Japanese Jiu Jitsu Terms – Flashcards
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Abara
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Ribs
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Age Uke
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Rising block
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Ago
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Jaw
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Ani-deshi
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Senior student in the dojo (Lit: Big brother student)
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Ashi gyaku
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Ankle
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Ashi waza
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Foot and leg techniques
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Atama
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Head
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Atemi
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Strike to a vital area
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Atemi waza
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Striking Techniques
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Bitei Kotsu
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Coccyx
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Bokken
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Wooden sword
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Bojutsu
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Staff-art. (Sometimes taught in classical jujutsu schools, depending on the system)
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Choku
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Straight (Modern usage of this word in Japanese is "Massugu".
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Choku Tsuki
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Straight punch
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Chototsu
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Atemi point between the eyes
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Chu
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Middle
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Chudan
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Mid level
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Dan
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Level
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De Ashi Barai
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Advancing Foot Sweep
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Deshi
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Student of a system
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Dori (Toru)
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To grab or capture.
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Empi Uchi
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Elbow strike (The term comes from karatedo and doesn't have really much connection to jujutsu. It literally means swallow flying.)
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Ensho
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Round heel
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Eri
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collar or lapel
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Furimi
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Avoidance
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Fusegi
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Escapes/Defences
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Gedan
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Low level (below belt)
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Gedan Tsuki
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Punch to groin
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Gewan
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Forearm
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Gi
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Training Uniform (abbreviated from "dogi" of "keikogi")
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Go-no-sen
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Responsive initiative
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Gyaku
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Reverse (Can also refer to some Kansetsu waza where the joint is reversed)
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Gyaku Tsuki
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Reverse punch
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Hadaka Jime
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Naked strangle
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Haisoku
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Instep
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Hajime
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Start/Begin
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Hana
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Nose
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Harai
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Sweeping
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Heiko
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Parallel
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Henka
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Variation
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Hichu
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Windpipe
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Hidari
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Left
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Hiki
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Pull, tug
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Hiraken Tsuki
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Horizontal fist punch
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Hiza
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Knee
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Hiza Ate
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Knee strike
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Hiza geri
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Knee strike/kick
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Hyoshi
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Timing/rythm
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Ichi
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One
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Ippon
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Full point
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Ippon Seoi Nage
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One arm shoulder throw
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Irimi
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Entering
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Irimi nage
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Entering throw
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Jinzo
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Kidney
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Jiyu Kumite
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Free sparring
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Jodan
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High/Upper level
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Jodan Uke
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High block
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Juji
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Cross (Literal translation: Figure ten. In Japanese, ten is
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Juji Gatame
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Cross lock/armbar
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Juji Jime
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Cross choke
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Juji Uke
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Cross block
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Jujutsu
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Gentle art (supple art/flexible art/Pliant art/soft art)
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Jutsu
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Art or technique
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Kacchu-Yawara
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Armoured close combat, where most jujutsu systems got their techniques, very few atemi used, lots of nagewaza, kansetsuwaza & the use of daggers to finish the enemy
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Kaeshi
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Countering Techniques. (Kaeshi also means to turn)
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Kagi
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Hook
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Kagi Tsuki
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Hook punch
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Kaishu
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Open hand
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Kaiten
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Rotation
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Kakato
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Heel
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Kake
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The point at which a throw will take it's maximal effect
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Kamae
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Posture (or stance)
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Kani basami
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Crab scissors
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Kansetsu
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Joint Locking
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Kansetsu waza
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Joint Locking techniques
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Kari
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Reap (Changed to gari when used with a prefix word)
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Kasumi
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Temple
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Kata
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Pre arranged stylized techniques
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Kata
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Shoulder
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Kata-gatame
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Shoulder pin
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Kata-guruma
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Shoulder wheel (fireman's lift throw)
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Kata-ha-jime
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Single wing strangle
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Katame
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Lock/Hold
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Katame Waza
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Joint locking/immobilizing techniques.
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Katana
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Japanese sword.
