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| 1.
Start and End of Class |
| 1 |
chakuza |
sitdown |
| 2 |
seiza |
attention |
| 3 |
mokuso |
meditation |
| 4 |
naore |
eyes front |
| 5 |
shinden
ni rei |
bow to
the shrine |
| 6 |
sensei
ni rei |
bow to
the teacher |
| 7 |
otagai
ni rei |
bow to
each other |
| 8 |
onegai
shimasu |
please
practice |
| 9 |
men
tsuke |
put on
the men |
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| 1 |
chakuza |
sitdown |
| 2 |
seiza |
attention |
| 3 |
men
tore |
take off
the men |
| 4 |
mokuso |
meditation |
| 5 |
naore |
eyes front |
| 6 |
sensei
ni rei |
bow to
the teacher |
| 7 |
shinden
ni rei |
bow to
the shrine |
| 8 |
otagai
ni rei |
bow to
each other |
| 9 |
domo
arigato gozaimashita |
thank you
very much |
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| 1 |
ichi |
one |
6 |
roku |
six |
| 2 |
ni |
two |
7 |
shichi,
nana |
seven |
| 3 |
san |
three |
8 |
hachi |
eight |
| 4 |
shi,
yon |
four |
9 |
kyu |
nine |
| 5 |
go |
five |
10 |
ju |
ten |
| A |
aiuchi |
tie,
draw, simultaneous scoring of points |
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ashi,
ayumi |
normal
walking to cover great distances |
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ashi,
fumikomi |
a
jump step for making strikes |
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ashi,
okuri |
short-range
kendo footwork for making strikes |
| |
ashi
sabaki |
footwork |
| B |
bokuto |
wooden
sword |
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bogu |
kendo
armor |
| C |
chudan
no kamae |
position
of the shinai with the shinai's kissaki pointed at the center of an
opponent's chest |
| D |
dan |
black
belt rank |
| |
datotsu |
strike |
| |
dogu |
entire
kendo equipment |
| G |
gedan
no kamae |
position
of the shinai when the shinai 's kissaki is pointed towards the Ćoor |
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gomen |
excuse
me, (gomen nasai, very polite) |
| H |
hachimaki |
headband |
| |
hai |
yes,
acknowledgment |
| |
hajime |
begin |
| |
hansoku |
violation
of a kendo rule |
| |
hidari |
left |
| |
himo |
strings,
used in tying on kendo armor |
| I |
iaido |
sword
exercises using a series of cuts and thrusts with drawing and returning
the sword |
| |
ippon |
one
point, single blow, one-point match |
| J |
jodan
no kamae |
position
of the shinai held above the head |
| K |
kamae |
basic
kendo shinai positions, on guard positions |
| |
kata |
old-style
form of kendo employing steel blades |
| |
katana |
sword,
long sword |
| |
keiko |
practice |
| |
ki
o tsuke |
attention |
| |
kiai |
shout
of self-encouragement or self-assertion |
| |
kyu |
white
belt rank |
| |
kissaki |
point
of the shinai of sword |
| M |
ma
ai |
distance
between two kendoist |
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ma,
chika |
close
distance |
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ma
ai, issoku itto no |
one
sword one step distance |
| |
ma
ai, to |
far
distance |
| |
mae |
front,
forward |
| |
migi |
right |
| |
mune |
chest |
| R |
rei |
manor,
etiquette, courteous, bow |
| |
rei,
ritsu |
standing
bow |
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rei,
za |
setting
bow |
| S |
sage-to |
stand
with a shinai |
| |
seiza |
sit
quietly |
| |
sei-retsu |
line-up |
| |
sensei |
teacher,
master |
| |
shiai |
tournament |
| |
shinai |
bamboo
sword |
| |
shinpan |
referee |
| T |
tachi |
long
sword |
| |
taito |
shinai
to the waist |
| |
take |
bamboo |
| |
tenugui |
towel |
| U |
uchi |
to
strike, to hit |
| |
ushiro |
back,
behind |
| W |
waza |
technique,
form in delivering blows |
| Y |
yame |
halt,
stop |
| Z |
Zen-Nippon
Kendo Renmei |
All-Japan
Kendo Federation |
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