Below we present a dictionary of martial arts useful in Katori but not only. Here you will find the basic concepts used in the Dojo - numbers, people, body parts, directions, stances, attacks, names of sword parts, commands and body parts. We invite you to read.
Table of contents
Kamae (構え).
Items
| Name | Record | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Seigan no kamae | 正眼の構え | basic position with the sword directed at the partner's throat |
| Chudan no kamae | Frontal position with sword pointing at partner's waist | |
| Gedan no kamae | 下段の構え | lower sword position |
| - Migi gedan no kamae | 右下段の構え | position with right leg in front |
| - Hidari gedan no kamae | 左下段の構え | position with left leg in front |
| - Suwari gedan no kamae | 座り下段の構え | lower kneeling sword position |
| Jōdan no kamae | 上段の構え | upper position with the sword raised above the head |
| - Migi jōdan no kamae | 右上段の構え | position with right leg in front |
| - Hidari jōdan no kamae | 左上段の構え | position with left leg in front |
| Ko gasumi | position with the right leg diagonally backwards | |
| Teura gasumi | position with the left leg diagonally backwards | |
| In no kamae | 陰の構え | literally, shadow position |
| Sha no kamae | 捨の構え | literally: throwing position (sword) |
| Shin no kamae | 心の構え | literally heart position |
| Torii no kamae | Frontal position with sword held horizontally with both hands above head | |
| Waki torii no kamae | position with the left hand on the tip of the sword | |
| Taisabaki | 体捌き | moving the body away from the opponent's attack line |
| Hikiage | 引き上げ | withdrawing the stick upwards (bōjutsu) |
| Kasa hazushi no kamae | hat removal position (bōjutsu) | |
| Osaeru | sword control with naginata from above | |
| Hikizue no kamae | position with the stick pulled at the hip | |
| Tatezue no kamae | Position with the stick held vertically with the right hand | |
| Ten no kamae | Position with naginata raised above the right shoulder | |
| Sasagakure taiken no kamae | Position with naginata on the back facing diagonally backwards | |
| Jumonji no kamae | position with naginata at waist level facing backwards | |
| Sakatemochi ten no kamae | position with naginata held vertically with the right hand | |
| Tate ichimonji | preparation for jodan (iaijutsu) positions | |
| Tobi chigai | Sword movement with the left hand (iaijutsu) | |
| Kamuri irimi | 冠入り身 | all positions in which the weapon is placed on the forehead |
Reishiki (礼式).
Etiquette and collection
| Name | Record | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Seiretsu! | 整列 | assembly command |
| Seiza! | 正座 | sit! |
| Rei! | 礼 | bow! |
| Shomen ni rei! | 正面に礼 | bow towards the kamizaThe main, honorary place in the dōjō, next to which there is: a teacher, a sign with the name of the school and - in some dōjō - a small altar. More |
| Sensei ni rei! | 先生に礼 | bow towards the teacher |
| Otagai ni rei! | お互いに礼 | bow to each other |
| Kiritsu! | 起立 | get up! |
| Dōzo yoroshiku onegaishimasu | どうぞ宜しく お願いします | request for a good training |
| Dōmo arigatō gozaimasu | どうも有難う 御座います | thanks for training together |
Katagata (方々).
Persons
| Name | Record | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Iizasa Chōisai Ienao | 飯篠 長威斉 家直. | founder of the Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū school |
| Sensei | 先生 | teacher |
| Senpai | 先輩 | a person older by rank or experience |
| Mudansha | 無段者 | people without a dan degree |
| Yūdansha | 有段者 | a person with the rank of dan |
| Kōdansha | 高段者 | a person with a third or higher dan degree |
Sūji (数字).
Numbers
| Name | Record | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Ichi | 一 | one |
| Ni | 二 | two |
| San | 三 | three |
| Shi / Yon | 四 | four |
| Go | 五 | five |
| Year | 六 | six |
| Shichi / Nana | 七 | seven |
| Hachi | 八 | eight |
| Kyū | 九 | nine |
| Jū | 十 | ten |
Hōkō (方向).