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Katsusatsu
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Spine between the shoulder blades
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Kappo/Katsu
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Resucitation & revival techniques
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Keri
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Kick
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Keri waza
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Kicking techniques
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Kesa
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Scarf
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Kesa Gatame
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Scarf hold
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Kesa-Giri
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Sash cut - A diagonal cut with a Japanese sword from shoulder to hip.
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Kiai
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Shout with vital energy
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Kime
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Focus
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Kime waza
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Another term for joint locking techniques
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Kinteki
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Testicles
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Kiwostuke
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Attention
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Kiri
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Cut
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Ko
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Minor/small
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Kodachi
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Short sword. (Alternative term: Wakizashi or Shoto)
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Kogusoku
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A term used in stead of jujutsu, where both practicioners use shortswords or daggers.
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Kohai
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Beginner or junior student in the dojo
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Ko-soto-gari/gake
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Minor outer reap
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Kote Gaeshi
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Wrist turnout lock/throw
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Ko-uchi-gari/gake
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Minor inner reap/prop
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Koshi
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Hip (when used first in a throw name)
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Koshi guruma
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Hip wheel throw
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Kubi
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Neck
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Kubi Nage
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Neck throw
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Kumite
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Sparring
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Kusarigama
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Sickle & weighted chain. Sometimes taught in classical jujutsu, depending on the system.
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Kuzushi
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Unbalancing
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Kyu
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Coloured belt
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Ma-ai
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Combative Distancing
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Mae
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Front
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Mae geri
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Front kick
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Mae-tobi-geri
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Jumping front kick
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Makkikomi
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Winding throw
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Massugu
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straight ahead
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Mata
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Groin
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Mate
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Wait
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Mawashi-geri
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Roundhouse kick
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Me
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Eyes
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Migi
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Right
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Mikazuki
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Crescent
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Mune
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Chest
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Mune-gatame
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Chest hold
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Munen mushin
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Striking without conscience
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Mokuso
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Meditation
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Mudansha
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members with kyu grades
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Mushin
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No-mindedness
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Naiwan
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Upper arm
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Nage
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Throw
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Nage-no-kata
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Throwing kata (usually used to refer to the Kodokan Nage-no-kata)
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Nage waza
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Throwing methods
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Naginata
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A long polearm with a large cutting blade.
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Naka
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Center
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Newaza
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Ground techniques
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Ni
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Two
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Nidan
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2nd Dan
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Nigiri
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Grip (Gyakute nigiri -reversehand grip - Junte Nigiri - Normal grip)
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O
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Major/Large
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Ogoshi
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Major/Large hip throw
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O-guruma
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Major/Large Wheel
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Omote
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Front or surface (Can also refer to basic skill sets of techniques in classical jujutsu schools)
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O-soto-gari/gake
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Major/Large outer reap/prop
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O-soto-guruma
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Major/Large outer wheel
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O-soto-makkikomi
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Major/Large outer winding throw
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O-soto-otoshi
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Major outer drop
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O-uchi-gari/gake
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Major inner reap/prop
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Otagai-ne-rei
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Mutual bow to all assembled
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Randori
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Sparring
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Rei
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To bow
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Reigi
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Manners
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Reiho
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Etiquette methods. (From dojo to dojo the reiho depends on the school of jujutsu being taught. Usually, it's to the Shinzen, then to the teacher and then to each other.)
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Renraku-waza
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Combination techniques (Lit: Connected techniques)
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Ritsu rei
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standing bow
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Roku
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Six
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Rokushakubo
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A six-foot staff. Generically called a bo, but this is the proper term.
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Ryu
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School/system of Martial Art. (e.g. Kito-ryu, Takenouchi-ryu, Takagi-ryu)
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Ryuha
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A collective term for different schools
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San
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Three
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Sasae (
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Floating
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Seiza
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Formal kneeling position
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Sen-no-sen
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Simultaneous Initiative. One of the three classical timings in budo - Sen sen no sen, sen no sen and go no sen.
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Sensen-no-sen
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Preemptive initiative.
