Waza attacking when your opponent begins their own attack (ex. Debana men, degote) Harai Waza creating an opening by sweeping the opponent’s shinai to the side (ex. Harai men, Harai kote) Hiki Waza attacks moving backwards from tsubazeriai (ex. Hiki men, hiki dou, hiki gyaku-dou) Hikibana Waza attacking the opponent when they begin to retreat (ex. Hiki men, hiki gote) Kaeshi Waza blocking the shinai on one side to counter on the other (Ex. kaeshi men) Nuki Waza avoiding techniques, moving your body out of the way of an attack to counter (ex. Men-nuki-men) Oji Waza counter technique Osae Waza creating an opening by pushing the opponent’s shinai to the side or down Renzoku Waza continuous waza used to force the opponent to break their composure Shikake Waza attack technique Suriage Waza deflecting attacks by sliding the shinai up against the opponent’s shinai (ex. Suriage men) Sutemi the principle of which once an attack starts, the attacker commits to the attack until the end Tobikomi Waza attacking on your own timing when you see a clear opening (ex. Men, kote, dou, tsuki) Uchiotoshi Waza creating an opening by knocking the opponent’s shinai down
Additional Terms	Bokken/Bokuto wooden sword Kiai Spirited yell Kissaki the sword tip Renzoku continuous Shinai bamboo sword Tsuba the hand-guard on the sword Tsubazeriai tsuba to tsuba, close position for hiki waza Taiatari, body check after tsubazeriai Tsuka the sword handle Waza techniques Zanshin awareness of opponent upon completion of the attack; follow through.