Directions
| Name | Record | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Flashes | 右 | (to) right |
| Hidari | 左 | (to) left |
| Yoko | 横 | (to the) side |
| Soto | 外 | outside |
| Uchi | 内 | inwards |
| Mae | 前 | forward |
| Ushiro | 後ろ | backwards |
| Age | 上げ | up / raise / lift up |
| Irimi | 入り身 | body entry |
Kōgeki (攻撃).
Attacks
| Name | Record | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| ~uchi | ～討ち. | cut to ~ |
| Makiuchimen | 巻討面 | head cut |
| Shōmenuchi | 正面討ち | head cut |
| Yokomenuchi | 横面討ち | side cut to the head |
| Dōuchi / Dōgiri | 胴討ち | hip cut |
| Koteuchi | haircut | |
| Suneuchi | 脛討ち | cut to the knee |
| Tsuki | 突き | thrust |
| Aitsuki | 合突き | simultaneous thrust with a partner |
| ~uke | ～受け | block on ~ |
| Dōuke | 胴受け | accepting a cut on the hip |
| Oogasumi | 合霞 | attack from below diagonally |
| Aigasumi | 大霞 | simultaneous oogasumi with a partner |
| Kesagiri | 袈裟斬り | diagonal attack through the torso (from above) |
| Gyakukesagiri | 逆袈裟斬り | diagonal attack through the torso (from below) |
| Okkachidachi | 大勝太刀 | literally: great victory of the sword |
| In no maruage | a blow from below with a bō stick | |
| Kiriage | 斬り上げ | vertical cut from below (naginatajutsu) |
| Kusanagi | 草薙 | horizontal cut to the shin (naginatajutsu) |
| Karasu tobi | 烏飛び | literally: crow's jump (naginatajutsu) |
| Hichō | 飛鳥 | attack performed with a dynamic jump |
| Makiotosu | Turning with naginata and simultaneous sword control | |
| Yama meguri | oblique cut with naginata along with transition to low position |
Meirei (命令)
Commands
| Name | Record | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Battō | 抜刀 | take a position |
| Nōtō | 納刀 | put away a sword |
| Hajime | 始め | begin |
| Yame | 止め | stop / finish the exercise |
| Mō ikkai | もう一回 | repeat |
Karada no bubun (体の部分).
Body parts
| Name | Record | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Jōdan | 上段 | upper body zone |
| Chūdan | 中段 | middle body zone |
| Gedan | 下段 | lower body zone |
| Hanmi | 半身 | side body position (e.g. in sha no kamae) |
| Han hanmi | 半々身 | body position (e.g. in seigan no kamae) |
| Men | 面 | face |
| Me | 目 | eye |
| Kubi | 首 | neck |
| Kata | 肩 | shoulder |
| Abara | 肋 | ribs |
| Kote | 小手 | wrist |
| Down | 胴 | hip |
| Momo | 腿 | thigh |
| Sune | 脛 | knee |
Katana no kakubu meishō (刀の各部名称).
Parts of a Japanese katana sword
| Name | Record | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| SAYA | 鞘 | scabbard |
| - Koiguchi | 下緒 | scabbard entrance |
| - Kojiri | 子尻 | the tip of the scabbard |
| - Sageo | 下緒 | sageo string |
| TSUKA | 柄 | handle |
| - Kashira | 頭 | metal handle tip |
| - Same hada | 鮫肌 | stingray skin |
| - Tsuba | 鍔 | garda, dace |
| - Tsukamaki | 柄巻 | handle braid |
| HA | 刃 | sword blade |
| - Hamon | 刃文 | pattern on sword blade |
| - Mune | 棟 | back of the sword |
| - Kissaki | 切先 | sword stroke |
| - Yokote | 横手 | line between dagger and blade |