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Sensei
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Teacher
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Sensei-ni-rei
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Bow to instructor
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Seiken
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Horizontal fist
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Sempai
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Senior student(s) in the dojo
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Seoi
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To carry on the shoulder
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Seoi-nage
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Shoulder throw
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Seoi-otoshi
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Shoulder drop
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Shi
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Four (note: yon is usually four, shi is only used in certain situations because "Shi" also means "Death")
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Shiai
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Competition or match
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Shichi
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Seven (note: similar to "shi", "shichi" is only used in certain situations, otherwise "nana" if more commonly used. The numerical pronunciation for shi is the same as death, therefore, unlucky.)
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Shihan
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Master (6th Dan and up, style dependent)
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Shikko-ho (
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Knee walking (Something only done in Daito-ryu aikijujutsu and aikido, not really done in classical jujutsu, unless it's a new addition.)
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Shime
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Choke/strangle
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Shime-waza
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Strangulation techniques
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Shisei
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Posture (Nothing to do with combative stances)
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Shinzen-Ni-Rei
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Bowing to the Kamiza (Shinto altar) at the front of the dojo
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Shote
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Palm heel strike
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Shomen
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Front (Also used to refer to the front of the dojo)
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Shomen-Ni-Rei
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Bowing to the front of the dojo
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Shuriken
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Throwing blades sometimes taught in classical jujutsu systems.
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Sokuto
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Blade of the foot
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Sokuto-Geri
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Side kick using the blade of the foot
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Soto
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Outer/outside
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Sukui-nage
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Scooping throw
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Sutemi
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Sacrifice
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Sutemi-Waza
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Sacrifice techniques
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Suwatte
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sit down
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Tai
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The Chinese reading for body (Usually in Japanese it's pronounced Karada unless it's used in combination with another word, then the Chinese reading is used)
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Tai-otoshi
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Body drop throw
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Tai-sabaki
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Body Movement
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Tanto
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Dagger (one of the weapons jujutsu was originally designed to defend against)
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Tanto-Dori
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Defences or disarms against a dagger weilding enemy.
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Tatami
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Mat
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Tate
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Vertical (Can also mean to stand)
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Te
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Hand
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Te-guruma
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Hand wheel
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Teisho
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Heel of hand
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Te-waza
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Hand techniques
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Tessen
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Iron fan sometimes used in certain classical jujutsu schools to augment a technique
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Tawara-gaeshi
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Rice bail throw
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Tokui waza
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favorite technique
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Tori
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Defender in a demonstration.
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Torite
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Another term used instead of jujutsu
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Tsuki
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Punch or thrust with a weapon
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Uchi
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Strike
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Uchi
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Inside/inner
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Ude
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Arm
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Ude-kansetsu-waza
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Arm locking techniques
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Uke
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Recieve/reciever (ie, opponent to tori in a demonstration)
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Ukemi
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Breakfalling (literally uke = "to recieve")
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Uki
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Floating
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Uki-goshi
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Floating hip throw
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Uki-otoshi
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Floating drop
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Uki-waza
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Floating techniques
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Ura
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Reverse or underside
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Ura-nage
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Rear throw
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Ura-ken
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Backfist strike
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Ushiro
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Rear
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Ushiro-dori
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Attack from behind
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Waki
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Side (Can also refer to the armpit)
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Wakibara
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Flank/floating ribs (Literally: Side stomach)
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Waki-Gatame
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Side armlock using the armpit for leverage
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Waki-No-Kamae
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Side posture when using a katana
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Wakizashi
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shortsword (Also referred to as a kodachi or a shoto)
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Waza
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Technique
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Yame!
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Stop!
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Yami
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To cover or conceal one's intentions
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Yami-uchi
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To make a sneak attack (Sucker punching)
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Yawara
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Another term for jujutsu
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Yoko
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Side
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Yoko Geri
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Side kick
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Yon
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Four
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Yoroi-Kumiuchi
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See Kacchu Yawara. Armoured close combat
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Yubi-waza
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Finger techniques
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Yudansha
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members with dan grades
