The Aikido Center, Sacramento, CA

Aikido - The Path of Unity Aite - partner Bokken - wooden sword Budo - the way of bu Dan - black belt rank Dojo cho - head of the dojo Hakama - divided skirt worn by yudanshya Hanmi handachi - nage seated/uke standing Hidari - left Jiyu waza - freestyle practice Kamae - ready stance Keiko - practice/training Ken - sword Kiai - a forceful shout Kokyu - breath Kyu - rank Mae - front Misogi - ritual purification Musubi - to bind/ harmonious connection Nage - thrower Omote - front or facing Randori - freestyle practice with multiple attackers Sangen - triangle/circle/square Sensei - teacher Shikko - knee walking Soto - outside Tai jutsu - body arts Tanto - dagger Tenkan - turning movement Ueshiba Morihei - founder of Aikido Ushiro - back or behind Yudanshya - holder of dan rank	Aikidoka - a practitioner of Aikido Bo - long wooden staff Bu - to stop the attack Chushin - vertical mind Dojo - place of the way Gasshuku - retreat/seminar Hanmi - triangle stance Hara - one's physical center Irimi - entering movement Jo - short wooden staff Kansha - deep gratitude Keiko gi - training uniform Ki - life force Kohai - junior student Kotodama - the spiritual function of sound Ma ai - proper distance Migi - right Mushin - no mind Nagare - flow Obi - belt O Sensei - great teacher Seiza - formal sitting Sempai - senior student Shihan - master teacher Shugyo - Intensive training/ life long practice Suburi - basic jo or bokken practice Tai no henko - tenkan practice with partner Tegatana - hand sword Uchi - inside Ura - back or behind Waza - technique Zanshin - remaining mind
Ukemi Ai hanmi - same stance Gedan - lower position Gyaku hanmi - opposite stance Hikite - to pull back one's strike Kata tori - shoulder grab Kubi shime - choke hold Mune tori - chest grab Ryote tori - grabbing both wrists Suki - an opening or gap Uchi - strike Yokomen uchi - strike to side of head	Atemi - striking the body Chudan - middle position Hasso no kamae - figure eight stance Jodan - upper position Katate tori - wrist grab Morote tori - grab with both hands Ryokata tori - grabbing both shoulders Shomen uchi - strike to head Tsuki - thrust or punch Ukemi - the art of being uke
Waza Jiyu waza - freestyle technique Kihon waza - basics/fundamentals Osae waza - pinning technique Tachi waza - standing technique Ikkyo - first teaching Sankyo - third teaching Gokyo - fifth teaching Juji nage - cross arm throw Kaiten nage - rotary throw Kokyu nage - breath throw Kotegaeshi - wrist turn out throw Sumi otoshi - corner drop	Kaeshi waza - reverse techniques Ki no nagare - flowing ki waza Suwari waza - seated technique Ushiro waza - rear techniques Nikyo - second teaching Yonkyo - fourth teaching Irimi nage - entering throw Kata gatame - shoulder pin Kokyu ho - kokyu exercise Koshi nage - hip throw Shiho nage - four direction throw Tenchi nage - heaven and earth throw