Literally no meaning to gaze at the distant mountains. The act of demonstrating Budo normally to an audience One of the 5 postures of holding the sword in the middle positionĪ hall or training place where students train in their respective disciplines Term given to generally mean all types of Japanese fighting arts.
Ordinary walking footwork, where both feet move naturally.Ī wooden shaped sword usually made from Japanese Oak. These terms have been taken directly from the Zen Nippon Kendo Renmei 2009 Iai Manual. YOKO URAKENUCHI (yoh koh, oo rah oo chee) Moving your body out of the way of an attack in such away that you can counter attackĪ bundle of bamboo used for finger strikesĬhinese hand, Karate was originally called Tode The moment when the attack reaches it’s target but stopping a few mm’s before the target T
Gripping jars used to develop hand strengthĪ polished teacher, polished expert or polished masterĪbsolute disqualification from tournamentĪ heavy wooden practice sword or bo that is used for building strength When hips rotate in the same direction as the techniqueĪ sharp sounding yell projecting inner strengthĪ wooden striking post for condition hands and legs Grand Master – this title can be awarded to the rank of 8th Dan and aboveĪ large rock that you can carry around to build strengthīucket filled with sand to condition fingers and hands When the hips rotate in the opposite direction to the technique Returning to starting position – 1 step allowance Stone weighted training tools for upper body conditioning Martial arts for real world or battlefield situations I have put this list of words together that will assist to make your martial journey even easier. It doesn’t matter what country I go to, whether it be Japan, an English speaking country or a country that speaks some other language, because I know Japanese terminology I am able to train where ever I go. I regularly train overseas, in countries all around the world. The japanese terminology is a big part of that.Ģ. You are are not just studying techniques, you are studying an art, its history and way of life. There are two main reasons why it is important to learn the Japanese terminology of the art you are training ġ. So why do we do it? Why don’t we just use English terms?
This page focuses upon terminology and meaning that is relevant to the arts studied by members of Bujutsu Martial Arts and Fitness Centre. It is also important to note that the meaning of words can have slight variations between martial arts styles. It can also be very difficult to find out the meaning/definition of many words if you don’t know where to look. Even for experienced martial artist, learning and remembering Japanese terminology can be very confusing.