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. Kamae 【構え】-
Kamae 【構え】- Positions
| Name | Writing in Japanese | Polish translation |
|---|---|---|
| seigan no kamae | 【正眼の構え】 | basic position with the sword directed at the partner's throat |
| 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 |
| kanmuri irimi | 【冠入り身】 | all positions in which the weapon is placed on the forehead |
| 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 |
| hikiage | 【引き上げ】 | withdrawing the stick upwards (bōjutsu) |
| taisabaki | 【体捌き】 | moving the body away from the opponent's attack line |
Reishiki 【礼式】- Etiquette and collection
| Name | Writing in Japanese | Polish translation |
|---|---|---|
| Seiretsu! | 【整列】 | assembly command |
| Seiza! | 【正座】 | sit! |
| Rei! | 【礼】 | nod! |
| Shomen ni rei! | 【正面に礼】 | nod towards 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】 | a bow towards the presenter |
| 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】 | a request for good, joint training |
| Dōmo arigatō gozaimasu | 【どうも有難う 御座います】 | thanks for training together |
Katagata 【方々】 - People
| Name | Writing in Japanese | Polish 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】- Numerals
| Name | Writing in Japanese | Polish translation |
|---|---|---|
| ichi | 【一】 | one |
| ni | 【二】 | two |
| san | 【三】 | Three |
| shi | 【四】 | four |
| him | 【五】 | five |
| year | 【六】 | six |
| shichi | 【七】 | seven |
| hachi | 【八】 | eight |
| kyu | 【九】 | nine |
| jū | 【十】 | ten |
Hōkō 【方向】- Directions
| Name | Writing in Japanese | Polish translation |
|---|---|---|
| signs | 【右】 | (right |
| hidari | 【左】 | (left |
| yoko | 【横】 | (on/in) 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 | Writing in Japanese | Polish translation |
|---|---|---|
| makiuchimen | 【巻討面】 | head cut |
| ~uchi | 【～討ち】 | cut to ~ |
| - shōmenuchi | 【正面討ち】 | head cut |
| - yokomenuchi | 【横面討ち】 | side cut to the head |
| - dōuchi | 【胴討ち】 | hip cut |
| - suneuchi | 【脛討ち】 | cut to the knee |
| tsuki | 【突き】 | push |
| - aitsuki | 【合突き】 | simultaneously performing a push with a partner |
| ~uke | 【～受け】 | party for ~ |
| oogasumi | 【合霞】 | attack from below diagonally |
| - aigasumi | 【大霞】 | simultaneous performance with a partner oogasumi |
| kesagiri | 【袈裟斬り】 | oblique attack through the torso (from above) |
| gyakukesagiri | 【逆袈裟斬り】 | oblique attack through the torso (from below) |
| ookachidachi | 【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 slash from below (naginatajutsu) |
| kusanagi | 【草薙】 | horizontal cut to the shin (naginatajutsu) |
| karasu tobi | 【烏飛び】 | literally: crow's jump (naginatajutsu) |
| hicho | 【飛鳥】 | attack performed with a dynamic jump |
Meirei 【命令】- Commands
| Name | Writing in Japanese | Polish translation |
|---|---|---|
| batto | 【抜刀】 | assume the position |
| well then | 【納刀】 | "hide" the sword |
| hajime | 【始め】 | begin |
| yame | 【止め】 | stop/finish the exercise |
| mō ikkai | 【もう一回】 | once again |
Karada no bubun【体の部分】- Body parts
| Name | Writing in Japanese | Polish translation |
|---|---|---|
| jodan | 【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) |
| hanhanmi | 【半々身】 | body position (e.g. in seigan no kamae) |
| men | 【面】 | face |
| - me | 【目】 | eye |
| Kubi | 【首】 | neck |
| executioner | 【肩】 | shoulder |
| abara | 【肋】 | ribs |
| cat | 【小手】 | wrist |
| down | 【胴】 | hip |
| momo | 【腿】 | thigh |
| sunny | 【脛】 | knee |
Katana no kakubu meishō【刀の各部名称】 - Parts of the Japanese katana sword
| Name | Writing in Japanese | Polish translation |
|---|---|---|
| saya | 【鞘】 | vagina |
| - koiguchi | 【下緒】 | vaginal opening |
| - kojiri | 【子尻】 | the tip of the vagina |
| - sageo | 【下緒】 | sageo string |
| tsuka | 【柄】 | handle |
| - kashira | 【頭】 | metal handle tip |
| - same hada | 【鮫肌】 | stingray skin |
| - tsuba | 【鍔】 | guard |
| - tsukamaki | 【柄巻】 | handle braid |
| ha | 【】 | the sharp part of the blade |
| - hamon | 【】 | pattern on the sword |
| - mune | 【】 | unsharp part of the blade |
| - kisaki | 【】 | rounded tip of the blade |