Learn Basic Aikido Terms
Aikido uses Japanese words to describe the techniques. Learning these will make your progress in Aikido much faster. The table below shows three examples.
- Shomen uchi ikkyo omote waza
- Munetsuki kotegaishi
- Kata dori nikkyo ura waza
You can download a handout (two pages or print double sided) that will help you understand the way these terms are used.
You can download a handout with the names of the suburi (bokken and jo)
For a more extensive list see these links
https://asu.org/student-handbook/glossary-of-aikido-terms/
| Shomen (head) | Uchi (strike) | Ikkyo (first) | Omote (to the front) | waza (technique) |
| Mune (middle) | Tsuki (punch or thrust) | Kote (wrist) | gaishi (reverse) | |
| Kata (shoulder) | dori (grab) | Nikkyo (second) | ura (to the rear or behind) | waza |