Japanese Iaido terms
Term
- Iaido, 居合道
- I (居) is being, Ai (合) is matching and Do (道) arises from a life-setting, it is the way
- Budo
- Way of the art of war
- Bushido
- Path of practice of a warrior, soldier
- Ryu
- School, style
- Seitei-Iai
- The twelve Iai-forms of the Japanese Association (ZNKR)
- Koryu
- Traditional (old) training style
- Muso Shinden Ryu
- Style found in inspiration
In Dojo
- Dojo
- Place, where the Do is practiced, training hall
- Shomen
- Default main practicing front
- Regi
- Manners in Dojo (training hall)
- Reishiki
- Etiquette, manners
- Reiho
- Etiquette at Iaido
- Rei
- Bowing to begin and end
- Tachirei
- Standing bow
- Seiza
- Knee seat, sit down
- Iaihiza
- Sitting with a situated right leg
- Zarei
- Bow when sitting
- To/To ni Rei
- Sword/Bow to sword
- Kamiza/ni Rei
- Place of honor, Shrine/Bow to kamiza
- Sensei/Sensei ni Rei
- Instructor/teacher/Bow to sensei
- Kohai
- Freshman (everyone who has started iaido before you)
- Sempai
- Senior student(s) (everyone who has started iaido after you)
- Kyu
- Student degree
- Dan
- Degree, like black belt
- Yudansha
- Members with dan grades
Dojo language
- Onegaishimasu
- I/we request (for instruction)
- Arigatogozaimashita
- I/we thank (for instruction)
- Hajime /Hajimemasho
- Top, go! / Let's get started!
- Owari/Yame, Owarimasho
- End / conclusion, let us finish!
- Hai
- Yes, understood
- Datto
- Drop the sword
- Kiritsu
- Arise
- Suburi
- Technique drill
- Taiso
- Gymnastics
- Keiko
- Training; Midori Keiko:
Training by watching (e.g. if ill) - Embu
- Demonstration
- Kotai
- Change (of partner)
- Taikai
- Sports meeting
- Shiai
- Competition, comparison
- Shobu ari
- Result of a competition
- Gogi
- Interruption of competition
- Hante
- End of the competition
- Shinpan
- Referee
Techniques
- Kata
- Structured practice; form or pattern
- Ikita Kata
- Fully experienced, understood, and true kata
- Waza
- Technique
- Tachiwaza
- Technique standing
- Renzokuwaza
- Continuous and related technique(s)
- Kihon
- Basic techniques; to be practiced constantly, for example by Seitei-Iai forms
- Tategiri
- Straight cut
- Nukitsuke
- Drawing the sword from its scabbard, first action
- Sayabiki/Sayabanare
- Pulling of the Saya/Saya movement
- Te no uchi
- Insertion of the hands to cut
- Sayanouchi
- Victory, without drawing the sword
- Hasuji
- Cutting line, precision of the cut
- Furikaburi
- Guiding of the sword
to the next cut - Kiritsuke
- Cutting
- Chiburi
- Shaking off of blood, cleaning the blade
- Chinugui
- Rest the mono-uchi part of the blade on the left knee before cleaning
- Hikinuki
- Pull the sword up for cutting
- Noto
- Replacing the blade in the saya
- Men
- Head
- Te
- Hand
- Me
- Eyes
- Kamae
- Guarding posture, different positions
are possible - Hasso no Kamae
- left foot in front, holding sword
next to the head on right side - Chudan no Kamae
- Holding the sword in
middle position to the front - Jodan no Kamae
- Holding of the sword in the upper position
- Gedan no Kamae
- Holding of the sword in the lower position to the front
- Waki no Kamae
- Holding hidden behind the body
- Shizentai
- Standing posture, holding sword laterally
- Sayaate
- Contact of the sayas of two persons (avoid!)
- Zanshin
- Attention, Awareness
- Ma-ai
- Spatial distance to the opponent
- Ma
- Rhythm, temporal distance
of the actions and movements - Metsuke
- Gaze direction, attention, the gaze
- Kami no ashi
- Foot closest to the kamiza
- Embusen, Enbusen
- Imaginary line of the kata
- Seichusen
- Accurate, central line to the opponents, good for the fighters, bad for the enemy
Equipment
- Keikogi
- Track suit, all the parts that follow the now
- Gi
- Jacket, upper part with Japanese kimono-cut
- Obi
- Long and wide belt, about 4 metres long
- Hakama
- Traditional type of pleated pants
- Hakamasabaki
- Spreading of the hakamas to
left and right side befor sitting - Koshiita
- Back of the Hakama
- Zori
- Sandals for dojo environment
- Mon
- Family crest/sign (on clothing)
Sword
- Saya
- Scabbard
- Tsuba
- Guard
- Tsuka
- Handle
- Sageo
- Cord of silk, cotton or leather
- Koiguchi
- The mouth of the scabbard or its fitting, »Carp mouth« (should be covered with the fingers)
- Monouchi
- The upper cutting part of the sword
- Kissaki
- Tip of the sword
- Bokken, Bokuden
- Wooden sword
- Iaito
- Sword replica for iaido exercises
- Shaku
- 30,3 cm, length scale for swords, in the European region lengths of 2,4 bis 2,8 Shaku are used
- Mekugi
- Bamboo safety peg in handle (to be
checked before each use of the sword to secure fit!) - Katana, Shinken
- Sharp, forged sword
- Tameshigiri
- Cutting test with life blade
Last modified on 02/07/2011 at 20:26.
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