Basic Japanese Terminology and Techniques
* Note: "ei" pronounced long "a" [example mei = may]
BO--wooden staff
BOJUTSU--staff fighting technique
BOKEN--wooden sword
DOJO--training hall
HA--cutting edge of the sword
HAJIMEI--begin
IAI-- drawing of the sword
IAITO--a practice metal sword
KAMAE-- stance or posture with weapon
KAMIZA-- spirit center of the dojo
KATA--the structure of a series of movement
KATANA--long sword
KISSAKI--tip of sword
KOIGUCHI--mouth band on open end of scabbard
MAE--command to move forward
MUNE--the non-sharpen spine of the sword
OBI--wide belt to hold sword
REI-- command for a formal bow
SAYA-- sword scabbard
SAYABIKI--pulling the saya
SEIZA-- command to sit in knelling position
SENSEI--teacher
TSUKA--handle of sword, sword guard
USHIRO--command to move backwards
WAZA-- technique
YAMEI-- stop
ZANSHIN--focused intent
4 BASIC KAMAES
1. chudan-- center position
2. jodan--overhead position
3. hasso--weapon raised, right hand even with cheek bone
4. wake-- hands below waist, tip of weapon pointed towards the rear
KATAS
(each kata goes with one chiburi and one noto, #=chiburi, letter=noto)
1. high, men block cut from jodan: 1 and A
2. kneeling thrust to left rear: 2 and B
3. chopsticks thrust to throat: 3 and C
4. grunto-the running tiger: 4 and B
5. spinning defense: 5 and A
6. draw, cut thigh to rear: 7 and A
7. draw to blocking position, push w/chi: 6 and D
8. walking kata: 1 and A
9. kneeling, look left, block & evade: 8 and E
10. four person attack w/ spinning block: 6 and D
CHIBURI
1. pounding fist
2. short horizontal cut to right
3. chopsticks
4. blade held horizontal to floor at top of head
5. spinning return
6. quick flip from Chuidon to Wake
7. tsuba comes from rear to front directly to Koiguchi
8. rapid inward motion drawing right forearm to hara
NOTO
A. draw straight out
B. tsuba to Koiguchi horizontal draw
C. chopsticks
D. reverse hand horizontally draw across belly
E. reverse grip, little finger over tsuba
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